ghodges Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted February 18 Author Report Share Posted February 18 Here's some more.... Gil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted February 18 Author Report Share Posted February 18 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bell Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Looks like a great show. That must be one huge church to have a fellowship hall that size and quality. Usually they are a dank room with a tile floor in the basement with the pipes exposed. Blizcon is next week and I hope we can equal your success. And by the way, you should get these posted on the IPMS/USA web site under "Websites" then "Gallery" then "Events Gallery" or send them in to the Journal for some coverage. You deserve it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 (edited) Thanks for the kind words Ron! We lucked into this facility (or were blessed by God) at the end of covid. Being a church, they could open sooner and with fewer restrictions while our old venue couldn't. It's actually cheaper to rent... BUT, here we have to rent the tables for the show, so overall the venue expenses only equaled out. However, this place is MUCH better lit, slightly larger, we can start on Friday evening without any added costs, and they allow food trucks. It is a very large church on that side of town, and ironically where I graduated Kindergarten in 1963! 🙂 Gil Edited February 19 by ghodges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmarc Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 WOW, that was quite a model show, lots of great stuff in there and of course my favorite .. the vendors room ..lol.. Tanks for sharing those pics with us, it's quite appreciated ! and I'm goiing back to look at them again ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWScholten Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 (edited) Did you guys use Gold, Silver, Bronze scoring?r standard IPMS scoring? Edited February 22 by BWScholten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 (edited) Jaxcon is a GSB judged show, but there's absolutely NO "scoring" used to determine that. The judging teams just judge the basics and decide according to our written standards what the model earns, or doesn't. Here's a link to the "handheld" standards we issue to all judges and used for Jaxcon: https://www.ipmsfirstcoast.com/gsbjudging/jaxconjudgeguidelines2023.pdf Here's the link to the more fully detailed standards as posted on our website: https://www.ipmsfirstcoast.com/gsbjudging/jaxcon2023gsbjudgestds.pdf There IS one caveat to the above..... this was the first year we had dedicated Zones for the Gundams and Lego models (there were less than 10 in each) and I did design judging criteria that did involve a bit of "math" since we had no true experience in judging those and felt we couldn't approach them exactly as we do regular plastic kits. If these Zones grow in the future we'll have a "handheld" guideline with their different basics of construction and finish and eliminate the points/math for them as well. Below are the two forms we used for those 2 Zones... they worked very well for so few entries, but would not work if we started getting 20+ entries. GUNDAM DISPLAY ZONE JUDGING CRITERIA SHEET ENTRY#_______________ SUBJECT/TITLE_______________________________________________ ENTRIES WILL BE AWARDED 1 POINT PER CRITERIA (Good=1pt, bad=0pts) EXCEPT FOR B1a, C1, C2, C3. Gold = 14+ point Silver = 11-13 points Bronze = 8-10 points A) Construction 1-Basics a) seams ______ b) glue marks ______ c) sprue nubs ______ d) clear parts ______ e) complexity (movable parts are movable) ______ f) sanding scratches ______ B) Finish 1-Painting a) whole or 75%+ model painted (award 2 points) ______ b) model 50% or less painted ______ c) smoothness (airbrushed or no paint brush strokes) ______ d) decal silvering ____ e) small detail painting ______ f) consistent clear coat overall ______ C) Bonus points 1- Weapons/Hand held Accessories (1point for each) ______ 2- Lighting added not included in kit (2 points) ______ 3- Motion added not included in kit, not including rotating bases (3 points) ______ TOTAL POINTS ______ And..... LEGO DISPLAY ZONE JUDGING CRITERIA SHEET ENTRY # ___________ ENTRY SUBJECT/TITLE ________________________________________ ENTRIES WILL BE AWARDED 1 POINT PER CRITERIA (Good=1pt, bad=0pts), EXCEPT 3B. 8+ = GOLD 6-7pts = SILVER 4-5pts = Bronze 1) Construction a) Neatness (dirt smears, finger prints?): ____ b) Complexity (simple shape or not?): ____ c) Consistency (any gappy seams or missing blocks?): ____ 2) Finish a) Color flow (are colors grouped aesthetically or randomly?): ____ b) Consistent color (do any bricks look faded or old?): ____ c) Over all finish (is the shine or flatness even over all?): ____ 3) Bonus points a) Original design, not built from a kit (point awarded for originality): ____ b) Lighting and/or motion added (that was NOT included in a kit, 1pt for each): ____ 4) Overall Presentation (you can tell what the builder intended): ____ TOTAL POINTS ____ Let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks! Gil Edited February 22 by ghodges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 What a magnificent show! Fantastic! I would have loved to have seen a close up of the winning diorama of the Panzer IV in 1/72 scale. Such talent there truly places you in the top ten best shows in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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