The Model Expo will have both a model swap meet and a model contest.
General admission to is $3.
Please note – contest admission is separate from general admission. If entering the contest, paying the general admission fee of $3 is required in addition to the model contest entry fees.
Contest admission is $10 for 3 entries for adults, plus $2 for each additional entry.
Contest admission is $5 for 3 entries for Juniors (age 17 and under), plus $2 for each additional entry.
The contest will be judged based on IPMS National rules, including the no sweeps rule, and no previous San Diego Model Expo, IPMS National, or Region 8 winners.
There will also be room for display-only models – Bring anything that you’d like to show but do not want to enter in the model contest. The model contest fees do not apply to display-only models.
We have a new category for the contest – Gundam, Gunpla and mecha models has been added!
Contest Categories
Juniors, 17 & Under: all scales/categories (non-automotive)
Aircraft: 1/72 & smaller-Prop
Aircraft: 1/72 & smaller-Jet
Aircraft: 1/73 to 1/33 – Prop
Aircraft: 1/73 to 1/33 – Jet
Aircraft: 1/32 & larger – Prop
Aircraft: 1/32 & larger – Jet
Helicopters: all scales & types
Military Vehicles: Armor – 1/72 & smaller, all types
Military Vehicles: Armor – 1/48, all types
Military Vehicles: Armor – 1/47 & larger – Fully tracked
Military Vehicles: Armor – 1/47 & larger – Wheeled, semi-tracked
Military Vehicles: Softskin – 1/47 & larger, all types
Dioramas: small composition
Dioramas: large composition
Ships: 1/451 & smaller
Ships: 1/450 & larger
Ships: Submarine
Ships: Sailing
Figures: 53 MM & smaller
Figures: 54 MM & larger
Figures: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sci-Fi & Real Space Vehicles: all scales & types
Gundam, Gunpla, and Mecha
Hypothetical: all scales & types
Miscellaneous: all scales & types
Out-of-the-Box: all scales & types
Automotive: Juniors
Automotive: Production/Replica
Automotive: Hot Rods, Street Rods and Street Machines
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