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Well done Duke!

Glad to hear you had a great birthday and a fun show!

Thanks John! Man, you are overdue. Time to shake a leg and get to one.

Thanks Floki! It was a blast!

Thanks Medic!

BlackSheep214 wrote:You forgot the camera?! Whatcha got for sale?

Congrats on the Bronze in the ship division.
Did Bruce show?

Yeah I did forget the camera so my phone got a workout. As for the sale items, check out the "Latest Acquisitions" thread to see what I got. Thanks for the congrats! It felt good knowing what competition was there. No, Bruce had work which is more important.

Stikpusher wrote:Bravo Mark! Which ship of yours won Bronze?

Thanks Carlos! I took bronze with the 1/700 scale Dragon USS Virginia. I'm gonna try to post that pic soon in the Trophy Case.

Thanks Stuart! One of the best birthdays ever!


Now, here are some pics from the show. First up is a shot of some of George Creed's models he finished before he passed:





Here is a number of cars that looked fantastic there:

















Next we'll go to Sci-Fi and Fantasy since there were so many outstanding models all over!

When was the last time you ever saw one of these built? He even made him into the evil Spock from the alternate universe, although you can't tell that from this angle:



Not sure where this ship came from but this model is stunning!



This is Bag End from the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings series. You can see Gandalf greeting Bilbo at the base:



And finally, Baby Yoda:



Along with that, here's a couple other figures that looked great. First is Cesar, looking at me like I owe him money:



Next is this much smaller version of the Death Dealer that I have:



Now for a few things more conventional... like aircraft...

This is in 1/32 scale; a Wingnut Wings kit:



This is a 1/72 scale BMW 003 jet engine, tricked out to the nines:



Here's a couple more 1/72 scale aircraft:





Here's a 1/48 scale Tamiya Swordfish:



Along with aircraft, there were helicopters. This little 1/72 scale job is one i want badly:



This Mi-8 Hip was simply sensational:




Now for some 1/35th scale armor. This gun truck rocked! I love the Punisher skull on the side:



I hope to replicate that in 1/72 scale someday.

This vehicle had a complete engine and a full interior. My pics don't do it justice:



Here's my poor attempt to shoot the interior:



Takom T-55. I plan on doing one of these in 1/72 scale, only with West German markings from after the reunification:



Another interesting Churchill conversion:



In dioramas there were some interesting ones. Here's one I rarely see; something involving a ship:



There were two interesting dioramas with a bit of a 'lusty' theme. First this one.. Take a close look at the girl on the bike:



This one was even more blatant about it. Here you don't see anything on this side of the diorama:



But on this side, you see what the troops marching by outside are missing:



If anyone gets too offended by that, let me know; I can take it down.

This is an interesting diorama done all in shades of grey like an old photograph:



I couldn't help but like the wooden bridge on this one:



Now here is all of the 1/72 scale armor that smoked me out of that category this year. There weren't very many at all! If it weren't for my 17 entries plus-or minus; then this would have been a very slim category:

Toxso Models Iraqi SCUD B:



Modelcollect Syrian T-72:



Tiger I, manufacturer hidden:



Master Box (?) Mk I Female "Dracula":



Roden British Armoured Car:



And finally the Flyhawk FT-17:



Here's a couple interesting things I also saw. These were not in the contest, but were on the Monroe Perdu table being shown off. First was this church I would love to have. It's a laser cut wood model:



Right next to it was this hilarious model:



Well that's all I have from the show. Enjoy!

Duke Maddog wrote:

Not sure where this ship came from but this model is stunning!

This is the mother ship from Alien!!!

Thanks Mike! I appreciate that. I hadn't seen that movie so I wasn't familiar.

Oh man, talk about a blast from the past. I had that Star Trek kit growing up in the 70s.

Looks like a great show and some really outstanding models. I really like that Great White 262

Thanks guys! George always threw a fantastic show. I'm looking forward to next year already!

Mark!

Three of the sci-fi projects were done by my buddy Oggie! Here’s a link to the Mr Spock build.

Medicman71 wrote:

Duke Maddog wrote:

Not sure where this ship came from but this model is stunning!

This is the mother ship from Alien!!!

The Nostromo from Alien... “ In space, no one can hear you scream”

My understanding is the ship at the front (lighter color) is the Nostromo and the four large gothic piles connected together behind it is the refinery. Martin Bower who built the model calls it “Nostromo and Refinery.” Not to be a rivet counting sumbitch about it, of course.


Photo Martin Bower, copyright 20th Century Fox/Brandywine. Rights reserved.