Wednesday, 4 March 2020

March 2020 IPMS Ottawa Contest

It is that time of year again - yes - the annual theme contest. This year's theme was "Anything in a Canadian Museum". The model has to be of an item which is in the collection of a museum in Canada or has been displayed in a museum in Canada.

Next year's theme, by a popular vote, is FRANCE. Anything from France or about France (not including models from French companies of non-French subjects) from any era. So come on IPMS Ottawa - Vive la France! for March 2021.


FIRST PLACE

Canadian Navy O-BOATS (Oberon class submarines) by Resin Shipyard in 1:350 scale. As seen at the HMCS Onandaga Museum, and at the HMCS Ojibwa Museum.
O-Boats
O-Boats

O-Boats


SECOND PLACE (tied winners)

A very large PVC plastic model from an unknown Chinese factory in an unknown but large scale of what may be a CARNOTAURUS SASTREI (meat-eating bull) as seen in the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa.



Burgess-Dunne Flying Wing, in 1:72 scale by Scaleplane. This was Canada's initial; military aircraft along with the Nieuport-Dunne. There are two copies on display in Canada. It is the V-wing aircraft without a tail on the left in the first photo.



Burgess-Dunne flying wing



THIRD PLACE (tied winners)

CF-18 in 1:72 scale by Italeri, as seen in the National Aeronautical Collection in Ottawa.
CF-18


CF-18

CF-104 in Tiger Meet colours, in 1:48 scale by Revell, as seen at the Canadian Warplane Heritage museum.
CF-104


CF-104

OTHER ENTRIES

CF-101 VooDoo in 1:48 scale by Monogram, from 416 Lynx Sqdn of Chatham, as seen in the Canadian War Museum and the National Aeronautical Collection in Ottawa. The red wing panels are for aggressor exercises.

CF-101 VooDoo

CF-101 VooDoo

CF-101 VooDoo

CMP Cista Armoured Ambulance in 1:35 scale from Mirror Models, as seen in the Canadian War Museum. Nearly 4000 were built during WWII.
CMP Cista armoured ambulance



CMP Cista armoured ambulance


CMP Cista armoured ambulance

HUP-3 helicopter in 1:72 scale from Paula Vacuform models, as seen in the National Aeronautical Collection in Ottawa.
HUP-3


HUP-3


HUP-3

ME Bf-109 as seen in the National Aeronautical Collection in Ottawa



Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter in 1:48 scale by Roden



Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter in 1:48 scale by Roden



Sopwith Triplane in 1:48 scale by Eduard.



Fokker D.VII in 1:48 scale from Eduard.



SPAD VII C.1 in 1:32 scale by Roden



Fokker Triplane Dr.1 in 1:48 scale by Eduard.



Curtiss JN-4C "Canuck" in 1:48 scale by Lindberg.



Nieuport 17c in 1:32 scale by Hobbycraft, as flown by Billy Bishop, as seen in the Canadian War Museum.



AVRO 504K in 1:48 scale by Aurora.



Avro ANSON in 1:72 scale by Airfix, based on an aircraft owned by the National Aeronautical Collection in Ottawa.



Bristol F.2B fighter in 1:48 scale by Aurora

Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c in 1:48 scale by Roden