Trophy package sponsorships are available for MosquitoCon 29. Anyone wishing to help the show by sponsoring a category can find more information on the MosquitoCon 29 Trophy Sponsorship page. Past sponsors have allowed us to make MosquitoCon the show that it is, and we thank in advance anyone who can sponsor a category.
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MosquitoCon 28 Contest Results and Photos Posted
MosquitoCon 28 photos have been posted to the club’s portfolio site. You can view them at their respective links below:
Air | Armor | Automotive
Also, the contest results have been posted to the MosquitoCon 28 Contest Results Page.
MosquitoCon 28 “Best Of” Winners
MosquitoCon 28, on April 6th, 2019, saw over 600 visitors and entrants, with over 500 models on the table. We’re still processing the hundreds of photos taken at the event, but in the meantime, below is a list of all of the “Best Of” winners, with their photos.
Thank you again to all who attended and continue to make MosquitoCon such a success. See you in 2020!
| Best Aircraft – Andrei Koribanics Memorial Award | Laird Solution | Chris Egan |
| Best Armor – Art Gerber Memorial Award | 4X4 MRAP | Joseph Torres |
| Best Ship – Bill Marshall Memorial Award | USS Wisconsin | Ryan Labieniec |
| Best Junior – Molly Klanica Memorial Award | On to Utah | Darwin Killin |
| Best Sci-Fi | Hammerschlag | Glenn Thorn |
| Best Civilian Subject | 74 Mack Snorkel Firetruck | William Ratcliffe |
| Best of the Rest Award | Hammerschlag | Glenn Thorn |
| Best Vietnam Subject – Walley Valechko Memorial Award | F-4B Phantom VF-111 | John McCormick |
| “Tailhook” Award | F-4B Phantom VF-111 | John McCormick |
| Theme – D-Day 75th Anniversary | Bedford QLR “Gin Palace” | James Guld |
| Judges Best in Show – Norm Kennedy Memorial Award | 4X4 MRAP | Joseph Torres |
Website Updates Ongoing
With MosquitoCon rapidly approaching, all data pertaining to the show is being added to the MosquitoCon 28 page, as it is received. As usual, it looks like it’s going to be a large show.
The Upcoming Events page has been updated as well, with shows later in the year. If there’s something coming up that everyone in the club should know about, let us know and it’ll be added.
December Newsletter and MosquitoCon 28 Flyer Uploaded
The one-page flyer for MosquitoCon 28 has been uploaded to the MosquitoCon 28 page. Also, the December 2018 edition of the MosquitoGram has been uploaded to the Newsletter page.
The NJIPMS Christmas party takes place this evening, Friday December 14th. See you all there!
MosquitoCon 27 Photos Posted
Photos from MosquitoCon 27 have been posted to the portfolio site:
MosquitoCon 27 Contest Results Posted
Contest Results for MosquitoCon 27 have been posted. Click HERE for the full list. The Best Of winners are below, along with some photos. The entire batch of photos will be posted in the near future.
Thank you again to everyone who made MosquitoCon 27 a great success. It goes down as our third largest ever. We look forward to seeing you all again next year, Saturday April 6th, 2019!
| Best Junior – Mk 1 Dragonfly – Conrad Chapman |
| Best Aircraft – DFW CV – Jay Howard |
| Best Armor – German Wespe Hummel – Glen Martin |
| Best Ship – IJN Yahagi – Joe Simon |
| Best Sci-Fi – Millennium Falcon – Chris Robledo |
| Best Civilian Subject – 1960 Mack Fire Pumper – William Ratcliff |
| Best of the Rest – Retirement – Jerry Rutman |
| Best Tailhook -F-14A Tomcat – Mike Witkowski |
| Best Vietnam subject – “Tell it to Hanoi” M48A3 – Mike Trentadue |
| Best Theme award “War in the Med” – LRDG – Mike Trentadue |
| Judges Best in Show – IJN Yahagi – Joe Simon |
MosquitoCon 27: Thank You All!
MosquitoCon 27 is now behind us. The initial counts place it in the top 3 attended events of the show’s history. Initial numbers are:
- 505 models entered
- 140 entrants
- 400+ walk-in attendees
Best of Show went to Joe Simon’s amazing Japanese cruiser Yahagi. More photos of this, the other winners, and of all the models entered to follow, as soon as we can get them processed and sorted.
Weather Notice for MosquitoCon 27
We have a forecast of possible snow on Saturday morning. There’s little to no expected accumulation, though, and most of it should be gone by noon. The show will go on as scheduled.
Contest Registration Form Fixed
We had reports of issues with digitally filling out information on the contest registration form. We tested it and sure enough, it was broken.
A new contest registration for has been uploaded HERE, and is also available on the MosquitoCon 27 page.