Scale Models Wellington & Manawatu Scale Model Club are proud to holding the 2025 Scale Models Expo which will include the IPMS Nationals.
This will be at a joint event called Hobby Ex, which is run in conjunction with the Hutt Valley Model Railway, so there will be the IPMS Nationals scale model competition, model railway layouts, traders stalls, and other hobby groups at the overall Hobby Ex event.

The venue is Whirinaki Whare Taonga (formerly Expressions) at 836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt, and is open from 10-4pm both Saturday & Sunday
The event will include a scale model competition using the new IPMS Competition Guidelines & all scale models are eligible for entry.
There is a $5 entry fee per modeller, and modellers may enter as many eligible models as they wish for one $5 entry fee