Jerseycon 2009 - Part 1

By Rogerio "Rato" Marczak

IPMS Region II (Mid-East Region) annual convention was run by NJ/IPMS this year. The venue was the Holiday Inn at Runnemede NJ, on October 16-17, 2009.

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As usual in all conventions, the lightning in the contest room left a bit to be desired (still better than the Nats last August, though), and the cold rainy weather certainly contributed to reduce the number of attendees. Nevertheless, I was impressed by the level and the number of models, as well as the professionalism of the organizing committee. Congratulations to all the folks from NJ/IPMS for an outstanding job.

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As one could expect, most of the modelers arrived on Sat. Even better, since I could send my wife and kids to a shopping round on Friday and reserve some time to myself in the vendors rooms (I wouldn't have time in the next day, since I'd be judging). And it was a nice set up... as impressive as the number of vendors attending the convention was the number of new items, rarities and supplies you could find there.

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In this report I'll show you only large scale models. Since I was judging the category, it was easier to take good pics during the judging break.

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Choppers

Not much, as usual, but this trio of Hueys in 1/35 stole the scene (needless to say, all from the same modeler - check the bases):

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And this is the big Trump's Chinook:

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Check out its size compared with the UH-1s:

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Jets

The jets table was almost a one man's project. Local modeler Ernest Connor brought a "small" part of his F-15 collection, and walked away with a first in the category.

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No. Look again, these two Israeli Eagles are not the same:

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Another, in dark ghost gray:

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A beautiful Trumpeter's Crusader:

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And two rare attendees: a Harrier and a F-104G (converted from the Hasegawa kit), both in 1/32...

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Let's see the propeller aircraft in Part II.

Part 1 | Part 2

© Rato Marczak 2009

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