2026 Event Seminar Schedule

When you attend the 2026 Scale Model Showcase Event be sure to check out the various hobby seminars hosted by local modellers and Youtubers.

They're free and they will be located in a new lecture room that brings viewers closer to the presentations and holds more people.

This year's schedule is as follows:

10 a.m. : Airbrushing with Hank : 10 Things Every Airbrush User Needs to Know to get the Most out of their Airbrush.

11 a.m. : Chris (Model Airplane Maker) : Airbrushing Weathered Finishes on Scale Models

12 a.m. : Jason (Jason's Space Dock) : Introduction to Lighting your Models. Don't fear the Electronics!

1 p.m. : 3D Printing Paul : Basics of Working with 3D Printed Models

2 p.m. : Rigging with James : Covers all sorts of rigging and materials with applications for ships, aircraft and more! 

 

  

The 2026 Event Poster

 

The 2026 Themes

The Ottawa Scale Model Showcase features Two Theme awards for the first time at our 2026 event.

#1 - As the show was conceived originally as being an automotive affair, the first is an automotive theme.

Motor Trends (or any major automotive publications) "Car of the Year"

Any year you like works. Motor Trends magazine has been doing this from 1946 to today.

Here is a youtube video that tells you what each car was, for each year of their publication: CAR OF THE YEAR

Please if you enter this special award class, please provide proof that the model qualifies. Best (and coolest) way would be if you display a copy of the magazine reference with the model.

In 1969 the Motor Trend Car of the Year was the Plymouth Roadrunner. You could display this image with your entry to qualify.

 

Other publications do a "Car of the Year" pick as well. If you have documentation like this for it, that would qualify for this theme class as well.

Also, entries do not have to be built specifically for this event. As long as your entry did not win at one of our previous shows, it's good to enter! This is totally on the honour system but it is embarrassing if you get caught out in violation of this rule. 

Good Luck! 

#2 - 35th Anniversary of the Desert Storm Conflict

Anything that was involved in that conflict is eligible. Ships, Aircraft, Armour, Support vehicles. This gives a lot of scope. Just to broaden things, you can enter any "type" that participated in the conflict but by paint and marking scheme does not represent something that was actually in theatre.

For example : A-10 Warthogs were used in the conflict. We'll allow any A-10 model to enter this class.

As with the car theme,  you don't have to build your entry specially for this event but please do not enter something that has won an award in a previous show.

Good Luck!