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Admisions
- Show registration: $15.00 up to 3 models and $1.00 for each additional model.
- Juniors Contest Registration: $5.00
- Walk-Ins Single: $7.00
- Walk-In Family $10.00
Vendor tables are now $30.00 each
Military versus Non-Military subjects will be based on the paint scheme and markings of the model.
Questions as to the which category an entry belongs in will be handled by the Head Judge for a final decision.
1. Aircraft, Military
Based on paint scheme and/or markings
Jet and propeller driven
Rockets and missiles that are not spacecraft
2. Aircraft, Civilian
3. Vehicles, Civilian
Cars all types
Trucks
Motorcycles
4. Vehicles, Military
Tanks/Armored vehicles
Wheeled and tracked soft-skinned
Artillery self-propelled and towed
5. Ships/Watercraft, Military
6. Ships/Watercraft, Civilian
7. Figures
Single subjects, only the model will be judged
8. Dioramas
Model (plane, vehicle, ship, etc) with figure(s) on landscape base
9. Vignettes
Figure(s) on landscape base
10. Fantasy/Science Fiction Non-Figures
Spacecraft, vehicles, machinery etc.
Single subjects, only the model will be judged
11. Gundam
Any subject related to the Gundam genre
12. Unique Subjects
Any entries that do not apply to any other category. Railroad, scratch-built, etc.
13. Juniors (16 and under)
All subjects
Special Awards
- President’s Choice Award
- Charlie Swank Memorial Award for the best 1/48 scale Japanese aircraft
Penn Con Contest Rules
Adapted from the IPMS USA rules
IPMS-USA Modeling Basics-Judging Guide
Information on what judges look for when judging models
Contest Registration – Word Version PDF Version
One form per person entering the contest
Model Entry Form – Word Version PDF Version
One form for each model. This form goes with the model on the table
Vendors Attending PennCon – subject to change
Tony Wootson
Ron Shirey
Alan Horner Homer Hobbies
Mark Tutton Marks Model & Toys/Starfighter Decals
Tim Holland IPMS Southern MD
Doug Carl Doug’s Closet
Tim Hortman
Eugene Alex Perry County Hobbies
Mike Semrrau
Steve Jones Tri-State
Chris King Shenandoah IPMS
Stan Piet
Dennis Bowman
Wes Baltimore IPMS
Grant Berry
Bill Bierton Fire House Hobbies
Alan Fariello Digital Realm Models
Walter Sterner
Ed Mautner
Vendor Registration
Tables are $30.00 for each 6 foot table.
To register as a vendor for PennCon please contact
Robbin Crossley at rlcttfn@aol.com or call 717-439-4353
Please make checks payable to:
Central Pennsylvania IPMS
Mail to:
Robbin Crossley
519 Highland Ave
Middletown, PA 17057
Company Name__________________________________________________________
Contact___________________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________________
City___________________________________________State____________Zip________
Phone___________________________# of Tables Requested__________________
# of People attending ___________
Sponsorships
Each prize package is $25.00 for each category.
There are “Best Of” awards for each category and the theme award which are also $25.00 each.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call Robbin Crossley at (7I7) 616-8161
Include the following information with
Chapter or Individual Name
Number of Trophy Packages:______ X $25.00
Category(s)/Special Award(s) to Sponsor:
Please make checks payable to: Central Pennsylvania IPMS
Mail to: Robbin Crossley
519 Highland Ave
Middletown, PA 17057