As I stated on my previous looking back article about the 2012 Montreal Model Meet, one of the many unfortunate realities during this time is the cancellation or postponement of all sorts of events and gatherings. Relevant to this blog is the cancellation of model shows this spring.  This is definitely a small price to... Continue Reading →

It is spring 2020 and it will certainly be a period of time that will live long within each of us.  It is my sincere hope this thing turns a corner soon and we can get back with our regular lives. One of the many realities during this time is the cancellation or postponement of... Continue Reading →

Now I know what you are thinking: Are there model aircraft at a model car show?  Absolutely!  And I will get to that below, because there were some great ones! The 6th Annual Ottawa Scale Auto Contest was held on a very rainy Sunday on October 27, 2019.  Since its inception in 2014, it has been... Continue Reading →

Held on September 28, 2019 at the unique and wonderful Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, CapCon is the bi-annual scale model show and contest hosted by IPMS Ottawa. It's Been Ten Years?!?!? CapCon is the first contest I ever went to (2007) and the first contest I ever entered (2009).  I still remember being a... Continue Reading →

Last weekend I attended the annual contest and model show put on by the Association de Modeles Reduits de l'Outaouais - otherwise known as AMRO.  As far as I can tell, this is a small local club that meets regularly in the home of one of the organizers.  AMRO is not affiliated with any formal society like IPMS... Continue Reading →

Held on May 25, 2019 at the Century Gardens Recreation Centre in Brampton Ontario, Torcan is the annual scale model show and contest hosted by the Peel Scale Modelers.  And I finally made it to a Torcan.  I say that because for the longest time there was no Torcan.  I am not sure why it... Continue Reading →

Dayton Ohio: Birthplace of aviation; home of the USAF museum and on the weekend of April 5-6 2019, the location of WrightCon, an IPMS Region IV show.  Yes, Dayton is a bit of a hike for me, but given the fact that the USAF Museum is was on my bucket list, I had some annual... Continue Reading →

I am no different than most scale modelers.  I got into models as a kid, put them away, and then sometime later (after school, work and wedding) I got the bug to build again.  I got back into the hobby sometime in 2007 with a 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A and my inspiration came from the internet... Continue Reading →

IPMS Rochester hosted its annual show on September 23, 2018.  It was held at the Webster Recreation Center in Webster NY (about a 10 minute drive East from Rochester).  Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond my control (a freak TORNADO) my trip was delayed.  That meant missing a visit to the local hobby shop in Webster.  However I met... Continue Reading →