SurgiCon 24 Des Moines Iowa 7 April 2018

[Rhino]

Surgicon 24 is afoot! 7 April 2018!
WE have a different venue. The Fire Marshal deemed our favored Euclid Room unfit. Some malarkey about asbestos and safety. HE obviously has NO CLUE about what chemical compounds model builders regularly expose ourselves to! :stinker

The new site for our Show is 4260 NW 6th avenue, Des Moines IA 50313. A nice, safe, Church!
Expect our usual abundance of model fun, expanded categories, Great awards, lots of special awards.
Our potential vendor count looks very promising indeed!

http://www.ipms-plasticsurgeons.com/

I hope to see as many of you Men as is possible!

 

[moon puppy]

Church, so no sneakin run in?

 

[Iron Mike]

Expect some spontaneous combustion...
:drinks

 

[Rhino]

No unscheduled thermal events are anticipated at this time!
My Chuck Sterns trophies arrived in good time for our 24th Show. :dance

This is the 2nd year for a Junior Chuck Award. I hope the Kids will build models older than they are!!
Curious, are YOU, what the grown-up (?!?!) Chuck trophy looks like? Bring your classic model masterpiece and find out for yourself!! :smack
(Yes, it's an Eagle. No, it isn't the same as any previous Chuck Sterns Award!)

 

[Iron Mike]

Looks suspiciously like Herky...

:coolio

 

[Rhino]

63 Modelers entered 330 Models. Our biggest Show yet. More details to come!
I am working on cutting 90-some pictures for your viewing pleasure! :stinker

 

[Iron Mike]

Looking forward to seeing those.

 

[Rhino]

A journey of 1,000 miles begins with the first step.
OR!
The first cup of good coffee, and the first tank of fuel!
I come to you, Allied Modelers, from the Trent Dining table here in the Sunny (after the tornader blows bah) South!
I take time from my blizzard-dodging vacation to bring these pictures of SurgiCon 24 to your hungry eye-bobbers!

Ron Schultz' hot rod garage diorama.

Nate McCoy's 2nd Rangers diorama. :salute

Der Baron stalks his nemesis!

Junior entries were a little thin this year.

Ships were less than well attended as well.

 

[Rhino]

A fine turn out in the Helicopter category.

A fine P-51D Mustang occupied the 1/32 & larger Aircraft category until 12:30 or so.

1/48 Scale Jets

1/48 Props

This DeHavilland DH-2 stood out as a most excellent rendition.
We had so many 1/72 Aircraft, that we split the category 3 ways. Radial engine, In-line engine, and multi-engine aircraft models.

1/72 scale Radial engine airplanes

 

[Rhino]

1/72 Jet Aircraft.

Raffle! The church kitchen was open! Really good Maid-rites were on the Menu!

Bat Cave Diorama. Where would the Batmobile be, I wunda?

 

[Iron Mike]

Lotta fun stuff, looking forward to seeing more. :dude

 

[Rhino]

Out of Box. Some without instructions. :smack

More Dio's arrived as the day wore on.

Figures

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[Rhino]

 

[Rhino]

some of the Vendors at our show; Model car extraorinaire' Ralph Fredlund, Smilin' Pete Gitzel, Virgil Swansbury & His Missus, Larry Klausen, Frank Miller, President IPMS Alexander Lippisch to name a few.

Registrars & Judges bustle about to get the entries judged on time! :frantic

Cool Car model transporter!

Sogai!

Julie built her FAB-1 Thunderbirds egg-model!! Neet-o!

More Sci-Fi............

 

[Rhino]

A USS Ranger CV-4 conversion. Little 3D printed 1/700 aircraft. Can you make out the F9C Sparrowhawks? :salute

Gasser for Master Mike!

1969 Pro-Mod Camaro dragster. Only 3 kit parts were used. Obviously a labor of conversion Love!

 

[Rhino]

It was a great day for the Surgeons, and fine day for me as well. Here's why!

I had been lusting for Frank Miller's F8U-1 USMC Crusader since the first time I saw it. I have the Airmodels vacform -1 nose conversion to do my own, but didn't want to. Frank made a gift of his Star Spangled Jarhead Jet to me this day.

I had been admiring Virgil's "Race 13" Lightning. At days end, he bestowed his converted Revell 1/32 P-38L upon me, since he & I might have been the only airplane nuts in the building that knew who Lefty Gardner was. I was humbled by Virgil's generosity.

3 of 4 of my entrants were awarded. 2 of them were my TLAR Model kits builds. :yipee
I feel honored to be recognized by my peers & dear friends for doing something I truly enjoy doing.

Then some raffle prizes too!! :coolio

Thanks for lookin' In!!
ldguy

:salute

 

[lupanzer]

Very nice models... ...thanks for posting!

Luiz.

 

[Iron Mike]

Thanks for taking time to photograph, edit, load and post another great show report! :salute
:drinks

 

[Skinny_Mike]

Thanks for sharing!
:Hiay

 

[Frank]

Lefty Gardner.
One of the few people to race a P-38 at Reno.
We could also build a B-25 for Reno also.
Tony Ritzman race one there in the 70's.
Frank