2011 IPMS USA National Convention Report

Bill Powers Krupp Protze	Dave Flitton H35	Dave Flitton Haubitze 2000	Dave Flitton HMMWV IDF
Ed St. Denis Ba-64	Ed St. Denis Famo And Stug (trailer)	Ed St. Denis Famo And Stug (Famo)	Ed St. Denis H39
Ed St. Denis Kugelblitz	Ed St. Denis M7 Priest	Ed St. Denis M16 Workshop Truck	Ed St. Denis M113A1 Israeli
Ed St. Denis SdKfz251/9 Ausf.C	George Mohr Opel Blitz with FlaK 38	Jim Mesko Char 1B	Joe Lotz M1126 - OOB
John Bonanni M4A1	John Bonanni Tiger I	John Shimek M4A1 76mm	John Shimek M48A3 Vietnam
Kevin Suddarty M60A3 Dozer	Matt Bittner T-26 model 1933	Mike Fleckenstein My Mates Will Sort It Out	Philip Hui Cromwell Mk.IV - OOB
Philip Hui M12	Philip Hui M50 Super Sherman	Rob Folden AAVR7	Rob Folden M4A3E8 Sherman Korea
Rob Folden M47 Korea	T-34	Kingtiger	John Shimek LVT(A)-4 Iwo Jima
T-34/85	John Shimek USMC M4A2 Iwo Jima - OOB	Steven Macey LVT(A)-1	Sturmgeschütz IV
Sturmgeschütz IV	Jagdtiger	KV-2	Panther Ausf.G
Bill Powers Deacon	Willys Jeep	Mack AC "Bulldog"	Sd Kfz 251/10
M26 Dragon Wagon & Sherman	Opel Blitz	M5 High Speed Tractor	Tiger I
	IS-3	Kingtiger	M3A3 Stuart
PzKpfw. 38(t)	Kingtiger	PzKpfw. III
Kingtiger	Bradly IFV	John Shimek AAV7A1 USMC Desert Storm	Bradley IFV
	Ronald Bell PzKpfw. IV	T-34	Mk.IV male
LVT(A)-1	Phillip Perry Kingtiger	SU-76	Elefant
M4 Sherman	John Shimek LVT(A)-1	Bill Krueger LVT(A)-1	Hummel
John Shimek USMC M4A2 'Colorado' Tarawa - OOB	M4A1(76)W Sherman	Sturmgeschütz IV	T-34
Kingtiger	Mike Fleckenstein French Observation Balloon Lorry	M113	Kingtiger
Sturmgeschütz III	Andrew Falcher Mack AC Type EHC 1	Dale Owens Willys Jeep	SdKfz. 222
AB-41	SdKfz. 234/2	Dave Flitton White M3 Scout Car	BA-1
Mack AC "Bulldog"	Dave Flitton Panhard AML-90	SdKfz. 234/2	Rob Folden SdKfz. 223 - OOB
BA-6	BA-20M	BTR-152	M4 Sherman
Jagdpanzer IV	Sherman Firefly	Hummel	Jagdpanther
Steven Hustad Tiger II 501st SS Abtl. Ardennes	Timothy Burke LeClerc	Al Magnus AB-41	Al Magnus Humber Mk.II
Al Magnus M8 Greyhound	Al Magnus SdKfz.223	Al Magnus Staghound Mk.II	Al Magnus Whippet
Austin Kennedy M1126 with Slat Armour	Bill Powers Daimler Mk.II	Bill Powers Ford CMT with Italian Breda 20mm gun	Bill Powers Let's Go Boys
Dave Flitton M8 Greyhound		Fellow small scale armour modeller Bill Powers and myself coordinated a get together which was held on Saturday afternoon. We had 16 attendees. The contest venue graciously provided us with free cookies and drinks. I passed around an attendance sheet for everyone to sign their names and write down what items they brought. The rest of the meeting was informal and relaxed and all too quickly our original hour and a half time slot passed. For me this was the highlight of the contest. Finally I was able to put faces to names I'd seen in posts on the missing-lynx braille forum. And best of all was the much anticipated, for me at least, rendezvous with On the Way! founder Doug Chaltry. pictured left, moving from left to right: front row, seated: Ed St. Denis, Doug Chaltry, Bill Powers second row, immediately behind the chairs: Thomas Ivancso, John Shimek, Austin Kennedy, James Bond third row: Dave Flitton, Carl McLaughlin, Wayne Cassell, Dave Sepos, John Bonanni, Rob Folden back row (ex-NBA players standing head & shoulders above the rest!): Al Magnus, Tim Treadway, Dan Rosecrans
Contest Results - Small Scale Armor categories (from IPMS USA website) 211 Armored half-tracks and armored cars, 1/49 and Smaller 1^st Place - Spahpanzer 2A2, Ken Guntin, Marietta, GA 2^nd Place - SdKfz. 234/2 Puma, Doug Chaltry, New Berlin, WI 3^rd Place - AB-41, Allan Magnus, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 217 Soft Skinned Miliary Vehicles, 1/49 and Smaller 1^st Place - Opel Blitz w/Pak 40, George Mohr, Pontotoc, MS 2^nd Place - Jeep, Dale Owens, Cedar Rapids, IA 3^rd Place - Protze, Bill Powers, Birmingham, AL 225-A Fully tracked, 1/49 and Smaller, Through Korea (1953) US 1^st Place - LVT (A)-1 Steven Macey, Woodbury, MN 2^nd Place - M-12 Philip Hui, Alpharetta, GA 3^rd Place - M4A1 John Bonanni, Dayton, OH 225-B Fully tracked, 1/49 and Smaller, Through Korea (1953) Other 1^st Place - Whippet, Allan Magnus, Regina, Saskatchawan, Canada 2^nd Place - Char 1B, Jim Mesko, Akron, OH 3^rd Place - T-26 Model 1933, Matt Bittner, Omaha, NE 226 Fully tracked, 1/49 and Smaller, Post Korea (post-1953) 1^st Place - Leopard 2-A-5, Ken Guntin, Marietta, GA 2^nd Place - M60 A3 Dozer, Kevin Suddarty, Colorado Springs, CO 3^rd Place - LeClerc, Timothy Burke, Scotia, NY 228 Conversions, 1/49 and Smaller 1^st Place - Panzer IV Ausf. D, Ronald Bell, Columbus, OH 2^nd Place - Ford CMT w/Italian Breda 20mm, Bill Powers Birmingham, AL 3^rd Place - M-50 Super Sherman, Philip Hui, Alpharetta, GA		234 Scratch Built, 1/49 and Smaller 1^st Place - Deacon, Bill Powers, Birmingham, AL 2^nd Place - WWI Observation Balloon, Mike Fleckenstein, Fredericksburg, VA 256-A Out-of-the-Box Armored Tracked and Half-tracks, 1/51 and Smaller Axis 1^st Place - Kingtiger, Joe Lotz, Nevada, IA 2^nd Place - Kingtiger, Philip Perry, Pinecrest, FL 3^rd Place - Pz.IV, Frank Randall, Albuquerque, NM 256-B Out-of-the-Box Armored Tracked and Half-tracks, 1/51 and Smaller Allied 1^st Place - Cromwell Mk.IV, Philip Hui, Alpharetta, GA 2^nd Place - M4A2 Sherman, John Shimek, Canton, OH 3^rd Place - LVT-(A)1, Bill Krueger, Cedar Rapids, IA 257 Out-of-the-Box Armored Wheeled and Soft Skinned, 1/51 and Smaller 1^st Place - Mack AC Bulldog EHC, Andrew Falcher, Morehead City, NC 2^nd Place - SdKfz. 223, Robert Folden, Ankeny, IA 3^rd Place - M1126 Stryker, Joe Lotz, Nevada, IA 724 Armor Dioramas and Vignettes, 1/49 and Smaller 1^st Place - Tiger II 501st SS Abtl Ardennes, Steven Hustad, Eden Prairie, MN 2^nd Place - M1126 Stryker with Slat Armor, Austin Kennedy, Arlington Heights, IL 3^rd Place - My Mates Will Sort It Out, Mike Fleckenstein, Fredericksburg, VA