This was the Guild’s fourth Photographic Ship Model Competition. The panel of eleven judges reviewed and evaluated about 500 photographs of 48 models to determine the medal winners and models that deserved award ribbons.
In addition, the judges provided every entrant with an assessment of each model’s best qualities and suggestions for improvement, which we hope can help advance the art and craft of ship modeling.
The Guild thanks the organizers and judges for their efforts and, above all, the entrants themselves for their artistry and dedication expressed in all their beautiful models.
Winners are listed below by category and award level. All photographs are by the builders
Byron Gore
Albuquerque, New Mexico
British second rate HMS Glory, 1788
1:48-scale scratch built model
Chuck Bauer
North Oaks, Minnesota
British battlecruiser HMS Repuls, 1941
1:350-scale modified Tumpeter kit
Steven Dunn
Park Ridge, Illinois
Frigate USS Kirk (FF-1087)
using a Scale Shipyards fiberglass hull
Michael Jones
Shelton, Washington
Sternwheel steam-powered snag boat W.T. Preston
1:32-scale scratch built model
Bruce LeCren
Beaumont, Alberta, Canada
Flower-class corvette HMCS Chicoutimi, 1943
1:48-scale model scratch built using a modified Fleetscale fiberglass hull
David Pacey
Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia
Swan-class loop HMS Fly, 1776
1:48-scale scratch built model
Clive Swainsbury
Hatfield Borad Oak, Essex, England
British first-rate HMS Victory, 1805
1:72-scale modified Caldercraft kit
Justin Johnson
Poulsbo, Washington
HMS. Bounty's launch, 1790
1:16-scale modified Model Shipways Kit
Darrell Markijohn
Canton, Ohio
US brig Niagara, 1814
1:64-scale modified Model Shipways kit