Well, this past weekend was the IPMS Seattle Spring Show 2006 at the Renton Community Center. What a blast...
We had more models this year, more people, more activity around our vendors, gave away more awards, had a bigger raffle table, and generally had a better and smoother run show than other years. I managed to walk away with six new boxes of plastic, a second, a third, and an honorable mention, all for an outlay of around $40. What a way to spend the day.
One big change we saw this year was the introduction of National-style Out of Box (OOB) awards. The best OOB model in any category was awarded a special OOB ribbon, on top of any other ribbons or awards they may have won. There were some teething pains, but those should be worked out by next year.
We had some new problems this year - parking was a big issue. The RCC scheduled three big things the same day, so while we were concerned with a fight for chairs, we ignored the fact that there was no parking left by 10:30am. We're working to fix that next year, including some sort of offsite parking/shuttle service.
If you find yourself in Seattle around this time next year, stop by for IPMS Seattle Spring Show 2007, Saturday, April 21, 2007, at the Renton Community Center. Visit the IPMS Seattle Home Page for more info, as well as pics from this year's show.
