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The 2009 IPMS/USA National Convention, hosted by IPMS Eddie Rickenbacker (Columbus, Ohio),
was held from August 19th through August 22nd, 2009.
I have not been to every IPMS USA NATS, but I have heard that this one tops them all in terms of Braille Scale
entries at a staggering 122 by my count (others counted as many as 135), requiring several splits due to the large number of entries.
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There was also an informal Braille Scale get-together
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Kneeling row: 1st from the left - Dave Bailey (red shirt), 2nd from the left - Harvey Low (dark blue shirt), 2nd from right - Steve Freeman (tan vest), end of the row right - Peter Sisung
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(Editor's Note 1: Below is an excerpt taken from the official winners list for the 2009 IPMS USA National Contest, added here to hopefully help identify some of the pictures that follow.)
II. Military Vehicles 211. Armored half-tracks and armored cars, 1/49 and Smaller 1st Place BTR-80-APC Ken Guntin, Marietta, Georgia 2nd Place Spahpanzer 2A2 Luchs Rick Carlson, Erie, Pennsylvania 3rd Place Humber Armored Car Bill Powers, Birmingham, Alabama Premiere M35 Gun Truck "Nancy" Will Alcott, Toronto, Ontario, Canada II. Military Vehicles 217. Soft Skinned Miliary Vehicles, 1/49 and Smaller 1st Place Humvee Ian Dow, Livonia, Michigan 2nd Place RSP-7 Radar Rick Carlson, Erie, Pennsylvania 3rd Place LRDG Chevy Truck Harvey Low, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Premiere DUKW Richard Guetig, Louisville, Kentucky 225. Fully tracked, 1/49 and Smaller, Through Korea (1953) A. German 1st Place Brummbar Harvey Low, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2nd Place Jagdpanther 'Red 133' Steve Hustad, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 3rd Place Nashorn Coy Koontz, Merritt Island, Florida Premiere Stug-IV Ian Dow, Livonia, Michigan II. Military Vehicles 225. Fully tracked, 1/49 and Smaller, Through Korea (1953) B. Other 1st Place M24 Chaffee William Dingle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2nd Place Sherman Firefly Joe Koenig, Virginia Beach, Virginia 3rd Place T-34/76 Mod-40 Tim Treadway, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Premiere Matilda II Steve Freeman, West Bloomfield, Michigan II. Military Vehicles 226. Fully tracked, 1/49 and Smaller, Post Korea (post-1953) A. Temperate-Climate Finish 1st Place Ariete MBT Wayne Bowman, Beeton, Ontario, Canada 2nd Place M60A3 Ken Guntin, Marietta, Georgia 3rd Place Panzerhaubitze 2000 Rick Clark, Erie, Pennsylvania Premiere Leopard II Recovery Vehicle Tom Koprowski Cleveland, Ohio II. Military Vehicles 226. Fully tracked, 1/49 and Smaller, Post Korea (post-1953) B. Desert Finish 1st Place Challenger II Steve Macey, Woodbury, Minnesota 2nd Place Challenger II Ashley Abernathy, Glen Allen, Virginia 3rd Place IDF M50, Late Steve Collins, Glendale, Arizona Premiere M2A2 Bradley Ian Dow, Livonia, Michigan II. Military Vehicles 228. Conversions, 1/49 and Smaller 1st Place Centaur Dozer Bill Powers, Birmingham, Alabama 2nd Place Jagdpanzer IV/70A Harvey Low, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 3rd Place M51 Super Sherman Philip Hui, Alpharetta, Georgia Premiere M728 CEV Will Alcott, Toronto, Ontario, Canada II. Military Vehicles 234. Scratch Built, 1/49 and Smaller 1st Place Bison II Harvey Low, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2nd Place MAZ 5376 with ChMZAP 9990 Rick Carlson, Erie, Pennsylvania 3rd Place AEC Mk.III Ronald Bell, Columbus, Ohio II. Military Vehicles 256. Out-of-the-Box Armored Tracked and Half-tracks, 1/49 and Smaller 1st Place Challenger II Ian Dow, Livonia, Michigan 2nd Place Maus Joe Koenig, Virginia Beach, Virginia 3rd Place Char B1 Bob Guoni, West Chester, Pennsylvania Premiere PzKfw-38t Wayne Bowman, Beeton, Ontario, Canada II. Military Vehicles 257. Out-of-the-Box Armored Wheeled and Soft Skinned, 1/49 and Smaller 1st Place Panhard PzKfw-204(f) Bill Powers, Birmingham, Alabama 2nd Place M8, 2nd AD Kevin Degenkolbe, Colorado Springs, Colorado 3rd Place SdKfz 234/2 Puma Victor Eroschenko, Moscow, Idaho Premiere BA-3 Armored Car Richard Guetig, Louisville, Kentucky VII. Dioramas 724. Armor Dioramas and Vignettes, 1/49 and Smaller 1st Place Another Cold Windy Day at the Eastern Front Steve Hustad, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 2nd Place Revenge is Coming Richard Guetig, Louisville, Kentucky 3rd Place This is My Goat Mike Fleckenstein, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Premiere "Baa-ttle of Britain" Steve Freeman, West Bloomfield, Michigan Art Gerber Best Military Vehicle, Sponsored by: Lt. Alexander Pearson Modelers in memory of Roderick "Pete" Forest III 1/72 scale scratch built Bison II, Harvey Low, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(Editor's Note 2: The Small Scale Armor categories included all subjects scaled at 1/49 or smaller and as such some of these pictures may or may not be 1/72 scale items. If anyone knows of any that are not 1/72 scale, or if anyone has further pictures to contribute from this contest please feel free to contact the OTW staff at contributions(at)onthewaymodels.com.)
(Editor's Note 3: Below are photographs from the competition supplied by Wayne Bowman. Wayne was able to identify
some of the entries and one was identified by its paperwork. There are many more that need to have a builder's name attached to them.
We can make an educated guess on the remainder but it would be preferable to get a positive
identification to avoid errors and ruffled feathers.)
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Wayne Bowman's Ariete
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Will Alcott's M35 Gun Truck
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Harvey Low's Bison II
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Ian Dow's Bradley IFV
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Steve Freeman's Canadian Leopard 1A2
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Ian Dow's HMMWV
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Harvey Low's LRDG Chevy Truck
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William Dingle's M24 Chaffee
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Will Alcott's M728
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Steve Freeman's Matilda II
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Wayne Bowman's Pz. 38(t)
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Steve Hustad's Another Cold Windy Day at the Eastern Front 
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Wayne Bowman's Type 74
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