Kit, Model and Collectable Show & Swap Meet

For those of you that are not familiar with this event, it is sponsored by the San Diego Air & Space Museum and is held at their annex at Gillespie Field in El Cajon. The show has been a main attraction within the plastic model kit vendor circuit in the Southern California area for many years now. Buying and selling model kits is only a portion of what really goes on at this event, there are two separate model contests hosted by IPMS San Diego and the San Diego Model Car Club. IPMS SD is the host for the military model builders and the SD Model Car Club is host for the model car builders. This format of combining a vendor show with a model contest has been going on now since 2006, prior to that it was only a vendor show. The addition of a totally separate model car (vehicles) contest was added this year.  Tony Beres is the coordinator for this event and is a part-time consultant for the museum as well. Below is a photographic caption of the venue.


Event banner as you enter the front gate to the museum annex.

The museum's Atlas missile which stands by the front gate.

A small sampling of kits on display

A view behind hV's table and next to Herb Deeks Models

Other vendors in front of hV - it was a very busy day for all!

Mike Kellogg who is always well stocked with kits

This was 1 of only 2 pictures that I was able to get inside the SD IPMS contest room.
Really nice build-up on this F/A-18D Hornet in 1/48th scale

The museum's Hungarian MiG-21MF that was moved out into the weeds sometime in 2010.
Hope they are able to restore soon as the paint is really starting to fade.

Ryan X-13 on loan from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum. 





IPMS Ontario Minicon 2011

hobbyvendor will be attending Minicon 2011 on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the Ontario Senior Center. Refer to event listing for location information. Will post some comments and photos of the Kit, Model and Aviation event that the hobbyvendor attended on June 4 at the SD Air and Space Museum Annex soon.
In the near future, hv will post some kit build-ups w/pictures taken during the construction phase. Let me know what you think, comment below. Most subjects will be of jet aircraft, mostly modern types (70's, 80's, 90's and 00's) in 1/72nd and 1/48th. Some WWII subjects as well - 1/48th and 1/32nd scales. - hv

Hobby Events for 2011

Below is a list of scale plastic model events that are scheduled for the Southern California area for the year 2011. The * will indicate the events that I will not be attending as a vendor (subject to change).

1. January 15 (Saturday): Brewer Bros. Model Kit Expo, Yanks Air Museum. This is the first Model Kit Expo held at the Yanks Air Museum. Location: 7000 Merrill Ave. Hanger A270, Chino, California. Contact: Chris Brewer at modelkitexpo@hotmail.com
2. *January 15 (Saturday): Knights Scale Model Contest. This is a NEW scale model contest / vending show in the Inland Empire area. Location: St. Joseph the Work Hall, 10816 Mountain View Ave. Loma Linda, California. Contact: Ed Saenz at eesaenz@msn.com
3. February 27 (Sunday): Modelfest Model Contest & Swap Meet. Location: Seaside Park (Ventura County Fairgrounds) 10 W. Harbor Blvd. Ventura, California. Contact: Vern at Ventura Hobbies 805-658-8138
4. March 13 (Sunday): Valley Con 2011 - Model Contest, Vendor Fair, Workshops. Location: Pasadena Civic Center 300 East Green Street, Pasadena, California. Contact: George Creed at pasadenamodeler@aol.com
5. March 18 & 19 (Friday & Saturday): SCAHMS California Show 2011. Location: Double Tree Hotel 100 The City Drive Orange, California. Contact: Lars Liljeblad, Kim Calvert or Jim Hill at http://www.scahms.org/
6. March 20 (Sunday): Kit Collectors Exposition & Sale. Location: UFCW Union Hall 8550 Stanton Ave. Buena Park, California. Contact: Edie Keller at kitcollectorsshow@yahoo.com
7. March 26 (Saturday): 3rd Annual Citrus Nationals Model Car Contest and Swap Meet. Location: Orange Terrace Community Center 20010 Orange Terrace Pkwy. Riverside, California. Contact: citrusnationals3@yahoo.com
8. *March 29 thru April 3: Western Ship Model Conference & Exhibit 2011. This event will include model ship exhibits, seminars, model ship building experts, lectures and a conference banquet. Location: go to http://www.shipmodelersassociation.org/ for more info.
9. *April 1, 2 and 3: Goodguys Rod and Custom Association Model & Pedal Car Show. Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds Del Mar, California. Contact: Russell Price at ggmcc@earthlink.net
10. April 17 (Sunday): Brewer Bros. Model Kit Expo. Location: Old World Village in the German Beer Hall 7561 Center Ave. Huntington Beach, California. 80+ vendors, beer, food and Weiner-Dog races! Contact: Chris Brewer at modelkitexpo@hotmail.com
11. May 1 (Sunday): So Cal NNL Model Car Show. Location: Rancho San Antonio Boys Home 21000 Plummer St. Chatsworth, California. Contact: Chris Hale at socalnnl@hotmail.com
12. June 4 (Saturday): Kit, Model and Aviation Collectable Show & Swap Meet. Location: San Diego Air & Space Museum Annex, Gillespie Field 335 Kenney St. El Cajon, California. Contact: Tony Beres at tberes@sdasm.org
13. June 25 (Saturday): IMPS Ontario presents Minicon 2011. Location: Ontario Senior Center 225 E. "B" Street, Ontario, California. Contact: ???
14. July 17 (Sunday): Kit Collectors Exposition & Sale. Location: UFCW Union Hall 8550 Stanton Ave. Buena Park, California. Contact: Edie Keller at kitcollectorsshow@yahoo.com
15. August 21 (Sunday): The Lower Left Corner NNL 2011. Location: Al Bahr Shrine Auditorium. 5440 Kearny Mesa Road, San Diego area, California. Contact: Darryl at llc-nnl@cox.net
16. October 7, 2012 (Sunday): -NEW- Modelfest & Commemorative Air Force present "Plastic Model Contest & Swap Meet" Location: CAF/So Cal Wing 455 Aviation Drive, Camarillo, California. Contact: Vern at Ventura Hobbies 805-658-8138
17. October 8 (Saturday): IPMS Orange County presents Orange Con 2011. Location: Cal State Fullerton at the Titan Student Conference Center 800 N. State College Blvd. Fullerton, California. Contact: Nat Richards at http://www.ipmsoc.org/
18. November 5 (Saturday): IPMS AVG Antelope Valley Group presents Desert Classic XV IPMS Region 8 Model Contest and Vendor Meet. Location: Antelope Valley College 3041 W. Avenue K, Lancaster, California. Contact: Mike Valdez at mikevaldez151@msn.com
19. November 13 (Sunday): Kit Collectors Exposition & Sale. Location: UFCW Union Hall 8550 Stanton Ave. Buena Park, California. Contact: Edie Keller at kitcollectorsshow@yahoo.com
20. November 20 (Sunday): Cactus Classic Scale Model Show and Pinewood Derby. Location: Hook Community Center 14973 Joshua Street, Victorville, California. Contact: Rusty Klaus at rcracer0049@hotmail.com
21. *November 25, 26 and 27: Goodguys Rod and Custom Association Model & Pedal Car Show. Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds Del Mar, California. Contact: Russell Price at ggmcc@earthlink.net