Best Junior
Crusader Mk III by Nicholas Pham
Italeri 1/35 scale
Completely stock, out of the box. Pin wash. Chipping effects. Rust effects. Mud and dust effects.
Best Aircraft
F-4U-1A Corsair by Marc Schachter
Tamiya 1/48 scale
Scratch built entire engine compartment including engine mount, firewall, turbo supercharger, oil tank, fuselage fuel tank, hydraulic reservoir and hydraulic accumulator, throttle linkages and armor plate. Superdetailed Aires P&W R2800 engine and cowl flaps. Scratch built entire engine exhaust manifold, engine cowl interior framing detail, sun glasses resting on gun sight. Scratch built and detailed parachute and “Mae West” life preserver resting on left horizontal stabilizer. Scratch built ammo betls, detailed gun bays and machine guns. Scratch built tail landing gear, landing hook and detailed main landing gear. Vaccuformed canopy and added PE rearview mirrors and operating crank. Scratch built seat frame, oxygen mask and hose, gunsight reflector and underwing landing light, identification lights and nav/position lights. Hand painted over 1,200 individual rivets on wings. Separated and repositioned elevators and rudder. Scratch built rear gear retraction mechanism, intercooler and flap, oil cooler and ducting.
Best Military Vehicle
Renault FT17 US Tank WWI by Bob Lomassaro
Meng 1/16 scale.
Added extra detail throughout the kit and engine. Model depicts a vehicle used by U.S. forces in 1917 on the Western front.
Best Diorama
Heidi Is Not Amused by Bruce MacRae
DML, Aurora, Miniart 1/35 scale
Heidi lets the tank driver know what she thinks about having her bike run over. Driver was made from seven different figures. Aber PE kit was used for the Pz III. Street, walls, and steps were carved from foam. Two hundred sixty nine hours to complete.
Best Ship
Kirishima by Jerry Jackson
Fujimi 1/700 scale
Lots of photo etch. Hand painted deck. Weathered with oils and hobby paints.
Best Figure
Dain Son of Hain by Bruce MacRae
Aurora 1/12 scale.
Major conversion from Aurora caveman. A soldering iron was used to melt the plastice to reshape the figure and fill gaps. Mail was made with brass rod mounted on a soldering iron. Pressing the iron into the plastic forms a melted ring to create one ring of mail. There were a lot of rings. Clothing was made from tissue coated with PVA. Ax and sword are scratch. Epoxy to make the beard and pouches. Belts made from lead. help carved from foam with details added.
Best Miscellaneous
Desert Rat by Bruce MacRae
Series 77 “Wimsie” 90mm
I sculpted the original figure as a master for Series 77 in 1979. My master was made all from Sculpy. This is one of the kits that I built and painted.
Best Automotive
Mercedes Benz Actros MP4 by Daniel Valencia
Completely modified semi truck converted into a two truck. Scratch built belt and moving mechanism. Extremely detailed 3D printed tires/wheels. Mercedes GT3 detailed interior. Both matching liveries (decals and colors).
Best Tamiya
F-4U-1A Corsair by Marc Schachter
Tamiya 1/48 scale
Scratch built entire engine compartment including engine mount, firewall, turbo supercharger, oil tank, fuselage fuel tank, hydraulic reservoir and hydraulic accumulator, throttle linkages and armor plate. Superdetailed Aires P&W R2800 engine and cowl flaps. Scratch built entire engine exhaust manifold, engine cowl interior framing detail, sun glasses resting on gun sight. Scratch built and detailed parachute and “Mae West” life preserver resting on left horizontal stabilizer. Scratch built ammo betls, detailed gun bays and machine guns. Scratch built tail landing gear, landing hook and detailed main landing gear. Vaccuformed canopy and added PE rearview mirrors and operating crank. Scratch built seat frame, oxygen mask and hose, gunsight reflector and underwing landing light, identification lights and nav/position lights. Hand painted over 1,200 individual rivets on wings. Separated and repositioned elevators and rudder. Scratch built rear gear retraction mechanism, intercooler and flap, oil cooler and ducting.
Best Theme Arsenal of Democracy
F-4U-1A Corsair by Marc Schachter
Tamiya 1/48 scale
Scratch built entire engine compartment including engine mount, firewall, turbo supercharger, oil tank, fuselage fuel tank, hydraulic reservoir and hydraulic accumulator, throttle linkages and armor plate. Superdetailed Aires P&W R2800 engine and cowl flaps. Scratch built entire engine exhaust manifold, engine cowl interior framing detail, sun glasses resting on gun sight. Scratch built and detailed parachute and “Mae West” life preserver resting on left horizontal stabilizer. Scratch built ammo betls, detailed gun bays and machine guns. Scratch built tail landing gear, landing hook and detailed main landing gear. Vaccuformed canopy and added PE rearview mirrors and operating crank. Scratch built seat frame, oxygen mask and hose, gunsight reflector and underwing landing light, identification lights and nav/position lights. Hand painted over 1,200 individual rivets on wings. Separated and repositioned elevators and rudder. Scratch built rear gear retraction mechanism, intercooler and flap, oil cooler and ducting.
Best Theme Those 70s Cars
Tamiya
Ferarri 312B by Ferdinand Pascua
Best of Show
Star Wars Blockade Runner by Chang Huei Yang
Scratch built 1/144 scale
Scratch built from styrene sheets, Bandai, model kits for greebies, and other components. Photo etch from various airplane kits. No 3D printer was used in the process. Tamiya paints and Abteilung oils.
