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Quarterly Contest Results
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Thirteen models were entered in the second quarterly contest. Lead Judge Jerry Jackson divided the entries in three categories: Juniors, Aircraft, and Military Vehicles. |
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Juniors
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First Place - Nic Lowry - USS Yorktown
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Second Place - Annalysa Walker - Rainbow in Mountains
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Third Place - Ashley Ball - '34 Ford D
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Aircraft
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First Place - Mike O'Leary - Junkers J-1
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Second Place - Karl Hemstraat - Do 335
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Third Place - Richard Abraham - F-16 D
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Military Vehicles
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First Place - Ethan Idenmill - Star Wars Imperial AT-ST
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Second Place - Matt Levesque - LeHF 18M
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Best of Show - Popular Vote
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Mike O'Leary - Junkers J-1
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Other Contest Entries
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The Meeting
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In the absence of President Rex McCoy Vice-President Ethan Idenmill conducted the meeting. |
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Contest Coordinator Manny Gutsche asked for volunteers to help setting up the premises at the San Diego Air & Space Museum Annex the day before the Model Expo event, which will be also the day of the May meeting. Manny also announced that the setup will start at 2:00PM instead of the usual 10:00AM. |
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Show 'n Tell
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Richard Abraham brought this nicely built 1/48 scale Vampire, a Trumpeter kit finished in the colors of the pre-revolution Iraq Air Forces. |
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| In anticipation to the Model Expo contest theme "In The Movies", Jose Gonzalez is working on a diorama featuring the "Final Countdown" dog fight between two F-14s and two Zeros, all aircraft in 1/144 scale. Jose also brouhg a 1/72 P-36 that he finished with aluminum foil (foreground, left) to simulate ba |
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New-comer Stewart Richline brought this not-quite-finished USS New Jersey, a 1/350 scale model from Tamiya. |
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Scott Blue converted a 1/48 scale Revell A-37 to make the T-37 used in this display.
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| Jerry Brunson brought his 75% completed 1/32 Trumpeter A-7 to which he added Aires wheel wells, cockpit and electronics bay, and a Zactomodels kit consisting of a seamless and correct intake and a correct canopy. | |
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Jerry Jackson brought his finished Bf 109G-14, a 1/48 scale Otaki model that he had built in the 1980s and recently took apart to perform a proper restoration.
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Barry Rishel bought another ship kit from Discount Hobby Warehouse, this time a 1/350 scale Academy model of the USS Indianapolis. |
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Robert Curtin and son Zachary are working for the first time on a joint project, a 1/144 scale F/A-18 D model from Dragon.
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Our thanks to all who participated!
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APRIL 2013 MEETING REPORT
