RepLIcon 31 Contest Winners
March 25, 2023
Hosted by the Long Island Scale Model Society
Freeport Recreation Center
Freeport, NY 11520
Aircraft Categories: 101-109
101: PROP 1:72 Scale & Smaller
Sponsor: Northeast New York Chapter
3rd Place Bf 109 G-9 Andrew Armstrong
2nd Place P-51 Rommel Xu
1st Place Ventura Allan Buttrick
102: JET 1:72 Scale & Smaller
3rd Place N/A
2nd Place A4-A1 Skyhawk John Friday
1st Place F-15E Robert Galletto
103: PROP-Single & Multi Engine-1:48 Scale
3rd Place Fokker Dr 1 Andy Tedtsen
2nd Place Reggiane 2005 Kyle Koppos
1st Place A6 M2 Rommel Xu
104: JET-Single & Multi-Engine-1:48 Scale
Sponsor: IPMS Southern Maine Scale Modelers
3rd Place BQM Fire bee Steve Adler
2nd Place Israeli F-15 C Paul Diederich
1st Place - F-14 Prototype Tom Urban
105: PROP & JET, Single and Multi-Engine-1:32 Scale & Larger
Sponsor: IPMS Brooklyn Plastic Modelers
3rd Place Black Tulip Gus Garcia
2nd Place Fokker Triplane Allan Buttrick
1st Place F-14 D John McCormick
106: Helicopter/Rotary Wing-All Types & Scales
NO ENTRIES
107: Civilian Aircraft-All Types & Scales
3rd Place Winnie Mae Vega Marshall Voilzard
2nd Place Airbus 320-200 Frank Steffens
1st Place Gulf Hawk III Matt Kozerski
108: Vacform-Scratch built and Major Conversions, All Types & Scales
3rd Place Handley Page 042 Fred Hutchins
2nd Place Kawasaki K-61 Bill Koppos
1st Place - F-4 S Phantom II John McCormick
Armored Vehicle Categories: 201-209
201: Tracked and Wheeled Vehicles, 1: 72 Scale & Smaller
Sponsor: IPMS- Long Island Scale Modelers Society
3rd Place Type 2 Ka-Mi Mike Salzano
2nd Place Stug III Ausf. G. Joseph Yeager
1st Place Panzer I B Andy Tedtsen
202: Tracked and Wheeled Vehicles, 1:48 Scale & Under 1:35 Scale
Sponsor: IPMS Patriot Chapter
3rd Place N/A
2nd Place German Staff Car Joseph Yeager
1st Place Soviet Jeep Anthony Filipovic
203: Tracked Vehicles- CLOSED TOP-Pre 1946, AXIS-1:35 Scale & Larger
3rd Place Short Track Jagdpanther Dan Feldman
2nd Place Pz0 1A 5th Leichte Div. Phillip Lechmanski
1st Place Armored Train Steven O’Connell
204 A: Tracked Vehicles-CLOSED TOP-Pre 1946, ALLIED-1:35 Scale & Larger
Sponsor: Connecticut Yankee
3rd Place Vickers 6-ton Chinese Bill Koppos
2nd Place Soviet Tank Destroyer Anthony Filiponic
1st Place KV-1S Jim Guld
204 B: Tracked Vehicles- US Built CLOSED TOP-Pre 1946 -1:35 Scale & Larger
3rd Place Worn Whitewash Dan Feldman
2nd Place British Firefly Rob Desanti
1st Place- Lend Lease Neil Stoke
205: Tracked Vehicles-CLOSED TOP-Post 1945, 1:35 Scale & Larger
3rd Place Japanese Type 61 Georg Eyerman
2nd Place M163 Vulcan John McCormack
1st Place BTM Trench Digger Steven O’Connell
206: Tracked Vehicles-OPEN TOP-All Eras, 1:35 Scale & Larger
3rd Place Marder I FCM 3 Joe Yeager
2nd Place Russian ZSU-57 SPAAG Steven O’Connell
1st Place -M1 Combat Car Andy Tedtsen
207A: Wheeled Vehicles Unarmored -All Types, 1:35 Scale & Larger
3rd Place Opel Admiral James Guld
2nd Place Opel Blitz Joe Yeager
1st Place Gaz 66 Steven O’Connell
207A: Wheeled Vehicles Armored -All Types, 1:35 Scale & Larger
3rd Place Minerva Steven Santucci
2nd Place Humm-vee Georg Eyerman
1st Place Dk.FC 234/c Rob Desanti
208: Ordnance and Towed, 1:35 Scale & Larger
Sponsor: IPMS Central Connecticut
3rd Place 20 CM Flak 38 Joe Yeager
2nd Place Kropp Kruncher Steve Santucci
1st Place Jap 75 mm Field Gun Steve Andreano
209: Vac-Forms, Scratchbuilts & Major Converts-All Types & Scales
3rd Place Sdkfz 3A Rick Verriest
2nd Place Demag Joe Yeager
1st Place JS-1 Georg Eyerman
Automotive Categories: 301-307
301: STREET STOCK, (Including Fire and Police), 1:42 to 1:20 Scales
Sponsored: IPMS Wings and Wheels
3rd Place Enzo Ferrari Paul Piotrowski
2nd Place 1961 Chevy Impala Greg Hunt
1st Place 1969 Dodge Dart GTS Frank Steffens
302: CUSTOM, 1:42 to 1:20 Scales
Sponsor: Long Island Auto Replica Society (LIARS)
3rd Place 1932 Ford 5 Window Coupe Gram Spina
2nd Place 1949 Mercury Bob Seagraves
1st Place 1965 Chevy Pickup Truck Greg Hunt
303: Competition-OPEN WHEEL, 1:42 to 1:20 Scales-
3rd Place Fiat Dragster Lenny Cromwell
2nd Place 1971 VW Beetle Sergey Nabora
1st Place 1955 Kurtis Kraft Greg Hunt
304: Competition-CLOSED WHEEL, 1:42 to 1:20 Scales
3rd Place Ferrari 512 Allan Buttrick
2nd Place 1933 Willys Coupe Greg Hunt
1st Place 1940 Willys Coupe Sergey Nabora
305: Commercial Vehicles and Trucks, 1:42 to 1:20 Scales
3rd Place Plumbers Pickup Truck Tony Asselta
2nd Place Tractor Jim Lisa
1st Place Albion # 20 Fire Truck Ron Lambert
306: AUTOMOTIVE-ALL TYPES, 1:19 Scale & Larger
3rd Place 1932 Ford Coupe Modified Joe Seeger
2nd Place Lartigue Paul Drago
1st Place NASCAR Buddy Baker race car Frank Agugliaro
307: Motorcycles-All Types & Scales
3rd Place N/A
2nd Place Harley Davidson John Matthews
1st Place Yamaha Road Star Lenny Cromwell
Ships: 401-405
401: ENGINE Powered Vessels, 1:500 Scale & Smaller
Sponsor: IPMS New Jersey
3rd Place N/A
2nd Place N/A
1st Place USS Maury John Fox
402: ENGINE Powered Vessels, LARGER than 1:500 Scale
Sponsor: IPMS Connecticut Marine Model Society
3rd Place USS PC 472 John Fox
2nd Place HMS Rhyl Felix Bustelo
1st Place USS Hornet CV 8 Martin Quinn
403: SUBMARINES, All Scales
3rd Place The Turtle Steve Santucci
2nd Place German SMU-5 Mike Salzano
1st Place German U-96 Martin Quinn
404: SAIL Powered, All Types and Scales
No Entities
405: WOOD SHIP MODELS, All Types & Scales
3rd Place N/A
2nd Place N/A
1st Place 18 Century Warship Jim Lisa
Figure Categories: 501-504
501: 54 mm & Smaller
Sponsor: IPMS North Shore Scale Modelers
3rd Place German Soldier Ammo Carrier Joe Yeager
2nd Place Play Ball Steve Santucci
1st Place Cleopatra James Powles
502: LARGER than 54 mm
Sponsor: IPMS Mid-Hudson Valley Historical Miniatures Guild
3rd Place Snowman Flat Rick Verriest
2nd Place Eve what have you Done James Powles
1st Place Morrigan Armita Pebdani
503: MOUNTED, All Scales
3rd Place N/A
2nd Place N/A
1st Place Until the end of the War James Powles
504: BUSTS & HALF Figures
3rd Place Draugur Bust Julie Guadalupe
2nd Place Batman Andrew Yeng
1st Place Cima Dan Moore
Science Fiction and Fantasy Categories: 601-605
601: FICTIONAL Spacecraft (All)
Sponsor: Atlantis Toys & Hobbies
3rd Place Thunderbird Paul Diederich
2nd Place Arcadia Ship Dan Moore
1st Place Klingon Ktinga Scott Moro
602: FICTIONAL & FANTASY Vehicles- All (Not Spacecraft)
3rd Place Head me Down Neil Stocker
2nd Place Dorvack Dan Moore
1st Place (tie) Mak Super Krote Steve O’Connell
1st Place (tie) Sturmkafer Chris Robledo
603: FICTIONAL BEINGS
Sponsor: IPMS Down East
3rd Place Optimus Prime Huan Yi Li
2nd Place Ryujinmere Dan Moore
1st Place Dwarf Adventurer Rick Verriest
604: WARGAMING – Fantasy & Fictional
Sponsor: Binghamton Scale Modelers
3rd Place N/A
2nd Place Faldora Goblin Rick Verriest
1st Place Knight Armiger Andrew Obergh
605: STEAMPUNK – all types & scales
3rd Place N/A
2nd Place N/A
1st Place S.T.U. Julio Guadalupo
3rd Place RG Sazabi Min Jeong
2nd Place Zeon Remaants Po Zhang
1st Place Custom Zaku II Harry Dods .
607: GUNDAM 1/100 Scale
3rd Place Barbatos Lupus Rex Gergey Neboka
2nd Place Gundam GMEL Armita Pebdani
1st Place (tie) Barbatos Shin Mushc Haau-Yi Li
1st Place (tie) Linburn Andrew Yeung
608: GUNDAM 1/48 & 1/60 Scale
3rd Place N/A
2nd Place N/A
1st Place RX-78 Gundam Min Jeong
Diorama Categories: 701-703
701: DIORAMA-SMALL, Having a twelve-inch base and smaller
Sponsor: IPMS Niagara Frontier
3rd Place Comrade You’ll Score the Fish Georg Eyerman
2nd Place Grandpa Backyard Po Zhang
1st Place Otter Armored Car James Guld
702: DIORAMA-LARGE, Having a Base Larger Than Twelve Inches
3rd Place N/A
2nd Place Desert Maneuvers Joe Yeager
1st Place The eye of the needle Frank Steffens
703: VIGNETTES-(2 to 4 figures ONLY-NO VEHICLES), All Eras and Scales
Sponsor: IPMS: Bay Colony Historical Modelers
3rd Place Japanese 70 mm Gun Andy Tedtsen
2nd Place Compassion Steve Santucci
1st Place 1428 Elm Street Neal Deconte
Triathlon, Miscellaneous & Beginner Categories: 801-803
801: Triathlon-Three Unrelated Subjects-All Scales
NO ENTRIES
802: Miscellaneous- See Rule 16
3rd Place German Bicycle Frank Socci
2nd Place 37 mm Flak Guns Joe Yeager
1st Place Lee/Brook Railroad Gun Steve Santucci
803: Beginner Category all scales & types
3rd Place N/A
2ndPlace Y Wing Starfighter Scott Brower
1st Place Type 95 Japanese Tank Justin Pinard
Junior Category: 901
901: JUNIORS- 17 and Under, All Types and Scales
Sponsor – Long Island Scale Modelers Society
All Juniors received Gold Medallions for the following:
Jiaming Zhong RX-78 G3
Jackie Zhong Chocolarier
Florencia Bellenger NASCAR Racing Car
Will Santucci AT-ST
“Best Of Awards”
AIRCRAFT F-4 Phantom II John McCormick
Sponsor – Peter Rottas
ARMOR KV-15 Jim Guld
Sponsor - Rob Riviezzo
AUTO Albion No. 20 Fire Truck Ron Lambert
Sponsor – Jim Boulukos
SHIP USS Hornet CV 8 Martin Quinn
Sponsor- Doug Tantillo
FIGURE Cleopatra James Powles
Sponsor- Tom Urban
Sci-Fi Mak Super Krote Steve O’Connell
Sponsor- Atlantis Hobbies
DIORAMA The Eye of the Needle Frank Steffens
Sponsor – Owen Francis
2023 Show Theme F-14D Tomcat John McCormick
20th Anniversary of Operation
Iraqi Freedom
Sponsor- Long Island Scale Modelers
JUDGES BEST IN SHOW - USS Hornet CV 8 Martin Quinn
“NICK BURO MEMORIAL
AWARD”
Sponsor – Jim Boulukos