he 2016 San Diego Model Expo is hosted by IPMS San Diego and the San Diego Model Car Club in cooperation with the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
It will take place on Saturday, June 3 at the San Diego Air and Space Museum Annex at Gillespie Field:
335 Kenney St, El Cajon, CA 92020
Annex Website
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 Automotive: Custom Automotive: Competition – Non-Drag Racing Automotive: Competition – Dragsters Automotive: Large Automotive: Low Riders Automotive: Motorcycles Automotive: Out-of-the-Box Special Awards
Best Aircraft Best Ship Best Military Best Figure Best Diorama Best Space, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Best Irish Subject Best 1:72nd Scale Aircraft Best Hypothetical Model – Craig Burke Memorial Award Best Automotive – Fred Fimbres Memorial Award Best Tamiya Model Best Theme: 100 Years of Boeing Best Theme: Orphan Cars Judges Grand Prize – Best of Show FLYER AND FORMS ARE BELOW
Model Expo Flyer
Model Entry Form
Contest Registration Form
Display-Only Model Form
Event details
