MosquitoCon
2007

NewJersey
IPMS
 
 Contest Winners
Photos by Bob LaPadura, Ed Minto, Devin Poore and Martin Quinn
 

CATEGORY 1 – PROP AIRCRAFT 1/72 & SMALLER

OUT OF THE BOX

D-520 LUFTWAFFE HUGH ALCOCK

THIRD PLACE

FW-190D-9 MARC ROCCA

SECOND PLACE

ALBATROSS V TONY PANGI

FIRST PLACE

CAPRONI CA3 MIKE TERRE
 

CATEGORY 2 – PROP AIRCRAFT 1/48  (SPLIT – AXIS)

OUT OF THE BOX

Bf-109G-6 HUGH ALCOCK

THIRD PLACE

FIAT CR42 FALCO DAN SPERA

SECOND PLACE

Ki-10 PERRY KYLE KOPPOS

FIRST PLACE

Bf-109G-6 HUGH ALCOCK
 

CATEGORY 2 – PROP AIRCRAFT 1/48  (SPLIT – ALLIED)

OUT OF THE BOX

WYVERN S.4 MIKE O'CONNOR

THIRD PLACE

P-40K WARHAWK KYLE KOPPOS

SECOND PLACE

SPITFIRE Mk1 SEAMUS BOUGHE

FIRST PLACE

BRITISH HELLCAT Mk1 MIKE WITKOWSKI
 

CATEGORY 3 – MULTI-ENGINE PROP AIRCRAFT 1/48

THIRD PLACE

He-111 MIKE WITKOWSKI

SECOND PLACE

OV-1B MOHAWK DAN SPERA

FIRST PLACE

PBY-5 CATALINA MIKE FURRY
 

CATEGORY 4 – JET AIRCRAFT 1/72 & SMALLER

THIRD PLACE

SUKHOI Su-15TM THOMAS MONROE

SECOND PLACE

TORNADO FMK3 VINCENT CASSARINO

FIRST PLACE

F-5F "TOP GUN" HUGH ALCOCK
 

CATEGORY 5 - JET AIRCRAFT  1/48

OUT OF THE BOX

MIRAGE 2000C MIKE O'CONNOR

THIRD PLACE

F-104S DAN SPERA

SECOND PLACE

B-57B TORY MUCARO

FIRST PLACE

A-4K SKYHAWK JOE VOLZ
 

CATEGORY 6 – PROPS & JETS 1/32 AND LARGER

OUT OF THE BOX

Bf-109-G BILL KOPPOS

THIRD PLACE

CAMEL TONY PANGI

SECOND PLACE

FW-190D "BIG TAIL" MARC ROCCA

FIRST PLACE

F-15J WHITE DRAGON MASA MARITA
 

CATEGORY 7 – ROTARY WINGED AIRCRAFT, ALL SCALES

OUT OF THE BOX

CH-53E SUPER STALLION MIKE O'CONNOR

THIRD PLACE

HILLER HOE-1 DON BOYLE

SECOND PLACE

CH-53E SUPER STALLION MIKE O'CONNOR

FIRST PLACE

MH-47D CHINOOK DAVE HOERNLE
 

CATEGORY 8 – COMMERCIAL, CIVIL & RACING, ALL SCALES

THIRD PLACE

BOEING 737-800 JOHN HAGMANN

SECOND PLACE

AIRBUS A-320 PATRICK O'CONNOR

FIRST PLACE

MD-90 RENO AIR WILLIAM CHEEZHUM
 

CATEGORY 9 – VACUFORMS & MOSTLY RESIN, ALL SCALES

THIRD PLACE

FAIRCHILD 71 JOHN HAGMANN

SECOND PLACE

FW-190-V1 FLOYD WERNER

FIRST PLACE

XP-67 MOONBAT MIKE O'CONNOR
 

CATEGORY 10 – CONVERSIONS & SCRATCHBUILTS, ALL SCALES

SECOND PLACE

Ki-54 RAY O'NEIL

FIRST PLACE

RABAUL NIGHT RAIDER ERIK WHIPPLE
 

CATEGORY 11 – MILITARY VEHICLES, ARMORED & SOFT SKINNED
1/72 AND SMALLER

OUT OF THE BOX

SHERMAN FIREFLY MICHAEL PRZYBECK

THIRD PLACE

BRADLEY IFV BRIAN J BROWN

SECOND PLACE

DAIMLER Mk2 MATTHEW TOMS

FIRST PLACE

M2A2 BRADLEY MICHAEL PRZYBECK
 

CATEGORY 12 – TRACKED & WHEELED AFVS, PRE-1945, 1/35 & LARGER

OUT OF THE BOX

 RUSSIAN T-70 MATT TOMS

THIRD PLACE

AFRICAN VALENTINE RICH ROHR

SECOND PLACE

M-26 PERSHING BILL SCHMIDT

FIRST PLACE

T-34 "DOWN TIME" STEPHEN NICHOLS
 

CATEGORY 13 – TRACKED & WHEELED AFVS, POST 1945, 1/35& LARGER

OUT OF THE BOX

 SGT. YORK AAA JERRY HUGHSON

THIRD PLACE

BRADLEY A2 BILLY MARTIN

SECOND PLACE

T-80U ERIK SPINELLA

FIRST PLACE

FERREL Mk2/3 BILL SCHMIDT
 

CATEGORY 14 – WHEELED SOFT SKINS & ORDINANCE 1/35 & LARGER

OUT OF THE BOX

GERMAN 10.5 CM HOWITZER JOSEPH YEAGER

THIRD PLACE

STEYR 1500 ERRIN HOFFMAN

SECOND PLACE

PAK 97/98 BILL SCHMIDT

FIRST PLACE

GERMAN 10.5 CM HOWITZER JOSEPH YEAGER
 

CATEGORY 15 – VACUFORMS & MOSTLY RESINS, ALL SCALES

FIRST PLACE

FRENCH CHAR B2 GEORGE EYERMAN
 

CATEGORY 16 – COMMERCIAL CONVERSIONS, ALL SCALES

SECOND PLACE

BRAZILIAN M4A1 GEORGE EYERMAN

FIRST PLACE

MERKAVA BILL SCHMIDT
 

CATEGORY 17 – MAJOR CONVERSIONS & SCRATCHBUILTS, ALL SCALES

THIRD PLACE

T-55 SPOT RICH ROHR

SECOND PLACE

Sdkfz 251/23 JOSEPH YEAGER

FIRST PLACE

GMC CCKW TONY FRADKIN
 

CATEGORY 18 – BATTLESHIPS, CARRIERS AND CRUISERS 1/400 AND LARGER

THIRD PLACE

SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS ERNEST CONNOR

SECOND PLACE

USS MAINE FRED HUTCHINS

FIRST PLACE

USS MICHIGAN KEITH T. BENDER
 

CATEGORY 19 – BATTLESHIPS, CARRIERS AND CRUISERS 1/401 AND SMALLER

THIRD PLACE

IJN TOKIWA BOB CICCONI

SECOND PLACE

IJN OYODO MARTIN J QUINN

FIRST PLACE

IJN CHOKAI DAN KAPLAN
 

CATEGORY 20 – SHIPS, ALL OTHER TYPES 1/400 AND LARGER

THIRD PLACE

PT-596 BOB CICCONI

SECOND PLACE

DDG-98 BILL LIEBOLDT

FIRST PLACE

K-19 BILL SCHWARZ
 

CATEGORY 21 – SHIPS, ALL OTHER TYPES 1/401 AND SMALLER

SECOND PLACE

FFG-7 OLIVER HAZARD PERRY CRAIG COOK/KEITH WYNN

FIRST PLACE

IJN KAGERO DAN KAPLAN
 

CATEGORY 22 – CARS, ALL TYPES, 1/43

THIRD PLACE

1966 'CUDA JOHN STARK

SECOND PLACE

BUGATTI T-57G TIM WARD

FIRST PLACE

1937 CHEVY CONVERTIBLE CRAIG GODFREY
 

CATEGORY 23 – CARS, COMPETITION 1/24 AND LARGER

OUT OF THE BOX

HONDA NSX-R BRIAN SCHWARTZ

THIRD PLACE

'41 WILLYS GASSER STEVE ZAJAC

SECOND PLACE

PORSCHE 956 LEWIS GONZALEZ

FIRST PLACE

'32 CHEVY ALTERED DARRYL PETERS
 

CATEGORY 24 – CARS: STREET, LEGAL, STOCK & CUSTOM 1/24 AND LARGER

OUT OF THE BOX

CORVETTE 206 JAY SAVARESE

THIRD PLACE

'65 RIVIERA DAVE PALUZZI

SECOND PLACE

PURPLE PASSION DARRYL PETERS

FIRST PLACE

DER BLACK MAX DENNIS SMITH
 

CATEGORY 25 – TRUCKS AND MOTORCYCLES, ALL SCALES

THIRD PLACE

1951 WRECKER CHUCK REHBERGER

SECOND PLACE

'24 ACE MOTORCYCLE SAYED BADRAWI

FIRST PLACE

COPPER CHOPPER DARRYL PETERS
 

CATEGORY 26 – SPACE: FACTUAL VEHICLES
THIRD PLACE EXPLORER 1

TOM CASTRONUOVA

SECOND PLACE

V-2 TODD BENDER

FIRST PLACE

V-2 MIKE WITKOWSKI
 
 

CATEGORY 27 – SPACE: FICTIONAL VEHICLES

OUT OF THE BOX

X-WING FIGHTER

 JOE VOLZ

THIRD PLACE

USS LANTREE-A ERIC LONGSTREET

SECOND PLACE

BUSKIRK'S SHIP TIM MULLINS

FIRST PLACE

IMPERIAL BATTLE TANK HARMON KAPLAN
 

CATEGORY 28 – SPACE: BEINGS, ROBOTS & SUITS

OUT OF THE BOX

AMX-107 BAWOO JOHN STARK III

THIRD PLACE

ROBBY THE ROBOT BILL SCHWARZ

SECOND PLACE

BLADE FLOYD BAZIN

FIRST PLACE

ROBOT SPYDER GIL HERNANDEZ
 

CATEGORY 29 – FIGURES, 54mm AND SMALLER

THIRD PLACE

GERMAN FALLSCHIRMJAGER MICHAEL PRZYBECK

SECOND PLACE

PANZER OFFICER JOHN BORNEO

FIRST PLACE

CHASSEURS 'A PIED BILL LIEBOLD
 

CATEGORY 30 – FIGURES, 55mm AND LARGER

THIRD PLACE

GERMAN INFANTRYMAN, WINTER DRESS NORMAN DITTRICH

SECOND PLACE

ANGLO-SAXON WARLORD RAOUL TORREZ

FIRST PLACE

CHASSEUR OF THE IMPERIAL GUARD MICHAEL GONDOR
 

CATEGORY  31 – VIGNETTES AND DIORAMAS, ALL TYPES AND SCALES

THIRD PLACE

BLAST! THIS IS WHY I HATE FLYING! PHILIP GUINTA

SECOND PLACE

M1A1 CLEARING THE WAY BILLY MARTIN

FIRST PLACE

ARMORED TRAIN ENROUTE TO NORMANDY JOSEPH YEAGER
 

CATEGORY  32 – MISCELLANEOUS, ALL TYPES AND SCALES

OUT OF THE BOX

JOHN DEERE FARM TRACTOR JOHN STARK

THIRD PLACE

DODGE 426 HEMI ENGINE FRED GRILL

SECOND PLACE

PTERANODON TORY MUCARO

FIRST PLACE

SMILIDON (SABRE TOOTH CAT) KEVIN BATTERMAN
 

CATEGORY  33 – TRIFECTA: 3 DIFFERENT TYPES, ALL SCALES

THIRD PLACE

'53 FORD; Sdkfz 251/7 and CONSULTING THE MAP MICHAEL PRZYBECK
     
     

SECOND PLACE

U-592; TBF and 10" COLOMBIAD MIKE O'CONNOR
     
     

FIRST PLACE

P-40N; CHAR B1s and JAPANESE NAVY PILOT BILL KOPPOS
     
     

 

CATEGORY  34 – JUNIORS, ALL TYPES AND SCALES

THIRD PLACE

F-16C DREW VOLZ

SECOND PLACE

KISLEU WINGED LANCER ZACHARY DITTRICH

FIRST PLACE

SPITFIRE Mk1 GAUTAM RAO
 
SPECIAL AWARDS

TAILHOOK AWARD (Best US Navy Subject)

PBY-5 CATALINA MIKE FURRY
 

BEST OUT OF THE BOX

BF-109G-6

 HUGH ALCOCK
 

BEST CIVIL SUBJECT

'32 CHEVY ALTERED

DARRYL W. PETERS
 

BEST ARMOR

T-34 "DOWN TIME"

 STEVE NICHOLS
 

BILL MARSHALL MEMORIAL AWARD - BEST SHIP

IJN HEAVY CRUISER CHOKAI

DAN KAPLAN
 

BEST AIRCRAFT

PBY-5 CATALINA

MICHAEL FURRY
 

BEST “MADE IN NEW JERSEY” THEME

USS MICHIGAN KEITH T. BENDER
 

NORM KENNEDY AWARD FOR JUDGES BEST IN SHOW

IJN HEAVY CRUISER CHOKAI

DAN KAPLAN