Model Expo Special Awards

Model Expo has several special awards for which a model could be eligible .
These awards are provided by special interest groups and sponsors. The varied awards offer a variety of subjects for that special model at Expo

Best in Show - Bill Wallis Memorial Trophy This is awarded to the Outstanding Model of the show by a team of Expo Committee judges, from all category winners. This is a memorial Trophy to Bill Wallis who was an Expo founder and long time stalwart of the Modelling scene in Australia	2009 Winner - Dickson Oh
Stuart Ferguson Memorial Trophy This is an annual trophy presented to the Intermediate Modellers. It is a memorial to a keen young modeller who passed away.	2009 Winners - Sam De Koning and Abbey Tiernan
Best Australian Aircraft Civil by Australian Aircraft Restoration Group This award is for any Aircraft, military or civil with an Australian background, either by manufacture or usage. Civil Airliners by Australian Carriers qualify as well.	2009 Winner - George Canciani
Best Australian Aircraft Military by Australian Aircraft Restoration Group This award is for any Aircraft, military or civil with an Australian background, either by manufacture or usage. Civil Airliners by Australian Carriers qualify as well.	2009 Winner - Paul Gloster
Best RAAF Subject Kevin Kerle Memorial. Presented by Waverley Scale Model Club This award is in memory to a long standing modeller and WSMC member. This is for the Best RAAF subject.	2009 Winner - Andrew Doppel
Best Vietnam Era Subject Presented by the National Vietnam Veterans Museum. This is for any model that encompasses the Vietnam War period, it does not have to be entered into the competition to qualify. The model could also be part of a club display or vendors display.	2009 Winner - Richard Evans
Junior Model of Merit Sponsored by the Whittlesea Area Plastic Modellers. To promote the juniors out there. This award is selected by the WAPM club, it is not necessarily a class winner, but a model that is seen as having the X factor for the younger folk.	2009 Winner - Taylor Portelli
WOW ! Factor Model Sponsored by Max Shaw This is selected by Max as a model that has ... well the WOW ! factor, that model that makes you take a second look.	2009 Winner - Clayton Fiander
Best Axis Aircraft Model New for 2008 and sponsored by Axis Eagles this is for the Best Axis aircraft	2009 Winner - Paul Gloster
Best CMR Resin kit Sponsored by CMR Models Particularly to encourage modellers to try the fine range of subjects created in resin by CMR Models	2009 Winner - Ian Vale
Best Club display All Model Clubs that display at Expo are eligible for this award and the award is a perpetual trophy.	2009 Winner - Whittlesea Area Plastic Modellers
People's Choice This award is voted on by the public who come to Expo. Each visitor is given a ballot that is returned and tallied up on the final day.	2009 Winner - Michael Hunt
Best Paint For that simply outstanding paint job	2009 Winner - Don Jenkins

Best of Brand Awards Special Subject Awards	These vary from year to year as distributors, vendors or interested parties get onboard
Best Italeri
Best Trumpeter
Best Airfix Model
Best Revell

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