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      MODELFEST 2025
          Next Modelfest
   FEBRUARY 23rd
    Seaside Park/Ventura
     County Fairgrounds
     10 W. Harbor Blvd.
     Ventura, CA 93001

   Vendor set-up is from
     7:00am to 8:30am.


Model Contest
Catagories

100: AIRCRAFT PROPELLER
101  1/72-149 Single Eng
102  1/72-149 Multi-Eng
103  1/48-1/33 Single Eng
104  1/48-1/33 Multi Eng
105  1/32 and Larger
106  Out of Box **

200: AIRCRAFT JET
207  1/72-1/49
208  1/48-1/33
209  1/32 and Larger
212  Civil/Rotary/Fixed Wing
213 Out of Box**

300: CARS/TRUCKS
301  Replica Stock/Movie
302  Customs
303  Competition
305  Trucks/Lt Commercial
306  Motorcycles
307  Lowriders-American
309  Lowriders/Tuners-Import
311  Street Rods-'48 & Older
312  Street Machines-'49 & Newer
313  Curbside/Slammer
314  Out of Box**
315  Big Rigs/Heavy Equiptment

400: MILITARY VEHICLES
401  Closed Top
        Tanks/Self-Propelled Guns
403  Open Top
        with/Interior Kit or Scratch
405  Soft Skin
        Trucks/Half Tracks etc.
407  Conversions

500: DIORAMAS
501  Dioramas All

600: SHIPS
601  Ships and Boats ALL

700: SPACE/SCIENCE FICTION
701  Vehicle: Sci-Fi
702  Vehicle: Non-Fiction
703  Gundam/Mecha

800: FIGURES
801  Dismounted (Historical)
803  Mounted (Horseback)
805  Fantasy/Sci-Fi
806  Super Heroes/Comics

900: JUNIOR
901  Aircraft
902  Armor
903  Figures
904  Dioramas
905  Cars-General
906  Cars-Lowrider
907  Ships
908  Space/Sci-Fi

1100: What Ifs???????


** OUT of BOX REQUIRES THAT ONLY KIT DECALS BE USED AND NO ADDITIONAL AFTERMARKET PARTS ARE ADDED. INSTRUCTIONS MUST ACCOMPANY ALL OUT OF BOX MODELS.

Entries are $5.00 for the first Model and $2.00 for each additional Model. Judging begins at 11:00am and all entries close at that time.

STATE PARKING FEE APPLIES










Ventura Hobbies first opened in 1987, but the "roots" of the business go back to 1946 when the Atkins Family started a Hobby & Craft store in Santa Barbara California. As a young teenager, Vernon Morseman went to work for Tom Atkins, who took the young model builder under his wing and taught him the business.

Now after more than 45 years in the business, building models professionally for 35 years and having learned and worked in all facets of the Hobby Industry since the mid 1970's, Vernon has a solid, diverse knowledge of the entire industry. Vernon is the previous owner of Santa Barbara Hobbies, and Dave's  Hobby Central, and is the owner and operator of MTE Industries, (Since 1981) a manufacturing   company of a specialty tool for Safety Wire Products for Go-Karts, Motorcycles and Aviation,
created by Vernon.

At Ventura Hobbies the combined experience of the knowledgeable and helpful staff bring over 100 years of model-building expertise to the customer as well as a diverse knowledge of all facets of the hobby industry.

Contact Us today to begin your next great project. We look forward to serving you.

Local Store Hours
Sunday / Monday / Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Tuesday / Wednesday / Friday /  Saturday 10am - 5:40pm
Second Wednesday of the month 10pm - 4pm
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Voted Western Ventura County's
Best Hobby Shop
2001 - 2011
HOBBY SHOP CATEGORY ENDED 2011
(LAST HOBBY SHOP IN COUNTY)