ModelFiesta is the longest-running annual modeling event in IPMS Region 6. Since its early beginnings, the contest has steadily grown in both scale and quality, now averaging over 120 vendor tables and more than 500 contest entries each year. With a consistently strong international turnout, including modelers from across Latin America, ModelFiesta has become one of the most unique, diverse, and highly respected IPMS events in the region.
11/24/25. 2025 Event Video Uploaded
11/24/25. Vendor Table map Updated
11/23/25. Awards section Reorganized
10/4/25. Paypal Payments now accepted for Registration, Vendor tables and Raffle tickets.
10/2/25. Mobile version of website tweaked.
9/25/25. Judging Guidelines updated.
Vendor setup
6:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Doors open
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Model registration
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Award ceremony
4:00 PM
Raffle
Hourly drawings + one BIG prize
General Admission: $5.00
Waived by entry in model contest.
Contest Fees
(Flat fee, 5 model limit per person):
Adults (18 and over): $10.00
Juniors (13-17): $5.00
Pre-Teens (12 and under): $2.00
There is no fee or limit for display models. If you plan to bring 10 or more models, please notify the organizers in advance so we can ensure adequate space and proper arrangements.
Our judging process provides useful feedback to modelers but takes time, so we unfortunately have to limit contest entries. If you want to show more of your work, we have no limit on ‘display only’ models. Display models are eligible for special awards if entered in the award’s sign up list. Award sponsors judge their categories faster because they do not provide written feedback.
There is no fee for display models, and you may bring as many as you like. We encourage you to bring your contest entries plus additional models for display. You're also welcome to showcase any awards your display models have earned and include your name with your display if you wish. If you plan to bring 10 or more models, please notify the organizers in advance so we can ensure adequate space and proper arrangements.
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Come and enjoy the Make N'Take area, where kids can build for free! Each child can choose one model from a variety of easy-to-build models. Plus, enjoy on-site guidance from experienced modelers.
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Please note that there will be no food or drinks available for purchase at the venue. However, there are several great restaurants and bakeries just a short walk away if you’d like to grab something nearby. Also, be aware that there is no ATM on-site. While most vendors accept credit and debit cards, you may want to bring cash for any purchases that require it.
In support of U.S. military veterans, Alamo Squadron is collecting model kits, supplies, and reference materials. We encourage you to consider making a generous donation. A collection bin will be available at the event to benefit Help Heal Veterans (HealVets)
New Braunfels Civic and Convention Center floor plan and layout.
ModelFiesta 44 is open to members of IPMS/USA, Alamo Squadron or other IPMS/USA Chapters as well as the general public. Membership in IPMS/USA or any local chartered chapter is encouraged, but NOT required to enter a model in the contest
Participants may also enter models by proxy for someone who cannot attend. Entry fees for absentee/proxy submissions are the same as for in-person entrants. All modeling forms for proxy entries must indicate “Contestant’s Name - by Proxy - followed by the attending person’s name”.
All entries must be the sole work of the individual whose name is on the model entry form. Commercially built or finished models that do not involve significant additional work by the modeler are not eligible for competition.
Remember, this ModelFiesta we'll be judging each model against a standard, not against each other. Click on each image to see the full document:
Sponsored by Lionheart Hobby
Sponsored by Herb Scranton
Sponsored by Lee Forbes
Sponsored by Will Winmill
Sponsored by John Pham
Sponsored by Lee Washburn
Sponsored by Austin Scale Modelers' Society
Sponsored by Don Weaver
Sponsored by Lee Forbes
Sponsored by Lee Forbes
Sponsored by Dibble's Hobbies
Sponsored by HobbyTown
Sponsored by Tamiya
Sponsored by Modellers without Borders
Built by Veteran or Active Military
Sponsored by Thomas Zimdahl
In recognition of Herb Scranton III
Classic Car Render or Restoration
Sponsored by Rob Booth
Outstanding Commercial Truck
Sponsored by Dibble's Hobbies
Outstanding Korean War Aircraft.
Sponsored by Lee Forbes
Outstanding Rotary Wing Model.
Sponsored by Rob Booth
Outstanding USAF Aircraft.
Sponsored by A.D. Stephenson
Outstanding Air or Army National Guard, US Reserve component aircraft. If markings not specific to ANG or Reserve, Model description must state represented unit.
Sponsored by Col. (Ret) Karen A. Pike
Military Transport or Cargo Airliner
Sponsored by Jerry Barker
Sponsored by Dibble's Hobbies
Outstanding Soviet / Russian Military Vehicle.
Sponsored by San Antonio Armor Builders
Outstanding Allied Military Vehicle or Sci-Fi Ground Vehicle.
Sponsored by San Antonio Armor Builders
Outstanding Real or Sci Fi Spacecraft
Sponsored by Hobby Town
Download, fill out the vendor request form, and email it to the Vendor Coordinator, along with the payment confirmation email.
Vendor request form, Word document Download.
Vendor request form, PDF file Download.
The price of tables remains $40 per 6' x 2.5' table this year. Table location will be assigned and adjusted by Alamo Squadron to maximize the number of vendors. Vendor wrist bands will be distributed at vendor setup, Friday night and Saturday morning.
Tables that are not paid in full by December 1st, 2025, will be offered to vendors on the waiting list. A full refund will be issued to all vendors should MF44 be cancelled and to a single vendor if their table(s) can be re-sold or at the discretion of the ModelFiesta steering committee.
No materials or services may be sold (monetary transactions or material trade) on New Braunfels Civic/Convention Center property (to include vehicles in the parking lot) by any attendee unless from a paid vendor table.
All questions can be sent to our vendor coordinator via the contact form.
As of Nov 23, 2025.
Green: Reserved and confirmed.
Yellow: Reserved, pending payment.
White: Available.
Alamo Squadron now offers advance payment for model entries viaPaypal. Due to judging time constraints, each entrant may register up to five (5) contest models. Display-only models do not require registration or payment. Once payment has been confirmed, download the Model Registration Summary Form and the Individual Model Entry Forms (one per entry). Information can be entered directly into text boxes on the forms and saved. You may also refer to the Category List to determine the appropriate category for each entry.
The ONLY paperwork that needs to be returned via email is the Model Registration Summary Form. Upon completion, that form should be emailed to alamosquadron@gmail.com. Receipt of your Summary Form will be acknowledged and additional instructions regarding what to do with all of your forms will be e-mailed to you a few days after receipt. Please feel free to ask questions about the registration process, or about the event in general, by emailing those questions to alamosquadron@gmail.com.
Download, fill out, print, and bring with you the day of the show. The MRSF documents all of your builds on one form and is given to the ModelFiesta staff upon registration at the show.
Download, fill out, print, and bring with you the day of the show. The IMEF documents each of your individual builds and is placed on the contest table with its corresponding build. The ModelFiesta registration staff will review it to ensure correctness and accuracy with your MRSF.
The first ModelFiesta was held in Wonderland Mall, now called Crossroads Mall, in 1982 and has been held each year since that first contest, with the exception of 2021 due to COVID-19. Our ModelFiesta event has traditionally been scheduled for early to mid-February on a Saturday preceding or following Valentine’s Day.
ModelFiesta 30. February 2011
Live Oak Civic Center
ModelFiesta 35. February 2016
San Antonio Event Center
ModelFiesta 40. January 2022
New Braunfels Civic/Convention Center
375 S. Castell Ave
New Braunfels, TX. 78130
