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\"IMG_8899\"Jersey Fest Fair<\/a> 2013 was held at the Crowne Plaza Fairfield hotel in Fairfield, NJ, September 13th through 15th.\u00a0 According to their website, this is a new show that started out as a gathering\/party for mostly figure modelers in 2006, and only last year in 2012 did it graduate to public venues with open attendance.\u00a0 The event this year consisted of a good location at the Crowne Plaza, two nice sized vendor rooms with all sorts of figure and science fiction related materials and supplies, a model contest that drew some exceptional talent (photos below), and many seminars that covered everything kit assembly airbrushing.\u00a0 Artists Lorne Peterson (of ILM and Star Wars<\/em> fame) and Steve Wang (of Predator<\/em> fame) were also on hand to give presentations on their respective careers.<\/p>\n

I was only able to make one of the days due to work and other commitments, but I made a full Saturday of it.\u00a0 This was one of those occasions where I “knew” several people in \"IMG_8894\"attendance, but only through internet message boards; it’s always good to put a face and a voice with a name.\u00a0 As stated, the vender room content was almost exclusively science fiction kits, resin figures, and a couple of hardware vendors (Badger and Iwata had tables).\u00a0 The contest room was a little small, but jam-packed with models.\u00a0 You can still see the figure painter origins of the show in the number of those on display, but there was a sizable science fiction model showing as well, with lots of great Star Wars<\/em>, Battlestar Galactica<\/em>, mecha, and other hardware on display.<\/p>\n

From all accounts the show will be back next year.\u00a0 I’m not sure if it’ll be in the same venue, but if you’re into science fiction and\/or figure modeling, then find out where it is and go.\u00a0 It’s well worth the trip.<\/p>\n

~Devin Poore, Sept. 2013<\/em><\/p>\n

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