THE VIETNAM WAR - Commemorating the end of The War - 1965 - 1975
100 - Youth (younger than 18) (all scales all eras) - Sean Beatty
200 - Classic Kits – (kits before 1979) basic build -Tamiya
300 - Artillery (all scales and all eras) - Tom Moon
350 - All Things Towed (all scales all eras) - must have BOTH "tractor and trailer". - Frank Stumpo
400 - 1/48 scale (allied) - Tom Moon
450 - 1/48 scale (axis) - Tom Moon
500 - 1/72 and smaller (all eras) - Rick Cotton
600 - Fully Tracked Origins to 1934 – (all scales) - Mike Stucker
700 - Fully Tracked Self-Propelled Vehicles 1/32 and 1/35 (Open Top) (all eras) - Brandon Jacob
800 - Fully Tracked WWII Axis 1/32 and 1/35 (Closed top) - Lionheart Hobbies
900 - Fully Tracked WWII Allied 1/32 and 1/35 (Closed top) - Aggieland Modeling Club
1000 - Fully Tracked Post WWII Thru 1990 (Korea, Vietnam, Cold War) 1/32 and 1/35 (Closed Top) - Fred Keal
1100 - Fully Tracked Desert Shield to Present. (1991 - 2022) 1/32 and 1/35 (Closed Top) - Fred Keal
1200 - Paper Panzer/Fictional (all scales) - Drew Matalamaki
1300 - Halftracks (all scales and all eras) - Liang Model USA
1400 - Armored Cars (wheeled) (all scales and all eras) - Tyler Moore
1500 - Soft-skins (all scales and all eras) - Ken Burke
1600 - Motorcycles with or w/o Sidecars (all scales and all eras) -
1700 - Misc. Military Vehicles and Support Vehicles (all scales and all eras) – No airplanes and no ships. - Dave Poyner
2000 - Fully Tracked Full Interior (all scales and all eras) - Lionheart Hobbies
3000 - Larger than 1/32 (all eras) - Tom Moon
4000 - Self Propelled Flak Vehicles - (all scales) - Stephen Rodwell
5000 - Military figures (all scale scales and all eras) -
6000 - Dioramas (all scales) - Keith Middleton
7000 - United States Vietnam Helicopters (all scales) -
SPLITS - We are fully prepared to split ALL categories., however for Winterblitz 2025 we expanded certain categories that should reduce the amount of splits on game day. Splits will occur depending on the number of entrants per each category.
SWEEPS - Yes, if someone is good enough to sweep a category, we will gladly recognize them.
Category 200 - Classic Kits. The spirit of this category is to see what builders can do with a classic kit (produced before 1979). The intention is to limit the builds to basic build - ie: the entry is allowed to be manipulated as long as NO aftermarket parts are added. As example would be a classic Tamiya kit whereas the builder cut out the molded screen on the engine deck and replaced with "mesh" of some material, this i okay. After-market parts are a NO NO. After market decals are okay. Instructions are not necessary, but are encouraged. When in doubt, think....would you have been able to source the kit and the additional bits if you were building this project in 1979 or earlier.
Category 350 - This category is All Things Towed and was born with the spirit of artillery/tow vehicle, BUT has been expanded to include ANYTHING towed just as long as you have BOTH the TRACTOR and the TRAILER. A good example might be the Tank Recovery Vehicle (Dragon Wagon). This does NOT tow artillery, but would be the place to enter. A German 8-ton towing a 88mm flak is a good example of the artillery piece to this category.
Category 1200 - Paper Panzer/Fictional. If it was ever produced (including prototype), it is not eligible. Must be a subject that was designed and never produced OR something that could have been designed or produce (fictional).
Category 4000 - Self Propelled Flak Vehicles - all scales and all eras. The vehicle must be self-propelled: fully tracked, halftrack or no tracks and the original designed purpose of the vehicle is to shoot down airplanes.
Category 7000 - SPECIAL FOR 2025!!!! We have added a special category to go along with our Vietnam Theme. United States Helicopters in the Vietnam War - Huey, Cobras, Chinooks, Cayuse, Skycranes, etc. ONE ENTRY PER CONTESTANT.
We have secured 12 super-hot kits for you to hopefully win. Raffle tickets will be $5 each or $20 for 5 chances. The success of Winterblitz hinges on raising a few extra dollars and your participation in the raffle will help big time! Plus - you may win a new, modern, possibly yet to be released and never opened kit. Some of the raffle items we have secured are pictured throughout this web-site. PLEASE SUPPORT WINTERBLITZ!!!
Bring a kit that you do not want and exchange it for one that you do at the Swap Meet table. The spirit of the Winterblitz swap meet is to provide a opportunity for participants to exchange out an unwanted kit. The swap meet table will be open all day. You simply leave ONE kit and take ONE kit. No junk, missing parts or otherwise unbuildable closet stashes please. There is no limit to how many times you can exchange kits, as long as you leave ONE and take ONE.
7:00 am - Setup and vendors access
9:00 am – Museum opens to participants of the contest - the Museum is enabling us to get started early and only those individuals participating (entering at least one model) in the contest may enter at 9 am.
10:00 am – Museum opens to non-participants and general public - yes, the Museum is 100% open to the general public on January 20th and we are excited about that. The entry fee for non-participants and general public is the standard daily entry fee (see Museum for details).
11:30 am – Contest registration closes - earlier than many shows, but we want to get on with the judging. We understand participants may be coming from afar and we are prepared to be flexible on cut-off for our out-of-town friends.
12:00 pm – Judging begins - Once judging for a category begins, there will be no more entries. The model room will be open during judging. Please respect judges.
3:00 pm – Judging ends (we mean it!).
3:00 pm – Door prize and raffle - as judges wrap up the tally.
3:30 pm - Awards Ceremony
NOTE - We will kick off door prizes and raffles this year at 3 pm so that nobody misses out. As always, IF we draw a raffle number and no one claims the ticket, we WAIT until the end of the raffle to make sure the winner was not "out to lunch". If the ticket is not drawn then, we do a redraw. Nobody misses out this way.
Door Prize/Raffle/Awards Order of Battle:
1. Grand Door Prize - all those who have entered the contest are automatically entered.
2. Genral Raffle - buy a ticket(s) and take the ride. We draw your ticket and you claim your prize.
3. Up-coming show announcements.
4. Acknowledgement and thank you to our sponsors.
5. Sponsor Drawing - all who have sponsored a category are automatically entered.
6. * Recognition of winners or Bronze (3rd).
7. * Recognition of winners of Silver (2nd).
8. * Recognition of winners of Gold (1st).
9. * Youth Awards.
10. Awards to winners of 12 BEST OF awards - winners will be called up to receive award.
11. Closing.
* Medals for the Main Category will be placed on tables as judging concludes for each category. We encourage all entrants to leave models on tables until after the awards, but it is NOT mandatory. If you have to go, then you have to go. We will recognize main category winners by having all winners of 1st, 2nd or 3rd place medals stand. Youth will be judged Gold, Silver Bronze and all youths entering will be called up to receive their medals.
This is the order of battle and we will try to stick to it, but you know how things happen.....
WINTERBLITZ 2025 January 25, 2025
19124 Hwy 6, College Station, Texas 77845
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