The 2026 Event Poster

 

The 2026 Themes

The Ottawa Scale Model Showcase features Two Theme awards for the first time at our 2026 event.

#1 - As the show was conceived originally as being an automotive affair, the first is an automotive theme.

Motor Trends (or any major automotive publications) "Car of the Year"

Any year you like works. Motor Trends magazine has been doing this from 1946 to today.

Here is a youtube video that tells you what each car was, for each year of their publication: CAR OF THE YEAR

Please if you enter this special award class, please provide proof that the model qualifies. Best (and coolest) way would be if you display a copy of the magazine reference with the model.

In 1969 the Motor Trend Car of the Year was the Plymouth Roadrunner. You could display this image with your entry to qualify.

 

Other publications do a "Car of the Year" pick as well. If you have documentation like this for it, that would qualify for this theme class as well.

Also, entries do not have to be built specifically for this event. As long as your entry did not win at one of our previous shows, it's good to enter! This is totally on the honour system but it is embarrassing if you get caught out in violation of this rule. 

Good Luck! 

#2 - 35th Anniversary of the Desert Storm Conflict

Anything that was involved in that conflict is eligible. Ships, Aircraft, Armour, Support vehicles. This gives a lot of scope. Just to broaden things, you can enter any "type" that participated in the conflict but by paint and marking scheme does not represent something that was actually in theatre.

For example : A-10 Warthogs were used in the conflict. We'll allow any A-10 model to enter this class.

As with the car theme,  you don't have to build your entry specially for this event but please do not enter something that has won an award in a previous show.

Good Luck! 

And the winners are.....

 

 

Ottawa Scale Model Contest 2025 – Winners List

Special Awards

 

• Best 100 Years of Chrysler: Jean Gatton

1967 Dodge Charger

 

• Best in Show: Jean Gratton

1967 Dodge Charger

 

• Gone But Not Forgotten: Tom Peckford

1977 AMC Matador

 

Out of Box

 

• 1st: Jean Rousseau

Silhouette Aventador GT EVO

 

• 2nd: George Rethi

1955 Bel Air

 

• 3rd: Eric Maltais

1954 Corvette

 

Factory Stock

 

• 1st: Jean Gatton

1966 VW Beetle

 

• 2nd: Jean Rousseau

Lambourgini Huracan

 

• 3rd: Jacques Loiselle

Triumph TR8

 

Modified

 

• 1st: Jean Rousseau

Volkswagen T1 Custom

 

• 2nd: Jean Rousseau

Dodge Challenger T/A

 

• 3rd: Eric Maltais

Ford Econoline

 

Racing Car

• 1st: Dylan Keith

Lotus 99T Honda

 

• 2nd: Gabriel Muniz Amonio

Lotus 97T

 

• 3rd: Jacques Prince

Dennis Hamelin #11 Fedex Nascar

 

Motorcycle

 

• 1st: Jacques Prince

YZR 2004 Spider-Man Version

 

Light Truck

 

• 1st: Jacques Prince

1967 Delivery Van

 

• 2nd: Bernie Sheldrick

Model T Truck & Trailer

 

• 3rd: Frederic Langevin

1982 Turtlewax Dodge

 

Big Truck

• 1st: Bernie Sheldrick

Kenworth Truck & Trailer

 

• 2nd: Scott Wennick

Cavanaugh Cement Mixer

 

• 3rd: Arthur Murray

Internatinoal Loedstar

 

Other Scale

• 1st: Tom Peckford

1/16 1985 Ferrari Testa Rossa

 

• 2nd: Chris Shoard

1/16 1989 Firebird GTA

 

• 3rd: Doug Shoard

Peugeot Rally Car

 

Anything Else – Automotive

 

• 1st: Fredric Langevin

VW Poor Man’s Towing

 

• 2nd: Mitch Petty

Punchbuggy Yellow!

 

• 3rd: Arthur Murray

2005 Impala Police Special

 

Best Anything Else - Non Automotive 

•  Winner: Eric Scheffer                                                                                                  KV-1 Winter Scene 

 

Imagined / Altered

 

• Winner: Donald Fontes

Nephew Ruined My 71 Demon! (1971 Demon Drift Car)

 

Diorama – Automotive

 

• Winner: Clarence Prigent

Garden Truck

 

Diorama – non-automotive

 

• Winner: Juan Lopez

1/6 WW2 German Signals Bunker

 

 

Engine

 

• Winner: Jacques Loiselle

1967 Plymouth GTX

 

Paint

 

• Winner: Jean Rousseau

Lambourgini Huracan

 

 

Military Land

 

• Gold: Henry Wong

SAS Desert Raider

 

• Silver: Henry Wong

Gun Tractor & 25 Pdr

 

• Bronze: Chris Prudhomme

T-72

 

Aircraft

 

• 1st: Chris Prudhomme

1/32 F-4J

 

• 2nd: Garry Robens

1/48 Fairey Gannet

 

• 3rd: Hank Gruben

1/48 Me 262 HG

 

Boat or Ship

 

• Winner: Mitch Petty

USS Constitution

 

Gundam

 

• 1/100 or Larger (OOB): Ted McCluskie

MG Gundam Vidar

 

• 1/144 or Smaller (OOB): Ted McCluskie

HG Super Gelgoog

 

• 1/100 Larger (Modified): Michael Norton

MG Heavy Arms

 

• 1/100 Smaller (Modified): Mike Norton

HG Barbatos

 

Outer Space / Sci-Fi / Real Thing

 

• 1st: Mitch Petty

#23 Speed Racer

 

• 2nd: Hank Gruben

USS Constellation Doomsday Machine

 

• 3rd: Paul Bornn

Star Wars Super Star Destroyer

 

Figure

• Winner: Clarence Prigent

Fractured

 

Lego

• Out of Box:  Doug Shoard

Buffalo Airways DC-3

 

• Modified: Lucien Lin Roy