Vendors or, "The Heaven", if you like. (85 imagens)

Here is a short summary from what I recall (see the photos below, in the same sequence):

Squadron – The new 1/32 F-80 was there with the 1/48 Cessna Bamboo Bomber and their resin accessories. There was a new PBY Walkaround book, too. For those who don't know, MMD is the distributor of Hobbyboss in US now.

Fusion Models – They would make any 1/48er crazy. Including some new masters on the tables...

Academy – The news on display there were the new Graf Spee in 1/350, the F-22A in 1/48, and their downscaled F/A-18D in 1/72. They promised a new F-5 in 1/72 for late this year.

Trumpeter - Several test shots. In 1/32: F-14 Super Tomcats (A, B and D) and F/A-18 Super Hornet (E, F and G). In 1/48 and 1/72: the F-100 (yes, in both scales). In 135 they had the M1135 and the K-18 German gun. I could check the new Swordfish, MiG-21MF and the Mil Mi-4, all in big scales. They swore the TBD, Harrier II and the 2-seat Typhoon in 1/32 will all be out soon.

Nostalgic Plastic - Fantastic stock of odds and ends... including a nice table of assembled models.

Aires & Quickboost - Nothing really new there, but it was tuff to see all that resin while counting my dymes.

Master Class Videos - Floyd Werner was there releasing his 4th video. It was worth to see the models built in the first videos in flesh. Nice guys.

Eduard – I saw the parts for the new Fw-190D in 1/48. They were announcing a new line of PE parts called Brassin, which don't need special tool to be bent in the correct position. I had an idea of what it is, but let's wait and see. They said a Hellcat and a Me-110, both in 1/72 (whoa!), are on the way... And of course, I can't describe my feeling staring at those endless rows of PE, masks, and kits... Gladly I already have my Me-109E-4, but they will will be replacing the wrong canopy only by November.

Planet Models - I put my hands on the Bu-131, Bu-133 and the He-176 in the big scale, plus lots of resin stuffs in 1/72 for dioramas... Too expensive, though.

Harder & Steenbeck - Airbrush manufacturers had a hard fight. The H&S stand had their precision line, including the Infinity for $199.00 and a workshop. Gents, that gun sprays fine...

Zactomodels - Chris Zactoman Wilson was there with great news for 1/32 jets lovers. The test shots of the YF-23 was on display, as well as many conversions for the MiG-29, Su-27, A-7, the whole Vymple missile family, and more. I talked to Chris for a while, and I was impressed by the quality and accuracy of their products.

Badger Airbrushes - Badger was also there and they made a workshop on their airbrushes, including the Sotar 20/20 and the new Renegade airbrushes. I was glad for talking to Ken Schlotfeldt about the new airbrushes, and we had a good laugh remembering the Nei vs. Badger tale. I also checked their Model-Flex acrylic paint line.

Arthur Bentley Drawings - One of my most pleasing moments was the talking I had with Sir A. Bentley. He explained me several details about the production of his outstanding drawings, and I could check personally why they are ranked as the best on the market.

XS models - Besides their range of racers in 1/72 scale, I had the chance to see their Hughes H-1 and the Yak-11 in the big scale.

Minicraft – Their new E-3 Sentry and J-Stars in 1/144 were there fully assembled and painted. Nice models.

Hasegawa – Nothing new for the rest of the year.

Dragon – Same, at least on their flyer.

Revell - Several re-releases on display. A couple of new models for 2010, but I didn't found what. .

Italeri - The F-86F (Kinetic) Sabre in 1/32 was the only new - so to speak - to me.

Yellow Wings - Their whole line of decals were on display.

Koster Aero Enterprises - Their new Ford B-24H conversion was sold out on the second day.

Warpigs - Jeff Herne's stuffs all over the table. I grabbed my share of their pigments for 2 bucks each.

Besides these, Michigan Toy Soldier, Wings N' Treads books, Air Connection, Sprue Brothers, Starfighters Decals, The Tool Man, Lion Roar, Griffon Models, Special Hobby, Scale Aviation Modeller & SAM Publ., Verlinden Prod., L'Arsenal, HLJ, Tiger Models, and many others - including hobby/book shops -  that I can no longer remember were also there. As I said, it looked like a dream... I'll leave you with a few photos.