Complete Listing of Old Dominion Open Vendors

                           Here is our list of vendors.

This is another Sellout and a big thanks to each vendor for supporting IPMS Richmond.

2018 ODO: Call for Judges!

The ODO is less than three weeks away! One of the secrets to our success is the core of volunteer judges we have amassed over the past many years. If you are planning to attend this year's show and contest, we would ask that you consider volunteering to help judge.

Why ask for additional judges at this point? It is simple. First, as most of you know, the ODO continues to grow. The days of 400 and 500 model entries have come and gone. The ODO as of late has reached new heights of participation with 600, 700, and almost 800 entries. That is a lot of plastic to evaluate in three to four hours. The ODO must meet this demand with more thoughtful resources (code for more judges).

Second, and as has always been the case, the ODO patrons do not have the luxury of the ideal travel conditions that are associated with spring, summer and fall events.  Because of our end-of-winter show, it is our goal to get everyone back on the road as close as possible to 5:00 p.m. for obvious reasons. Last year we beat that target thanks to our efficient judging teams.

Knowing the above are our concerns, please consider giving the ODO a much-needed hand by volunteering to help judge at the 2018 ODO. The judges' meeting is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. giving the teams time to meet and eat lunch prior to the commencement of judging at 12:30 p.m. If you haven't judged before this is the ideal show to learn what it's all about. Just show up at the meeting to get assigned to a team.

Remember, the success of the ODO is not because of IPMS Richmond but because of friends like you!

And the Donations Keep Pouring In!

Thanks to all of our wonderful sponsors for their generous donations to our 2018 ODO raffle and to our "Best of" awards! This is going to be one NOT TO MISS!!!

Here are photos of just a few of the donations received to date:

Bandai

Ebbro

HobbyLink Japan

Zoukei-mura

2018 Old Dominion Open Vendors as of January 4th, 2018

Check out  our 2018 Old Dominion Open folder for Vendor forms.

FREE TICKET to the Old Dominion Open HUGE kit drawing

To say thanks to the many modelers who visit the ODO we are offering free tickets to our drawing.

You can find these coupons at the following links, print them, fill them out and present them when you pay at the door. 

LINKS
General Admission Coupon
Model Entrant Coupon 

Thank you all for supporting the Old Dominion Open for all these years.

Current List of Vendors for the 2018 Old Dominion Open

With over two months to go, we have a large list of vendors who have reserved tables for the February 24th, 2018 ODO.  Here is our current list. We only have about 34 tables left to rent for a sell out!

 If you are a vendor and would like to have a table at our show, use the Vendor form link below to print out this form.

Click here for the Vendor Form

2018 ODO Photo in Time

Check out our 2018 ODO Brochure for full details on the show and all the new categories. A copy can be found at the link below.

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AnewTgZc4MmSgjLcx6KFiLPpbcfJ 

If you are looking for a project for the 2018 ODO, may we suggest the new Photo In Time category. 

Find a picture of a subject you like, and recreate it for your entry.  You may use any source and any subject  for your model within our standard rules. Just bring in a photo copy or printout of the historical subject  to display with your model.



For the armor modelers,  below is a link to several collections of WW II German Archive photos from which the interesting  picture above was taken from the Bundesarchiv I collection. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for a list of these collections. 

https://www.scribd.com/search?content_type=tops&page=1&query=Bundesarchiv

-Bob Walls