2019 Expo Results

2019 saw another successful expo and model competition with over 150 entries from some 33 modellers. Almost $1000 was raised in support of the Army Museum and Hounds 4 Healing.

A gallery of images in available here  and the results are below.

A	Aircraft propeller/ rotor –large (1/48 and larger) 9 Entries Highly Commended - AlvIn Whyte - Mosquito 3rd Greg Canning – Karmov KA-50 2nd Casey Kovacich – F4U Corsair 1st Gavin Lee – TAA Catalina
B	Aircraft jet / rocket – Large (1/48 and larger) 8 Entries 2nd Alvin Whyte – Phantom F4 2nd Paul Duffin – F14 with tractor 1st Justin Smith – F14 D Tomcat
C	Aircraft propeller / rotor – Small (1/49 and smaller) 1 Entry 1st Greg Canning - Tai Hurkus Trainer
D	Aircraft jet/ rocket – Small (1/49 and smaller) 3 Entries 3rd Ryan Mills – Airbus A320 2nd Greg Canning – TU 134 1st Greg Canning – Boeing 747 Iron Maiden
E	Military Vehicles all scales tracked pre 1946 - 15 Entries 3rd Mark Smith – Marder III Tank Destroyer 2nd Peter Jenkinson – Russian T35 1st Aaron Barnes – Panther AUST D
F	Military Vehicles all scales tracked post 1945 -10 Entries Highly Commended – Aaron Barnes – Leopard 2 3rd Rodney Shields – M1A1 Mine Plow 2nd Peter Jenkinson – 406 mm Self Propelled Howitzer 1st Max Smith – Two Centurion Tanks
G	Military Vehicles all scales wheeled – 11 Entries 3rd Ben O’Dowd – Toyota Forklift 2nd Nigel Orr – Dorchester ACV 1st Aaron Barnes – SDKFZ 234
H	Automotive – including cars, trucks and motorcycles of all scales and types -15 Entries Highly Commended – Gavin Lee – Castrol top fuel rail 3rd Ray Jensen – Truck and Trailer 2nd Bob Burgoyoe – Batmobile 1st Katherine Holmes – DeLorean Back to the Future
S	Ships of all types and scales including submarines and other watercraft – 3 Entries 3rd Ross Moore – German Midget Sub 2nd Greg Canning – Aurora 1st Alvin Whyte – HMAS Warramunga
J	Space and science fiction -7 Entries 3rd Ron Hembling  - Jurassic Park Gate 2nd Ron Hembling – Fallout Vault Dweller 1st Ron Hembling – Brotherhood of Steel
K	Figures – factual or fictional figures of all types and scales -6 Entries 3rd Nigel Orr – German Stormtrooper 2nd Stefan Lakh – Skeleton Warrior 1st Nigel Orr – Japanese Girl
L	Dioramas / vignettes – base less than 30 cm max dimension - 17 Entries 3rd Dave Bates – British 25 Pounder Quad Tractor 2nd Rob Burgoyoe - Sand Ridden FW190 1st John Lavery – Russian T34 Berlin
M	Dioramas / Vignettes – base greater than 30 cm max dimension- 11 Entries 3rd Nigel Orr – Jungle Recovery 2nd Alvin Whyte – Grand Theft Loco 1st Katherine Holmes – Tank Diorama
N	Wargaming/ Fantasy - 16 Entries Highly Commended – Matt Smith – Definitely Dreadful 3rd Matt Eveleigh – Stone Horn 2nd Nigel Orr – Storm Raptor 1st Matt Eveleigh – Glacier Kin
T	Miscellaneous – not applicable to any other category – 5 Entries 3rd Ray Roberts – Clydesdales and Wagon 2nd Myles Somers – Bulldozer 1st Scott Newlands – Last Flight of Noah’s Arc
P	Master Modeller – all scales and categories, models that have won first place at other competitions must be entered in the category - 10 Entries 3rd Les Matthews – X Wing 2nd Mat Eveleigh – Trygon Prime 1st Nigel Orr - Dumped Car
Q	Junior Models – all scales and types by entrants 12 years old and younger 1 Entry Michael Matthews - Tiger moth
R	Intermediate Models –all scales and types by entrants 13-18 years old - 3 Entries 3rd Aidan Smith – Nissan Skyline 2nd Matthew Watson – T34 76 1st Matthew Watson – B17 Eggplane
	Best of Show Katherine Holmes – DeLorean Back to the Future
	People’s Choice Simon Blom – The Field Marshall is Coming