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And the winners are…..
Thanks to Kent Hurley and the 2014 NNGC volunteers I was able to procure a list of the contest winners. I’ll identify the winnig models later. Meanwhile here is a listing of the winners. Congratulationst to all!
Photographs
Black & White Model
3rd Place Steve Harris - view of train through goose window
2nd Place Michael McClure - #60 brings in work train with steam shovel
1st Place Kenneth Ehlers - RGS #42 at San Miguel Canyon
Black & White Prototype
3rd Place Donna Walker - stock extra double header at sunrise
2nd Place Michael McClure - engine 481 Durango and Silverton RR on way to Silverton
1st Place Martin Pirnot - gondola at Silverton railyard
Color Model
3rd Place Ron Morse - four o'clock train to Silver Plume
2nd Place Michael McClure - Big Bertha Mine
1st Place Kenneth Ehlers - RGS # 42 at Mattherhorn Hill
Color Prototype
3rd Place Jeff Book - #487 at Chama coaling tower
2nd Place Ron Morse - Durango Silverton narrow gauge engine #482 at Silveron
1st Place Kevin Sherrow - #487 departing Chama, NM yard
Models
Rod Locomotive
3rd Place Pete Watson - logging 2-4-4-2 in F scale
2nd Place Jim Barron - Yeon & Pelton 0-4-2Tin F scale
1st Place Art Midwood - proposed Baldwin articulated for D&RGW in O scale
Geared Locomotive
3rd Place Bill Meredith - Argentine Central #1 in S scale
2nd Place Jim Allen - On3 single truck Shay
1st Place Chuck Lind - Hungry Horse Timber Shay in O scale
Internal Combustion
3rd Place Raymond Hoppes - Army 4700 Nin HOn3
2nd Place Sam Swanson - On3 Whitcombe locomotive
1st Place Don Railton - Rehab of USX Switcher in 1/24 scale
Freight Car
3rd Place Robert Stears - 1883 D&RG reefer #119
2nd Place Robert Stears - Golden Circle dump cars #033 and #037
1st Place Thomas Atherton - Indian Spring Vinegar tank car
Maintenance of Way
3rd Place Pete Watson - Mack backwoods fire truck
2nd Place Hans Hirblinger - telegraph service train
1st Place Pat Harriman - OCM&T On30 plow flanger #9
Caboose
3rd Place Ken Berlo - Sn3 RGC caboose 0403
2nd Place Jim Kulchar - Towle Bros. Lumber Company
1st Place Pat Harriman - OCM&T tool caboose #5
Passenger Car
3rd Place Paul Richardson - Purgatory & Devil River #226
2nd Place Jim Kulchar - Twiggs Lumber Company
1st Place Ross Ames - PC&N Rwy. combine #1
Favorite Train
3rd Place Richard Ferrara - 0-4-0T loco and sugar cane flat car
2nd Place John Short - "Alamosa Wrecker" derrick OP and support equipment
1st Place Don Railton - backwoods On30
Logging Equipment
3rd Place Jeff Large - logging disconnects with pole load
2nd Place John Niemeyer - West Side log car #12
1st Place John Niemeyer - West Side log car #13
Structure
3rd Place Gerald Harper - Knob Hill Mine
2nd Place Len Eberwein - stamp mill
1st Place Don Railton - abandoned car shed 1/24
Diorama
3rd Place Larry Diehl - icing platform, Spoon Lake and chicken feed processing
2nd Place Bill Obenauf - Twin Mills sawmill
1st Place Mike Engler - Camp Chambers logging camp
Module
1st Place Maple Leaf Mafia - Dolores, Colorado
Special Equipment
3rd Place Thomas Atherton - Little River Logging flat C16 wheels donkey moving
2nd Place Thomas Atherton - 3 drum loading donkey on sled
1st Place Jeff Book - 5 steam donkeys (S Scale)
Square Foot
3rd Place Larry Patch - 1/4" scale Plasticville trailer house
2nd Place Donna Walker - rescue of abandoned locomotive by museum group
1st Place Don Railton - depression era filling station Sinclair
Animation
2nd Place Donald Bronec - Nn3 Montana Southern layout
1st Place Jim Schulz - longhorn revolt
Youth
Sabrea Trembly - New Mexico modules
Best Sound
Jim Schulz - longhorn revolt
Best In Show
Mike Engler - Camp Chambers logging camp
Slow progress
I’m slowly uploading more and more of the contest room entries. I hope to get them all done and then I’ll feature the winners. I’m tryting to procure a list of the winners’ names.
The contest room photos are going up
I am slowly finding time to upload the contest room photos I made while at the show.
A big thanks to Kent Hurley for making it possible for me to make the contest room photos.
It flew by quickly
I’d intended to update the blog as the convention progresses but I was not able to do so. It was a good show. The convention committee announced there were about 1,500 in attendance. There was a bid by Minneapolis, MN to host the 2018 convention and by Sacramento, CA to host the 2019 convention. The 2020 convention will be hosted by St. Louis, MO.
As I decompress from the experience I’ll update the site and post photos of the show. I managed to get photos of all the contest entries.
Congratulations to Mike Engler for winning Best Of Show with a Railroad Camp from Sierra West Scale Models.