June 2010 Theme Contest: NAVAL AVIATION

Naval Aviation is the theme for June’s contest. The guidelines are pretty broad – your entry only needs to have some link to naval aviation past, present, or future. The theme includes air-capable ships, land-based aviation with naval connections (such as patrol aircraft like the P-3), and all countries with a naval aviation heritage are included (for US, Japan, UK, India, and France, for example). Sci-Fi has a lot of nautical connections that will fit the theme, as well. FLY NAVY!

Meeting date: June 18, 2010

Update: 06/2010

Here are the results…

Special Awards:

• Tailhook? What’s That?: Jeff Eng, F-16N
• Really Stretching It: Bill Murphy, TIE Fighter
• Bird Farm: Ray Keegan, Cylon Base Star
• Not-Invented-Here: Ray Keegan, Cylon Base Star
• Bits & Pieces: Jimmy Tissot, F7F
• Very Essence of Naval Aviation: Vinny Rosati A6E Diorama
• Best Prop: Charlie Nelson, SB2C
• Blowtorches At Sea: Russ Holcomb, F-18

People’s Choice: Charlie Nelson, SB2C

Bronze: Frank Tripoli, J2F Duck

Silver: Charlie Nelson, SB2C

Gold: Jeff Eng, F-16N

We’d like to thank all the entrants who make the contests worthwhile, Ed Dietrich for another amazing job with the awards, and finally Hugh Alcock, Guy Ferrara, and Jimmy Tissot for sponsoring this really fun theme contest. Without everyone working together there would be no sponsor driven theme contests. Thanks to everyone for bringing this all together and making it happen! [-B2]

As always, you can find pics from the meeting (photo cred to Hugh this month!) on Gordon's BPMS Galleries: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/