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Aircraft Military Vehicles Automotive Ships
Figures Science Fiction and Real Space Dioramas
Collections Miscellaneous Junior Entries Special Awards
Theme Award: Silk Purse from a Sow's Ear

Categories marked [*] will be eligible for an "Out-of-the Box" (OOB) award.
(Here's a short cut to the Out-of-the-Box criteria in the Contest Rules)

Aircraft
1/144=1/101 to 1/2000
1/72= 1/100 to 1/60
1/48 = 1/59 to 1/40
1/32 =1/39 to 1/1

  1. Biplanes and rigged types - 1/72 *
Sponsored by The Empire State Aerosciences Museum
  2. Biplanes and rigged types - 1/48*
Sponsored Art Loder IPMS NENY Member
  3. Single engine prop. - 1/72 *
Sponsored by IPMS Niagara Frontier
  4. Single engine prop. - 1/48 - Allied *
Sponsored by IPMS Granite State
  5. Single engine prop. - 1/48 - Axis *
Sponsored by IPMS Champlain Valley
  6. Multi engine prop - 1/72 *
Sponsored by IPMS Binghamton, New York
  7. Multi engine prop - 1/48 *
Sponsored by IPMS Washington, DC
  8. Jet aircraft - 1/72 *
Sponsored by IPMS Wings & Wheels
  9. Jet aircraft - 1/48 *
10. All aircraft except civil - 1/32 *
Sponsored by IPMS Washington, DC
11. All aircraft except civil -1/144 *
Sponsored by IPMS Patriot Chapter
12. Civil and civil use aircraft - All scales *
Sponsored by IPMS NENY/Member Paul Jendzeizyk in Memory of his Father Edwin Jendzeizyk
13. Rotary wing - All scales *
Sponsored by IPMS Stratford (Igor Sikorsky Chapter)
14. Scratchbuilt and Major Conversions - All scales

Military VehiclesBack to Top of Page
Small scale= 1/72 and 1/48 (includes 1/45 to 1/2000)
Large scale =1/50 to 1/1

15. Fully Tracked AFV's - Small scale*
Sponsored by IPMS Rochester (NY)
16. Halftracks and Wheeled Vehicles - All Periods - Small scale*
Sponsored by Brian Fowler, Member IPMS/NENY
17. Closed top AFV's (pre 1946) - Allied -Large scale*
Sponsored by IPMS Baltimore
18. Open top or visible interior AFV's (pre 1946) - Allied - Large scale*
Sponsored by New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center
19. Closed top AFV's (pre 1946) - Axis - Large scale*
20. Open top or visible interior AFV's (pre 1946) - Axis - Large scale*
21. Closed top AFV's - Modern (post 1945) - Large scale*
Sponsored by Delaware Valley Scale Modelers
22. Open top or visible interior AFV's - Modern (post 1945) - Large scale*
Sponsored by IPMS Bay Colony
23. Halftracks and Wheeled Vehicles - All periods - Large scale*
Sponsored by Brian Fowler, Member IPMS/NENY
24. Ordnance (incl. siege, fixed and rail artillery) - All Periods - All scales*
Sponsored by AMPS (Armor Modeling and Preservation Society)
25. Major conversions and Scratchbuilt - All periods - All scales
Sponsored by Danny Egan AMPS Albany, NY

AutomotiveBack to Top of Page
1/32 and Smaller
1/31 to 1/20th
1/12 = 1/19 to 1/1

26. Stock - 1/24th *
Sponsored by IPMS Niagara Frontier
27. Custom (Show) cars and Street Rods - Pre-1950 - 1/24th *
Sponsored by The Fountain Restaurant, Albany NY
28. Custom (Show) cars and Street Rods - 1950 and Later - 1/24th*
29. Competition cars - Open wheel and Dragster - 1/24 *
Sponsored by Doug Hamilton, RC One
30. Competition cars - Closed wheel - 1/24 *
Sponsored by Borealis Restaurant
31. Street Machines - 1950 and later [including Muscle Cars] - 1/24 *
32. Pickups, 4X4, Monster trucks, Motorcycles - All Scales *
33. Commercial vehicles, Fire, Rescue and Emergency vehicles - All scales *
34. All Automotive - 1/43 *
35. All Automotive - 1/12 *

ShipsBack to Top of Page
1/700 = 1/401st and smaller
1/350 = 1/400 to 1/1

36. Oar/Sail/Man powered - All scales *
37. Powered - 1/700 *
Sponsored by Southern Maine Scale Modelers
38. Powered - 1/350 *
39. Submarines - All Scales*
Sponsored by IPMS New Jersey

FiguresBack to Top of Page


40. Foot and mounted - 30mm and smaller
41. Foot - 31mm - 90mm
Sponsored by Mid-Hudson Chapter IPMS
43. Foot - Larger than 90mm
44. Mounted - Larger than 90mm
45. Busts - all scales
46. Figures - Fantasy, Science fiction, TV, Movies & Comics - All scales
47. Vignettes - 2-4 figures, no vehicles - All Scales - All periods - All subjects

Science Fiction and Real SpaceBack to Top of Page

48. Fictional Subjects and Equipment, including Hypothetical and Powered Suits [Other than Spacecraft] - All scales *
49. Fictional Spacecraft - All scales *
50. Real Spacecraft, Vehicles and Equipment - All scales *
Sponsored by IPMS Connecticutt Yankee

DioramasBack to Top of Page

51. Military Vehicle Dioramas
52. Aircraft Dioramas and Ship Dioramas
Sponsored by Pat Piccirilli, Member IPMS/NENY
53. All Other Dioramas
JP's Trains and Hobbies

CollectionsBack to Top of Page

54. Five or more related subjects

MiscellaneousBack to Top of Page

55. Entries not included above *

Theme CategoryBack to Top of Page

56. Silk Purse from a Sow's Ear *

Junior EntriesBack to Top of Page

57. Bantam (ages 12 and under) - All Entries*
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
58. Junior [ages 13 to 17] - All Entries*
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory

Special AwardsBack to Top of Page

Best Aircraft
Sponsored by IPMS Northern Virginia Modelers
Best Military Vehicle
Sponsored by IPMS Penobscot Valley (Maine) Scale Modelers
Best Automotive
Sponsored by Fogg's Automotive Sales
Best Ship
Sponsored by Dave Pratt, Member IPMS/NENY
Best Figure
Sponsored by IPMS Syracuse, New York
Best Diorama
Sponsored by IPMS Long Island (New York) Scale Modelers
Best of the Rest
Best USMC Subject, WWII Pacific Theater
Sponsored by Fred Sirois, IPMS NENY Member
The Dr. Martin O'Connor Award for the Best WWI Aircraft
Sponsored by IPMS/NENY
The IPMS Region 1 Interchapter Cup
Judges Best in Show
Sponsored by IPMS Niagara Frontier


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