09-24-2017 Event successfully held 09-17-2017.  Begin Archive page here
09-27-2017 Add Final Flyer & Promo Digest PDFs, also post initial results (60/245+) and On The Beach poster
09-28-2017 Add "Specials Promo Gallery" and Special Awards, Junior 1/2/3 Winners PDF for results tabulation
10-01-2017 Begin Addition of Special Award Winners & Their Awards Gallery (many "dummy pics" right now as filler)
10-04-2017 Increase Coverage of Special Award Winners & Their Awards (SA1-10, SA18, 19, 20 & SA21 now)
10-06-2017 Complete Coverage of Special Award Winners & Their Awards (Added SA11-17 to finish)

09-17-17
"AUSTRALIA"

Our Cinematic Framing Theme translates to this:

ANYTHING AUSTRALIAN or NEW ZEALAND or directly related

56 categories offering competition for Aircraft, Armor, Automotive, SF/Horror/Fantasy, Figures, Dioramas, GUNDAM, and PAPER MODELS with 1st/2nd/3rd placing, PLUS 21 Special Awards

Among SPECIALS for this Event
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE  for Best English Electric/Lockheed Lightning or Arado Ar-234 Blitz
TASMANIAN TITAN for Best Tasman Formula/F-1 Subject (Car or Driver)
"A Stop At Willoughby"  for Best F-86, Rolling Stock, Lufthansa, Cargo Aircraft or Bf-109 as favorites of Joe Callahan, Free Hornet, in whose Memory this award was given in honor and remembrance.

As well, there's a Gallery of show shots here: https://www.svsmgallery.com/Top-level/Contests/TriCity-Classic-2017-September-2017/  Thank you, Vladimir Yakubov !
IPMS_TC13_2017C_col.pdf IPMS_TC13_2017C_col.pdf
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TC13_2017_Specials_Bfinal.pdf TC13_2017_Specials_Bfinal.pdf
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ON THE RIGHT - The final versions of "Promos" for several TC-13 Special Awards from Buzz's #
56-59. SA3/4ABC/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/SA21

STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES to GALLERY of the
WINNERS & THE AWARDS for the SPECIALS...
BELOW LEFT and RIGHT
SA1 Best Of Show Senior
Assault Breacher   Mark Glidden   Ladera Ranch
SA3 On The Beach (Best Contest Theme)
ASLAV 25          Bob Meyers         Castro Valley
SA4B Blast The Bush Series -  Best RAAF
Spitfire Vc            Frank Babbitt           San Jose
SA5 Mad Max Road Warrior    Best Post '45 Oz
ASLAV 25          Bob Meyers         Castro Valley
SA7 - KAHMS for Best American Fighter A/C
F-5E Red Flag    Mark Glidden      Ladera Ranch
SA9- Best Prehistoric or Early Man Subject
NO ONE - NO QUALIFYING ENTRY 
SA10 - Best 1917 Subject (Centennial of Year)
German Trench Raider      John Carr     San Jose
SA12-Tasmanian Titan        Best Tasman/F-1 
Ferrari F-60      Tom Leutzinger       Pacific Grove
SA14 - Best Armor
Assault Breacher   Mark Glidden   Ladera Ranch
SA16- Best Figure or Robot
Perseus               Ronald Tom                 San Jose
SA20- KJMA  Contest Director's Choice Award
Atomic Cannon    Mark Glidden     Ladera Ranch

INITIAL RESULTS POSTING 09-25-17
60 entrants, 245 entries totalling over 245 models on tables in competition

09-28-17 Below are FINAL RESULTS for the
Special Awards & Junior/Youth 1/2/3 winners
09-30-17 Add FINAL RESULTS for Senior 1/2/3

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TC13_JUNIOR123win.pdf TC13_JUNIOR123win.pdf
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SA2 Best Of Show Junior/Youth
Artilleriewagen        Victor Cheng        San Jose
SA4A Blast The Bush Series - Best ANZAC
ASLAV 25          Bob Meyers         Castro Valley
SA4C Blast The Bush Series - Best UK Nuclear
HMS Astute          Sonny Esparza             Clovis
SA6 - KDMA for Most Creative or Quirky Entry
Fish Submarine   Mark Glidden   Ladera Ranch
SA8 - Diamond in the Rough - Silk Purse Award
Assault Breacher   Mark Glidden   Ladera Ranch
SA11- Lightning Strikes Twice
P-38G                 Leo Groba                  Brentwood
SA13 - Best Aircraft
T-38A Aggressor     Jack Riggar        Santa Rosa
SA15 - Best Automotive
Nissan "MOD MAX"   C.J. Morales      San Diego
SA17 - Best Ship or Spaceship
Type XX1 U Boat    Joe Zablocki            Martinez
SA18-JMA Best 1/48 WW2 A/C by IPMS MBay
B-25D USAAF        Jack Riggar          Santa Rosa
SA19 - Service To Free Hornets/R-9 Community
"Original 40 yr Hornet" Jack Riggar  Santa Rosa
SA21 JCMA For Best Rolling Stock/F-86/Bf109
/Lufthansa/Cargo Air Subject (Joe's Favorites)
F-86D Texas ANG      James Sigman        Tracy