Modelpalooza2024

Banner stand welcoming everyone to the event. 

Presentation of doughnuts for the staff and our Quartermaster Club certificate. 

The Quartermaster Club is in recognition of an organization or business which supplies our event with services or product at a discount. 

Set up of tables and signage. 

Participants setting up and starting to build. 

Building and socializing underway! 

Building and socializing underway! 

Building and socializing underway! 

Building and socializing underway! 

Building and socializing underway! 

Raffle prizes consisting of heavy cardstock printed images (suitable for framing). 

Raffle prizes consisting of heavy cardstock printed images (suitable for framing). 

Raffle prizes consisting of heavy cardstock printed images (suitable for framing). 

Raffle prizes consisting of heavy cardstock printed images (suitable for framing). 

Raffle prizes consisting of heavy cardstock printed images (suitable for framing). 

Special kit prize for the raffle. 

Aluminum printed coasters and custom cutting mat (not shown) as another raffle prize. 

Dibond printed image as the last raffle prize. Dibond consists of a hard plastic core sandwiched between two sheets of white aluminum. 

Special prize of a $100.00 certificate for our local hobby store, Express Hobbies...much sought after! 

Our version of Prize Mountain. Door prize recipients and Speed-build winners pick from this selection. 

First winner to select from Prize Mountain. This paint set was supplied by P.M. Hansen Ltd. 

Another winner goes to Prize Mountain! 

And yet another door prize winner! 

Our presenter was going to be Nestor Espinoza from Spraygunner in the U.S. Due to hurricanes, they had to back down. To fill the void, one of our own committee members stepped up to talk and demonstrate 3D printing. Here is Dave (left) and our I.T. technician Greg (right) setting up for Dave’s talk. 

Our event organizer, Alan is seen here introducing Dave and the topic to be discussed. 

Dave is winding down the formal presentation and will begin the printing demonstration. 

Dave is showing some of the steps involved with this 3D printer. 

More steps involved with the release of the printed product. 

Dave sharing a story about his first attempt to print something. 

Cleaning up the printed parts. 

Much of the group was interested in this new (to them) form of model making. 

One of the products printed by Dave. 

Speed-build first-place winners! This year there were 5 teams of 2 modellers attempting to build a 1/700 Japanese destroyer ship. 

Speed-build second-place winners! Next year will be 10 individuals competing for first, second and third place standings. 

Participants brought items for display only. 

Participants brought items for display only. 

Participants brought items for display only. 

Participants brought items for display only. 

Participants brought items for display only. 

One participant brought the complete A.K. Real Colors marking set for anyone to try. 

Winner of the $100.00 Express Hobbies certificate was Wayne. Lucky guy!