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If you are interested in sponsoring Buffcon 38, contact Dick Schulenberg.

IPMS Niagara Frontier wishes to thank the following sponsors of Buffcon 37:

Best of Show Awards

Best Junior

Robert Conshafter

Best Aircraft

Best Military Vehicle

Best Automotive

Best Ship

In Memory of Don Schulenberg, USN, DD217 WW2

Best Figure

Best Fantasy & Sci-Fi Gaming

Best Gundam & Gunpla

Best Real Space & Science Fiction

Patsy & Dave Schwab

Best Diorama

Best of the Rest

Judges Best of Show

Special Theme Award
Seen Better Days - Worn and Weathered

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Category Awards

Junior Entries (all scales)

1 - Bantam (ages 10 and under) - all entries

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2 - Junior (ages 11 to 17) - all Aircraft

Robert Conshafter

3 - Junior (ages 11 to 17) - all Military Vehicles

4 - Junior (ages 11 to 17) - all Automotive

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5 - Junior (ages 11 to 17) - all Other Subjects

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5 - Junior (ages 11 to 17) - LEGO, all sets & MOCs (My Own Creation)

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Aircraft

6 - Biplanes and Rigged Types - 1/72 & smaller

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7 - Biplanes and Rigged Types - 1/48 & larger

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8 - Single Engine Prop - 1/72

9 - Single Engine Prop - 1/48 - Allied

10 - Single Engine Prop - 1/48 - Axis

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11 - Multi Engine Prop - 1/72

12 - Multi Engine Prop - 1/48

In Memory of Bernard Button, 15th AAF

13 - Jet - 1/72

In Memory of Clarence Wilkerson, USAF

14 - Jet - 1/48

15 - All Except Civil - 1/32 & larger

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16 - All Except Civil - 1/144 & smaller

Dick Schulenberg

17 - Civil & Civil Markings - all scales

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18 - Rotary Wing - 1/48 & smaller

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19 - Rotary Wing - 1/32 & larger

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Military Vehicles

20 - Fully Tracked - 1/72 & smaller

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21 - Softskin, All Except Fully Tracked - 1/72 & smaller

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22 - Fully Tracked, Closed Top AFVs - Allied - pre 1946

23 - Fully Tracked, Closed Top AFVs - Axis - pre 1946

In Memory of Tony Bartoszek

24 - Fully Tracked, Closed Top AFVs - Modern - post 1945

25 - Fully Tracked, Visible Interior/Open Top AFVs - Allied - pre 1946

In Memory of Earl Bieger, WWII Armor

26 - Fully Tracked, Visible Interior/Open Top AFVs - Axis - pre 1946

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27 - Fully Tracked, Visible Interior/Open Top AFVs - Modern - post 1945

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28 - Softskins, Halftracks & Armored Wheeled Vehicles - all periods

29 - Ordnance & Prime Movers Under Tow - all periods - all scales

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Automotive

30 - Factory Stock

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31 - Custom & Show Cars

32 - Street Rods & Hot Rods, 1949 & older

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33 - Hot Rods & Street Machines, 1950 & later

34 - Competition, Open Wheel

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35 - Competition, Closed Wheel

Anthony Gliszczynski

36 - Dragsters, Including Funny Cars & Pro Stock

In Memory of Gene Carson

37 - Light Trucks, Pickups, SUVs, Car-Based Police & Emergency Vehicles

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38 - Heavy Trucks, Commercial; Heavy Fire, Rescue & Emergency Vehicles

39 - All 1/32 & smaller

Larry Osolkowski

40 - All 1/20 & larger

In Memory of Tom Waddington

41 - Motorcycles - all scales

Larry Osolkowski

Ships

42 - Oars and/or Sail - all scales

Loyalhanna Dockyard/Taubman Plan Service

43 - Powered - smaller than 1/400

In Memory of Boilerman 3rd Robert E. Collignon, USN 1950-1954

44 - Powered - 1/400 & larger

In Memory of John Richard Wilmoth, USN, KIA 3/2/42

45 - Submarines - all scales

Figures

46 - Foot - 30mm to 90mm

47 - Mounted - 30mm to 90mm

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48 - Foot - larger than 90mm

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49 - Mounted - larger than 90mm

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50 - Busts - all scales

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51 - Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Movies & Comics - 8-1/2" high or less including base

52 - Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Movies & Comics - over 8-1/2" high including base

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53 - Vignettes - Figures Only, No Vehicles - all scales

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Fantasy and Sci-Fi Gaming (up to 40 mm)

54 - Fantasy - Single Model, Alternate History/Steampunk/Pure Fantasy up to 90MM tall

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55 - Fantasy - Single Model, Alternate History/Steampunk/Pure Fantasy over 90MM tall

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56 - Fantasy, 2-10 Models, Alternate History/Steampunk/Pure Fantasy

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57 - Sci-Fi, Single Model, Weird WW2/Near Future/Sci-Fi/Far Future up to 90MM tall

Jeff Keenan

58 - Sci-Fi, Single Model, Weird WW2/Near Future/Sci-Fi/Far Future over 90MM tall

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59 - Sci-Fi, 2-10 Models, Weird WW2/Near Future/Sci-Fi/Far Future

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Gundam and Gunpla

60 - Straight Build, 1/144 or smaller

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61 - Custom Build, 1/144 or smaller

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62 - Straight Build, 1/100 or larger

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63 - Custom build, 1/100 or larger

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Real Space & Science Fiction (all scales)

64 - Real Space, Real Spacecraft, Vehicles and Equipment

Ed Button & Family

65 - Science Fiction, Fictional Spacecraft

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66 - Science Fiction, Fictional Subjects, All Others including Steampunk

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Dioramas (all scales)

67 - Military Vehicle Dioramas

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68 - Aircraft Dioramas

Robert Conshafter

69 - Ship Dioramas

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70 - All Other Dioramas

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Other (all scales)

71 - Collections - Five or More Related Subjects

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72 - Miscellaneous - All Other Entries

Cpl. Tom Brown Sr. USMC, Cpl. Tom Brown Jr. USMC, LCpl. Katie Brown USMC

73 - Humor in Modeling

In Memory of Ray Weick

74 - Modified/Customized Die-cast - all kinds

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75 - Scratch Built, All Kinds

In Memory of John Bishop

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