PMM Twelve Minute Modelsphere: May 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses the modeling hobby community, recaps the AMPS International Convention, and looks ahead to Wonderfest.

We zoom out to the bigger modeling hobby community. We recap our trip to the AMPS International Convention in South Bend, Indiana, from standout vendors to the simple joy of photographing great models without hovering too close with a phone. We also look ahead to Wonderfest at the end of May, including the added buzz around the 60th anniversary of Star Trek and what that could mean for sci-fi modeling, vendors, and themed builds on the tables. We close with what keeps the momentum going betw...

Topics covered

• modeling community
• AMPS International Convention
• Wonderfest
• sci-fi modeling
• photography
• model builds

Keywords

• modeling
• AMPS International Convention
• Wonderfest
• Star Trek
• sci-fi modeling
• photography
• model builds

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Star Trek

Places: South Bend, Indiana

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