AWARDS PRESENTED AT THE 2024 CHICAGO SHOW
THE SHOW COMMITTEE AWARDS
JUNIOR CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
Brennan Cortez - Ground Gundham
JUNIOR AWARD
Jun-Yeong Smith - Entire Display
WAR GAME AWARD
Doug Bedford - Early 18th Century Regiments
Tony Stencel - 28mm Canadian Highlanders
ANTIQUE FIGURE/TOY SOLDIER AWARD
Gene Eric Salecker - Homefront 1942
DISPLAYERS AWARD
Steve Hustad - German Aircraft Down
Mike Pierce - Liberty Fights
THEME CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
Ray Welshman - Maidens of the Ring
Bill Silk - Leaders of the Ages
Kyle Maitland - Sky Lights
THEME AWARD
Eric Mante - Food Fight!
James Schroder - Napoleon's Paris 1799-1815
AWARDS AT THE ADVANCED LEVEL
Awards at this level are divided into three Divisions: Ordnance, Painters, and Open. There are no categories of any kind in any of the Divisions. All exhibits are eligible for the same awards.
The Ordnance Division is for vehicles, aircraft, and other entries without figures. The Painters Division is for painted figures, and is judged entirely on painting skill. Scratchbuilt and converted figures may be entered, but enjoy no advantage over stock commercial kits. The Open Division is intended for converted and scratchbuilt figures, dioramas, and vignettes.
The Divisions are judged separately. This year, each exhibit was viewed by four judges. Together, the judges select what they feel is the best piece or group of pieces by each exhibitor. The Judges then separate and score the selected exhibits individually, awarding zero to four points to each.
Their scores are then compared by the Awards Committee, and the lowest of the four scores was dropped, with the final award the result of the remaining three. A piece achieving at least 11 of 12 possible points from the three judges receives a Gold Medal, 8 to 9 points a Silver Medal, 5 to 7 points a Bronze Medal, and 1 to 4 points a Certificate of Merit.
We would like to emphasize that Gold, Silver and Bronze do not in any way represent first, second or third place. All the judges do is rank the pieces in the show in four levels of achievement. The standard against which pieces are measured is set by award winners at that level in previous years.
This means that that this is not a competition at all. Nobody wins an award at anyone else's expense. We give as many Gold Medals as the quality of the work demands, whether that be two or twenty, and the same is true of all the other awards given at this show.
CERTIFICATES OF MERIT
Our first awards at the Advanced level are the Certificates of Merit. These are given to exhibits which did not qualify for medals, but which the judges felt were of such high quality that they deserve recognition.
ORDNANCE OPEN CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
Frank Pope - Break Time
Greg Brown - Chieftain Mk 5
FANTASY PAINTERS CERTIFICATE
Jay Ruggiero - Sgt Apone
David Darrell - Mummy Discovered
FANTASY OPEN CERTIFICATE
Randy Larch - What if Turnip 54
HISTORICAL PAINTERS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
Mike Khowsky - Imperial Guard Drummer
Randy Larch - Burgundian Standard Bearer
Bill Kreuger - Japanese Army
Jay Ruggiero - Display
Larry Clausen - Cossack Colonel
Randy Butler - Long Winter
Lee Lygiros - End of the Battle
Bill Murphy - Entire Display *
Dwayne Ayer - The Future of Law Enforcement
HISTORICAL OPEN CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
Lon Selbach - Abandoned
Bart Muller - Egyptian Guard Cuirassier
David Stokes - Philadelphia Light Horse
Larry Clausen - Frau Komm!
BRONZE MEDALS
Bronze medals are awarded to exhibits receiving 5 to 7 points from the judges.
ORDNANCE PAINTERS BRONZE
Steve Lipke - T34/76 1942
Mike Kohta - DUKW
Greg Liebert - M247 Sgt York
Robert Norman - Siege Cannon
Randy Larch - IXC U Boat
Jay Ruggiero - KV1 Model 39
Bill Kreuger - KV-1
Mike Knowski - FW190/D9
Scott Gentry - Panzer 1 Ausf B
Derek Post - U.S. 2.5 Ton 6x6
Greg Brown - Japanese KI-84
ORDNANCE OPEN BRONZE
Charles Schlom - Proceed to Point E
John Schuster - Pershing Tank
Dwight Workinger - Entire Display
Erik Mante - Uss Santa Cruz
Tony Higgs - Magach 6 B
Mike Baskette - Morris Tractor
Derek Post - Douglas Skyraider
FANTASY PAINTERS BRONZE
David Wiggins - Nosferatu
Bob Bethea - Poseidon
James Schroer - Medieval Fantasy
Josh Buck - A Moment of Peace
Sakura Tachibana - Quiet Morning Revery
George Mickelson - Dire Wolf
Russell Hammond - Dragon
James Robinson - Kairos Fateweaver
Kyle Peckham - A Fine Trophy
Robert Norman - Granny
Dave Oswalt - Nap Time
Robert Prokop - Baby Yoda
Lon Selback - Orc Warrior
Anthony Knific - Road Pizza
FANTASY OPEN BRONZE
Richard Bruna - Selfie
Tim Shelton - Experimental Escape
Douglas Smith - Stegosaurus
David Darrell - War of the Worlds
Greg Liebert - Lets Rock
HISTORICAL PAINTERS BRONZE
Chip Rembert - The Hunter
Scott Lofye - Crete
Geoff Waller - Union Zouave
John Schuster - Easy Company 1944
Henry Nunez - U.S. Combat Medic
Bill Silk - Jack Dempsey
Bart Muller - Marshall Poniatowski
John Werwie - Soldier French Revolution
Frank Pope - WWI Pilot
James Robinson - WWI Lewis Gunner
Robert Prokop - Sgt Rock
Doug Bedford - Kentucky Confederate
Brian Mikulencak - Albert Ball
Jack Muldoon - Scotland Forever
Thomas Borreli - Soviet Scout
Jeff Fisher - Polish Lancer
Chris Barrett - RAF Pilot
Greg Liebert - Royal Marine
Lon Selbach - Spanish Tercio
Dave Oswalt - Sgt USMC 1836
Robert Norman - Taras Bulba
Grant Mayberry - Norman Warrior
Scott Gentry - AK Facade
David Wiggins - Statue of Pigeon
Victoria Machristy - Wonderful Ridiculous
Don Johnson - Brunswick Dragoons
Hakira Tsutsuke - Mahnes Aidedes Camp to Murat
Bob Kita - Marine Recon
Robert Huettner - Rev War Busts
Matt Deck - Sons of Prussia
Tom Holtz - Campaign of 1814
Steve Fall - The Miracle of Empel
Scott Nicely - Templar
HISTORICAL OPEN BRONZE
Garth McCorman - Coal Powered Lamp
Geoff Waller - Hougamont Gate
George Lococo - Deep in Thought
Mike Pierce - Entire Display
Robert Prokop - Panzer Popper
James Robinson - Japanese Navy Pilot
James Chmiel - A Cold Winter on the Eastern Front
Tim Shelton - Arrow in the Wind
Greg Liebert - Small Action Unit
Maureen Pierre - We Have to Talk My Friends
SILVER MEDALS
Silver medals are awarded to exhibits receiving 8 to 10 points from the judges.
ORDNANCE PAINTERS SILVER
John T. Lees, “I’ll Drink to That”
Brian O'Neal - Fokker DrI
Lou Masses - Afrika Korps SdKfz 222
Phil Pignataro - Razor Crest
Steve Schaffer - Me 163 Komet
Robert Heuttner - B-17 Wolfess
Matt Schaefer - Jag Panther
Grant Mayberry - Recon
Felix Gonzales - J7W1 Shin-den
Josh Buck - Star Wars A-Wing
Bob Sarnowski - M4A3E8
Bob Bethea - KV-1
Brian Mikulencak - Mk 4 Churchill
Tom Reese - F4 F3 Wildcat
Chris Cortez - M 114
ORDNANCE OPEN SILVER
Felix Gonzales - USS New Jersey
Don Johnson - British Ammo Cart
Bud Bowie - Wellingtons Thunder
George Lococo - Steel Shark
Steve Shaffer - X-62 Vista
Rick Rasmussen - Final Ferdinand
FANTASY PAINTERS SILVER
Bill Chilstrom - Black Cat
Declan Chodak - Sluggy
Jeff Lanter - Minerva
Ray Welshman - Tauriel
Frank Fernandes - Adina
Karl Williams - Night Elf Bust
John Pollack - Atnas
Hakira Tsutsuke - Dragon Women Warrior
Rusty Nail - Re-peat
Chris Cortez - Dust Devil
Hope Van Heerden - Arran's War
Lou Masses - Lilith
Victoria Geis - Susan Pevensie
Jeff Fisher - Edward & Zero
Stephen Venters - The Wolfman
Tom Borreli - Cthulhu Centurion
Grant Mayberry - Pumpkin Knight
Andrew Pollack - Orc Bust
Steve Shaffer - Custom Barbados Gundam
FANTASY OPEN SILVER
Maureen Pierre - My Delicious Garden
Eric Mante - Food Fight
Kyle Maitland - Aflame
Chris Chapman - The Empire Strikes Out
Joe Furioso - Elvira in Red
Robert Prokop - The Child
Josh Tucker - Helping Hand
James Robinson - Stormcast Eternal Relic
Stephen Ventors - Charon the Ferryman
Gary Baker - The Escape
Robert Raver - Capitan Jack Sparrow
HISTORICAL PAINTERS SILVER
Jerry Hutter - Army of the Blue King
David Bainbridge - Jean Andoche Junot Bust
Anthony Knific - 8th Texas Cavalry
Bob Bethea - Woodrow Call
Barry King - Murat
Victoria Gris - Woman with feather
James Schroeder - Display of Flats
Ralph Moschler - Viking Chieftan
Jeff Geiss - Momentum Veritatis
Ted Paone - For a Piece of the Kingdom
Julia Fedorova - Jane Seymour
Tony Stencel - French Patriot
Lou Masses - Eugene de Beauharnais
Roger Becker - The Might 8th
Charlie Philippou - Stalingrad Hell
Ken Sullivan - LaSalle
Frank Fernandez - French Hussar
Paul Green - Captain A Pied
Stephen Mallia - First Sgt Gettysburg
John Long - Chasseur
Robert Raver - Viking
Richard Bruna - Fisherman
Mike Cramer - Betsy Ross
Maureen Pierre - Un Pour Tous et Tous Pour Un
Declan Chodak - Spanish Conquistador
John Jeffries - Pirates
Olya Zashibina - Monsier Carousel 1662
Bob Sarnowski - Militia Man
HISTORICAL OPEN SILVER
Chip Rembart - Wacht Am Rhein
Kreston Peckham - Villers Bocage 1944
Dennis Leavy - Modern Art
Olya Zashibina - Battle of Vienna
Kyle Maitland - A Lifetime of Nocturnes
Henry Nunez - Surrounded
Tom Karnas - Road to Victory
Lou Masses - The Glory of France
Jeff Geis - Tactical Drinking
Robert Raver - Last Man Out
Mike Reaves - Achtung Panzerjaeger
Nina Vladirmiskya - The Hearing Day 1423
Chris Cortez - Cold November Rain
GOLD MEDALS
Gold medals are awarded to exhibits receiving 11 or 12 points from the judges.
ORDNANCE PAINTERS GOLD
David Bainbridge - USS Choctow 1863
Scott Primeau - M4 A3
Kreston Peckham - Fokker E II
Matt Deck - Marder I
Robert Raver - Skoda Turtle
Tom Karnas - Piper Cub
John Maher - BF 109 G6
Chip Rembert - Borgward IV
ORDNANCE OPEN GOLD
Wes Salazar - 1941 Willy's Street Rod
Dave Peschke - Hansa
Steve Hustad - Betty
Robert Raver - Sherman
Kyle Harris - Entire Display
Jacques Dvguette - Brem 2 Early
Doug Cohen - BT 7
Bill Chilstrom - Panzer IV F1
Chris Chapman - Sherman Jumbo
FANTASY PAINTERS GOLD
Rick Taylor - Ahsoka Tano
Josh Harris - Mog Big Belly
Matthew Paider - Siegheild
Heather ONeal - Nephila
Noel Meyer - Legacy of the Deep
Maureen Pierre - Capricorna
Ken Sullivan - Capt Ahab
Wendy Xender - Earth & Fire
Derek Clark - Wolverine
Robert Raver - Grogu
Michael Hochscheidt - Old Sea Captain
Gary Baker - Sardine Tin
John Long - Light Bringer
Rich Erickson - Tywin Lannister
Richard Bruna - Running Wild
Kyle Dalton – Broknar
Scott Primeau - Stitches
FANTASY OPEN GOLD
Rich Erickson - Wednesday
Bill Chilstrom - Wasteland Warrior
John Long - Securing the Engineering Deck
Scott Primeau - Ascension
HISTORICAL PAINTERS GOLD
Andy Gulden - WW II Germans
Joan Biediger - Mappe Monde 1792
Greg Difranco - Flats
Rick Taylor - Card Players
Glenn Hamilton - Louis XV
Valentina Kostina - Henry VIII
Rod Curtis - Field Officer Light Dragoon
Doug Cohen - 79th New York
Ernesto Reyes - Napoleonic Artillery
Michael Hochscheidt - Officer of the Royal Horse Artillery
Doug Halke - Private 69th New York
Gary Baker - Winter 44
Scott Primeau - Liberation of Buchewald
Irina Vasilyeva - Phillip II King of Spain
Jason Green - European cross bowman
Elliot Jailol - Mongolian Archer
Tatiana Sapchenko - Joan of Arc
Herb Metzler - Molly Pitcher
HISTORICAL OPEN GOLD
Roger Becker - Hubris / Deja Vu
Joan Biediger - Algorithm as Art
Noel Meyer - Elizabeth II
Rod Curtis - Francois Marceau
Steven Mallia - Stamford Bridge
Andy Gulden - Australian Armored Car
Greg Difranco - Polish Medium Cavalry
Steve Hustad - Aircraft Dioramas
Gary Baker - Hetzer
Greg Cihlar - Estonia 1917
Doug Cohen - I, John Brown
Chris Chapman - Hijinks on the River Monster
Ken Sullivan - Guard Grenadier
John Rosengrant - Rank Dank Stank Tank
Ricardo Ruberti - Metus Gallicus
Bill Horan - Echoes of Chillianwallah
THE BEST OF SHOW
The Best of Show is decided by a combined vote of the judges and exhibitors.
Scott Primeau - Ascension