GINO,
Congradulations!!! The models look great, and I'm sure they were time intensive.
It isn't so hard when you have something to start with, and your scratch/conversion skills
really make up the differance. Hope you enjoy your trip to Japan. Todd

Hey Gino,

I was in the back of that tent only admiring your work. Never put two-n-two together to see that the winner was you!

Freekin killer bro! Congrats and remember to take pics at Japan.

Dave

Great model and thats a prize worth winning! Congratulations Gino.

Congratulations! :-)

Congratulations Gino. Looks like you were a winner all around that day. Your models look fantastic and you have a beautiful family. Have a great time in Japan.

Great looking model. What was it that set your piece apart? Was there a specific reason you got such a huge bonus award?? I mean like a category or something?

Truthfully, I'm not really sure why mine won over others. I actually thought I would not really win anything since I do not weather mine in the typical "Tamiya Way", that is to say very heavy washes and drybrusing in successively lighter colors till you use almost a white as a final drybrushing. I weather mine subtly as I have seen actual vehicles in the field. It was entered in the 1:35 Wheeled vehicles, All Eras catagory. There were many large dios and other great looking models that were not selected. I guess Mr Tamiya just liked it since it is not something you see often. I'm not sure why it won, but I am exstatic that it did.

Congratulations! Great looking models, and well deserved awards!