U. S. IPMS Nationals
Santa Clara, California
July 1 - 4, 1998

Oustanding Ship Models
Photographed by
Rob Mackie

I photographed these beautiful ships prior to the announcement of results.  I was limited by the storage capacity of my digital camera, else I would have taken many more photos.  As luck would have it, many of the ships that caught my eye placed high.  I've noted this as appropriate.   I do not have the official results as yet, and in some cases I am not sure of the builder. Please email me if I have made any errors.  These are beautiful ships, certainly far better than I could ever hope to achieve, and I want to make sure the talented modelers responsible get full recognition.
Rob Mackie
Editor

BB USS Arizona 1921
Built by Jeff Herne using the Tom's Modelworks 1:350 kit

 Arizona 1921 16.jpg (65125 bytes) Arizona 1921 17.jpg (35674 bytes) Arizona 1921 18.jpg (52362 bytes)
CGN USS California
Scratch built by Phil Toy in 1:311 scale.  Incredible work.  2nd place in the scratch build class
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USS Intrepid
Surprisingly, this magnificent 1:700 model by Bill Cianci did not place.

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BB USS Texas
Derek Brown's  1:350 scratch build won everything there was to win: Best Ship, Best of Show etc

 Texas 1945 24.jpg (51991 bytes) Texas 1945 25.jpg (64695 bytes) Texas 1945 26.jpg (61660 bytes)

USS Northhampton
Very nice 1:350 heavy cruiser by Dave Shirley using the BWN kit.  3rd place in 1:350 category

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USS San Jacinto
1:700 Escort Carrier by Glen Arnold took 3rd in carrier class

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IJN DD Kagero
I believe this 1:200 scale model by Mike Czibovic (Nichimo kit) took 1st place in 1:350 and larger class

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HMS Rodney 1940
1:700 BB by Bill Cianci took a 2nd in battleship class

 Rodney 1940 700 02.jpg (60929 bytes) Rodney 1940 03.jpg (43817 bytes)

IJN BB Yamato
Features a real wood planked deck.  Builder is Mark Cuevas

 Yamato 350 10.jpg (60696 bytes) Yamato 350 11.jpg (39151 bytes)

BB USS South Dakota
3rd place in 1:700 battleships by Dave Cianci

 SoDak 45 700 01.jpg (32934 bytes)

Liberty Ship Jeremiah O'Brien
1:700 ship by Glen Arnold using Tom's Modelworks kit

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IJN Battleship Mutsu
By Jim Gordon (Aoshima kit).  1st place in 1:700 Battleships. Click here for a detailed article

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USS Cleveland
By Jim Gordon (Skywave) 1st place in 1:700 Cruisers.   Click here for an in-depth article

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USS Casablanca
By Bert McDowell (Tom's Modelworks).  2nd place in 1:700 Carriers

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Gato Class Sub
1:350 BWN kit built by ?

 Gato 350 21.jpg (30153 bytes)

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