IPMS Region VI Convention May 16-17

Welcome to Wichita!

This fantastic facility has 290 guest rooms, 4 suites, a pub/bar

restaurant, pool, hot tub and gym. All the typical hotel amenities

are available. Many other conveniences are within driving

distance. Plus there are lots of shopping, sightseeing, and

historical attractions available for the entire family.

The convention has it’s own dedicated conference and event

center, entrance and parking making it very convenient to access

the display room and vendor areas. Plenty of seminars are in the

works and we also expect some fun and new surprises! Before

May 1, mention the special group code “IPMIPMA” to get the

special room rate for a King or Double at $103 USD per night.

On Friday night, Air Capital IPMS Modelers will host it’s first ever

‘Bring & Build Social’. Pulled Pork Sliders and non-alcoholic drinks

will be served. Open to all participants to come and socialize.

Bring a kit or two and set up a table to do some building, talk

techniques or seek out advice.

Contest Registration, Fees & Times:

Noon to 5pm on Friday, May 16 and 9am to Noon on Saturday, May

17. Vendor setup begins at 8am on Friday and 7am on Saturday.

General Admission:

$8 Adult, $5 under age 18, good for both days.

Contest Pre-Registration: Until May 1, 2014

$20 Adult IPMS/USA Member, Pre-registration*

$23 Adult IPMS/USA Member, after May 1, 2014 and at door*

$23 Adult Non-Member, Pre-registration

$25 Adult Non-Member, after May 1, 2014 and at the door

$5 Junior Contest registration, age 17 and younger

$24 Friday Evening ‘Bring & Build’ Social Buffet Adult Ticket

$44 Saturday Evening Award Banquet, Single Adult Ticket

(must be purchased with Pre-registration Only) age 13+

$14 Banquet, Single Youth Ticket (must be purchased with Pre-

registration Only) under age 13

* Proof of current IPMS/USA membership required

McConnell AFB / Kansas AVIATION Museum Tour: Friday Only **

$ 25 Each (AFB Tour in morning, Lunch at the Dole Center on

base and Museum in afternoon) ** Must provide identification required

Convention Features: Vendors Over 100 vendor tables with exceptional items and fantastic bargains. A complete listing is available on our website. Raffle Drawings are conducted throughout both days. New kits, tools, accessories and modeling aids are featured. The raffle ends at 4pm on Saturday. Be sure to get tickets early for more opportunities to win. Judging & Awards IPMS--standard judging (1st, 2nd, 3rd) for all 100+ categories, including 21 Out--of--Box categories. Judging begins at 1pm on Saturday. Awards presentation begins around 4:30pm with the banquet to follow. Banquet The final event of the convention is the banquet, beginning at 6:30pm. A cash bar and social precedes the banquet at 6pm. There will also be a special banquet--only raffle.

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Vendors: We welcome all plastic modeling related vendors and hope you will be a part of our show. Vendor tables are limited. Tables will be available on a first come, first serve basis at $35 per table (30in x 6ft min.) if preregistered by May 1. Afterwards, tables increase to $40 per table. We also understand not all vendors can make both days. We will have approximately 20 hallway tables that will be available for Saturday ONLY setup. Those tables are available on a first come first serve basis at $35 each regardless of reservation date. We cannot accept requests to “hold spaces or tables.” Reservations will be guaranteed at the time of payment. Due to the limited space, vendors requesting “spaces” instead of a table in order to a accommodate their own displays will be charged $25 for each “space” equivalent to a table space of 30in x 6ft. Please make checks payable to “Air Capital IPMS Modelers” and indicate the number of table/ spaces needed.

Trophy Sponsorship: Sponsorships really help us to provide you

with the best two-day show in Region VI. We are very appreciative of any trophy package sponsorship. We even accept donations. We will have a list of sponsors and donors on prominent display at our show and on our web site as we get them. Trophy packages are $35 (1st, 2nd, and 3rd), $50 for the Best of’s and $60 for the Best in Show and Peoples Choice Most Popular Model. The theme award is already sponsored! Sponsorships will also be recognized during our awards ceremony.

Raffle: This part of our show is a highlight! But its success truly

depends on individual and vendor donations to make it work. Please consider submitting unopened quality kits, books and or accessories to our Raffle Chairman. Monetary donations are also greatly appreciated and go towards the purchase of kits/accessories to supplement the selection of raffle items. To send a donation or request for more information please email us using the information below.

Convention Coordinator & Additional Information: Mark Vittorini, 8914 W. Meadow Park Court, Wichita, KS 67205-2150 Phone: 316-440-6846 | Email: contact@aircapitalipms.org

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Marriott Hotel & Conference Center 9100 Corporate Hills Drive Wichita, Kansas 67207 Directions: The conference center is on the first floor of the hotel and has a dedicated parking lot and “Convention Center” entrance. From I-35 North (Kansas City, KS/MO): Take I-35 S to Exit 50 N toward E Kellogg Avenue, getting into the left turn lane then turn N onto S Webb Road. Stay in left lane and take second left onto E Corporate Drive to the Marriott parking lot. From I-35 South (Oklahoma/Texas): Take I-35 N to Exit 50 N toward E Kellogg Avenue, getting into the left turn lane then turn N onto S Webb Road. Stay in left lane and take second left onto E Corporate Drive to the Marriott parking lot.

Convention Contacts: Trophy Sponsorship: 2014 Region VI Convention Mark Vittorini 8914 W. Meadow Park Court Wichita, KS 67205 contact@aircapitalipms.org (316) 440-6846 Vendors & Raffle : 2014 Region VI Convention Vendor & Raffle Coordinator 8914 W. Meadow Park Court Wichita, KS 67205 contact@aircapitalipms.org (316) 440-6846

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Convention Rules

All entrants must be registered. Membership in IPMS is not

required. All model entries should be the sole work of the

entrant, except for club/group entries. The contest is

open to all models except those that have won a 1st, 2nd

or 3rd place award at an IPMS Region IV Convention or

IPMS National Convention. National or Regional Premier or

Out-of-Box winners are eligible. Previous award winners

may be part of collections, triathlon and group entries.

No one will be allowed to enter the contest area prior to

registering ALL their entries. Reasonably sized bases

are allowed in all categories, but are not judged except in

the vignette/diorama categories. Display bases must not

exceed a 30in x 30in footprint as contest space is limited.

Absentee entries are accepted if registered under the

builders name. Registration fees apply. In the Armor

conversion category (18) significant structural changes to

the basic kit must exist to qualify. Entrants in this

category should be prepared to provide a list of parts and

materials used. The Entrant will determine the

classification of each of their entries. If there is doubt

regarding the appropriate category, the Registrar may

provide assistance. At the time of judging, the Head Judge

makes the final decision if changes are necessary. All

judges decisions are final. Any attempts to influence the

judges results in immediate disqualification. Each

entry/subject is eligible for only one award per category

(no sweeps) except consideration of the Special Awards.

Pre-painted entries are allowed in Junior categories

only. Pre-assembled entries (die-cast metal) are not

allowed in any category. Entries considered

inappropriate or offensive to generally acknowledged

standards of taste and acceptability by the Contest

officials are not allowed. ‘Lewd Entries’, Dioramas, and

Vignette categories are defined and regulated as per the

latest IPMS/USA National guidelines. Due to space

limitations and the safety of our contestants and visitors,

Camera Tripods are not allowed in the contest/vendor hall.

All entries: vehicle interiors subject to judging if

hatches/ doors/ canopies are open. If a figure is in an open

hatch/cockpit the vehicle interior and the figure are not

judged but considered a closed top model. No liability

for loss or damage to contest entries is assumed by

IPMS/USA, Air Capital IPMS Modelers, the Marriott Hotel &

Conference/Event Center or by IPMS contest judges.

Out of the Box (OOB): Kits Any commercially available kit may be used. Finish Any method of painting may be used. Decals may be replaced. Instructions Kit instructions should be made available to judges. A photocopy is acceptable. Construction It is permitted to fill in gaps and seams, smooth out rivets by sanding, drill out gun ports and exhausts, and thin down parts by sanding. It is NOT permitted to: A) Add, manufacture, vacuform, or replace with any part from another kit. B) Cut doors, hatches, windows, or control surfaces. Cut kit canopies are allowed. C) Combine a standard kit with a conversion kit. D) Add anything to the kit not provided by the kit manufacturer, except that antennas, rigging, and radio masts. Tape or paper belts may be added to the model. E) No seat belt buckles may be added to the model unless made of paper or tape.

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AIRCRAFT_________________ (category/era based on markings) 1.Rigged & Multiple Wings

a. 1/72 scale b. 1/48 scale & larger c. Out-of-Box

2.Single Engine Prop 1/72 scale a. US b. Other Allied c. Axis d. Out-of-Box

3.Single Engine Prop 1/48 scale a. US Navy/Marines b. US Army/Air Force c. German/Japanese d. All other nationalities e. Out-of-Box

4.Single Engine Jet a. 1/72 scale b. 1/48 scale c. 1/32 scale d. Out-of-Box

5.Multi-Engine & Large-scale Prop a. 1/72 scale b. 1/48 scale c. 1/32 scale Single Engine d. 1/32 scale Multiple Engine e. Out-of-Box

6.Multi-Engine Jet a. 1/72 scale b. 1/48 scale c. 1/32 scale d. Out-of-Box

7.Other Aircraft a. Rotary Wing b. Aircraft Small Scale, (1/100

scale & smaller) c. Civil Aviation FIGURES_____________________ 8.90mm & Smaller (Human/Non

Human) a. Historical b. Fictional

9.91mm & Larger (Human/Non Human)

a. Historical up to 1900 b. Historical after 1900

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c. Fictional -Creatures/Monsters/ Fantasy

d. Fictional - Robotic/Mechanical 10.Mounted

ARMOR_________________ (category/era based on markings) 11.Tracked, 1/35 scale & larger (thru 1945)

a. US/Russian b. German c. All other Nationalities d. Out-of-Box

12.Tracked, 1/35 scale & larger, (post 1945)

a. US b. Russian c. All other Nationalities d. Out-of-Box

13.Tracked, 1/48 scale a. US/Russian b. German c. All other Nationalities d. Out-of-Box

14.Tracked, 1/72 scale & smaller a. US/Russian b. German c. All other Nationalities d. Out-of-Box

15.Open Top (including Self-propelled guns, & halftracks)

a. 1/35 & larger b. 1/48 & smaller c. Out-of-Box

16.Wheeled Vehicles (interiors to be judged if open)

a. 1/35 & larger b. 1/48 & smaller c. Out-of-Box

17.Ordnance/Artillery, Warhead Equipped Missiles or Rockets (with or without prime mover)

a. 1/35 & larger b. 1/48 c. 1/72 & smaller d. Out-of-Box

18.Conversions & Scratch Built

DIORAMAS__________________ 19.Diorama & Vignettes

a. Military Theme b. Automotive Theme c. All others MARITIME__________________ 20.Sail, Oar, Steam, Man Powered 21.Engine Powered 1/350 & larger

a. Surfaces ships b. Submarines c. Out-of-Box

22.Engine Powered 1/351 & smaller a. Surfaces ships b. Submarines c. Out-of-Box AUTOMOTIVE________________ 23.Competition

a. Closed Wheeled b. Open Wheeled c. Dragster d. Out-of-Box

24.Automotive a. Small Scale, 1/26 & smaller b. Large scale, 1/20 & larger c. Curbside & Slammer d. Tuners e. Out-of-Box

25.Showroom Stock a. Up to 1970 b. 1970 to present c. Out-of-Box

26.Street Rods, Machines & Customs

a. Up to 1960 b. 1960 to present c. Out-of-Box

27.Trucks & Vans a. Lightweight (2 axles) b. Heavyweight (3 or more axles) c. Out-of-Box

28. Motorcycles SPACE & SCI-FI________________ 29.Real Spacecraft & Vehicles (including Non-Warhead equipped Missiles or Rockets) a. Manned Vehicles

b. Unmanned Vehicles 30.Sci-Fi Spacecraft & Vehicles

a. Star Wars & Star Trek b. Warhammer c. All Other

31.Space & Sci-Fi, All Types, Out-of-Box OTHER MODELS_______________ 32.Other Models

a. Collections (three or more similar themed subjects)

b. All other models (Railroad, Humor, vacuform, etc.)

JUNIOR______________________ (Dioramas & Figures included in the “All Other” category) 33.Under age 13, All Scales, All Types

a. Autos b. Military c. All others

34.Age 13 through 17, All Scales, All Types

a. Autos b. Military c. All others SPECIAL AWARDS___________ Q Best of - Junior, Aircraft, Armor, Automotive, Figure, Maritime, Spacecraft & Sci-Fi, Diorama, and Miscellaneous Q Peoples Choice/Most Popular - Selected by the contestants and visitors. Q Best In Show - Best model/ subject of the entire show selected by the category head judges. Q Best Main Theme “Invasion Stripes” - Best overall entry from a subject that took part in “Operation Overlord” recognition markings. Q Best Car Theme “Muscle Cars” - Super Stockers and Prostocks Q Best Photo Finish – Must provide photo(s) representation of actual, real life example as your model.

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