"Canada Day" July 2016 IPMS Ottawa Contest

These are the entries to the IPMS Ottawa, "Canada Day" theme, July 2016, monthly contest.

1st Place Winner - CS2F-2 Tracker in RCN colours. Hasegawa 1/72 scale kit. The aircraft crashed on takeoff from the aircraft carrier HMSC Bonaventure on 16 February 1969 killing all three crew.

2nd Place Winner - Canadian Army Leopard 2A6M main battle tank with protective screens as deployed in Afghanistan. Hobby Boss 1/35 scale kit #82458.

3rd Place Winner - LCdr Montgomery Scott figure from Star Trek TV series. Ertl 1/6 scale kit. The actor who played Scottie was a decorated Canadian artillery soldier who was on Juno Beach at D-Day.

DH-100 Vampire FB5, in RCAF 421 Sqdn markings, and an experimental use of the new water-based Vallejo metalic paints. Cyber-Hobby 1/72 scale kit #5085.

Canadian in that it is painted red and white? Monogram 1/24 scale sports car.

Canadian Army Provost Corps jeep. S-Models 1/72 scale kit #720046 or 720047.

Bristol Blenheim which is actually another airplane (a Bollingbroke) as Airfix scanned and moulded the wrong airframe when preparing the new kit. Airfix 1/72 scale kit #A04017.

Canadian Army CMP Quad Gun Tractor and motorcycle. Tamiya 1/35 scale kit #35045.

Canadian Army Bren Carrier. Tamiya 1/35 scale kit #35249.

Trans-Canada Airlines, Vickers Viscount. Glencoe Models 1/96 scale, kit #06511, painted with Alclad Aluminium, built by John Clearwater.

Work-in-progress by club president

Husky helicopter and Ford Mustang car.

The ever-growing collection of 1.72 scale military ambulances and 1/35 scale motorcycles..

Examples of scratch built items and methods for a talk given by Mike Belcher of "Belcher Bits" hobbies. Pictured is a USN Trident-3 SLBM and the moulds for the resin castings.

Stay Tuned for CANADA DAY Contest in July

Stay Tuned for the IPMS Ottawa CANADA DAY contest next month (Wednesday 06 July 2016) when all entries are in some way related to Canada - served in, built in, etc. Get your models ready!

This is a 1/72 scale Hobbycraft (Canada) kit of the Canadair Sabre Mk4 in service with RCAF 444 Squadron. Aircraft VH-584 as it appeared from about late 1953 to early 1954

June 2016 IPMS Ottawa Contest

These are the entries to the IPMS Ottawa, June 2016, monthly contest.

1st Place winner - D&RGW Pile Driver OB railway cars in 1/48 scale from San Juan Car Company. The real one was built in 1891 and is now operating on the Cumbres & Toltec RR. Injection molded in gray styrene with free-rolling trucks,  working Sharon couplers, hinged tower and working rollers for upper frame. 600+ parts

2nd Place - Bristol Beaufighter TF-X Torpedo Bomber (RAF Coastal Command) in 1/48 scale from Tamiya TM61067

3rd Place - Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J (Sd.kfz.162/2) in 1/35 scale from Tamiya 35181 built out of box.

Kangaroo armoured personnel carrier with Canadian Army invasion troops in Normandy in 1944 in 1/35 scale from Italeri #204, with Verlinden figures

May 2016 IPMS Ottawa Contest

These are the entries to the IPMS Ottawa, May 2016, monthly contest.

1st Place -  Skoda PA-II (Turtle) in 1/35 scale by Takom. The Czech designed armoured car got the unofficial name Zelva (tortoise) as it entered service in 1923. Only 12 were ordered and built in 1924-1925. Takom #2024.

2nd Place -  Douglas C-124 Globemaster II in 1/72 scale by Anigrand Craftswork #2067.

Bren Gun Carrier & 6 pound gun in 1/35 scale by Tamiya.

Sd.Klz 221 armoured car in 1/35 scale by Tamiya with Hobby Boss screen.

Panzer IV captured by Soviet army, in 1/35 scale by Tamiya with figures from a Russian kit, using Tamiya acryllic paints and chalk camo.

Boeing Clipper in 1/144 scale, Airfix A04172

April 2016 IPMS Ottawa Contest

These are the nine entries to the IPMS Ottawa, April 2016, monthly contest.

1st Place -  F4 Phantom (VF-111) in 1/48 by Academy 12232
Built out of box.

2nd Place (shared)  - Panther G Night Vision (steel wheel) in 1/35 by Tamiya 35174

2nd Place (shared) - Cdn Army AVGP Cougar (early) in 1/35 by Trumpeter 01501

3rd Place - The old 1975 kit of the Heinkel He 115 on floats in 1/72 by Matchbox PK-401.
On the right is the new Hawker Hurricane in 1/72 by Airfix A02067. 

Russian Airborne Forces 2S9 NONA-S air mobile SPG mortar in 1/35 by Alanger 035012
built by John Clearwater in late 2015.

Mustang P51D with dropped flaps in 1/72 by Airfix A01004
Built out of box

Renault FT-17 French Army tank in 1/35 by Meng TS-011, with Verlinden figures

Harrier AV-8B II, in US colours, 1/72 scale, kit unknown.