Mad City Modeler's March 2017 Contest

[Rhino]

Arrived 3 March, 2017 in the company of fellow Surgeons Don & George. We had a fun, flawless, fair weather ride to Madison WI, filled with old horrible jokes, puns, and music. Having visited the LHS's here before, we decided to save our resources for the Show.

I got caught at our Mobile Command Center, chatting with Iron Mike, checking e-mail and writing another Love Letter to my Beloved from far away. Friday night "Wind-down" is well underway here at the Super 8 South! :drinks

Don's heavily modified 1/9 scale Thor figure will be entered in tomorrow's Mad City Show! :dude
More updates to follow! Stay tuned!

 

[moon puppy]

Good luck Don!

 

[Iron Mike]

No monkeyshines going on there, I know. Hopr you guys had fun, wish I coulda made the trip. B)

 

[Rhino]

Monkey shining commenced following the former post! Madison was most warm and welcoming despite of true March like temperatures. I notice how often the clouds pay no heed to the forecaster's opinion! As is usual, I didn't take pictures of all the entries, just the models that caught my eye. Oddly enough, most of them were award winners.
On to the Pictures!! :yipee

10:00-sh arrival found the early risers on hand, with plenty of well lit room for additional entrants.

Plastic Surgeon George, confers with Frank about all things modelish!

Vendor space on the first floor. 11 Vendors in attendance, included contest vendor stalwart, Smilin' Pete Gitzel!

Contest room vendor had prints, autographed and otherwise. Also original sealed Monogram Classic kits. Yup, you can't tell from my picture, but the 1959 Monogram PA-54 1/4 scale SBD Dauntless was priced at $70.00! I would have been surprised in many of these sold, given recent re-release for less than $20.00. :hmmm

 

[Rhino]

Extraordinary Revell 1/48 Stearman

Enzo Lee's 1/72 Eduard Fokker D.VIII. Nekid! Guns from Tom's Modelworks!

How often do you see the old 1/72 Airfix Anson mk.I built, all dreesed up?

Mr. Frank Miller's Italeri 1/72 AC-119K Stinger. :zen

My lil' Airfix 1/72 Boomerang resided among these other award winning beauties!

Starfighter Decals 1/72 Curtiss BFC-2. A remarkable little Model airplane! :salute

My fondness for DAK subjects shows again! Panzer III. It looked hot & dusty.

 

[Rhino]

A crowded Dragon 1/35 M4A3E8 Sherman. I wonder what kind of decal setting solution might help those Soldiers rank and unit insignia snuggle down. :idonno

Lots of skill went into rescribing and finishing Monogram's 1/48 B-17G Flying Fortress! She's lots her enclosed waist windows somewhere over the Reich. Lots of interior detail was visible!

It isn't everyday you see the Czech Model F3D-2 Skyknight out and about.

Tamiya's 1/32 F-4C Phantom II in Vietnam era SEA (sort of) Camo. In the guise of My favorite "Blue Suiter".

Trumpeter's 1/32 F8-E Crusader in VF-162 markings. Very Cool!! The sectional chart on the instrument panel coaming is a nifty touch.

Take a wild guess who built the 1/72 CH-53 Super Jolly Green?

 

[Rhino]

Interesting Kitty Hawk OV-10D Bronco. They shure is a hole lotta winders in this-un hear!

A very fine rendishun of Johnny Quest's speedy Dragonfly jet Airplane!

I wasn't zactly shure what kinda car it is, but is shure is an eye-ketcher!

"I am ALL that is M-60!!" It might be a Tamiya 1/35 USMC kit. The mineplow gives the ol' Patton that extra OOMPH!

Medical Frigate. Rebel style! I think She's built from scratch.

Richard Sliwka's always inpressive 1/350 USCG Roger B. Taney Treasury-class Cutter, in Her 1944 fit. Best OOB Ship!

Enzo Lee seems to have found his inner "Make a Model, Make a JOKE! I loved these!

 

[moon puppy]

 

[Rhino]

Richard's tidy 1/700 Midship Models pre WWII DD-364 USS Mahan.

Tamiya's 1/35 PBR US Navy River Patrol Boat. I've always been fond of these brown water squatter swatters!

1/350 CL-144 USS Worchestershire. Close up of the HOS-3 on the fantail. SWEET!
The Mad City Modelers divided ship categories by Era! Good Plan, Mad Men!

Exquisite 1/350 IJN Yahagi, 1944. Best of ships, Judges Grand Award, and People's Choice award winner. Truly a beautiful ship model! :dude

Mounted figure. Impressive. Like a breast of fresh air!

From South Dakota. Even Fossils get out once in a while!

Red C-3PO assassination 'droid, with really good manners. Disturbing, No?!

 

[Rhino]

Gen'l Jeb Stuart. No M3 anywhere near. (Put your spec's back on!)

I like X-Wings.
Enough for now. More pictures to come. I used my Sweethearts camera and took 62 pictures!
Thanks for looking in! :salute :drinks

 

[Iron Mike]

Great time, it appears. Who won what?

 

[Rhino]

Neet-O Old Wrecker!! Not Tow-Mater.

Not A Model! AFX Car with different decals. There's always one isn't there!?

Chris Grco's award winning Red Cross 1/35 Clubwagon. SWELL!!

I know a lot of guys don't think twice about it, but I think it is very disrespectful to pack-up your models during The Awards Presentation. Pay Attention! Congratulate your brethren! Don't be a Dickweed!!
I gave John Kruger some static about it, and he decided to wait. I told him if his FW-190D-9 won an award somebody might want a picture of it, and appeciate his Model Flugzeug. Then..............

This was JOhn's first use of his airbrush, and he did the camo free-hand! Really a nice model! (I think the cannon barrels are too small in 1/48 scale) AND He won a Gold Award! SEE!?!!!?! Now John Kruger is FAMOUS, because he extended the courtesy of waiting to pack up and leave!!!

Joe lotz won an award for almost all his models and He won a bunch of Raffle prizes too. He packed up before Awards so he only gets one picture posted. Meng 1/35 Panzerhaubitze 2000, in Dutch markings. Silly Joe!!

 

[Rhino]

There is SOMETHING very wrong with the judges in Mad City! Look and see!

TLAR Models 1/700 82-Foot Point Class Cutter & Barge, Bronze Award.

TLAR Models 1/700 Shrimpin' Boat "Jenny", Silver award.

"Terror of The Yazoo River" 1/600 CSS Arkansas civil war iron-clad, Silver Award. No, I didn't pack up until AFTER the awards. I clapped & hooted as best I am able (You all know me!) for other modelers. I never expected to have any awards bestowed on my esoteric waterline ship models. I was humbled by their applause.

George & I won our share of raffle prizes as well. I found a fun bottle of Spanish Sangria and some Bucky Badger Wisconsin cheese curds to bring home to my Sweetheart.

Don got himself a little head, for just $5.00!

Surgeons in attendance! We few. We happy Few. We Band of Surgeons. For he today, that enters his models with Me shall be my Brother. Gentlemen abed in Des Moines shall think themselves accursed, they were not here, and hold their model skills cheap whiles any speaks that played with us, Upon The 2017 Mad City Modelers show!
Special thanks to the Mad City Bunch for putting on such a fine show, and their always warm Wisconsin hospitality!
Vignet? Vinyet? Vignette? Oh bugger! Who cares about pronunciation anyway!
It was great fun!!

That's all I have to say about that.

 

[Iron Mike]

Congrats! Packing up during the awards ceremonies? In Russian, that would be nekulturny. If you've been at a show all day, what's a few more minutes of being polite and acknowledging the winners? Show some respect and class, who knows, it might be your name they call? B)

 

[helios]

Congrats!

Not many people can claim their medals are bigger than the models! :drinks

 

[phantom II]

Thanks for posting Chris . Some really nice builds there

Some way off the road wingy thingies too . Nice to see

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[SA Dave]

Congratulations on the wins

 

[Frank]

Chris, :captain

Excellent pictures.
Thank you for posting.
Frank

 

[Rhino]

Not many people can claim their medals are bigger than the models! :drinks

That is FUNNY! It never occurred to me until you mentioned it! Thanks!!

Thanks to all you Men! It was a labor of Love.