August 2016 IPMS Ottawa Contest

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

1st Place Winner - 1:72 scale Revell kit of Nazi German S100 Schnelboot.
This was a superb work and won by a total sweep of the votes.

2nd Place Winner - SPACE ARK from World of the Worlds, by Pegasus Hobby in 1:350 scale. This was a weekend build in conjunction with IPMS Canberra. The body is done in polished aluminium by Alclad.

3rd Place Winner - Bristol Blenheim IV on floats in 1:72 scale by airfix.

Yak-1 in 1:48 scale from Accurate Miniatures

Yak-1 in 1:48 scale from Accurate Miniatures

German Anti-Tank Anti-Aircraft 88 m/m FLAK 18 from Fujimi in 1:76 scale  (kit #02) by John Clearwater

"Buggy Schlesser" metal body on plastic kit from Burago kits of Italy in 1:24 scale, showing a car from the Paris-Dakar-Cairo race in 2000, by John Clearwater

SDKF 222 Nazi German reconn vehicle from Tamiya in 1:35 scale.

"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