August 2019 IPMS Ottawa Model Contest

FIRST PLACE
This is the GOTHA G.1 bomber of the Imperial German Air Service. With a top speed of about 100 km/h, and an unstable fuselage lacking in structural integrity, it was extremely vulnerable. It was sent to the Russian front as a reconnaissance aircraft. The first prototype was built by a maintenance unit (Fliegerersatz Abteilung 3) in early 1915. It was an appalling aircraft, and there were never more than 5 in combat at once. There were 19 refined production aircraft built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik AG in 1915.

Imperial German GOTHA G.V bomber in 1:32 scale by Wingnut Wings

German GOTHA bomber

SECOND PLACE

"Room with a View", US Space Shuttle EGG plane with cosmonaut and glowing earth

US Space Shuttle EGG plane with cosmonaut and glowing earth

"Room with a View", US Space Shuttle EGG plane with cosmonaut and glowing earth

THIRD PLACE
Himeji Castle 姫路城 is Japan's foremost castle, and the jewel in the crown of Japanese castles and castle architecture. It is often referred to as the White Egret Castle or the White Heron Castle due to the beautiful white exterior. It is the largest and most popular castle in Japan.
The first castle on this spot was built in 1333, but was torn down and rebuilt over and over again for another 200 years. The current form took shape about 400 years ago, and has survived earthquakes and US bombings. It is a Japanese and UNESCO world treasure.

Japan's HIMEJI CASTLE (c.1618) in 1:800 scale (Doyusha Models)

OTHER ENTRIES

T-54 Tank
Iraqi army T-54 tank as used in the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988).
The tanks was built in the USSR from 1946 until 1981, then for longer in Poland and Czechoslovakia. About 90 000 production units of this tank was built.
The Iraqis used this tank in the largest tank battle of the war, on 5-9 January 1981 in Dezful Iran, during Operation Nazr, in which they counter-attacked three Iranian armoured regiments, losing 45 of the T54/T-55 and T-62 tanks, while Iran lost 214 Chieftain and M60A1 tanks and another 100 armoured vehicles. Because the Iraqi army had dug in the tanks to use as nearly fixed artillery, they were not able to follow and destroy the remains of the Iranian armoured forces.