5 points to Guido Hopp's 1/350 DKM Leipzig
All the "silence" work Guido has been doing is paying off, and is attention to detail, accuracy level and craftsmanship is turning this model a good contender. The references are helping and it proves that, with good preparation work you can make good models.
3 points to Peter Fulgoney's 1/700 Georgios Averoff
Steady going, excellent techniques, nice attention to the small details that make a 1/700 ship a delight to see, if all those "small" things are taken in consideration. Also very good SBS photos and tips for the general community.
1 point to Dade Bell's 1/700 IJN CV Hiryu
A apparently easy task, of attaching PE parts to each other, has been masterly conducted and achieved a nice touch to the PE deck
Mark R. Smith (Gunny)
Gold (5pts) goes to Guido Hopp (Tailor), as Rui has stated, Guido's behind the scenes super detailing is showing up and shining in his updates, fantastic work, and also great images to judge by!
Silver (3pts) goes to Peter Fulgoney (Peter F), working steadily along, Peter has shown us all how he creates his wonderful builds, unfortunately coming to a close soon!
Bronze (1pt) heads off to Dade W. Bell (Karybdis), and his fine photo-etch construction savvy...keep up!
Frank Portela (Clanky44)
Gold (5pts) to Guido Hopp's DKM Leipzig
Brilliant work on the funnel, shows the extent of improvements that can be accomplished if you have the reference.
Silver (3pts) to Peter Fulgoney's 1/700th Georgios Averoff
Great deal of work this month, and a well documented SBS water effect tutorial. Well done Peter. (Openly wondering if Peter will have any work left over for the final 6 months of the contest?!?)
Bronze (1pt) to Dade Bell's 1/700th IJN CV Hiryu
Fantastic work continuing with the PE deck and supports. Difficult to judge an AC against the traditional ships. Dade, will have plenty of work and vote potential ahead of him with the airwing, and on a carrier this must be judged as an integral part of the model. Well done Dade.
Jim Adams (goldenpony)
Peter- 5 Points- One great month. Not only did he do some very good work on his build but also managed to get three nice tips/tricks in as well.
Guido- 3 Points - Another month of some very nice progress correcting problems in the kit and adding details.
Dade- 1 Point - Impressive work on the flight deck again.
Kenny Loup (Gator)
5 Points to Guido Hopp (Tailor)
Guido, awesome job on detailing the interior of the stack. Your prep work early in the build is paying off as the details begin to appear.
3 points to Peter Fulgoney (Peter F)
Peter, very nice job on the little detail and bonus kudos for working on those details after the paint is on. Impressive work on the base.
1 point to Dade W. Bell (Karybdis)
Dade, you photo etch work is stunning, especially in this small scale. Do you offer lessons to old sign painters with arthritis? Seriously, a SBS of your beautiful PE work would be greatly appreciated.
Great Job guys, Keep it up!
Cheers,
~Gunny
