iHOBBY EXPO 2013: MAT IRVINE PREVIEWS NEW MOEBIUS MODELS
Moebius Models performed a neat trick for 2013. The company was present at iHobby Expo in Chicago, while simultaneously mounting a display some 400km (250 miles) away, at the Toledo Collectors Toy Fair, Sylvania, Ohio. iHobby Expo is the main US hobby show, but for many years there has also been a specialist Toledo Collectors Toy Fair, in Ohio. This year the Toledo show coincided with the Sunday of iHobby, so Moebius was torn as to which to attend - so it did both. Frank Winspur, creator and CEO, was at the show in Chicago while colleague Dave Metzner was two states eastward. The split was primarily because Moebius, although known mainly for its range of science-fiction and horror models, has also turned its attention in recent years to car and truck models, such as the excellent 1:25 scale 1952 Hudson Hornet convertible and 1953 hardtop (above) and streamlined Art Deco-look International Lonestar and Prostar trucks. First though, what was at iHobby Expo 2013? Here, Moebius revealed wo...