2009 IPMS/USA National Contest
Columbus, OH
Chief Judge: Michael Polk

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(NOTE: • 1/144 refers to scales 1/101 and smaller • 1/72 refers to scales 1/100 to 1/60 • 1/48 refers to scales 1/59 to 1/40 • 1/32 refers to scale 1/39 and larger • 1/32 and 1/35 figures will compete as 54mm. Categories followed by "#" and a number indicate planned splits up to that number.

O.  JUNIOR
(Head Judge:  Rick Jackson)

(Out of the Box Awards in Juniors will be awarded in basic categories, as indicated by asterisk “*” The OOB Award may be given concurrent with 1-2-3 placement in the category).

(Pre-teen:  through 12 years old; Teen: 13 through17 years old)

*Aircraft (all eras)
            010.     1/144 and1/72 (pre-teen)
            011.     1/144 and 1/72 (teen)
            015.     1/48 and 1/32 (pre-teen)
            016.     1/48 and 1/32 (teen)

*Military Vehicles (all scales, all eras)
            020.  All entries (pre-teen)
            021.  All entries (teen)

Figures (all scales, all eras)
            030.  All entries (pre-teen)
            031.  All entries (teen)

*Ships (all scales, types and eras)
            040.  All entries (pre-teen)
            041.  All entries (teen)

*Automotive (all scales, all eras)
            050.  All entries (pre-teen)
            051.  All entries (teen)

Dioramas (all scales, all eras)
            070.  All entries (pre-teen)
            071.  All entries  (teen)

*Miscellaneous
            080.  All entries (pre-teen)
            081.  All entries (teen)

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I.  AIRCRAFT
(Head Judge: Bill Devins)

(“Small, Medium & Large” will refer to the size of the model as related to standard sheets of paper.  8.5” = standard sheet width.  11” = standard sheet length.  4.25” = standard 8.5” sheet folded in half.  13.9” is the diagonal length across a sheet of 8.5 x 11 inch paper.  17” is two 8.5” sheets side by side.  Each standard will be identified below, per category).

 Biplanes (and others that are predominantly fabric, struts and rigging)
            100. 1/144 and 1/72
          101. 1/48 and 1/32 #1

Small Prop and Turbo-prop, Single Engine
          106. 1/72 (not exceeding 8.5” length or wingspan) #3 minimum
          107. 1/48 (not exceeding 13.9” length or wingspan) #4 minimum

Medium Prop, Turbo-prop, Glider, Multi-Engine
          112. 1/72 (not exceeding 11” in length or wingspan)
          117. 1/48 (not exceeding 17” in length or wingspan) #1

Large Prop, Turbo-prop, Glider, Multi-Engine, etc.
          122. 1/72 (exceeding 11” in length or wingspan)
          123. 1/48 (exceeding 17” in length or wingspan)

Small Jet
          127. 1/72 (not exceeding 8.5” in length or wingspan) #1
          128. 1/48 (not exceeding 13.9” in length or wingspan) #1

Medium Jet     
          133. 1/72 (exceeding 8.5” in length or wingspan) #1
          134. 1/48 (exceeding 13.9” in length or wingspan) #1

Military Aircraft 1/32
          139. Propeller driven
          140. Jet

Military Aircraft 1/144
          145. Small (not exceeding 4.25” in length or wingspan)
          146. Large (exceeding 4.25” in length or wingspan)   

Rotary Wing (all types and eras)
          151. 1/144 and 1/72
          152. 1/48 and 1/32

Civil, Sport, Racing and Airships (all types and eras)
          157. 1/144 and 1/72
          158. 1/48 and 1/32

Airliners
          163. 1/144 #1
          164. 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
          167. All scales

Vacuum Formed (civil or military all eras)
          172. All scales and types #1

Conversions (civil or military all eras)
          174. All scales and types #1

Scratch-Built (civil or military all eras)
          178. All scales and types   #1

OOB Single Engine Prop
          186.  1/72 all types (not exceeding 8.5” in length or wingspan)
          187.  1/48 all types (not exceeding 13.9” in length or wingspan)

OOB Small Jet
          188.  1/72 all types (not exceeding 8.5” in length or wingspan)
          189.  1/48 all types (not exceeding 13.9” in length or wingspan)

OOB Large Aircraft

          190.  1/72 all types (exceeding 8.5” in length or wingspan)
          191.  1/48 all types (exceeding 13.9” in length or wingspan)

OOB Military Aircraft
          193. 1/144 all types
          194. 1/32 all types

OOB Airliners
          195.  All types and scales

OOB Other Aircraft (Civil, Airships, Rotary Wing, UAV, etc)
          196.  All types and scales

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II. MILITARY VEHICLES
(Head Judge: David Kahn)

 Closed top AFV's (including tanks, assault guns and self-propelled guns) 1/48 and larger
          200.  through Korea #1
          201.  Post - Korea #1

Open top AFV's and AFV's with interiors (kit provided or scratch-built, all eras, including assault guns
and self-propelled guns) 1/48 and larger
          206.  All entries #1

Armored half-tracks and armored cars (all eras)
          211.  1/49 and smaller
          212. 1/48 and larger #1

Soft skinned military vehicles (all eras, including trucks, jeeps, unarmored half-tracks and motorcycles)
          217. 1/49 and smaller
          218. 1/48 and larger #1

Artillery, all eras, towed (includes missiles and all railroad guns)
          223. All scales #1

Military Vehicles, Fully tracked
          225. 1/49 and smaller Korea and earlier #1
          226. 1/49 and smaller Post Korea

Conversions (all eras and types)
          228. 1/49 and smaller
          229. 1/48 and larger

Scratch-Built (all eras and types)
          234. 1/49 and smaller
          235. 1/48 and larger

OOB Armored vehicles, tracked, closed top (incl. tanks, assault guns and self-propelled guns)
          250. 1/48 and larger #3

OOB Armored vehicles, tracked, open topped (including assault guns and self-propelled guns)
          253. 1/48 and larger

OOB Armored half-tracks and armored cars 
          254. 1/48 and larger

OOB Soft skinned military vehicles (all eras, including trucks, jeeps, unarmored half-tracks and motorcycles)
          255. 1/48 and larger

OOB Military Vehicles (all types tracked, including half-tracks)
          256. 1/49 and smaller

OOB Military Vehicles, all wheeled vehicles, soft skinned and armored
          257. 1/49 and smaller

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III. FIGURES
(Head Judge: Jack Kennedy)

Dismounted and mounted (all eras)
          300.  53mm and smaller

Dismounted (all eras)
          305.  54mm to 70mm #1
          306.  71mm and larger #1

Mounted (all eras)
          311.  54mm to 70mm
          312.  71mm and larger

Conversions and Scratch-Built
          317.  All scales all eras

Fantasy
          322.  All entries #1

Science Fiction
          324.  All entries #1

Busts
          327.  All entries

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IV. SHIPS
(Head Judge: Rusty White)

 Powered (surface)
          400.  Carriers, Battleships, and Cruisers, and Battlecruisers 1/401 and smaller #1
          401.  All others, 1/401 and smaller #1
          402.  1/400 and larger

Sailing (all scales)
          407.  All entries

Submarines
          412.  1/401 and smaller Pre-1946
          413.  1/401 and smaller 1946 to Present
          414.  1/400 and larger Pre-1946
          415.  1/400 and larger 1946 to present

Boats, Speed Boats, Motor Torpedo Boats, Motor Patrol Boats
          418.  All entries

Conversions and Scratch-Built
          423.  All scales, types and era

OOB All Ships
          425.  All scales #2

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V.  AUTOMOTIVE #2
(Head Judge: Dick Christ)

Replica Stock (unmodified chassis and drive train except for tires, wheels and paint. Includes conversions that create production vehicles).
          500. 1/32 and smaller
          501. 1/31 to 1/20

Street Rod and Street Machine (all scales)
          506.  1948 and older body
          507.  1949 and newer body

Customs (all scales)
          512.  All entries

Competition, Straight Line
          515.1/31 to 1/20

Competition, open wheel
          517. 1/32 and smaller
          518. 1/31 to 1/20

Competition, closed wheel
          523. 1/32 and smaller
          524. 1/31 to 1/20                                

Large Scale, 1/19 and larger
          529.  All entries

Scratch-Built and Conversions
          534.  All scales and types

Commercial Vehicles (all scales)
          539.  Light Commercial (2 axles)
          540.  Heavy Commercial (3 or more axles)

Motorcycles (all scales)
          545.  All entries

Curbside (all scales)
          550.  All entries

OOB Replica Stock
          560.  All scales and types

OOB Customs
          564.  All scales and types

OOB Competition
          568.  All scales and types

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VI. SPACE and SCIENCE-FICTION VEHICLES
(Head Judge:  Manny Gutsche)

Real Spacecraft, Missiles, and Vehicles, kits and scratch-built
          600.  All entries

Science-Fiction and Fantasy vehicles from kits
          605.  All entries #1                             

Mecha (Gundams, robots, etc.) from kits
          606.  All entries

Science-Fiction and Fantasy Vehicles, conversions and scratch-built
          610.  All entries

OOB Space and Science Fiction
          698.  All entries

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VII. DIORAMAS
(Head Judge: Phil Perry)

Aircraft
          710. Small Composition (single aircraft, no more than 5 figures) 1/144 and 1/72      
          712. Small Composition (single aircraft, no more than 5 figures) 1/48 and 1/32
          714. Large Composition (2 or more aircraft and/or more than 5 figures)

Armor
          720. Small Composition (single vehicle, no more than 5 figures) 1/48 and larger
          722. Large Composition (2 or more veh. and/or more than 5 fig.) 1/48 and larger
          724. Dioramas and vignettes (all types and eras) 1/49 and smaller

Figures
          730. Vignettes (5 or fewer figures)
          732. Dioramas ( more than 5 figures)

Ships
          740.  All entries

Automotive
          750.  All entries

Science Fiction
          760.  All entries

Miscellaneous Dioramas
          780.  All entries

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VIII. MISCELLANEOUS
(Head Judge: Phil Perry)

Dinosaurs
          800.  All entries

Humor in Modeling
          810.  All entries

Hypothetical (Other Than Sci-Fi)
          820. Kit based (spurious markings on standard kit).

          821. Kit bashed/scratch built

Triathlon (Models from three different classes)
          830.  All entries

Collections (Five or more closely-related items)
          840.  All entries

IPMS Chapter/Group Entry
          850.  All entries

Miscellaneous (Any subject, except dioramas, of any interest not provided for in any of the above categories, without restriction to scale or era)
          860.  All other entries

OOB Hypothetical (as per Cat. 820)
          870.  All entries

OOB Triathlon (as per Cat. 830)
          872.  All entries

OOB Miscellaneous (as per Cat. 860)
          875.   All other entries

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2009 Special Theme Awards

Overall Awards:

George Lee Judges’ Grand Award

Popular Best of Show

Tom Kolk Best Junior Model

IPMS Chapter/Group Trophy

Best Aircraft

Art Gerber Best Military Vehicle

Best Figure

Best Ship

Best Automotive

Best Space/Science Fiction

Best Diorama

Best Miscellaneous

Best Canadian Subject

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