Gather your sprues, get out the glue, shake up the paint and fire up the airbrush… the Thirty-Fourth annual High Plains Con is coming! Save the date, Saturday, October 4, 2025 10:00am.
Being held at the Ranch Events Center/Larimer County Fairgrounds Thomas M. McKee Building – 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland, CO 80538
Event Special Theme
The Fabulous Fifties
– Featuring builds from the years 1950-1959 or anything related to the number 50
New this year: People’s Choice Award!
Entry Fees
- Entry fee is $15, for up to three models.
- Add $1 for each additional model over three.
- Juniors (under 18) entries are free.
Entry forms must be filled out in person. Be ready to provide your name, email, address, and IPMS member number, if applicable. For each model we ask for the category, subject and kit manufacturer, and scale.
Event Categories
We reserve the right to split/combine categories or add new categories without notice. All our usual model categories are back this year, including Junior Categories. Click on the Category List for more information.
Category List
| Category ID | Category Name |
|---|---|
| 100s | AIRCRAFT: |
| 101 | MILITARY SINGLE ENGINE PROPELLER (1/72 & Smaller) |
| 102 | MILITARY: SINGLE ENGINE PROPELLLER: PACIFIC (1/48 to 1/50) |
| 102A | MILITARY: SINGLE ENGINE PROPELLER: EUROPE (1/48 to 1/50) |
| 103 | MILITARY: SINGLE ENGINE PROPELLER (1/32 & Larger) |
| 104 | MILITARY: MULTI ENGINE PROPELLER (1/72 & Smaller) |
| 105 | MILITARY: MULTI ENGINE PROPELLER (1/48 & Larger) |
| 106 | MILITARY: SINGLE JET (1/72 & Smaller) |
| 107 | MILITARY: SINGLE JET (1/48 & Larger) |
| 108 | MILITARY: MULTI ENGINE JET (1/72 & smaller) |
| 109 | MILITARY: MULTI ENGINE JET (1/48 & Larger) |
| 110 | CIVIL: SPORT, RACING, COMMERCIAL (ALL SCALES) |
| 111 | ROTARY WING (ALL SCALES) |
| 112 | JUNIOR (ALL SCALES) |
| 200s | CIVILIAN VEHICLES: |
| 201 | CARS: POST 1960 (ALL SCALES) |
| 201A | CARS PRE 1960 (ALL SCALES) |
| 202 | LIGHT TRUCKS (ALL SCALES) |
| 203 | COMPETITION (ALL SCALES) |
| 204 | COMMERCIAL (ALL SCALES) |
| 205 | HEAVY TRUCKS (ALL SCALES) |
| 206 | MOTORCYCLES (ALL SCALES) |
| 207 | JUNIOR (ALL SCALES) |
| 300s | DIORAMAS: |
| 301 | MILITARY (ALL SCALES) |
| 301A | NON-MILITARY (ALL SCALES) |
| 302 | JUNIOR (ALL SCALES) |
| 400s | MISCELLANEOUS & FANTASY: |
| 401 | MISCELLANEOUS (ALL SCALES) |
| 402 | FANTASY (ALL SCALES) |
| 403 | MISCELLANEOUS & FANTASY: JUNIOR (ALL SCALES) |
| 500s | MILITARY VEHICLES: |
| 501 | TANKS (1/72 SCALE) |
| 502 | TANKS (1/48 SCALE) |
| 503 | TANKS NON-GERMAN (1/35 SCALE) |
| 503A | TANKS GERMAN (1/35 SCALE) |
| 504 | SOFT SKIN (1/72 SCALE) |
| 505 | SOFT SKIN (1/48 SCALE) |
| 506 | SOFT SKIN (1/35 SCALE) |
| 507 | HALF-TRACKS & ARMORED VEHICLES (1/72 SCALE) |
| 509 | HALF-TRACKS & ARMORED VEHICLES (1/35 SCALE) |
| 510 | ARTILLERY PIECES (ALL SCALES) |
| 511 | JUNIOR (ALL SCALES) |
| 600s | SPACECRAFT: |
| 601 | SCIENCE FICTON (ALL SCALES) |
| 602 | REAL (ALL SCALES) |
| 603 | JUNIOR (ALL SCALES) |
| 700s | NAUTICAL: |
| 701 | SMALLER THAN 1/350 SCALE |
| 702 | 1/350 SCALE |
| 703 | LARGER than 1/350 SCALE |
| 704 | JUNIOR (ALL SCALES) |
| 800s | FIGURES: |
| 801 | ALL SCALES |
| 802 | JUNIOR (ALL SCALES) |
| SPECIAL | CONTEST THEME: |
| THE FABULOUS FIFTIES (ALL SCALES) |
Sponsorship Information
Sponsorships help make the event happen. Sponsors names along with links for companies and clubs will be displayed on this page and around the show floor.
To sponsor the High Plains Con or an award category, please send an email* to Mark Suniga or Jon Caldwell.
Available Sponsorships:
- Category Sponsorship $30.00 each
- Best of [Category] Sponsorship $50 each
- Best in Show/Best Theme/People’s Choice Sponsorships $75 each
Sponsors – Best in Show, Best Theme, People’s Choice Awards:
- Best in Show Award
- Best Theme Award
- HPM President’s Award – Randy Robinson
- People’s Choice Award
Sponsors – Best of Category Awards:
- Best Aircraft
- Best Auto
- Best Armor
- Best Diorama
- Best Miscellaneous
- Best Figures
- Best Nautical
- Best Spacecraft
- Best Junior (under 18)
- Best Groundwork
Sponsors – Categories
- Aircraft
- Civilian Vehicles
- Dioramas
- Miscellaneous & Fantasy
- Military Vehicles
- Spacecraft
- Nautical – In Memory of Tony DuMosch
- Figures
Vendor Information
- For vendor tables please send an email* to Mark Suniga or Jon Caldwell. to reserve your tables.
- Vendor Fee: $25.00 per 8 feet of table space.
- Tables are available on a first come first serve basis & must be reserved in advance.
Important Notes
- Please note that pricing may be subject to change before the contest date.
- Cash or check only. Sorry, no credit cards accepted.
- While all reasonable efforts are made to prevent damage to any model, High Plains Modelers accept no responsibility for any damages to the entries. Modelers are responsible for their own models, and they must be picked up by the end of the show.
- Judges may handle the entries – as a last resort – in accordance with the IPMS/Nationals rules.
- Spam Notice, if your email is unsolicited spam in nature, your ability to make form submissions will be blocked at our discretion.