Mr. Ian Anderson of
Ridgecrest, CA with 5yrs of Experience
Product#: A6M2 Type
21 Zero Fighter (C0116), Item # 61016
Why Ian chose this item:
I am a WW II naval aviation history buff. I had recently read LCDR Tom
Blackburn's book "The Jolly Rogers" (a memoir of his experiences leading VF-17,
a Navy Corsair squadron) and found the subject matter very interesting. After
building Tamiya's F4U-1A kit with VF-17 markings, I noted in a Osprey book on
Zero Aces of the Imperial Japanese Navy that Japanese Ace pilot Tetsuzo Iwamoto
had fought VF-17 over Rabaul in November 1943 while flying an A6M2, and that
Tamiya's A6M2 kit contained Tetsu's markings, I decided to create "book-end"
models by pairing his Zero with my VF-17 F4U-1A kit. Like the Corsair, I
decided to build the Zero out-of-the-box and focus on the paint finish and
weathering - a real challenge on wartime Japanese fighters.
Mr. Seth Tastad
of Laramie, WY with 20yrs of experience
Product#:58391
Why Seth chose this item: I Found myself lacking stock vehicles so I used that as
an excuse to buy a couple Tamiya kits I've wanted to build for this contest, I
Always wanted this buggy as a kid and now as a bigger kid its all I could have
wished for. I Built the car by the book and my Cousin Jesse and I spent half a
day jumping and running and adjusting and after about 400 pictures we chose this
one which we felt best captured the Hotshot in action and interaction with its
natural muddy environment.
Prizes for the above winners are:
1st Place Plastic receives:
Item #61098
2nd and 3rd will receive an assortment of Tamiya Goodies
1st Place Radio Control receives:
RC DB01 Durga - DB01
Item #58395
2nd and 3rd will receive an assortment of Tamiya Goodies