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November Contest

At the November meeting will have our First Pelikan Club Modelers Showdown. 

The contest theme is “Out Of The Box”. I know the subject is not the most exciting one, but we wanted to keep it very generic for our first contest, so to give a change to everybody to participate. Hopefully will get a good response so we can keep doing it, maybe twice a year.

Gift certificates for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be awarded, courtesy of “Bears Hobbies”. Thank you Greg!

For rules and regulation about the contest please check the link under the menu “Meetings”, or click here: http://www.pelikanclub.org/pelican-club-showdown/

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2017 Nationals – Popular and Judges Best of Show

Best popular entry: USS Patoka and Airship

 

IPMS Best of Show (Judges Best): Scratch-built pipe layer

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2017 Nationals – Final Thoughts

Well, this year’s Nationals are winding down, all the rooms are closed and the final banquet will be this evening.  I don’t envy the work the judges had to do this year, as the quality of work on the contest room tables was truly amazing.

Don’t tell my wife . . .

There were plenty of vendors here, and I feel like I made some good deals and am taking home a nice haul of kits, tools, and books.  And I even stayed within my budget for a change!

Earl had his 1/8 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 on the contest table and won a special award – the Best Italian Subject, from IPMS Italy.  We’ll have to wait and see if it will bring home anything else.

We’re going to load up the car with stuff this evening so we don’t have to fight for carts in the morning.  We’ll be hitting the road home early and hope to get there by Monday night.

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2017 Nationals – All Photos Uploaded!

All of the aircraft images have been uploaded, and the military vehicle photos are in the process of moving online as I write this.  Total photos is in the neighborhood of 2400.

Aircraft

Armor / Vehicles

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2017 Nationals – Category ‘Best of Show’

I’m still working on getting all of the aircraft and military models uploaded – they’re coming! – but I thought everyone always wants to know who 

the winners were.  So without further adieu, here’s the ‘Best of’ winners for each category:

Best Aircraft

Best Ship – USS Patoka & Airship

Best Military Vehicle – Soukou Sagyou Kidosha Assault Vehicle

Best Automotive – Scratch-built crane

Best Diorama – Battle of Midway

Best Space – Saturn V / Nova rocket

Best Junior – USS Reuben James

Best Miscellaneous – Triathlon: USS Kidd, Alfa Romeo, He-162

 

Best Figure – SS Soldier

 

A small gallery with some additional images:

 

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2017 Nationals – Hypothetical

The hypothetical category:

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