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2nd Annual Model Expo

November 17, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

NOW HEAR THIS!  NOW HEAR THIS!

The USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum, in conjunction with the International Plastic Modelers Society (IPMS) is proud to host the 2nd Annual Model Expo and Open Cockpit Day on Saturday November 17th 2018. Join us from 10 am-4 pm on for an incredible day of artistic achievement, family fun, and history aboard the USS Hornet!

During the event, modelers from around the state will showcase their artistic skills in a friendly, yet spirited competition presided over by local IPMS judges.  Youth and adults, amateurs and professionals alike are encouraged to enter. The Hornet is lucky enough to have a new chapter created just for us, IPMS Grey Ghost.

In addition to standard competition categories like Best Small Aircraft, Best Military Vehicle, Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Subjects (scroll down for the full list!), IPMS Grey Ghost will be introducing 3 new categories just for this contest:

  • Best Civilian Automotive Subject
  • Best Real Space Subject
  • Best Papercraft Subject

General Admission to the Museum, plus $1 per model gets you entered in the contest! Tickets can be purchased day of or via Eventbrite ahead of time.

–BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

Shop!

Also onboard throughout the day will be a number of local and national vendors selling model kits, paints, tools, and all the supplies necessary to build your next amazing creation.

Interested in becoming a vendor?  Please fill out this FORM. Email outreach@uss-hornet.org for more information.

Win prizes!

Throughout the day, we will be raffling off prizes from local hobby shops, art supply stores, and neighboring businesses.  Don’t forget to buy raffle tickets once you get onboard!

Ride in Clementine or Fifi!

Take a seat in one of our cockpits and experience firsthand what it was like to be a fighter pilot!  A number of our docents are ex-Navy pilots, and many will onboard to share their stories and lead tours of the ship.

Enjoy delicious sandwiches from the Grilled Cheez Guy!

Back by popular demand, Grilled Cheez Guy will be crafting toasted cheesy goodness from 11am-3pm on the Hangar Bay.

For more information, to become a vendor, or to donate to our raffle, please email outreach@uss-hornet.org

Find out more about IPMS on their website: http://www.ipmsusa.org/

Competition Categories

  1. Biplanes, all scales, all eras
  2. Single engine prop 1/72 and smaller
  3. Single engine prop 1/48
  4. Aircraft 1/32 and larger, all eras
  5. Multi-engine prop, all scales, all eras
  6. Jets 1/72 and smaller
  7. Jets 1/48
  8. Rotary wing, all scales, all eras
  9. Military vehicles, soft skin, wheeled and tracked, all eras, all scales
  10. Military vehicles, armored, wheeled, and semi-tracked, all eras, all scales
  11. Military vehicles, armored, fully tracked, all eras, all scales
  12. Artillery, all scales, all eras
  13. Diorama
  14. Figures, all eras, all scales
  15. Civilian vehicles, stock
  16. Civilian vehicles, custom
  17. Civilian vehicles, competition
  18. Motorcycles
  19. Ships, all scales, all eras
  20. Railroad, all scales, all eras
  21. Sci-fi, space fact and fantasy
  22. Sub junior models, all scales, all eras (up to 10)
  23. Out of the box, all scales
  24. Miscellaneous
  25. Collections
  26. Civilian airliners, all scales, all eras
  27. Papercraft

Special awards

  1. Best of show
  2. Best naval subject
  3. Best naval diorama
  4. Best naval aircraft
  5. Best armor
  6. Best wheeled vehicle
  7. Best real space subject

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Details

Date:
November 17, 2018
Time:
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Venue

USS Hornet Museum

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