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Duke Maddog wrote:Congratulations Gary, even though it is so many years late. I'm glad that you placed; those models look amazing. Way to go!

Stikpusher wrote:They do look good indeed Gary. Doing well in a contest with that old Tamiya Panther is certainly no small feat. The Italeri Chaffee on the other hand is a beauty of a kit! One of their best!

Thank you both! I think they did turn out okay back then for a first-timer. Again, beginner's luck. I have a Tamiya Tiger I and a Dragon Panzer IV in Syrian service in the Six Day War. I've been intrigued by a WWII tank serving up to 1967. Also have the Tamiya Walker Bulldog and that 1/32 Panzer IV from Monogram that I want to use to introduce my grandsons (then the younger granddaughter get their chance!) to modeling.

I might just start that Tiger when I get a couple airplanes out of the way. You know? No canopies to mask...

More pics of the tanks. You saw them all 7 years ago:

http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtop ... f=27&t=555

Modelcrazy wrote:I completly forgot about this thread.
My Mayflower won third in Sailing


The Akagi got third in ship dioramas

Congratulations Modelcrazy! Those look amazing to me.

Thanks guys,
John, yes the Mayflower is a wood Artesania Latina kit I built 20 years ago, before I knew there were contests.
The Akagi would probably have had a better chance at first if I place her in the ships category but I wanted to be judged on the whole scene not just the ship itself. She's going to our regionals in Oct and after that probably our museum in the Pearl Harbor exabit

Third place on the Akagi?!?! The judges should be hanged! LOL!! Congrats on the awards!!

BlackSheep214 wrote:Third place on the Akagi?!?! The judges should be hanged! LOL!! Congrats on the awards!!

Exactly my thought as well. Congrats to you and Mark!

I can't argue with that, but that's the problem with human judges. They probably didn't have the time to really look closely at it and the first place was an large 200 scale Hornet. But hey, I'm sure they saw something that I didn't, although I went over that ship with a microscope.
I'm sure Mark saw that Hornet. It was impressive.
She has another chance here at out local. After that, it's off to the museum.

Well, I did make it to Orangecon this year and this year I made personal history.

I'd been entering and working Orangecon for 26 years now and this year I finally placed First in one of my categories.

Orangecon 2021; First Place Small Scale Armor; 1946 and Later:




I'm still blown away.

WOOOOOUH!

CONGRATULATIONS MARK !

1st Place!!



- Kari

Way to go! Well deserved!

Congrats Mark! Well deserved. I went to orangecon years ago - I think it was at March AFB. Great folks and super contest.
EDIT - and the IPMS nationals hosted by Orange County IPMS.

Awesome news, Mark!!!