Yesterday was the 2021 Cincinnati IPMS Model Show, after skipping a year due to the recent unpleasantness. This year the show was hosted in a new venue, amongst the aircraft of the Tri-State Warbird Museum. There have been a number of shows scheduled recently in IPMS Region 4, with three shows in Ohio in three sequential weekends – Dayton, Columbus, and Cleveland. The Cincinnati show saw 317 entries, one has to wonder if attendance wasn’t hurt by having so many shows scheduled so close together. I stuck around after the show to get some pictures of the warbirds. Great to “talk shop” with fellow modelers and to see all the great work on display!




















Great shots of some beautiful builds Jeff, thanks!
Back in the 80’s we ran in to the same problem of conflicting events in Mississippi. The event sponsors got together and formed a “confederacy” of sorts, pun intended, and decided to have rotating events, each one every three years..
The result? A huge increase in attendance, and it gave the event hosts a break because they only had to work at hosting every three years.
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Sounds like a good solution, Warren. Three weekends in a row is pushing it, not everyone can free up that kind of time (I certainly can’t). One show per month is manageable.
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Some really nice models there, Jeff, so thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Quite welcome, John, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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Thanks for the tour.
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Impressive, and a bit daunting, display of talent.
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Both the quality and the volume of builds has gone up since the lock-downs. Modeling is a great hobby if you have time at home!
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Some amazing pieces of work there Jeff😃.
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The quality at the shows has definitely gone up since the lock-downs!
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Great photos- love the A7s. Thanks for posting them.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Agreed, the A-7s displayed several really interesting schemes towards the end of their service life.
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