SUPPORT WINTERBLITZ!

The success of Winterblitz hinges on YOUR generous support. We are seeking Category Sponsors and are asking $25 per category. ($50 for the special/theme/best of awards) Your support will go 100% to securing the awards to be given to the winners. Your name will be prominently displayed below as well as on the contest table the day of the show.

To participate, all you need to do is reach out to us (see below) and either write a check or send a pay pal. It’s just that easy!

In addition to Category Sponsors, we are seeking Major Supporters (such as Model Club Chapters that support the event, hobby shops or generous individuals). Feel free to reach out to us if you are interested in becoming more involved. We have reserved a few special categories to be underwritten by Major Supporters.

Thank you in advance.

1. Theme Award - The Battle of the Bulge - the 80th Anniversary of the epic battle - Sponsored by G&G Hobbies
2. Tank of the Year - The M4 Sherman Tank - Sponsored by Houston Armor Club
3. Best of Show - The best of the best.  Who will climb to the top of the styrene mountain and win the Golden Xacto? Sponsored by Lionheart Hobbies
4. Museum of the American G.I. Award - In tribute to the Museum, an award will be given to the entry that best salutes the spirit of the American G.I.  We will invite the Museum to help the judges pick this one. Sponsored by Capt Andrew Allman and presented by SFC De Haven
5. Best Fully Tracked - any vehicle, any scale, any era.  Must be fully tracked. Sponsored by SFC De Haven
6. Best NOT Fully Tracked - any vehicle, any scale, any era.  Must NOT be fully tracked (includes halftracks).
7. Best NOT Tracked - any vehicle without tracks - think wheels, skis, etc.  No tracks.!  Here is a chance for all soft-skins guy to win a special award!
8. Best Camouflage/Creative Paint - let's recognize that one modeler who really demonstrates an amazing camouflage job on a vehicle or some other creative form of painting.  This award applies to figures as well as vehicles.
9. Best Tamiya - Yup, Tamiya is still the go to model manufacturer and we would like to celebrate that by recognizing the BEST Tamiya build at the show.  - Proudly sponsored by TAMIYA
10. Head Judge Award - Our head judge DOES NOT judge.  He manages the process by mustering, corralling, motivating and sometimes threating (LOL) all the generous judges that volunteer for Winterblitz.  We felt it was appropriate to give the Head Judge the chance to recognize a winner.
11. Crowd Pleaser Award - Whose build best catches the eye of YOU... the crowd!  To figure this one out, we will let YOU decide.  One vote for person.  The winner of this award is determined your peers and friends.
12. Her Majesty's Service Award - The BEST model in service to Queen Eliabeth II (1952 - 2022).   Something for the folks who like to dabble in British Armor!  - Sponsored by Eric Choy

Main Categories: for 2024
100 - Youth (younger than 18) (all scales all eras) - Vince Baralle

200 - Classic Kits – (kits before 1979) basic build 

300 - Artillery (all scales and all eras) - Tom Moon

350 - All Things Towed (all scales and all eras) - Must have "tractor and trailer" - Don Schulte

400 - 1/48 scale (allied) - Tom Moon

450 - 1/48 scale (axis) - Tom Moon

500 - 1/72 and smaller (all eras) - Ken Burke

600 - Fully Tracked Origins to 1934 – (all scales) - Rick Cotton   

700 - Fully Tracked Self-Propelled Vehicles 1/32 and 1/35 (Open Top) (all eras)

800 - Fully Tracked WWII Axis 1/32 and 1/35 (Closed top) - Tom Moon

900 - Fully Tracked WWII Allied 1/32 and 1/35 (Closed top) - 

1000 - Fully Tracked Post WWII Thru 1990 (Korea, Vietnam, Cold War) 1/32 and 1/35 (Closed Top) - 

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) - 

1400 - Armored Cars (wheeled) (all scales and all eras) - Lionheart Hobbies

1500 - Soft-skins (all scales and all eras)   

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. - Brandon Jacob

2000 - Fully Tracked Full Interior (all scales and all eras) 

3000 - Larger than 1/32 (all eras) - Lionheart Hobbies

4000 - Friend and Foe (all scales and all eras) - Keith Middleton

5000 - Military figures (all scale scales and all eras) - Mike Stucker

6000 - Dioramas (all scales) - Keith Middleton

Lionheart Hobby of Kyle, Texas has stepped up in a big way and has supported Winterblitz from DAY ONE.  It is with this support Winterblitz has been able to rapidly grow.  We are excited for 2024 and the continued support from Rudy and Danielle.

Lionheart will be setting up shop and will be present with SIX big tables of all the modeling items you expect at a show as big as Winterblitz.  

Lionheart has also agreed to sponsor the coveted Best of Show award along with two main categories of builds. 

Thank you Rudy and Danielle.

Be sure to let the folks at Lionheart know how excited you are to see them!

Also, please visit Lionheart Hobby at www.lionhearthobby.com

Tamiya has agreed to sponsor The Best Tamiya build award along with supporting the show with raffle items.  We are very excited for this.

We all love Tamiya kits and there will be plenty of fine examples of completed builds to see.  In addition, there will be Tamiya kits to purchase in the vendor room and, of course, Tamiya kits to win in the raffle.  

As a HUGE fan of Tamiya kits, we are thankful Tamiya!

Also, please visit Tamiya's web-site at www.tamiya.com