Promoting Excellence in HO Scale Vehicle Modeling

Model Competition - Portland, Oregon - 1999 Convention


As always, one of the highlights of our club's annual convention was the extraordinary modeling skills displayed in the model contest arena. While this is a very competitive contest, it is also an opportunity to see on display models built by some very talented modelers. Following is our list of contest winners this year (click on any of the highlighted and underlined hyperlinks below to view the winner's model):

Category

Winner

Modeling Subject

Vintage Car Bob Kelley Vintage Taxicab
Modern Car Bob Kelley Shelby Cobra Roadster
Race Car Wayne Calder Top Fuel Dragster
Bus & Coach Wayne Calder Stretched Passenger Van
Emergency Trip Aiken Airport Crash/Rescue Unit
Intermodal Ed McCaslin Pig Flat with 2 trailers
Vintage Truck Ken Noyce "Junk Yard" Collection
Logging Robert Clausen Peterbilt Logging Rig
Construction Equipment Trip Aiken Case Backhoe/Loader
Construction Truck Robert Clausen "Viagra" Concrete Mixer
Maintenance of Way Ray Storozuk GMC Snowplow/Salt Spreader
Specialty Truck Richard Olson Isuzu Emergency Barricade Truck
Modern Truck Richard Olson Frito-Lay Doubles
Military John Girard SdKfz 138/1
Diorama Ken Noyce Vintage Logging Scene
Best of Show Robert Clausen "Viagra" Concrete Mixer