Yesterday marked the first IPMS show I was able to attend since the beginning of lockdowns. Ironically the last show I attended was also hosted by the Indianapolis IPMS chapter over thirteen months ago. The club moved the contest site to the Boone County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, Indiana. The new venue provided ample space to spread out and increase the size of the contest and vendors’ areas and still provide for wide isles. There was considerable pent-up demand, this was Indy IPMS’ biggest show on record with 119 vendor tables and 904 contest entries! Everybody was happy to get out and had a great time. Several categories were just overwhelmed, single engined aircraft in 1/72 and 1/48 scale each had over three dozen entries! It was great to catch up with everyone and it was a fine day out! This is just a sampling of what was on the tables.
Additional photographs here: https://imodeler.com/2021/04/2021-indianapolis-roscoe-turner-ipms-show/
World famous podcasters Mike & Dave from Plastic Model Mojo recorded their episode 36 from the event, their new show will drop Friday. All Plastic Model Mojo podcasts available here: https://www.plasticmodelmojo.com/
Thanks for the tour Jeff…
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My pleasure, it was great to go to a show again after all this time!
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Well done! The last show I went to was in October of 2019… seems like a long time ago. But knowing that shows are starting up again actually lifts my sprits. Things are getting better! I’m happy you had a great time with all the show goers. And having the Moj on site just takes it up a notch. Those are some excellent models. Thanks for posting.
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Honestly, it was a bit overwhelming on several levels. Turnout and quality of the builds was the best I’ve ever seen in Region IV.
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Thanks for the post and the tour Jeff. I’m very taken with that A-20, such a beautiful build. I’m assuming it’s the MPM kit.
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Not sure, Warren, Special Hobby released one a few years back as well. I checked my pictures and I don’t have one which shows the manufacturer.
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I might be thinking of the SH kit.
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I managed to just cut off the form so I can’t tell for sure!
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Which scale was the USS Hornet? 1/350?
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1/200, it was very impressive!
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Oh wow!
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Reblogged this on David Knights' Weblog and commented:
Inch high’s Roscoe Turner report
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Inch. Great Report. Great show. Time of my life. Comparable to a Nats as far as enjoyments goes.
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Thanks, great to see you guys again! The show was a bit overwhelming after so long. Definitely some pent-up demand, I wonder if there are not several guys who have re-entered the hobby?
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Great show Jeff ! It must have been a lot of fun after the entitle nervousness 😅😅😅🤓
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Outside of the masks there was little evidence of the Recent Unpleasantness, it was not even a topic of conversation!
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