IPMS Alexander Lippisch FleaCon 13 2017

[Rhino]

My first foray to IPMS Alexander Lippisch Club's new Monticello Iowa venue. We had the easy drive, as we stayed with our dear friends Dave & Suzy in Cedar Rapids, Friday night, :drinks voluminous breakfast and left for the easy
34-mile ride to the Show. :yipee
It was also my Sweetheart's first exposure to the hospitality of the Fartin' Fleas, and her first model show. She exhibits much courage in the face of large-sized Children!
ON to the Pictures!! Again, I wish not to make anyone believe this is a complete Show Report, more like a chronicle of what catches Rhino's interest.

Lawrence. Lawrence of Arabia. He's an English Guy. He came to fight the Turkish.............

Jonathan Wilke's 1/700 Russian Mine warfare vessel.

Scrath-built interplanetary freighter. Somebody likes the same kind of coffee we do!

 

[Rhino]

I've a great fondness for the old Revell Sopwith Camel, in spite of the very heavy droopy upper wing!

Kent Meyer's 1/72 Goblin. Neet-o!!

That's The AIRFIX 1/72 A-7A Corsair II! Very nice Daniel!!

My continuing interest in the Deutches Afrika Korps.

I've never seen this Bruiser from Britain before!

1/35 scale Armor.

 

[Rhino]

Nurse Deb Dachtel begins to harvest the FleaCon Raffle! I left my own model entries and her new nametag at the House. :smack The good Kodak camera battery pooped out. :facepalm I pressed my weary Powershot 2300 into service. The picture quality suffered some. My apologies!

Our own Ross Petra's micro-Panzer I.F

Ashton Paxton, of Davenport, IA's Major's Plastic Surgeons (non-IPMS) Club makes a fine Armor vignette.

You don't see an Isetta built everyday!

Shiny Cars! I like shiny cars!

Tim Rudd's handyworks! :salute

Steve Allen "The Iowa Brit" shows his skillset. Steve actually live in Monticello. :salute

 

[Rhino]

Don Barry's 1/35 Wehrmacht "Bridge to no where" Dio. Take that Sara Palin!! No one is curious about your underpants anymore!

There were many dioramas to view. All of them were well executed. Nurse Debra confesses a fondness for the stories dioramas tell.

I believe these models on display come from ol' Tom Boyle's works. Gone, but never forgotten. :salute God rest you, Tom!

Prithee, How does One judge this?

Or This?? :facepalm

 

[jknaus]

Fantastic stuff there. Looks like a good turn out. Thanks for sharing
James

 

[Rhino]

Shiny cars on display. Jet-powered Lil' Red Wagon conversion! COOOOOOOL!!

Paper Models. I don't rightly know what it is, but is shure is PURTY! ldguy

Plastic Surgeons Kevin Nelson and Chris Rhiner took a break in the warm Monticello springtime sunshine, to Play Airplanes. Thanks to Hobbytown, Cedar Rapids (Where Box kar Hobbies used to be) for our free Jet-Fire gliders to wring out!! Our informal flight test profiles were deemed a success by on-lookers! :gogo :idonno

I did pretty well in the FleaCon 13 Raffle. Deb & I enjoyed the customary hospitality fo the Fartin' Fleas! They were their usual jolly model group, and most welcoming. If I have a regret, it is that we didn't stay for Awards. Having kept my Beloved up late the night before, and brought Her to her first show(Her performance was exemplary!!) I left our departure time up to Her. We were ready for our car-ride home. Unload, Pajamas..............

DINNER!!! :yipee
Thanks to IPMS Alexander Lippisch for a fine time, and for a well run, roomy, relaxed Model Show!!

 

[moon puppy]

Tot casserole?

I did those invisible ones, how can you go wrong?

 

[Frank]

Chris,
Thank you for coming to the show.
Great to see and Deb.
Frank :drinks

 

[Iron Mike]

Planning, preparation and execution. :coolio

Seems a fine time was had. :drinks