Jan Etal went to this year's 30th BuffCon Model Show, organised by IPMS Niagara Frontier in the City of Buffalo, New York State, and brought back photos for your pleasure...



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Thanks!

Nice feature and quite good pictures from the show (turned out better than mine). There were all kinds of vendors but the 1/72 offerings were extremely limited. Jan, I didn't stay for the awards but hope you did we'll. I saw what I believe was your LVT, the T80 and the Panzer III. That last one looked really super in person.

Regards,
AJ

@firstcircle - Matthew,

Thank you for getting this Feature prepared and posted in such a timely manner. Much appreciated.

@weathering_one - AJ.

Yes, the three you mention were entered. Glad you were impressed by the Pz III and I guess the judges were too since it was one that came away with a trophy. Sadly, Braille scale military vehicle offerings at the vendors were extremely limited. However, I'm sure that you'll agree that there were some very fine models to see at the show, even the subjects not pertaining to Armorama.

Cheers,
Jan

@tread_geek – Jan,

Thank you for sharing this event with all of us, this is especially true for me because I live on the west coast. It’s good to see braille scale modeling so well represented and seriously taken by the participants entries reflected through the numerous photographs taken by you. I also noted a few of your builds on the contest room, a well-deserved congratulations Jan, on the Panzer III win. From the photographs you presented the competition looked to be quite fierce, your builds not helping that situation either!

~ Eddy

@Braille - Eddy,

Thanks for taking the time to comment and glad that you found the pictures interesting! As for Braille Scale, since I started going to these shows a little over a year ago I've noticed several trends, including the number and quality of small scale entries increasing. The numbers have increased to the point where the number of competition categories for the area has also been increasing. At the first shows that I attended there were at most two but in several of the last shows I've seen increases to as many as five categories! So yes, Braille scale is being taken seriously.

Of course with the increase in popularity of the scale there has also been an increase in the quality of the competition. Several veteran and award winning 1/35 builders in local clubs have now begun trying their hand at Braille and are bringing their years of experience in the hobby with them. Fortunately for me, what applies to finishing larger scale builds does not always translate to be usable in the smaller scales.

Cheers,
Jan

Thanks for the photos Jan, great shots. It's nice to look back at the show pics as I was too busy to get a good enough look at the tables and to take any of my own photos.

Happy Modeling,
Joe

@mother - Joe,

Appreciate you taking a look and leaving a comment. I've always loved looking at show pictures and felt that those that couldn't attend might appreciate seeing what was there or in your case, not having the time to just be a casual observer (I saw you "bouncing" around like a pinball doing your staff duties)). If you or anyone else is interested, there is also the BuffCon Aeroscale Feature for those flying things.

Cheers,
Jan

Great show! I happened to be in town that weekend and got a chance to actually attend the show! It's come a long way in 30 years, I was at the first ones, and they've gotten better over the years, although BuffCon was always an excellent event! Hopefully I'll be able to make it next year! My best to all the Niagara Frontier IPMS guys who work their butts off to make BuffCon the event that it is!