2000 IPMS/Nationals |
| By Jack Wendt (additional images courtesy of Chad Ryan) |
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Every year, the International Plastic Modeler's Society (IPMS)/ USA Branch holds a convention that attracts modelers from all over the world. At each, you'll see more models under one roof than just about anywhere else on Earth. Most are historical, but sci-fi usually has a strong showing.
This year's event was held in July in Dallas, TX. Jack Wendt and Chad Ryan were both there, and sent along these photos. As always, if you know you made these models, please drop us a line so we may properly credit the builders. |
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Image: Trophies worth hanging in the living room Image: A very cool Whitestar, scratchbuilt from balsa wood primarily by Skip Harris of San Antonio Texas, on sale in the vendors room. Image: These three Star Trek ships swept their category. Image: Some of the many entrants. Image: Shark-nosed fighter Image: I think he'll need a bigger box .... Image: Larry Strickland's Battlestar Galactica Image: Paul Rutherford's award-winning Trade Fed tank in interesting camouflage. Image: Gundam entry. Image: Hypothetical WW2 floatplane fighter - as if anyone would have been crazy enough to fly the GeeBee with floats! Image: Aqua-fighter Image: Interesting Star Trek variation Image: Drago Image: Runway full of eggplanes |
Image: Timberwolf Image: Heavily weathered Battlestar Pegasus Image: Some of Michael Walker's award-winning collection of 1:1 Star Trek phaser replicas. Image: More phasers Image: Yet more phasers Image: A Ruatan aircraft design Image: Robby the Robot Image: Rob Ervin's female Starfleet officer Image: Hypothetical space shuttle Image: John Douglass'wildly painted scratchbuild spacecraft Image: Jay Chladek's Starfury Image: Is it sci-fi or is it real? What is it? Image: Heavily weathered Narcissus Image: More of those wacky egg planes Image: Paul Rutherford's Klingon Bird of Prey |
