IPMS Ottawa – Capcon Show & Tamiya-Con Update

[Dana Nield]

(MLU'ers! Come out and visit Clive!)

Hi folks,

As most of your are aware, IPMS Ottawa is hosting CAPCON 2005 and the Canadian Tamiya-Con (Open to Canadian Residents only. See our website for complete details.)

Capcon will be held on Saturday, September 10th, 2005 at the Nepean Sportsplex, in Ottawa, Ontario. The winner of the Tamiya-Con trophy will fly to Los Angeles, California in 2006 to participate in the Tamiya USA Tamiya-Con.

This year, we have sold more vendor tables than we did at our last show. If you are still interested in participating at Capcon as a Vendor, please contact us via the website immediately.

Participating Vendors:

Borgfeldt (Canada) Ltd. - Display only
Hobby Centre
Military Hobbies
Hobby Gryffon
Canadian Aviation Historical Society
Service Publications
Belcher Bits
Maple Leaf Models
Quartermaster's Depot
IPMS Canada
Fusion-Hobby
Randy Marquardt
Terry Jones
Bob Debellefueille
Randy Lutz
John Logan
Paul Eastwood

Please visit our website for further details:

http://www.ipmsottawa.ca

Our website offers:

-Downloadable contest entry forms in PDF format. Please print them out and fill them in prior to the show to speed up your registration time!

-Flyers in PDF format.

-Directions to the show via Mapquest.

-Links to Ottawa tourist spots of interest to modellers, including the new Canadian War Museum, the Canada Aviation Museum.

-Plus Capcon 2003 Show Photos

While you’re at our site, be sure to drop by our club site and say Hi to the locals in our forum!

Thanks!

The Capcon Show Committee.

[Dana Nield]

CAPCON 2005 – Canadian Tamiya-con Update

Hi folks,

Lots of news for your today, as we being the last months of preparation for CAPCON 2005, host of the Canadian Tamiya-con.

Capcon is hosted by IPMS Ottawa and is a regular IPMS style model contest. We have many awards that are open to all, Canadians, Americans, Europeans, everyone is invited to participate. We are also the host of the Tamiya-con Trophy this year which is only open to Canadians as it is sponsored by the Canadian Tamiya Distributor.

Our Theme Awards include:

Aircraft - Floatplanes & Flying Boats
Armour - Amphibious Vehicles - must be able to navigate in water, i.e. – DUKW or duplex drive Sherman – vehicles with deep wading gear are not eligible for this category
Ship - British Ship – of British origin or markings
Sci-Fi - Star Trek – open to any Star Trek series (original, TNG, DS9, etc) or Star Trek movie.
Automotive - Mustang
Figures - Familiar Faces – recognizable character either real or fictitious, i.e. – James Bond, Oddjob, Russell Crowe as General Maximus
Junior - Warhammer
Swords to Plowshares – land based vehicles only that have been converted from military use to civilian use, i.e. – Jeep to first Zamboni, tank to farm vehicle, etc.

Vendors include:
Borgfeldt Canada Ltd. – Canadian Tamiya Distributor (Display only).
Hobby Centre
Military Hobbies
Hobby Gryffon
Canadian Aviation Historical Society
Service Publications
Belcher Bits
Maple Leaf Models
Fusion-Hobby
Gilles Menard
IPMS Canada
Randy Marquardt
Terry Jones
Bob Debellefueille
Randy Lutz
John Logan
Marcel Bastien
Mark Heyendahl

Finescale Modeler is attending!
That's right, the Editor of Finescale Modeler will be attending Capcon to take photos for a future photo article on the show!

Entry Form Mark II
Unfortunately we had to make changes to our entry forms due to unforeseen circumstances. The new forms are ready to download.

Silent Auction
Our Silent Auction was incredibly popular last show and so far we have received some pretty amazing items from our sponsors! You won’t want to miss it.

RSVP
Okay, you don't need to, but it would be nice to know who will be attending Capcon! So far there are a couple of carloads of modellers from the Maritimes and a few guys from Calgary that we have heard about. Place your message, beats or challenges in our Guest Book so we know who is attending!

All of this and more at our website:
http://www.ipmsottawa.ca

Cheers!

The Modeller formerly known as Dana