MosquitoCon
2009

NewJersey
IPMS
 
 Contest Winners
Photos by Devin Poore, Ed Minto, Tom Revealy, Tom Stead and Martin Quinn
 

CATEGORY 1 – PROP AIRCRAFT 1/72 & SMALLER

OUT OF THE BOX

 128 FIAT BR 20 CICOGNA ROBERT GAMBA

THIRD PLACE

 026B TACHIKAWA Ki-36 "IDA" MARIO HOLLY

SECOND PLACE

 083B Bf-109 F4 "TROP" STAN TRAAS

FIRST PLACE

 006A ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH SISKIN MIKE TERRE
 

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

OUT OF THE BOX

 095B P-26A PEASHOOTER TORY MUCARO

THIRD PLACE

 028A HELLCAT Mk1 "FAA" HUGH ALCOCK

SECOND PLACE

 069A MiG-3 SCOTT CARPENTER

FIRST PLACE

 092C MORANE SAULNIER TYPE N TIM BURKE
 

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

OUT OF THE BOX

 083E Hs-123A-1 STAN TRAAS

THIRD PLACE

 068B FW-190A-8 FLOYD S. WERNER

SECOND PLACE

 092B J2M3 JACK TIM BURKE

FIRST PLACE

 087H A6M2 ZERO KEVIN HENSEL
 

CATEGORY 3 – MULTI-ENGINE PROP AIRCRAFT 1/48

OUT OF THE BOX

 036D Ki-45 TORYU ROBERT DeMAIO

THIRD PLACE

 046A Ki-45 TORYU KYLE KOPPOS

SECOND PLACE

 083D Do-335 ARROW STAN TRAAS

FIRST PLACE

 091i F-5 LIGHTNING MIKE WITKOSWKI
 

CATEGORY 4 – JET AIRCRAFT 1/72 & SMALLER

OUT OF THE BOX

 093B Tu-16 BADGER NICK FILIPPONE

THIRD PLACE

 049C BUCCANEER S Mk 2 VINCENT CASSARINO

SECOND PLACE

 093B Tu-16 BADGER NICK FILIPPONE

FIRST PLACE

 127A F-84G THUNDERJET JIM DiNICOLA
 

CATEGORY 5 - JET AIRCRAFT  1/48

OUT OF THE BOX

 005A SAAB J-35F DRAKEN DAN SPERA

THIRD PLACE (TIE)

 061D HORTEN Ho-229 THOMAS MONROE

SECOND PLACE

 005B F-86F SABRE DAN SPERA

FIRST PLACE

 091i F-15E MIKE WITKOSWKI
 

CATEGORY 6 – PROPS & JETS 1/32 AND LARGER

OUT OF THE BOX

 093F A6M5 NICK FILIPPONE

THIRD PLACE

 093F A6M5 NICK FILIPPONE

SECOND PLACE

 081A SBD-3 DAUNTLESS BOB CASH

FIRST PLACE

 0910 A-7D CORSAIR II MIKE WITKOWSKI
 

CATEGORY 7 – ROTARY WINGED AIRCRAFT, ALL SCALES

OUT OF THE BOX

 093D SH-60F OCEANHAWK NICK FILIPONE

THIRD PLACE

 052C AUGUSTA WESTLAND MERLIN JAVIER BROWN

SECOND PLACE

 112B 0H-58D KIOWA WARRIOR DAVE HOERNLE

FIRST PLACE

093D

 SH-60F OCEANHAWK NICK FILIPONE
 

CATEGORY 8 – COMMERCIAL, CIVIL & RACING, ALL SCALES

THIRD PLACE

 006B RYAN M-1 MIKE TERRE

SECOND PLACE

 012E SWEARINGEN METRO II BILL CONNOLLY

FIRST PLACE

127B

 DELTA DC-6B JIM DiNICOLA
 

CATEGORY 9 – VACUFORMS & MOSTLY RESIN, ALL SCALES

THIRD PLACE

 47F COLUMBIA XJL-1 RAY O'NEILL

SECOND PLACE

 127E CURTIS XF-87 JIM DiNICOLA

FIRST PLACE

 006C FOKKER SPINNE MIKE TERRE
 

CATEGORY 10 – CONVERSIONS & SCRATCHBUILTS, ALL SCALES

THIRD PLACE

 068i AVIA S-199 FLOYD WERNER

SECOND PLACE

 082A MITSUBISHI Ki46 III FREDERICK YAREMA

FIRST PLACE

 025C Me-109F ERIC WHIPPLE
 

CATEGORY 11 – MILITARY VEHICLES, ARMORED & SOFT SKINNED
1/48 AND SMALLER (SPLIT - ALLIED)

OUT OF THE BOX

 031A US 2 1/2 TON TRUCK ROGER GRIEMSMANN

THIRD PLACE

 031A US 2 1/2 TON TRUCK ROGER GRIEMSMANN

SECOND PLACE

 072E DUKW TIM BURKE

FIRST PLACE

 121A WHIPPET MIKE SALZANO
 

CATEGORY 11 – MILITARY VEHICLES, ARMORED & SOFT SKINNED
1/48 AND SMALLER (SPLIT - AXIS)

OUT OF THE BOX

  010A PZ KPFW Mk VI F1 MARC ROCCA

THIRD PLACE

 064C KUBELWAGON BILL HERD

SECOND PLACE

 84C AUTOBLINDA 41 WAI KONG CHUNG

FIRST PLACE

  010A PZ KPFW Mk VI F1 MARC ROCCA
 

CATEGORY 12 – TRACKED & WHEELED AFVS, PRE-1945, 1/35 & LARGER (SPLIT - ALLIED)

OUT OF THE BOX

 079B CHAR BI BiS ERRIN HOFFMAN

THIRD PLACE (TIE)

 027A M3A3 STUART KEVIN M. BATTERMAN

SECOND PLACE

 079B CHAR BI BiS ERRIN HOFFMAN

FIRST PLACE

 103B Su-100 W. SCHMIDT
 

CATEGORY 12 – TRACKED & WHEELED AFVS, PRE-1945, 1/35 & LARGER (SPLIT - AXIS)

OUT OF THE BOX

 010B FERDINAND MARC ROCCA

THIRD PLACE

 034D TIGER ROB RIVIEZZO

SECOND PLACE (TIE)

 091C KING TIGER MIKE WITOWSKI

FIRST PLACE

 79C PANTHER Ausf G ERRIN HOFFMAN
 

CATEGORY 12 – TRACKED & WHEELED AFVS, PRE-1945, 1/35 & LARGER (SPLIT - OPEN TOP)

OUT OF THE BOX

 53C  Sdkfz 223 JOE YEAGER

THIRD PLACE

 103A MARDER III W SCHMIDT

SECOND PLACE (TIE)

 079A M20 ARMORED UTILITY CAR ERRIN HOFFMAN

FIRST PLACE

  091R M-10 MIKE WITOWSKI
 

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

OUT OF THE BOX

 072A T-62 ALAN KALB

THIRD PLACE

 032A STRYKER DARIO ROMANO

SECOND PLACE

 106B M1A1 "ON PATROL" MATT RITCHETT

FIRST PLACE

 091U S TANK MIKE WITOWSKI
 

CATEGORY 14 – WHEELED SOFT SKINS 1/35 & LARGER

OUT OF THE BOX

 0730 FORD AMPHIBIOUS JEEP JIM TERRY

THIRD PLACE

 032B OPEL BLITZ DARIO RAMANO

SECOND PLACE

 105A TRATTORE TL-37 MATT TOMS

FIRST PLACE

 091V VW PICK UP MIKE WITKOWSKI
 

CATEGORY 15 – ORDINANCE, ALL SCALES

OUT OF THE BOX

 053E 280CM K5(E) LEOPOLD JOE YEAGER

THIRD PLACE (TIE)

 064D 37MM PAK BILL HERD

SECOND PLACE

 121F 20MM OERLIKON MIKE SALZANO

FIRST PLACE

 091A M4 w/155 LONG TOM MIKE WITKOWSKI
 

CATEGORY 16 – COMMERCIAL CONVERSIONS, ALL SCALES

THIRD PLACE

 103E CHIEFTAIN Mk 10 W SCHMIDT

SECOND PLACE

 088A M5A1 3rd ARMORED DIVISION TONY FRADKIN

FIRST PLACE

 0783 CHAR B1 "FLANDERS" GEORG EYERMAN
 

CATEGORY 17 – MAJOR CONVERSIONS & SCRATCHBUILTS, ALL SCALES

SECOND PLACE

 064B TIGER CUTAWAY BILL HERD

FIRST PLACE

 070B VICKERS MEDIUM Mk II JOHN BUCHOLZ
 

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

THIRD PLACE

 057A SOVIET BATTLE CRUISER KIROV KEITH BENDER

SECOND PLACE

 097A USS FREEDOM LCS-1 BILL LIEBOLD

FIRST PLACE

060A

 USS QUICK, circa 1942 BOB CICCONI
 

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

THIRD PLACE

 001B ANDREA DORIA MARTIN QUINN

SECOND PLACE

 032H USS EISENHOWER DARIO ROMANO

FIRST PLACE

 060D USS CHICAGO BOB CICCONI
 

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

THIRD PLACE

 111A IJN INAZUNA (1942) DAN KAPLAN

SECOND PLACE

 097B USS WILLIAM D PORTER BILL LIEBOLD

FIRST PLACE

 083A VIKING LONG SHIP STAN TRAAS
 

CATEGORY 21 – SHIPS, SUBMARINES, ALL SCALES

OUT OF THE BOX

 090A AKULA SUBMARINE BILL ELLIS

THIRD PLACE

 091H GERMAN U-BOAT MIKE WITKOWSKI

SECOND PLACE

 060E Ro-46 BOB CICCONI

FIRST PLACE

 090A AKULA SUBMARINE BILL ELLIS
 

CATEGORY 22 – CARS, ALL TYPES, 1/43

OUT OF THE BOX

 38A 1949 FORD CHUCK REHBERGER

THIRD PLACE

 75C MERCEDES C-9 CRAIG GODFREY

SECOND PLACE

 059B PANOZ ESPERANTE MICHAEL GONDOR

FIRST PLACE

 058C PILBEAM MP84 DOUG HAMILTON
 

CATEGORY 23 – CARS, COMPETITION 1/24 AND LARGER

OUT OF THE BOX

 038B MATACKI'S DIRT MODIFIED CHUCK REHBERGER

THIRD PLACE

 074A FERRARI 250 TESTA ROSA RAY PROKOSKI

SECOND PLACE

 067B COMPUWARE CORVETTE JAY SAVARESE

FIRST PLACE

 051A JOHN MILNER'S DRAGSTER DARRYL PETERS
 

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

OUT OF THE BOX

 021C '63 CHEVY IMPALA SS DAVE PALUZZI

THIRD PLACE

 114F NISSAN 350-Z DAVID CURA

SECOND PLACE

 051B '32 FORD 2 DOOR DARRYL PETERS

FIRST PLACE

 126 250 TR TESTAROSA JAME BOULUKOS
 

CATEGORY 25 – TRUCKS & MOTORCYCLES, ALL SCALES

OUT OF THE BOX

 021T '64 CHEVY PICK UP DAVE PALUZZI

THIRD PLACE

 014K PAY HAULER TOM WALKER

SECOND PLACE

 051C '29 FORD PICK UP DARRYL PETERS

FIRST PLACE

 114A SPIDERMAN YAMAHA DAVE CURA
 

CATEGORY 26 – SPACE: FACTUAL VEHICLES

THIRD PLACE

 015B SANDY THOMAS CASTRONVOVA

SECOND PLACE

 115A MERCURY REDSTONE JAMES ALLAIRE

FIRST PLACE

 074B MERCURY 7 LIBERTY BELL RAY PROKOSKI
 

CATEGORY 27 – SPACE: FICTIONAL VEHICLES

THIRD PLACE

 133 MILLENNIUM FALCON RAUL TORRES

SECOND PLACE

 115 TIE FIGHTER JIM ALLAIRE

FIRST PLACE

 18 STAR WARS SNOWSPEEDER CARL SCALSI
 

CATEGORY 28 – SPACE: BEINGS, ROBOTS & SUITS

THIRD PLACE

 007 PUNISHER JERRY RINALDI

SECOND PLACE

 096B DEMON JOHN ZOELLER

FIRST PLACE

 115 SCORPION JAMES ALLAIRE
 

CATEGORY 29 – FIGURES, 54mm AND SMALLER

THIRD PLACE

 064 ITALIAN PARATROOPER BILL HERD

SECOND PLACE

 058 CONFEDERATE OFFICER DOUG HAMILTON

FIRST PLACE

 056 GENERAL LaSALLE LOUIS RIPA
 

CATEGORY 30 – FIGURES, 55mm AND LARGER

THIRD PLACE

 091W BAZOOKA JOE MIKE WITKOWSKI

SECOND PLACE

 059A QUEEN ELIZABETH 1 MIKE GONDOR

FIRST PLACE

 018C WARRIOR GODDESS CARL SCALISI
 

CATEGORY  31 – VIGNETTES AND DIORAMAS, ALL TYPES AND SCALES

THIRD PLACE

 118A "COUNTER ATTACK" ROBERT BURIK

SECOND PLACE

 134B "TEA IN THE AM" JOHN FRIDAY

FIRST PLACE

 055B "FOREVER ON PATROL" MARIO GRIMA
 

CATEGORY  32 – MISCELLANEOUS, ALL TYPES AND SCALES

THIRD PLACE

 091G PIRATE PISTOL MIKE WITKOSWKI

SECOND PLACE

 027B WOOLY MAMMOTH KEVIN BATTERMAN

FIRST PLACE

 56J MEDIEVAL KNIGHTS LOUIS RIPA
 

CATEGORY  33 – TRIFECTA: 3 DIFFERENT TYPES, ALL SCALES

THIRD PLACE

 011 HURRICANE STAN STANKEWICZ
    M102 HOWITZER
    2010 CAMARO

SECOND PLACE

 042G USS CHAUNCEY TIM BURKE
    BRISTOL MIC
    DORCHSETER ACV

FIRST PLACE

 005C F84 DAN SPERA
    M5A1
    DOWNED AIRMAN

 

CATEGORY  34 – JUNIORS, ALL TYPES AND SCALES

THIRD PLACE

 042A PT-109 DAVE WHEAT

SECOND PLACE

 094A LOCKHEED 104G CONSTELLATION ALEX GONORA

FIRST PLACE

 084D DESERT NASHORN BRANDON CHUNG
 
SPECIAL AWARDS

TAILHOOK AWARD (Best US Naval Aircraft)
  PBJ MITCHELL BILL CONNOLLY
 

BEST OUT OF THE BOX
093D SH-60F OCEANHAWK NICK FILIPONE
 

BEST CIVIL SUBJECT
114A SPIDERMAN BIKE DAVID CURA
 

ART GERBER MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST ARMOR
091V NAZI VW PICK UP MIKE WITKOWSKI
 

BILL MARSHALL MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST SHIP
060D USS CHICAGO BOB CICCONI
 

BEST AIRCRAFT
006A ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH SISKIN MIKE TERRE
 

BEST “Between the Wars, 1919-1939” THEME
095B P-26 PEASHOOTER TORY MUCARO
 

NORM KENNEDY MEMORIAL AWARD FOR JUDGES BEST IN SHOW
006A ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH SISKIN MIKE TERRE