This March meeting was "50's - 60's Nascar" which means that members are encouraged to bring models of just that... There were some great examples on the table and it really catered to a few of our stockcar enthusiasts.

24 Photos by Don Stadick

The February meeting was the "straight line" theme, focusing on drag and land speed cars. Alittle light in the turnout but some great models did show.

19 Photos by Don Stadick

The January meeting is all about the new year. New officers, members, builds and builds "to be" filled the room.

28 Photos by Don Stadick

The October meeting is the "out of the closet" which means that we bring models that have been in storage for years. It also means we bring all types of models including ships, aircraft, military, science fiction, or cars. This is the month that we really embrace our IPMS status.

45 Photos by Don Stadick

The August meeting had a Motorcycle/Bonneville/Dry Lakes theme which was well represented, even without our favorite dry lakes guru Tim (but he was missed).

25 Photos by Don Stadick

The June meeting had a Endurance/Road Race theme which brought out everything from Daytona and Sebring to the Carrera Panamericana.

36 Photos by Don Stadick

The May meeting had a "Theme of Themes", which meant that members would bring a grouping of kits that had a similar theme. Check out the photos for the great variety.

33 Photos by Mark Rollie

The April meeting was not only a packed house with great on-the-table models, but also a club auction that brought in a lot of money for the treasury. We got to keep those pizza lunches paid for somehow.

20 Photos by Don Stadick

The 2012 Milwaukee NNL was their 20th annual. There was a plethora of great models to be had with a huge selection of LeMans winners brought to us by Mike Klessig. The big news of the show was that our own Torben Rothgen brought home the coveted Alan Kulwicki award! Congrats!

176 Photos by Don Stadick

The March meeting was standing-room only as usual. This month's theme was Mopars and we had a great variety on the table along with some classic boxes brought in by Bob Halliday. We were very surprised to see that the boxes were actually filled with the original kits!

37 Photos by Don Stadick

The February meeting was a big success and had a great turnout, which has become the norm. This month's theme was your first and last models complete, along with bringing back the "what are you working on?" segment.

30 Photos by Clint Williams

The Hope It Don't Snow Show that is held each year in southern Minnesota by the Zumbro Valley Scale Modelers. This year the cars made up about 1/3 of the total models entered in the show along with a great variety of military and aircraft. One of the top aircraft honors was won by our own Jim Allen.

114 Photos by Don Stadick

The January meeting brough out 35 members to welcome our new president Scott. Unfortunately, due to a snowmobile accident, our new vice-president Toby was unable to attend, but will hopefully be at the next meeting.

35 Photos by Clint Williams

The December meeting is the annual gift exchange. This year's should have been renamed as the "Who wants a Ferrari?" meeting. Half of the wrapped models ended up being from the Revell Ferrari line. Next year I'm hoping for a little more variety, but it was a fun time anyways. This year's meeting also included catering by Davanni's!

18 Photos by Don Stadick

The November meeting is the annual Club Contest. There was a whopping 63 model cars on the table! Considering our open wheel category was missing many participants, we could have had over 80 if everyone could have made it. Either way, it was a fantastic turnout and a great meeting. Also congratulations to Scott and Toby as being elected to the new president and vice spots.

63 Photos by Don Stadick

This years Out of the Closet meeting brought 34 current and former members! There were aircraft, sci-fi, ships, armor, autos and even some photos by Don Stauffer. It was like we had our own little private IPMS show.

48 Photos by Don Stadick

This year's Nordic-Con was back at a familiar venue. There were lots of great models to view and many vendors to drop some dough on. I walked out of there with a 1/6 scale Kubelwagen!

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The August meeting saw the return of our long-distance member Dennis who joined us all the way from Tennessee, bringing with him several quality boats.

34 Photos by Mark Rollie

The July meeting was held in a classroom setting, and what started as probably a 15 minute meeting turned into an hour of spirited discussion. The theme for July was F1 and once again, our members filled the tables with grand examples.

28 Photos by Don Stadick

The June meeting was a little light with 22 members, but we were joined by some wonderful guests. The theme for June was Rally Cars and there were some great ones of all scales on the table.

27 Photos by Don Stadick

The May meeting was jumping with 27 members and our guest was Dave Roush. May was Jeopardy month and we all had a lot of fun, despite the technical issues. Special thanks to Andy, Mark, Bob, and Don for coming up with all the questions this year.

20 Photos by Don Stadick

The April meeting was brought out 31 members as we discussed all the upcoming shows this year. The theme was the "Big Three" (General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler), and the number of models on the table did not disappoint.

38 Photos by Don Stadick

The March meeting was jam-packed with 38 people for our RPM Auction! Not only was there tables and tables full of great deals, there were plenty of built models on the show-and-tell tables to be seen as well.

18 Photos by Don Stadick

The February meeting brought out many members including two new recruits. We had a sub-theme of "straight line", which brought out some models that I hadn't even seen before. That's why we have the themes.

34 Photos by Mark Rollie

The Hope It Don't Snow Show that is held each year in southern Minnesota by the Zumbro Valley Scale Modelers. This year the cars made up about 1/4 of the total models entered in the show along with a great variety of military and aircraft. The top two automobile awards were won by our own Andy Martin and Jim Kampmann.

252 Photos by Mark Rollie

We kicked off the year with a spirited meeting and some great models on the table. We decided on our calendar for the year and planned out some great events for 2011. We may even bring back Jeopardy! Stay tuned for further details.

23 Photos by Don Stadick

The December meeting brought out 27 members to the meeting following our first club-sponsored pizza party at Davanni's! We had a brief meeting followed by our traditional exchanging of the models, along with treats, cider and general merriment. Happy Holidays to everyone and we're all hoping for a great 2011.

36 Photos by Don Stadick

The November meeting was the annual Club Contest. The Library must have read our meeting confirmation incorrectly and thought we were a group of miniature people because they stuffed 29 of us in a room designed for eight. We made the best of the situation and had a great contest anyways giving out seven awards including this year's snap-together challenge.

56 Photos by Don Stadick

The October meeting was our traditional "out of the closet" meeting which brings in all sorts of models other than cars. This year we had everything including aircraft, armor, sci-fi, and even a gorilla.

30 Photos by Don Stadick

Nordicon is an annual event that is sponsored by the Twin City Aero Historians (www.aerohistorians.org). This year's event was held at a private facility that worked out very well. Quality was at an all-time high and the quantity was at a record level.

254 Photos by Don Stadick

The August meeting brought a whopping 26 people out of the woorwork and into the meeting. There were many interesting items on the show-and-tell table as you can see from the photos.

21 Photos by Don Stadick

The July meeting had many old friends and guests totalling 22 in attendance. But better yet was the turnout on the show-and-tell table, ranging from street rods, to show rods, to rare indy. Cool stuff indeed.

17 Photos by Mark Rollie

The June meeting brought back our old friend, Dennis, from Tennesee. We also had a new guest named Cameron who we hope continues to return. I'm not sure how those boats got in the door, but we'll allow it this time.

13 Photos by Mark Rollie

The 12th Annual NNL North returned to the same great venue this year. There was an abundance of great models and vendors offering fantastic deals. It was great to offer display items donated by Round 2 and Kalmbach Publishing. We were happy to see all our friends from Winnipeg, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and all other locales.

283 Photos by Mark Rollie

The May meeting was held on a perfect spring day, but that didn't keep away the diehard club members. There were 26 of us in all. Even though the show-and-tell was light, there was an electricity in the air as the club prepared for our first Jeopardy tournament, which was a rousing success in my personal opinion.

21 Photos by Don Stadick

The April meeting brought back many members and guests. We had no theme, so the show-and-tell was rather light. There was still some good discussions and merriment, as always.

10 Photos by Don Stadick

The 2010 Milwaukee NNL was their 18th annual (which tied in with the 18-wheeler sub-theme) and the main theme was Back to the Fifties (cars 1963 and older). There were some fantastic new models along with some of the returning classics. Catch-up on the adventure in the RPM Newsletter!

209 Photos by Don Stadick

The March meeting brought out 26 members and three guests! This was our first club auction and it was a unbelievable success. Many thanks to those who donated items and those that bid. It truly shows why I view RPM as the best model club out there.

21 Photos by Don Stadick

The February meeting brought out many members including more new recruits. We had a sub-theme of "threes", which meant that you should bring three models that all had something in common.

10 Photos by Don Stadick

The Hope It Don't Snow Show that is held each year in southern Minnesota by the Zumbro Valley Scale Modelers. This years show included 110 cars and a great variety of military and aircraft. The top two automobile awards were won by our own Andy Martin and Jim Johnson.

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The January meeting brought out many members including some new recruits. We had the traditional club elections, followed by some interesting conversations and debates, followed by a small, by nice, on the table.

10 Photos by Don Stadick

The December meeting brought out 26 members to the meeting and 1 "permanent guest". We had a brief meeting followed by our traditional exchanging of the models, along with treats, cider and general merriment. Happy Holidays everyone, hope Santa brings you that "holy grail" kit you've been searching for.

32 Photos by Don Stadick

The November meeting brought out the normal high standard of hearty compatriots to complete in the annual Club Contest. There was a wonderful showing and congratulations to all the winners. We also had the Torben Challenge (with a very unique trophy that arrived via the short yellow bus, I'm sure). It was decided next year's challenge would be snap-together kits.

56 Photos by Don Stadick

Nordicon is an annual event that is sponsored by the Twin City Aero Historians (www.aerohistorians.org). This year's event was held at the same location as last year, the spacious North Aire. I believe the quantity was a little down this year, but the quality never waivered.

168 Photos by Don Stadick

The July meeting had a nice turnout with 21 members and one guest. We had the priviledge of Mark Jacques joining our merry clan. It's always good to turn another armor builder onto the dark side of auto modeling. There were some new finished builds on the table as well as a number of 70's cars for the monthly theme.

29 Photos by Don Stadick

The 11th Annual NNL North was moved to a spacious new venue this year where we plan to keep it for upcoming events. There was an abundance of models and we were surrounded by great vendors offering fantastic deals. The quality was excellent and the company was even better. We were happy to see all our friends from Winnipeg, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and all other locales.

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The 2009 Milwaukee NNL was their 17th annual and the main theme was Daytona Week - cars that raced at Daytona. The sub-theme was beach racing. The quality was up to it's usual standards and it was great to visit with old friends. And of course, several helpings of the honey butter rolls at the Roadhouse.

221 Photos by Don Stadick

The March meeting consisted of 28 members and two guests. We all reviewed the Model Cars issue #139 which had 6 RPM members' models featured. We discussed the R5 and other upcoming contests. A good time was had by all.

27 Photos by Don Stadick

The 2009 IMPS Region 5 show was put on by the Mad City Modelers of Madison, Wisconsin. There was a great turnout of all kinds of models along with a swap meet and a raffle that must be seen to be believed.

248 Photos by Don Stadick

The February meeting consisted of 26 members and one guest at the meeting. We all praised Erik for making the cover and article in Fine Scale Modeler - Great job Erik! We then got on to other business and ended with a Mustang-fest on the show table. Must be something in the water.

29 Photos by Don Stadick

The January meeting brought out 25 members and two guests to the meeting. The first item on the agenda was voting for officers and RPM is once again stuck with Don for President and Clint for Vice-President. We did wrangle Jim Allen to be our new Secretary. There were some fantastic models on the table and some great works in progress. Take a look!

31 Photos by Don Stadick

The December meeting brought out 23 members to the meeting, which is not bad considering we were in the middle of a blizzard. How's that for dedication? We started the new "Torben Challenge" and also exchanged models, treats, and merriment. We also mourned the passing of one of our members, Steve Cote. Steve will be missed.

21 Photos by Don Stadick

The November meeting not only brought in 27 of our members, but 2 new visitors that had drank the kool-aid and joined us by the end of the meeting. There was a great raffle that added lots of coin to the coffers. This meeting also had the club contest which had over 60 entries! Kudos to Jim Kampmann, Erik Zabel, Chad Gale, Jim Mulligan, and Clint Williams for the amazing Rock Crawler seen to your left.

72 Photos by Don Stadick

This year's Out-of-the-Closet meeting brought out some great models including a few in tribute to Dave Deal. We also saw an incredibly large and well-done boat from Brad Knight. This was also the month of the judging of our 1/32nd scale Challenge with Bill Halvorsen emerging victorious.

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This year's Toledo NNL Nationals was a great trip to a show that you have to visit at least once in your life. The show brought in over 800 models and 300 spectators making for a very crowded small room. The attached building houses the toy show/swap meet where you can find some great deals. The best part of the trip is when you get to talk with the greats like Jim Drew, Bob Coulter, Ted "Chopper" Lear and others.

257 Photos by Don Stadick

The Plastic on the Prairie show is held in Fargo, ND. This yar it was on Oct 12th. Mostly a toy / train show with lots of vendors selling trains, diecasts, and a lot more models this year. The model contest itself is rather small. Mark brought up 16 kits, and 4 won (2 even won a free kit each). Maybe everyone was in Toledo for the weekend instead! Fargo's weather
was heavy rain ... when the forecast called for over an inch of rain
to fall, they weren't kidding.

88 Photos by Mark Rollie

Nordicon is an annual event that is sponsored by the Twin City Aero Historians (www.aerohistorians.org). This year, the event was at a new larger location North of the Twin Cities that had many of us traveling over the new 35W bridge. It included aircraft, armor, ships, automobiles, motorcycles, figures, spacecraft and miscellaneous others. Photographers from Fine Scale Modeler, TCAH, and RPM were all on hand to capture this great show.

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The 9/08 meeting was my return to the helm after three long months of being away. There was some spirited conversation, same great cake (thanks, Mark), and some wonderful models on the table as well as in the swap area. Bill Halvorsen is on the verge of completing his first car model in nine years - we'll keep you posted.

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Each year Midway Ford hosts a Ford-only car show and we have been able to piggy-back off that for the last two years and set-up a Ford-only model show in the Midway Ford showroom. This year's show brought out a lot of new models as well as some classics.

34 Photos by Mark Rollie

The 8/08 meeting was handled by capable Bob Maderich. It was short and sweet, but still brought in some nice models. I think we are all preparing for the next four "themed" months of meetings. Next month's meeting is the swap meet which always brings in a crowd.

11 Photos by Jim Kampmann

The 6/08 meeting was down in attendance due to the great Minnesota weather and the fantastic 1:1 scale car show known as "Back to the Fifties". There were still some nice samples on the table and some work in progress towards our 1/32 scale challenge.

5 Photos by Mark Rollie

The 10th Annual NNL North was held at a new venue this year - the Ramada Mall of America. It was a great show with over 500 models on the tables and 26 vendor tables. The quality was top notch and it was great to mingle with all types of modeling masters. Definately not a show to be missed.

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The 5/08 meeting was back in our normal meeting place and was attended by 22 members including Brad Knight. We welcome him back to the club. Brad brought some great motorcycles that he's been working on. We also saw some beautiful Nascars and other vehicles. Dan Reinen brought his first entries to the show and tell table as well including a '34 Ford his Grandpa used to run.

17 Photos by Don Stadick

The 4/08 meeting was postponed one week due to the number of members that traveled to Wisconsin for the Milwaukee NNL. Scott Harvieux agreed to open his spacious home to the group and served a tasty chili to boot. The models were displayed on the pool table, which explains the green background in the photos. We also learned that we are not to bring chocolate cake to a house with white carpeting.

12 Photos by Scott Harvieux

The 2008 Milwaukee NNL was their 16th annual and thus they choose the Sweet 16 theme for their show - the car you had when you were sixteen. The tables were overflowing and the room was packed. It was great to get back to the Waukesha area for some great hobby stores, great friends, and great food - mmmm, Roadhouse rolls with honey butter.

277 Photos by Don Stadick

The 3/08 meeting had 23 members and guests for this meeting. Much of the discussions were centered around upcoming shows that we're excited to go to. You can tell our members are gearing up as most of the items on the show table were works-in-progress.

21 Photos by Don Stadick

The 2/08 meeting had a large turnout of members and guests for a winter meeting. I heard it was 27! There were some great builds and builds-in-progress on the table including some pickups by one of our new members, Bill Johanneck.

15 Photos by Jim Kampmann

The Hope It Don't Snow Show that is held each year in southern Minnesota and this year's event was moved to a larger facility in the historic Kahler Hotel. It is brought together by our friends in the Zumbro Valley Scale Modelers and they have done a wonderful job keeping this show exciting and interesting.

223 Photos by Don Stadick

Welcome to the New Year! The 1/08 meeting was the kickoff to our 2008 season with a lot of discussion regarding the budget, upcoming shows, and planning for the GMONNL (which will change names to become the NNL North). There were a number of nice builds brought for show and tell, along with quite a few works in progress. We also kicked off the 1/32 scale challenge, which is due in October of this year.

20 Photos by Don Stadick

The 12/07 meeting of the RPM Group was our white elephant gift exchange. Each of the members was asked to bring a wrapped model kit for a numbered raffle. When your number is up, you pick a wrapped present and open it or you can steal from another that has already opened one. Looting from other members is highly encouraged. A good time was had by all 25 members and guests that were at the meeting. Happy Holidays!

39 Photos by Don Stadick

The 11/07 meeting of the RPM Group was our club contest. All entries must have been built within the last 12 months (since the last club contest). We had a excellent turnout of 26 existing members. The quality of the models on the table continues to rise each year and this year we had 47 to choose from. Congratulations to our winners this year: Scott Harvieux (2), Chris Vick (2), Jim Mulligan and Steve Cote.

61 Photos by Don Stadick

The 10/07 RPM Meeting had 25 members and 2 guests. We quickly converted one of those guests to a paying member - welcome aboard Chris Brown! This was also Steve Cote's official entry into the club meetings - welcome aboard Steve! This meeting was for our annual Out of the Closet (bring anything that has not been shown in a while), along with a swap meet and club raffle. Everyone's mood was great and the meeting was a lot of fun.

44 Photos by Don Stadick

Nordicon is an annual event that is sponsored by the Twin City Aero Historians (www.aerohistorians.org). This year's 353 models covered aircraft, armor, sea vessels, automobiles, motorcycles, figures, spacecraft and miscellaneous others. Photographers from Fine Scale Modeler, Model X, TCAH, and RPM were all on hand to capture this great show.

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The 9/07 Meeting was held at Midway Ford in Roseville, MN along side a real car show. This was our first model car show at a dealership and the turnout was fantastic. There was a lot of interest generated by the model cars, and the only ones we had to warn about not picking up the models were the adults! many thanks to Chris and Bob for getting this set-up.

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The 8/07 RPM Meeting had another 22 member showing. We celebrated the Ferrari this month with some outstanding entries on the table. There were several other wonderful models including a pickup/trailer/mustang combo built by Dennis.

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The 7/07 RPM Meeting had 22 members including a return appearance from Bill Read, who we haven't seen in a while. It's good to see you back, Bill. This was the month the members were to bring their Mustang Modified club project in for review and judging. Of the 12 kits issued to club members, we had 14 return entries! Must be the new math.

32 Photos by Clint Williams

The 6/07 RPM Meeting had another large turnout of 20 members for such a fine day. There were some nice cars along with a surprising new way to make a fuel cell brought to us by Dennis Kimbrough. It was also Porsche month and there were a lot of great replicas compliments of Andy Martin and Bob Maderich.

35 Photos by Don Stadick

The 2007 GMONNL was a fun and exciting event that took place on June 9th. There were hundreds of fantastic cars along with many vendors and lots of people to talk to. This year's Best Competition award went to Steve Cote of Rosemount, MN. The Legends award went to Wisconsin's own Paul Johnston. RPM's own Andy Martin, Tom Thoren, Erik Zabel, and Jim Mulligan walked away with Top 10 awards.

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The 5/07 RPM Meeting had another large turnout for such a fine spring day. There was some nice cars on the table especially Scott's Ferrari which I've been waiting to see. Several more of the Mustang Modified's were also on-hand for unveiling. This was the last meeting before the GMONNL so much of the meeting revolved around plans to make this NNL better than the last.

15 Photos by Don Stadick

The 4/07 RPM meeting was my first meeting as President and had a wonderful turnout despite the fantastic weather outside. It was standing room only. There was a great assortment of models on the table including drag racing, F1, modified, Nascar, Panamericana, and even watercraft. Keep up the great work guys!

17 Photos by Clint Williams

This year's Milwaukee NNL had the theme Hot, Hot, Hot! - everything with flames. There was a good representation of hot cars on the table. Even though Clint William's Firebird had a flame-out the night before and refused to light, we've seen it work and it will be back at our NNL! There was a total of 630 cars on the table by AMG's count. A nice outing that I intend to make each year.

308 Photos by Don Stadick

The 3/07 RPM meeting kicked off the first views of the Mustang Modifieds from our club contest build. This meeting also had a change in leadership for the President and Vice-President roles. Bill Halvorsen showed his stuff by displaying a Chevelle work-in-progress.

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The 2/07 meeting of the RPM Group brought a new dynamic to the club. We had an informative meeting and learned some new techniques. Tim Graf gave us a wonderful demonstration on making headers out of solder and Clint Williams followed him with another great demonstration of creating injector stacks out of aluminum tubing. We also some some very nice builds on the table including our first white elephant kit done very nicely by Chris Vick.

26 Photos by Don Stadick

The Hope It Don't Snow Show that is held each year just south of Rochester has turned into quite an event not to be missed. It has grown to double the size it was when I attended just 2 years ago. It is brought together by the Zumbro Valley Scale Modelers and they have done a wonderful job of balancing a plethora of categories within this venue. I was lucky enough to be a judge (in the automotive section) and found some very nice builds.

163 Photos by Don Stadick

The 1/07 meeting of the RPM Group had no specific theme. It was a nice sized turnout at a temporary venue. We had a good number of models on the table for review and there was much discussion about the upcoming GMONNL and the R5 for 2008. Watch the website for more details as they develop.

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The 12/06 meeting of the RPM Group was our white elephant gift exchange. Each of the members was asked to bring a wrapped model kit for a numbered raffle. When your number is up, you pick a wrapped present and open it or you can steal from another that has already opened one. Looting from other members is highly encouraged. A good time was had by all 32 members that were at the meeting. Happy Holidays!

63 Photos by Don Stadick

The 11/06 meeting of the RPM Group was our club contest. All entries must have been built within the last 12 months (since the last club contest). We had a excellent turnout of existing members, new members and guests. The quality of the models on the table continues to rise each month and the club contest seems to be the pinnacle of the year. Congratulations to each of the winners.

43 Photos by Don Stadick

The 10/06 meeting of the RPM Group is known as the "Out of the Closet" meeting because we encourage each member to bring models that they have finished that do not meet the normal racing criteria that is promoted at the other meetings throughout the year. In 2006, we had a record turnout of models on the review table and a large gathering of members and guests.

47 Photos by Don Stadick

The NNL Nationals in Toledo was a memorable trip for many reasons. The show was fantastic with almost 1,000 models! The swap was combined with a local toy show, so it was the size of a small warehouse. Here are some of the reviews: "So good I almost p!ssed my pants" - Ted, "The only thing that would have made it better was if I had found a gun" - Bob

188 Photos by Don Stadick

Nordicon is an annual event that is sponsored by the Twin City Aero Historians (www.aerohistorians.org). It has been mainly aircraft and armor in the past, but this year our club and fellow car builders invaded like it was Normandy. Our car count rivaled that of the armor categories. Quite an impressive turnout.

43 Photos by Don Stadick

The NNL Milwaukee was my initiation into the traveling freak show that is model builders on the road. The locals took us to every hobby shop with 25 miles and they all had the same mysterious smell. We scored some great finds and Bob dubbed me the King of the Swaps for my 22-kit purchase. The show was incredible with the best dioramas that I have seen. Definately worth a return trip.

119 Photos by Don Stadick