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Meriden 2013 Convention contests
There were in fact two contests going on at the Meriden convention: the formal, judged contest which includes the Achievement Program content, and a less formal popular vote contest for small dioramas and for photos. Some snappers had hedged their bets, too, by including the same images in both!
In the formal contests, we had a few more entries than in some previous years. They were of a good standard, which was very encouraging. In the model categories, we had 13 entries spread over several classes. The owners of 11 of these models went away with Merit Awards, including every single model placed 1st to 3rd.
Here’s the listing of the winners and placings:
Steam Loco Structure
Tom Griffiths Inspection 4­4­0 Loco, HO
Class
Display Freight car
Non­revenue Passenger
Entrant
Kathy Millatt Kathy Millatt Alain Kap Alain Kap Alain Kap
Alain Kap Alain Kap
Terry Wynne
Model
Bordello, 1⁄4 scale
Handcar shed, 1⁄4 scale
SP Low Side Gondola, On3
SP Boxcar #5, On3
1892 ATSF Hanrahan
Reefer, HO
Winch Car, On3
Monson Snow spreader, On21⁄2
Rocky Mountaineer Railtours Dome Car, HO
Class Entrant
Model Colour John Lewis Coming
Tom Griffiths
Mike Arnold Prototype Colour Kathy Millatt
Peter Bowen Les Dobbs
Title
There’s a Storm
Local Job Caboose Interior Shays at Cass Cathedral of Fire
Peter Bowen
Kathy Millatt
ProPatria Mill, Rico, 1⁄4 scale
Pile Driver, HO
Kathy Millatt’s Bordello was the Best in Show, with 104 points.
The photos were just two classes, as is really to be expected these days, with 18 entries. I don’t expect that we’ll see many more slides, and few if any B&W photos in the future.
Thanks must go to the contest judges, too: Keith Webb, Terry Wynne, Vernor Bates, Jonathan Small and Tim Watson.
Mick Moignard, Contest Chair
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