Tigercon 2016

TigerCon in Columbia, Missouri, USA

2016 CONTEST RESULTS

Saturday, November 5th, 2016

At the Hickman High School Event Center in Columbia, MO, USA

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Junior and Novice Modelers

101

102

Juniors Age 16 and Under, All Scales

Any model in any scale built by someone who is 16 years of age or younger.

Novice Modeler, All Scales

If you're an adult modeler who either just started building models, or built them when you were young and only recently started modeling again, this is your category. Note that the Head Judge reserves the option to move your model to another category if the skill and quality of your build is beyond that of a novice... consider it a compliment!

Sponsor: IMHOFF Foundations

IMHOFF Foundations

1st - Nick Lockwood - "Star Wars AT-ST"2nd - Wil Schermmer - "US M48A3 Tank" 3rd - Sophie Froese - "The Visible Cow" .

Sponsor: IMHOFF Foundations

IMHOFF Foundations

- No entrants this year.

Aircraft

201

202

203

204

205

206

207

Aircraft, Smaller than 1/72

All aircraft of any type in a scale smaller than 1/72nd.

Prop Aircraft, 1/72 Scale

All 1/72nd scale aircraft driven by one or more propellers.

Jet Aircraft, 1/72 Scale

All 1/72nd scale aircraft driven by one or more jet engines.

Prop Aircraft, 1/48 Scale

All 1/48th scale aircraft driven by one or more propellers.

Jet Aircraft, 1/48 Scale

All 1/48th scale aircraft driven by one or more jet engines.

Aircraft, Larger than 1/48 Scale

All aircraft of any type in a scale larger than 1/48th.

Miscellaneous Aircraft, All Scales

Includes helicopters, rockets, gliders, and sailplanes. This is for aircraft-oriented kits which do not fit in another aircraft category.

Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Bill Blackwood "Fock-Wulf in 1/144th"

Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Jarrod Booth "Hawker Typhoon 1B"

2nd - Alan Millsap - "P-51C"

3rd - Jeff Bobela - "P-51D"

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Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Alan Millsap - "SU-27 Flanker B"

2nd - Jarrod Booth "DeHavalland Vampire T-II"

3rd - Jeff Bobela "F/A-18"

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Sponsor: Jack Andrewson

1st - Frank Holsberg - "Shitei III Dinah"

2nd - Hugh Palmer "P-51D"

3rd - Kent Barnes - "Fairy Firefly MR-IV"

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Sponsor: Jack Andrewson

1st - Allen Millsap - "F-5E Tiger II"

2nd - Daren Robert - "F-14A Tomcat"

3rd - Frank Holsberg - "Mirage 2000 N"

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Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Steve Siebers - "F4A-1 Corsair"

2nd - Jarrod Booth - "Spitfire MkI9"

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Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Jarrod Booth - "Westland Sea King"

2nd - Steve Rosario - "UH-34"

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Military

301

302

303

304

305

306

307

Armor Smaller than 1/35 Scale

All armored fighting vehicles from any era in a scale smaller than 1/35th.

Allied Armor 1945 and Earlier, 1/35 Scale

British, Russian, American, French, Chinese, and other Allied Nation's armored fighting vehicles.

Axis Armor 1945 and Earlier, 1/35 Scale

German, Japanese, Italian, Finnish, Hungarian, and other Axis Nation's armored fighting vehicles.

Armor 1946 to Present, 1/35 Scale

All amored fighting vehicles from 1946 to present in 1/35th scale.

Jeeps, Halftracks, Soft Skins, All Scales

Inludes military staff cars and other (typically wheeled) soft-skin vehicles.

Artillery, All Scales

Any artillery piece from any era in any scale.

Miscellaneous Military, All Scales

Examples include: German Goliath, M561 Gama Goat, Military Fork Lift, Marine Bulldozer (Pacific Theatre), non-armored bridge layer truck, Egyptian SA-2 Missile Transporter, Panzerschreck model replica. This is for military which do not fit in another category.

Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Hugh Palmer - "Marder III Tank"

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Sponsor: James Reese

1st - Hugh Palmer - "US M4 Sherman Tank"

2nd - Alan Millsap - "US M4A3E2 Jumbo Sherman"

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Sponsor: Scott Adams

1st - Scott Johnson - "Nashorn Tank"

2nd - Kent Barnes - Panzer Kampfwagen II Ausf.F"

3rd - Hugh Palmer - "Panzer Kampfwagen"

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Sponsor: James Reese

1st - Scott Johnson - "Mabach 6B Gal Batash"

2nd - Scott Adams - "Stryker MGS"

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Sponsor: Jeff Pinson

1st - John Isbell - "US Army Gas Truck"

2nd - Hugh Palmer - "PanzerWerfer 42"

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Sponsor: CMSM

- No entrants this year.

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Sponsor: CMSM

- No entrants this year.

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Automotive

401

402

403

404

405

406

407

408

Domestic Automotive, Smaller than 1/20 Scale

You could buy it from the dealership showroom floor. Includes trucks.

Foreign Automotive, Smaller than 1/20 Scale

You could buy it from the foreign dealership showroom floor. Includes trucks.

Racing Automotive, Smaller than 1/20 Scale

Profesional racing cars, dragsters, or any other vehicle built or modified for professional racing.

Custom Automotive, Smaller than 1/20 Scale

You cannot buy this from the showroom floor, and it is not a professional racing car.

Automotive, 1/20 Scale and Larger

Large scale vehicles and (typically) Formula One cars.

Commercial Trucks, Rescue, Service Vehicles, All Scales

Examples include: Fire trucks, Ambulances, 18-Wheelers, Tow Trucks and Street Sweepers. You're little Dodge Ram goes in "Domestic Automotive" and that Toyota 4x4 goes in "Foreign Automotive"... not here where they'll get run over by the big rigs!

Motorcycles, All Scales

All motorcycles in any scale, from any era. Includes Tricycles and side-car equiped cycles.

Miscellaneous Automotive, All Scales

It's an automotive kit, but it doesn't fit in any other automotive category. Examples include: the "Visible Car Engine".

Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Darron Blakemore - "1979 Gremlin"

2nd - Gary Lazear - "1940 in Rust"

3rd - Doug Charleston - "1933 3-Window Coupe"

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Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Scott Adams - "Porsche 911"

2nd - Doug Charleston - "Ferrari Spyder"

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Sponsor: Rob Dunscombe - State Farm Insurance

State Farm Insurance

1st - Randy Crowder - "1968 Dodge Dart Drag Car"2nd - John T.Casey - "Ford GT40"3rd - James W.Sheets - "1953 Hudson Hornet" .

Sponsor: CMSM

1st - James Sheets - "1937 Ford 5-Window Coupe"

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Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Darron Blakemore - "1931 Model A Pickup"

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Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Jarrod Booth - "IVECO Hi-Way"

2nd - Hugh Palmer - "Peterbilt Conventional"

3rd - Doug Charleston - "Peterbilt 352 Cab Over"

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Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Doug Charleston - "Suzuki GSX1300R"

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Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Randy Crowley Jr. - "Chevy Impala End of Days"

2nd - Darron Blakemore - "1940 Skittle-e-Dee-Doo"

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Figurines

501

502

503

504

Figurines, 54mm and Smaller ***

Includes statuettes, vignettes, animals, and busts of 54mm and smaller.

Figurines, 55mm and Larger ***

Includes statuettes, vignettes, animals, and busts of 55mm and larger.

Gaming Figures, Large Base ***

Large base figures used in or associated with role-playing games or table-top gaming.

Gaming Figures, Small Base ***

Small base figures used in or associated with role-playing games or table-top gaming.

Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Rusty Ratliff - "Knight Hospitilier"

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Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Rusty Ratliff - "The Phantom"

2nd - Bill Wagner - "Other World Explorer"

3rd - Gary Lazear - "Hot Dogger and Surf Bunny"

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Sponsor: Valhalla's Gate

Valhallas Gate

- No entrants this year.

Sponsor: Valhalla's Gate

- No entrants this year.

Valhallas Gate

Ships

601

602

603

Sailing Ships, All Scales

Ships-of-the-line from the Great Age of Sailing, and any other vessal which primarily uses wind and sail to move.

Ships 1/350th and Larger

Any ship of 1/350th scale and larger from any era. (Not sailing ships.)

Ships Smaller than 1/350th

Any ship smaller than 1/350th scale from any era. (Not sailing ships.)

Sponsor: James Reese

1st - Eric Reuter - "18th Century Long Boat"

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Sponsor: James Reese

1st - Richard Sliwka - "USS Worcester Light Cruiser"

2nd - Hugh Palmer - "U-190"

3rd - John Casey - "MTM Barchino Speed Boat"

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Sponsor: James Reese

1st - Richard Sliwka - "USS Mahan"

2nd - Kent Barnes - "Graf Spee"

3rd - Alan Milsap - "Heavy Cruiser Mikuma"

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Real Space and Science Fiction

701

Real Space and Science Fiction, All Types, All Scales

Any real outer space capable vehicle or object and any science fiction item, in any scale.

Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Alan Millsap - "Star Wars TIE Fighter"

2nd - Jason Jones - "USS Enterprise"

3rd - Steve Rosario - "I.S.S. Enterprise"

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Dioramas

801

Dioramas, All Themes, All Scales

Dioramas must be no larger than 24 inches x 24 inches unless authorized by the Head Judge. The entire diaroma will be judged as a whole. Also, don't forget that dioramas should "tell a story", and this is an additional aspect included in the judging of dioramas.

Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Gary Lazear - "Garage"

2nd - Rick Cockram - "Gruman Cats"

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Miscellaneous

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902

903

904

905

Scratch-Built, All Scales

You built the whole thing from the ground up with parts and pieces you either made or assembled yourself.

Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Eric Reuter - "Steam Boat Bertand"

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Out of the Box: Military, All Scales

The model was built using only the parts and decals that came in the original box. You can paint it and weather it, but you can't scratch-build additional parts, kit-bash, nor use after-market detail sets. Rigging, when not provided in the kit, may be added if it is called out in the instructions.

** Starting with the 2016 contest, the kit's instructions will be required. **

Sponsor: IMHOFF Foundations

IMHOFF Foundations

Out of the Box: Aircraft, All Scales

The model was built using only the parts and decals that came in the original box. You can paint it and weather it, but you can't scratch-build additional parts, kit-bash, nor use after-market detail sets. Rigging, when not provided in the kit, may be added if it is called out in the instructions.

** Starting with the 2016 contest, the kit's instructions will be required. **

1st - Bill Wagner - "FlammPanzer III"2nd - Richard Sliwka - "USS Galveston"3rd - Kent Barnes - "Sturmgeshutz III Ausf.B".

Sponsor: IMHOFF Foundations

IMHOFF Foundations

Out of the Box: Non-military, All Scales

The model was built using only the parts and decals that came in the original box. You can paint it and weather it, but you can't scratch-build additional parts, kit-bash, nor use after-market detail sets. Rigging, when not provided in the kit, may be added if it is called out in the instructions.

** Starting with the 2016 contest, the kit's instructions will be required. **

1st - Jeff Bobela - "A-1 Skyraider"2nd - Bill Wagner - "A-1H Skyraider"3rd - Bill Blackwood - "Fokker D.XXI".

Sponsor: IMHOFF Foundations

IMHOFF Foundations

Miscellaneous

This is for any model that does not fit in any other category. It is not an "alternative" to entering a model in a more appropriate category. Examples include: the Revell Big Boy Locomotive, buildings or structures not intended as a diorama.

1st - Darron Blakemore - "1953 Hudson Hornet".

Sponsor: CMSM

1st - Eric Reuter - "18th Century Naval Long Gun"

2nd - John Isbell - "Texas Midland Tank Car"

3rd - Scott Adams - "Thingy"

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*** Sorry, no "mature-content" as we do not have a separate restricted display area. Head Judge has final say in the event of questions.

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Awards:

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Best of Show

People's Choice

Best in Junior and Novice Modelers

Best in Aircraft

Best in Military

Best in Automotive

Best in Figurines

Best in Ships

Best in Miscellaneous

Category Awards

Chosen by the judges.

Chosen by contestant vote (anyone contestant may cast one vote).

Best out of all the Junior and Novice Modeler categories.

Best out of all the Aircraft categories.

Best out of all the Military categories.

Best out of all the Automotive categories.

Best out of all the Figurine categories.

Best out of all the Ship categories.

Best out of all the Miscellaneous categories.

Every category has its own 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place awards.

Sponsor: SIMPSON IMPORTS

Simpson Import Center

Hugh Palmer "M4 Sherman"

Sunrise Optimist Club

Sponsor: Sunrise Optimist Club Jason Jones "USS Enterprise" .

Sponsor: Samson RC Hobby Shop

Sampson RC Hobby Shop

Nick Lockwood"Star Wars AT-ST"

Sponsor: Samson RC Hobby Shop

Sampson RC Hobby Shop

Steve Siebers "F4U-1"

Sponsor: CMSM

Scott Johnson

"Mabach 6B Gal Botash"

Sponsor: Samson RC Hobby Shop

Sampson RC Hobby Shop

Darron Blakemore "1979 Gremlin"

Sponsor: CMSM

Rusty Ratliff

"Knight Hospitilier"

Sponsor: CMSM

Richard Sliwka

"USS Mahan"

Sponsor: CMSM

Eric Reuter

"18th Century Naval Long Gun"

TigerCon category awards are done on a "No Sweeps" basis.

This means that if your model wins (for example) 1st place in category 402, you cannot also receive 2nd or 3rd in category 402.

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TigerCon 2016 had 120 total attendees, with 29 contestants displaying 132 models. There were 22 contestants from Missouri, 6 from Kansas, and one from Iowa.

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