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JAXCON 2024 was a record breaker! We had 124 people put 601 seriously fine entries on the tables. We had so many very nice models that we ran low/out of medals and may need to mail out some to some winners after we resupply. That's a problem that's really a blessing! Anyway, below are some overall pics from the show. Hope you enjoy. Questions welcome! The 1/72 Panzer diorama in the center of the display won Best Diorama, built by Dave Russow. This was the Best Detailed award winner, with a lit hangar deck and opened phot-etched speed brakes on all of the Dauntlesses! This 54 Panel Van was Best Automotive and Best Gloss Finish winner. This amazing collection of 1/72 F-15 Eagles was built by Ken Belisle. This was the Best Aircraft and Judges Grand Award winner, built by Ken Friend. Gil

Fellow IPMS Members, Happy Presidents' Day! We are all looking forward to a new year for IPMS/USA including the much-anticipated National Convention in Madison Wisconsin July 17-20. 2023 was a challenging year for IPMS/USA for a variety of reasons. But it was also a year of some significant accomplishments. Here are some things we did as a society that we can all be proud of. View the full article

And one last bunch.... This was an amazing Box diorama This was the Best Armor winner This 1/32 Ki-84 was the Best Camouflage winner This 54mm Sergeant of the Revolutionary War was the Best Figure winner This was the Best Ship winner This Walker was the Best Sci-Fi/Space winner This was voted the Most Popular model Gil

Here's some more.... Gil

Kevin and Ron - thanks for responding. I ended up in the Tools, Tips & Techniques forum and have posted updates there. It has been a learning experience for sure. I have used a model saw and handheld Dremel as well as wet sanding with sandpaper. Getting everything to a tight fit is difficult. The first figure is completely assembled and here are some photos. I am in the process of assembling the USAAF WWII Pilot now. Painting is hard and I posted in the other forum this morning.