Australian Model Expo 2026

[buzzbomb]

Kings Birthday weekend 6-8 June 2026

Sandown Entertainment Centre, Springvale, Vic
https://www.modelexpo.com.au/

Best in Show for 2025.. rather superbly painted Pirate Captain Lyra.


Still getting along as a great show with some really excellent models usually turning up.

[Old Wombat]

Not this year (again) but, maybe, next year.

Depends on what the Orange One & his mates do to screw the World up in the meantime.


I want to save enough to do Melbourne for the AME show, then Canberra, Nowra & Cairns for the museums. 

[zenrat]

I can't commit to this until I get a date for my surgery.
I should have a better idea after I see the surgeon 22nd May.

[NARSES2]

Best In Show 2025 is excellent, not OTT at all   

[Rick Lowe]

Looks like a Pirate Girl, not a Glamour version... 

[Old Wombat]

Looks like a Pirate Girl, not a Glamour version... 

Except for the high heels ... I'm disappointed by the high heels. 



The rest is stunning!   

[Rick Lowe]

To be fair, the fashions of the era did include high-ish heels, even for the Guys, but maybe not of quite those proportions - and not at sea.
Helps with defining and enhancing the calves. Or so I understand.

And in my defence, I couldn't see the heels in the original photo...

[buzzbomb]

Except for the high heels ... I'm disappointed by the high heels. 

It was an entry in Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Movie figures, so the need for "historical" context is sort of moot.

If nothing else it demonstrates that 3D model creation is booming in the figure zone. Regardless of the subject, I can tell you the paintwork was extraordinary.

[NARSES2]

If nothing else it demonstrates that 3D model creation is booming in the figure zone. Regardless of the subject, I can tell you the paintwork was extraordinary.

It looks exceptional on screen, let alone in the "flesh" so to speak