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Mad City Model Contest, 2 March 2019 Madison WI
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Rhino
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"Starbase, coast in. Wichita 114 feet dry................
Crossed a decidedly frost Mississippi river 0940. A less than blistering pace was set under a tentative early March sky.
Hiway 151 in Wisconsin is fun to drive on. Curvy, scenic roadway carved through limestone karst.
Road conditions were nominal. Occasionally the sun peeked through. Music playing, white lines flashing by
The company was Stellar! We made the new spacious venue a little before 1100. They've had lots of snow here in Madison. Parking was "Winter Casual". Park anywhere She'll fit and don't bother about Tow Trucks.
Registration was effortless & speedy. The greeting was warm and welcoming. As is usual in the cooler climes of Wisconsin. The always affable IPMS Region 5 Rep, Jim Coatney & his Sweetie hard at work as well!
Crossed a decidedly frost Mississippi river 0940. A less than blistering pace was set under a tentative early March sky.
Hiway 151 in Wisconsin is fun to drive on. Curvy, scenic roadway carved through limestone karst.
Road conditions were nominal. Occasionally the sun peeked through. Music playing, white lines flashing by
The company was Stellar! We made the new spacious venue a little before 1100. They've had lots of snow here in Madison. Parking was "Winter Casual". Park anywhere She'll fit and don't bother about Tow Trucks.
Registration was effortless & speedy. The greeting was warm and welcoming. As is usual in the cooler climes of Wisconsin. The always affable IPMS Region 5 Rep, Jim Coatney & his Sweetie hard at work as well!
phantom II
Master at Arms
Wow , that looks a lot like the Eastern end of the Ohio turnpike :idonno
Cheers, Christian B)
Cheers, Christian B)
Rhino
Super Moderator
General raffle prizes. Drawings on the hour stating at 1100 until 1400. We missed the 1100 drawing, because I was running my mouth and introducing Teresa to model friends, and lost my focus. :idonno
"Grand Prize" Raffle prizes. The Mad City club pretty much sets the Gold Standard in the Region 5 I attend with any regularity at all, for volume & quality in raffle prizes. Almost every kit is new & sealed. No started stuff or missing parts. In recent memory, the Atlanta club had a killer raffle and Butch O'Hare in Chicago-land was impressive as well. My Partner in Crime decided to join in the raffle fun. Teresa even splurged on a Grand Prize raffle ticket as well.
Are ya ready for Model Pitchurs?!?
Rhino
Super Moderator
It isn't everyday the Monogram 1/48 Liberator-J is seen.
Lookie! Frank's Peacemaker B-36 and Su-24 made the show!
That's my friend right there! He ends up in my pitchers most of the time anyway. I shot this one on purpose!
OK. I may be just a bit biased, but the nekid Fokker DR.1 was just cool! Operating control surfaces, springy tailskid. Just NEET-O. The skilled, able, yet still friendly, Bob Steinbrunn built Her.
Der Baron would be Chuffed!
Rhino
Super Moderator
Sogai! A dinky Kikka jet!
1/48 Aircraft. Armor Guys, don't worry! Your favorite pictures are coming!
A few close-ups of eye-catchers!
INSANE! A built AmTech 1/48 Ta-183 Huckebein! A VERY rare model airplane kit!! Erich Hartmann's markings! A little more filler around the tailplane joint and at the rear of the wing join seam, and she would have been near-flawless!!
That nekkid fokker is really nice, I would love to do one half skinned, maybe in the process of being skinned or re-skinned.
Oh...Hey Frank!! :dude :Hiay 
That's nice!
Rhino
Super Moderator
Some Armor Models. The M-108 is a Tank that you don't see often built.
Bill Kruger & Teresa chat about his little 1/48 Motorcycle with side car and the local happenings in the Cedar Rapids area. Bill is one of the stalwarts of model shows and good dood!
More Models! :yipee
I liked this little Stuart.
It was just about now I got shang-hai-ed into Judging. I usually don't judge at out-of-town shows. Generally I'm way too busy socializing. Today, I forgot my training and VOLUNTEERED!
My recent medications may have had something to do with it!
Rhino
Super Moderator
After a dash for lunch I joined Mad City modelers Joe Simon, his Son Joshua, and Brett (Forgive me Brett!) Dillenberg (?) for judging duties. We did 1/48 Jets. 1/32 Aircraft, Figures, Out of Box, and Miscellaneous.
Out-of Box!
That you be "Dink". Synonymous with alter, munkie, improve. White table coverings play hell with contrast & sharpness.
Sweet Models 1/144 A5M4 Claude.
Mr. Whitey "Get My Good Side." Actually a female.
BIG shark. Little bitty mouth. Your thoughts, Warren? :hmmm
British Columbia's famed wise-ass!
The Kathoga! Antagonist scary critter from The Relic. Only the second one of these I've seen built. His eyes were spot-on!
Figures.
Elvira, Queen of Cleavage! Um! The Darkness.
Kamikaze and 17th century Musketeer. Mickey must be VERY old at that!
I liked the War Toons SS Man & his Shepard. They didn't place, but stood out! Figures was a tough category.
"One Last Mission" COOL!
Warhammer Elder Harlequin Troupe. These 4 fine dinky figures put me in mind of KISS.
She was and attention getter.
NOW! in COLOR this time, from Her first film "To Have and Have Not" Lauren Bacall. hand sculpted and meticulously finished, with PERFECT eyes that weren't decals. First Place figure winner. If I had any criticism, Lauren was a mite thinner in her debut with Humphrey Bogart. She was called "Slim". My Favorite Figure!
Out-of Box!
That you be "Dink". Synonymous with alter, munkie, improve. White table coverings play hell with contrast & sharpness.
Sweet Models 1/144 A5M4 Claude.
Mr. Whitey "Get My Good Side." Actually a female.
BIG shark. Little bitty mouth. Your thoughts, Warren? :hmmm
British Columbia's famed wise-ass!
The Kathoga! Antagonist scary critter from The Relic. Only the second one of these I've seen built. His eyes were spot-on!
Figures.
Elvira, Queen of Cleavage! Um! The Darkness.
Kamikaze and 17th century Musketeer. Mickey must be VERY old at that!
I liked the War Toons SS Man & his Shepard. They didn't place, but stood out! Figures was a tough category.
"One Last Mission" COOL!
Warhammer Elder Harlequin Troupe. These 4 fine dinky figures put me in mind of KISS.
She was and attention getter.
NOW! in COLOR this time, from Her first film "To Have and Have Not" Lauren Bacall. hand sculpted and meticulously finished, with PERFECT eyes that weren't decals. First Place figure winner. If I had any criticism, Lauren was a mite thinner in her debut with Humphrey Bogart. She was called "Slim". My Favorite Figure!
Rhino
Super Moderator
Ships & Submarines:
1/350 USS Stevens, DD-479 in her Scouting Floatplane configuration. Absolutely Outstanding!
1/350 LHD-2 USS Essex on a busy day. Check out the lighted hangar deck! NEET-O! A very tidy model ship. The helo's were anti-climactic.
1/35 PT Boat.
I want one of these! PT-193. Lt. Cyrus Taylor's "Bitchin' Witch". I can't have one. Where the heck would I build Her! Now, the new Revell Ag 1/72 kit.........
Richard Slawka (Slifka) entered his 1/700 USS Albemarle seaplane tender. His usual Gold-medal model!
1/350 USS Stevens, DD-479 in her Scouting Floatplane configuration. Absolutely Outstanding!
1/350 LHD-2 USS Essex on a busy day. Check out the lighted hangar deck! NEET-O! A very tidy model ship. The helo's were anti-climactic.
1/35 PT Boat.
I want one of these! PT-193. Lt. Cyrus Taylor's "Bitchin' Witch". I can't have one. Where the heck would I build Her! Now, the new Revell Ag 1/72 kit.........
Richard Slawka (Slifka) entered his 1/700 USS Albemarle seaplane tender. His usual Gold-medal model!
