IPMS USA 2023 Nationals in San Marcos

[Donivanp]

IPMS USA Nationals will be this week in San Marcos Texas. Anyone else planning on going? Dale and I will be probably Thursday and Friday with a possible Saturday! Hope to see y’all there!

 

[Ralph Haus]

Any of you Texans going to San Marcos to attend the IPMS (NATS) convention? Don (DONIVANP) is considering going, as I am as well. Would be a hoot to do a meet-up with fellow forum members.

 

[Donivanp]

Let’s Do it

 

[Donivanp]

OK so here are the highlights. It was 103F, oh nice, the A/C was devine

Eduard came out to play

You can see Zoukei-Mura back there as well as others....

Zoukei-Mura guys were fun and listened and helpful. They were displaying upcoming as well as what was already out there. A new 1/32 Fw 190 in the future.

And Horton did hear a Who!!!

The D0 335 is beautiful. I did get a 1/32 Shin Den for $80.

32 scale P-51 and A-1H on top

One of there Master Modelers

Ammo by MiG

 

[Donivanp]

Tamiya came out with a nice but nothing to sale bouth, They were a MAJOR sponsor for the show.

And looky here at this 8' long RC sub...

Just some glancing around

Danelle and Rudy from Lionhart Hobby in Kyle Texas (my main stor even though they are 150 miles away< Hey it's TEXAS)!!

 

[Donivanp]

Now to the fun stuff, there were many seminars and other venders including the new Squadron which as a room all to themselves, I did get to meet Braden. but with limited battery to the ol iPhone I did what I could.

Lets start with this 1/32 Me 323 with a 1/35 Puma. It was the first thing you saw coming in the display exabit....

And on with the show highlights.
This B-17 gas station is incredible, well I liked it...

 

[Donivanp]

And on and on...

 

[Donivanp]

And still more

 

[Donivanp]

WWI was represented well.

 

[SaparotRob]

Those models and dioramas are amazing!

 

[Donivanp]

C. W. MaCall did a song call Convoy back in the mid 70's There were tanks a cars even calling up a the Illinois National Guard.

 

[Donivanp]

And that about does it....

 

[Snautzer01]

Wow that is something right there. A turning display stand ( 12 dollars) would do the world for those fine models.

Thank you for posting this little insight.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Vic Balshaw]

What a cracking load of fine models. Thanks for bringing them to us Don.

 

[T Bolt]

Looks like it was a great show

 

[Donivanp]

Looks like it was a great show

Well it was the US National IPMS show.

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks for posting Don. Some nice stuff there.

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff!

 

[Kalakan]

IPMS USA Nationals will be this week in San Marcos Texas. Anyone else planning on going? Dale and I will be probably Thursday and Friday with a possible Saturday! Hope to see y’all there!

Donivanp:

It was really a great experience to enjoy admiring such a fabulous amount of great models in display!!

How many models or books did you bring home with you? As always (in my case) there's not enough money or space in the cars trunk...

Greetings from Monterrey