scvrobeson Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Yesterday afternoon, IPMS Orange County hosted OrangeCon at a new venue this year, a DoubleTree Hotel in Buena Park, CA. Nice venue, very close to everything you need. Lighting was a little strange, coming solely from the chandeliers. Caused the white balance to get weird on a few photos. Tons of great models on the tables in all scales. Mine didn't do well, but that's the nature of the game sometimes. daveculp, LSP_Kevin, Fanes and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 Our own Dandiego's wonderful vac/scratch-builds Dandiego, RBrown, Cheetah11 and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 The star of the show was definitely this beautiful 1/32 He-111Z scratchbuilt conversion. I took way more photos than I can post here, I'll include the full gallery at the end. Rockie Yarwood, daveculp, chukw and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citadelgrad Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 I realized too late yesterday that I had miscalendared it. Missed this year, I live very close to the venue. Thanks for posting the photos. scvrobeson and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 Not to be outdone by the He-111Z, someone also showed up with a scratch-built 1/144 Tantive IV Blockade Runner, with lights and all. Aerobat, Uncarina, BiggTim and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 https://mattrobeson.smugmug.com/OrangeCon-2022/OrangeCon-2022-Photos And here's the link to the entire gallery for those interested in seeing the rest Matt Rockie Yarwood, Uncarina, firefly7 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Some fantastic models there! Thanks for posting them, Matt. Kev scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly7 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 That Galleon about to go over a waterfall is superb. Thank you for the pictures. Cheers, Ruben. scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 The Tomcat looks sort of strange to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, LSP_K2 said: The Tomcat looks sort of strange to me. The weathering done via splatter mask might be what's throwing you off. That was an interesting choice though. Matt Edited October 3, 2022 by scvrobeson LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Thanks for posting the pictures. I had a great time and got talk to quite a few other modelers. Dan Rockie Yarwood, LSP_Kevin and scvrobeson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Dandiego said: Thanks for posting the pictures. I had a great time and got talk to quite a few other modelers. Dan Win any awards, Dan? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Here is the funny part. I don't think so. I was talking to others during the awards presentation, the sound system was a little weak, and I wasn't expecting to win so I wasn't paying attention. Pretty sure I didn't, competition was very good. But I definitely had a great time. Dan LSP_K2, daveculp, LSP_Kevin and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenshb Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Great pictures Matt - thanks for posting. I do wonder about that Phantom tail with Top Gun and the outdoor lavatory on the tailfin though - if genuine, what is the story behind it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 This one seems to have made the contest rounds all around the area. This is a photo I took of it at the IPMS Nationals in 2021...I don't think it won anything there; did it here? If it didn't place in this contest, I think the builder, who seems to have done a very good job with it, needs to move on and create something else and put this one in the case and leave it there. Here it is again at last years OrangeCon: Normally I wouldn't know one contest entrant from another year to year but this one stands out. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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