Anyone here going to Anime Expo in a few weeks? There’s a model contest: http://www.anime-expo.org/convention-info/programming/artists/model-building-contest/
Also the schedules for the event are out:
Day 1: http://www.anime-expo.org/download/AX2008_Schedule_Day1.pdf
Day 2: http://www.anime-expo.org/download/AX2008_Schedule_Day2.pdf
Day 3: http://www.anime-expo.org/download/AX2008_Schedule_Day3.pdf
Day 4: http://www.anime-expo.org/download/AX2008_Schedule_Day4.pdf
And the important thing is the following:
Gundam Model Building And Resin Figure Workshop:
Day 1; 7:00 - 9:00 WS1 Romm 304
Day 2: 4:30 - 6:30 WS1 Room 304
Day 3: 6:00 - 8:00 WS2 Room 511
Where is it being held gam?
Los Angeles Convention Center, July 3-6 2008
Ugh, why are none of these things near Philadelphia
There is always Otakon: August 8-10: http://www.otakon.com which is a really big east coast anime convention. They have a model contest, and this year, I will be there to host a model building panel similar to the one I do at Anime Expo. It’s in Baltimore, which is roughtly 4-5 hours south of Philly. I recommend you try going to that event. Definitely worth it.
Nah, Baltimore is only like a hour or so away from me. What kind of convention is it, what kind of modeling stuff goes on, etc etc?
It is an anime convention: http://www.otakon.com
Read through the site. The model contest is only a small part of the event. The event is rather large, like 20-30k people walking around. If you’re an hour away, it is definitely worth checking out. Hell, I’m flying out there from Los Angeles 
Anything near Chicago? I’m lucky in that nothing is more than half a country away from me, but even half a country is too expensive for me.