Military Model Display and Competition

Armistice in Cambridge is an annual event that is growing every year, featuring new and exciting events for the visitors to enjoy. In 2008 we successfully introduced a model competition where amateur to expert modellers could display their models with the possibility of being crowned the best Armistice in Cambridge winner for the year. All models are judged by the people who attend the event.

There are three categories in the competition, Air, Land and Sea each having a first, second and third place winner. All winners will be presented with a prize sponsored by the Frankton Model Shop

The first place winner of a category will also be presented with the appropriate floating trophy that can be displayed at home for a year before it is again up for grabs at the next year’s competition.

So if you are interested to join in the fun of the model competition, please contact Rob Pinfold on 07 823-2255 after hours. It does not matter how good you are, bring your models along where anything can happen. Please bear in mind that as Armistice in Cambridge bears a military theme, only military models qualify for entry.

This Year the Armistice in Cambridge Competition prizes are Proudly Sponsored By:

Modellers from all around submitted their scale model aircraft, ships, submarines, tanks and military vehicles and dioramas to the competition while members of the public were invited to view these fantastic works of art and also to vote on their favourites in a popular vote competition. The voters did not know who made the models, they simply picked their favourite in each category, wrote down their assigned numbers and submitted the vote.

The results were fantastic with a huge array of terrific models. The winners in the popular vote were as follows:

2011

Armour Category
First Prize - Steve Gray – 1/35th Vietnam Diorama

Second Prize - Gary Fowkes – 1/35th Karl Morser Railway Gun

Third Prize - Steve Gray 1/35th Challenger Tank

Air Force Category
First Prize - Steve Gray – 1/48th F-18 Hornet Diorama

Second Prize - Chris Little 1/72nd SR-71 Blackbird

Third Prize - David Roberts 1/72nd Dakota DC3

Naval Category
First Prize - Elliot Winthrop – 1/72nd LVT Landing Craft Diorama

Second Prize - Bob Talbot – Unknown Ship

Third Prize - Bob Talbot – Unknown Ship

2010

Armour Category
First Prize - Greg Swan - Russian Front Diorama
Second Prize - ?
Third Prize - ?

Air Force Category
First Prize - Gary Fowkes - 1/48th B-29 Superfortress
Second Prize - ?
Third Prize - ?

Naval Category
First Prize - Elliot Winthrop - 1/72nd LVT Landing Craft Diorama
Second Prize - ?
Third Prize - ?

2009

Armour Category
First Prize - Victor Jacka
Second Prize - Wayne Timmo
Third Prize - Steve Gray

Air Force Category
First Prize - Gary Fawkes
Second Prize - Wayne Timmo
Third Prize - Victor Jacka

Naval Category
First Prize - Wayne Timmo
Second Prize - David Roberts
Third Prize - Chris Little

2008

Armour Category
First Prize - Gregg Swann - 1/35th scale Russian Front trench diorama
Second Prize -Wayne Timmo - 1/35th Sherman and Panther diorama
Third Prize - Wayne Timmo - 1/35th Churchill tank and halftrack

Air Force Category
First Prize - Mike Aldridge - 1/48th scale Boeing B-17
Second Prize - Bruce Cooke - 1/72nd scale Short Singapore
Third Prize - Mike Aldridge - 1/48th Royal Navy Buccaneer

Naval Category
First Prize - Rob Collett-Moxon - 1/72nd scale U-552 German U-boat
Second Prize - Wayne Thomas - 1/72nd scale Vosper
Third Prize - Wayne Thomas - 1/72nd scale ??

For photos of the model competition, please check out the Armistice in Cambridge photo gallery.

If you wish to be involved in the model display and/or competition in the upcoming event, please feel free to contact Rob Pinfold