IPMS-US Nationals, Virginia Beach, VA 8-08-08

[Jschmus]

I'll eventually upload some of these to the Gallery over on the main site, but I wanted the photos accessible to everyone as soon as I could manage it.  If this is the wrong forum, the mods are welcome to move it to an appropriate place.

I saw quite a few models that I had seen previously online, from various other shows.  The 1/32 Bolkovitinov S that I linked to on Hyperscale was there, plus a few models I've seen in FSM.  I took three or four passes through the show room, in between trips to the dealer room.

There was a lot of Warhammer 40K armor stuff.

[Jschmus]

It took me awhile to find the what if stuff.  Most of it was categorized as "Hypothetical - Non Scifi".

Two-seater F-19B Stealth fighter


The YFV-1 Sea Lightning, based on the Lockheed P-38


A zwilling A-10


F-32 (with a weapons load from a Boeing brochure)


Marine RAH-66 Comanche


Comanche Scout

[Jschmus]

There was a lot of joke stuff.

The "Ultimate M113"

Yes, the back and sides are mesh.

The "Ultimate PT Boat"

The builder started with a 1/72 PT-109.  All that remains in the kitbash is the bow.  The turret is a part from a space kit, and the guns came from an M42 Duster.

The Pink Panther Panther


Maus Trap


The 8-ton Nazi Surf Wagon


Jurassic Park AT-AT

[Jschmus]

NASCAR AT-AT


Diorama of the Triebflugel and Arado E-381 in 1/48.  Figures and equipment are from kits, but the aircraft were scratchbuilt.


Vietnam dio: "They went that way"

[Jschmus]

Lastly, some 1/1 stuff, presented by a local military vehicle preservation group.

US 57mm AT gun


German PaK 75mm gun


M29 Weasel

[Leigh]

Damn I wanted to go so badly, but really couldn't justify the cost of the gas. How's the vendors room? Still got enough cash to get home?

[Scooterman]

I'm in LOVE with the Nazi Surf Wagon.

[Jschmus]

Some stuff I forgot the other day.

The F/A-30

It's a kitbash of A-10, F-4 and F-16 parts.  10+4+16=30.  Get it?   

A submarine kitbashed from a Boeing 737.  I swear that I've seen it before, but I'll be darned if I can remember where.

[Jschmus]

The obligatory Luft 46 stuff.

He 1078a


Me something project


Jet Mistel


Unnamed Junkers Ground Attack Project

[Jschmus]

Odds and sods.

1/350 super tank, bashed from a 1/72 T-62 and 1/350 ship bits


Vought XF5U


Vought V-173


Some kind of German mine resistant vehicle

[Whiteraven_97]

The big armored vehicle is called a Minenraumer, IIRC.

And the jet Mistel isn't properly a whiff I don't believe, but I'm sure someone will correct me.

I woke up my wife laughing at the "Maus trap".

[philp]

The Mistel was a paper project, not built as far as I know.

The Maus trap took 1st in Humor according to a website with pics of the winners (not an IPMS site).

[Taiidantomcat]

Thank you so much for these pictures, Excellent Whifs.

[Captain Canada]

Nice work, Jay ! Some really awesome looking models there. I like the M-113 best. Neat idea !