Some New Entries for the Duke's Trophy Case!

[Duke Maddog]

Okay, this isn't as big a deal as maybe a regional contest or something like that, but I was thrilled to have entered and placed anyway! I rarely do this so I'd like to do a little horn blowing!

One of the IPMS members in my Orange County IPMS chapter owns a Hobby Shop called Military Hobbies. Every quarter they run a themed contest in which winners get a certificate and prizes. This quarter, the theme was "1/72 scale Models". Anything in 1/72 scale could be entered. There were 14 categories and due to limited space in the store, everyone who entered was limited to one entry per category.

I entered eight categories. Four armor and four aircraft. I took home five awards.

These are my winners:

Third Place, Multi-Engined Propeller: Italeri C-130 Hercules in British colors:

Third Place, Multi-Engined Jet: Hasegawa Su-24 Fencer C

(Note: I built that over 14 years ago.)

Third Place, Soft Skinned Vehicles: Academy M-1117 Stryker:

Third Place, Closed Top Armored Fighting Vehicles: Pegasus Hobbies Marine Corps M-26 Pershing

And my final award:

First Place, Open Top Armored Fighting Vehicles: Trumpeter Sturer Emil:

I got four 20% off coupons for those Third Place winners, and one 40% off coupon for the First Place winner. Looks like my stash is gonna grow again!

Like I said, it ain't like it was a big, serious contest, but it was a great little contest that was a ton of fun to enter! Not to mention, the camaraderie and laughs were the best!

Thanks all for looking in!

 

[Jeeves]

Kudos Mark...congrats on your wins!

 

[AndyFettes]

Hey Mark fantastic results mate

 

[panzerace007]

Hey DUKE ,

Congrats !! Good lookin' stuff !! I'm droolin' over all of those White Box CH/DML kits He has in th store !!!

:drinks

 

[MrT]

Great job Duke!!!

 

[Duke Maddog]

Thanks guys! That contest was so much fun!

Panzerace, you can contact him and order them if you wish. He does ship. I'll see if I can get you their contact info.

Thanks again for the great comments guys!

 

[Tojo72]

Nice work and congrats

 

[Plastik Smurff]

Well done mate,I tip me hat to ya. :drinks

 

[Adam]

Congrats Duke!

 

[Duke Maddog]

Thanks guys! I appreciate it very much.

 

[reconron]

Hey Duke,

CONGRATULATIONS,dude...Duke!!! :laugh:

Greetings,Ron.

 

[Duke Maddog]

Thanks Ron!

 

[kryptosdaddy]

That was a nice run! Must be nice to have a local store that holds regular contests.

 

[Duke Maddog]

Thanks! And yes, it is great to have regular contests at our local shop. Most of them are contests that I wouldn't normally enter as they are for models not in my scale, but I still like attending them to see the latest and greatest.