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SUMMARY:Winterblitz 2024
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Texas Independent Military Modelers\nJanuary 20\, 2022 \nA fun\, laid-back show for armor and figure enthusiasts set amongst REAL historic artifacts! \nAll show\, registration\, and contact information can be found on the official event website – WINTERBLITZ 2024 \n\nGeneral Information \nTHEME AWARD FOR WINTERBLITZ 2024: \nThe Theme Award for Winterblitz 2024 is The Battle of the Bulge– The 80th Anniversary \nBEST OF AWARDS: \nTheme Award –  The Battle of the Bulge – the 80th Anniversary Sponsored by G&G Hobbies\nTank of the Year – The Sherman Tank – The M4 Sherman Sponsored by Houston Armor Club\nBest of Show – The best of the best.  Who will climb to the top of the styrene mountain and win the Golden Xacto? Sponsored by Lionheart Hobbies\nMuseum of the American G.I. Award – In tribute to the Museum\, an award will be given to the entry that best salutes the spirit of the American G.I.  We will invite the Museum to help the judges pick this one! Sponsored by Capt Andrew Allman and presented by SFC De Haven\nBest Fully Tracked – Best fully tracked vehicle of the show.\nBest NOT Fully Tracked – Best vehicle that is not fully tracked.\nBest Camouflage/Creative Paint -let\’s recognize that one modeler who demonstrates amazing camouflage or some other form of creative painting on a vehicle or figure.\nBest Tamiya – Yup\, Tamiya is still the go-to model manufacturer\, and we would like to celebrate that by recognizing the BEST Tamiya build at the show. Sponsored by Tamiya.\nHead Judge Award – Our head judge DOES NOT judge.  He manages the process by mustering\, corralling\, motivating\, and sometimes threatening (LOL) all the generous judges who volunteer for Winterblitz.  We felt it was appropriate to give the Head Judge the chance to recognize a winner.\nCrowd Pleaser Award – Whose build best catches the eye of YOU… the crowd!  To figure this one out\, we will let YOU decide.  One vote per person.  Your peers and friends determine the winner of this award.\nHer Majesty\’s Service Award – The BEST model in service to Queen Elizabeth II (1952 – 2022).   Something for the folks who like to dabble in British Armor!  – Sponsored by Eric Choy \nMAIN CATEGORIES FOR 2024\n\n100 – Youth (younger than 18) (all scales all eras) – Vince Barrale\n200 – Classic Kits – (kits before 1979) basic build\n300 – Artillery (all scales and all eras) – Tom Moon\n350 – All Things Towed (all scales\, all eras) – must have BOTH “tractor and trailer”   – Don Schulte\n400 – 1/48 scale (allied) – Tom Moon\n450 – 1/48 scale (axis) – Tom Moon\n500 – 1/72 and smaller (all eras) – Ken Burke\n600 – Fully Tracked Origins to 1934 – (all scales) – Rick Cotton\n700 – Fully Tracked Self-Propelled Vehicles 1/32 and 1/35 (Open Top) (all eras) – Tyler Moore\n800 – Fully Tracked WWII Axis 1/32 and 1/35 (Closed top) – Tom Moon\n900 – Fully Tracked WWII Allied 1/32 and 1/35 (Closed top)\n1000 – Fully Tracked Post WWII Thru 1990 (Korea\, Vietnam\, Cold War) 1/32 and 1/35 (Closed Top) –\n1100 – Fully Tracked Desert Shield to Present.  (1991 – 2022) 1/32 and 1/35 (Closed Top) – Fred Keal\n1200 – Paper Panzer/Fictional (all scales) – Drew Matalamaki\n1300 – Halftracks (all scales and all eras) – Jason Cameron\n1400 – Armored Cars (wheeled) (all scales and all eras) – Lionheart Hobbies\n1500 – Soft-skins (all scales and all eras) \n1600 – Motorcycles with or w/o Sidecars (all scales and all eras)\n1700 – Misc. Military Vehicles and Support Vehicles (all scales and all eras) – No airplanes and no ships. – Brandon Jacob\n2000 – Fully Tracked Full Interior (all scales and all eras)\n3000 – Larger than 1/32 (all eras) – Lionheart Hobbies\n4000 – Friend and Foe (all scales and all eras) – Keith Middleton\n5000 – Military figures (all scale scales and all eras) – Mike Stucker\n6000 – Dioramas (all scales) – Keith Middleton \n\nSPLITS – We are fully prepared to split ALL categories.  Splits will occur depending on the number of entrants per category.  \nSCHEDULE: \n7:00 am – Setup and vendor access \n9:00 am – Museum opens to contest participants only \n10:00 am – Museum opens to non-participants and the general public – yes\, the Museum is 100% open to the general public on January 20\, and we are excited about that.  The entry fee for non-participants and the general public is the standard daily entry fee. \n11:30 am – Contest registration closes – earlier than many shows\, but we want to get on with the judging. We understand participants may be coming from afar\, and we are prepared to be flexible on the cut-off for our out-of-town friends. \n12:00 pm – Judging begins – There will be no more entries once judging for a category begins.  The model room will be open during judging.  Please respect judges. \n3:00 pm – Judging ends (we mean it!). \n3:10 pm – Door prize and raffle – as judges wrap up the tally. \n3:30 pm – Awards – we have not finalized the plans for the awards presentation\, but we intend to keep it under one hour. \n  \nDON\’T DRIVE HOME TIRED – STAY IN COLLEGE STATION!  Stay at Best Western Plus College Station Inn & Suites (950 Arrington Road). Minutes from the event!!  The hotel will provide a special rate with the code “MAGI” or “Museum of the American G.I.” for this event.  Their number is 979-704-6444.
URL:https://americangimuseum.org/events/winterblitz-2024/
LOCATION:Museum of the American GI\, 19124 Highway 6 South\, College Station\, Texas\, 77845
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