One of the models on display this year will be one of an early airplane by Chattanoogan Mike Moore. It already has been awarded several judged Best in Show awards and won a first place at the 2013 International Plastic Modelers Society National Contest.IF YOU GO* What: Chattanooga ModelCon 2014.* When: 2-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11.* Where: Chattanooga Convention Center, 1100 Carter St.* Admission: $5 (observers).* Phone: 423-756-0001.* Website: www.chattanoogascale modelers.com.
The parts on your model didn’t fit together perfectly, the outsides had dried glue showing and the paint job looked about like one you’d see on a ’71 Torino.
And then there are the folks showing their wares at the Chattanooga Convention Center this weekend at ModelCon 2014. They’re the pros.
The fourth annual Chattanooga Scale Modelers Association show – set for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 10-11 – will offer 300 to 400 scale models of aircraft, armored vehicles, automobiles, ships, planes and more.
“It’s an opportunity to come and see the best of what scale modeling has to offer,” says Mike Moore, show chairman and club member.