Every year at the Top Gun Scale Invitational special achievement awards are presented to the standouts in the various classes. Here is are the 2019 winners starting with the High Static awards. (Photos by David Hart)
(Below) “Mr. Top Gun” Peter Goldsmith
Below: Award winners and their sponsors
Masters High Static
David Hayes Thrush Static Score 99.167 CARF-Models
Expert High Static
Peter Goldsmith BAE Hawk 100 Static Score 99.00 Warbirds West
Team High Static
Rei Gonzalez MiG 15 Static Score 96.33 Red Bull
Unlimited High Static
Joe Castelao T-34 Mentor Static Score 98.25 Metal Building Supplies
X-Class High Static
Rob Lynch F-18 Hornet Static Score 97.75 Cortex Demon Gyro
Civilian Runner-Up
Jack Buckley Mini-Mac Homebuilt JR Propo
Best Civilian (Pilots Choice)
Steve Thomas Waco YMF-5 Riff-Raff
Best Military Runner- Up
Mike Fetyko Spitfire Ray & Robin’s Hobbies
Best Military (Pilots Choice)
Chuck Hamilton SBD Dauntless Horizon Hobby
Best WW2
Wayne Layne P-38 Lightning Dr. Jet
Best Biplane
Frankie Mirandes DH-88 Tiger Moth Model Airplane News
Best Golden Age
Richard Feroldi Davis D-1K Desert Aircraft
Best WW 1
Todd Bixby Albatross Balsa USA
Best Pre WW2
Jeff Pike Stinson SR-10 Warbirds over the Rockies
Best Jet
Henry Castellanos F-100 Falcon Propellers
Best Pro-Am Pro
Roberto Zelaya L-39 Albatross Your Pal Sal
Best Pro-Am Sport
Carl Stewart Jr. A-26 Micro Fasteners
Best Multi Performance
David Payne Boeing B-17 Cortex Demon Gyro
Engineering Excellence
Mike Barbee Beech King Air Robart Mfg.
Outstanding Craftsmanship
Wayne Layne P-38 Lightning Bob Violett Models
Best Unlimited Showing
Ali Machinchy / Joe Castelao T-34 Mentor
Special Recognition
Ted Roman Super Cub Hitec Radio
Special Recognition
Cody Hague Ju 87 Stuka EZ Balancer
Everybody Loves You
Sal Becherano John & Sydni Smith
Critic’s Choice Runner-up
Joe Castelao T-34 Mentor Metal Building Supplies
Critic’s Choice
Jordan Hall Peterson CL-13 (Canadian F-86) ZAP Glue
Top Buns Award
Joe McBride FLY Girls
Love this format for showing all the winners!
Thanks Ray!
When r u going to show us the models WOW
Congratulations to Wayne Layne for his superb P-38 “Lightning.” That’s like building two airplanes!
Couple of errors on your captions, on the Tiger Moth you listed as a DH 88. The DH 88 is the dehavilland comet. And on the last pic of the F-86 you listed as a Canadian AF ship when it clearly has US markings.
Ted Roman
Great shot of my Super Cub. thanks Ray