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Robert Pannell built the very large DC-10 in UPS colors. It is worth nothing the size of this model having a wingspan of 112", length of 124" and weight of 36 lbs. That may not sound too out of line until you consider uses electric driven ducted fans for power!

George Maiorana built the very impressive Russian TU-95MS Bear.

Herman Cholewinski built the large Fokker DR-1 425/17.

Dave Asman built the large and highly detailed F6F3 Hellcat.

Jason Miracle built the very nice Extra 260.

I did not get the name of the builder of the the large polished B-29.

Here we see what it all of these great looking models were competing for. There were just as many radios on the opposite side of this display! It is of note that in 2009, radios will no longer be given away to the winners of the static competition. Next year, all prizes will be CASH!

The results of the static competition are as follows:

Best of Show - USS MISSOURI by Brad Newland of Elmira, MI

Best Finish
1st Place - BVM Electra Jet by Terry Nitsch of Grove City, OH
2nd Place - Long Deck Launch by Jack Kipfer of Waterloo, Ontario Canada
3rd Place - General Dynamics F-16 by Graeme Mears of Woodbridge, Ontario Canada

Best Monokote
1st Place - Swoose by Faye Stilley of Wilton, CT
2nd Place - Contender by Jeff Oaks of Warren, MI
3rd Place - Carden Extra 260 by Jason Miracle of Findlay, OH

Designer Scale Plane
1st Place - Russion TU-95MS Bear by George Maiorana of Sterling Heights, MI
2nd Place - A6M3 Zero by Dave Platt of Palm Bay, FL
3rd Place - FW-190 by Roy Vaillancourt of Farmingville, NY

Aerobatic Plane
1st Place - 3W 40% Extra 300 by Jim Repp of Canton, MI
2nd Place - Carden Extra 260 40% by Jason Miracle of Findlay, OH
3rd Place - Ultimate Biplane by Michael Green, Techumseh, MI

Jet Plane
1st Place - F-16c by Graeme Mears of Woodbridge, Ontario Canada
2nd Place - BVM Electra by Terry Nitsch of Grove City, OH
3rd Place - F-86F-40 by Gerry Kerr of Johnstown, OH

Micro RC Plane
1st Place - Piper L4 Grasshopper by Joe Malinchak of Greenfield TWP, PA
2nd Place - Aeronca K by Robert Romarsh of Colorado Springs, CO
3rd Place - Nessmith Cougar by Cindy Malinchak of Greehfield TWP, PA

Military Sport Scale Plane
1st Place - F6F3 Hellcat by Dave Asman of Sterling Heights, MI
2nd Place - Beechcraft C45H by Greg Hahn of New Castle, IN
3rd Place - Fokker DR1 by Del Johnson of Hamilton, OH

Non-Military Sport Scale Plane
1st Place - Douglas DC-3 by John Mainwaring of Windsor, Ontario Canada
2nd Place - Mooney M20L by Roy Maynard of Eden Prairie, MN
3rd Place - Crosby CR4 by Keith Shaw of Ann Arbor, MI

Old Timer Plane
1st Place - Hoiman by Stuart Warner of Westlake, OH
2nd Place - 1938 Lancer by Lawrence Latokski of Battle Creek, MI
3rd Place - Interceptor by Andrew Haggery of Warren, MI

Sailplane
1st Place - Olympic III by Tom Skully of Cadiz, KY
2nd Place - Lanzo Floater by Lawrence Latokski of Battle Creek, MI
3rd Place - Big Duck by Troy Lawicki of York, PA

Sport Biplane
1st Place - Giant Aeromaster by Ken Cigler of Painseville, OH
2nd Place - Sopwith 1E1 by Andrew Latowski of Battle Creek, MI
3rd Place - Micro SSX Bipe by James Karpy of Orlando, FL

Sport Mono-Plane
1st Place - Swoose by Fay Stilley of Wilton, CT
2nd Place - Contender by Jeff Oaks of Warren, MI
3rd Place - 1953 Guillows Trixter Beam by Scott Christensen of Montezuma, IA

Helicopter
1st Place - AH-64 Apache by Kerry Muncy of Moorseville, IN
2nd Place - Huey UH1-D by Paul Giles of Chesterfield TWP, MI
3rd Place - Vibe 50 by Jeff Hohsinger of Xenia, OH

Working Vessel Unarmed Boat
1st Place - Tugboat "Dearborn" by Patrick Matthews of West Bloomfield, MI
2nd Place - Tugboat "Cascade" by Karl Kuttruff of Sterling Heights, MI
3rd Place - Unnamed Tug which I missed getting a photo of

Competition Boat
1st Place - Miss Budweiser by Greg Hahn of Newcastle, IN
2nd Place - Weatherly sailboat by Bryant Thompson of Champaign, IL
3rd Place - Micro Whiplash by Taylor Shaw of Ontario Canada

Military Scale Boat
1st Place - USS Missouri by Brad Newland of Elmira, MI
2nd Place - Yamato by Patrick Matthews of West Bloomfield, MI
3rd Place - U2540 Submarine by Bryant Thompson of Champaign, IL

Pleasure Boat
1st Place - Long Deck Launch by Jack Kipfer of Waterloo, Ontario Canada
2nd Place - Classy Lady by Richard Koll of Oakhurst, NJ
3rd Place - Chris Craft by John Bergez of Hamilton, Ontario Canada

RC Car
1st Place - Truck by Dan Wyatt of Dearborn, MI
2nd Place - Tamiya TB-02 by Sarah Boes of Toledo, OH
3rd Place - Rock Crawler by Doug Schultz of Temperance, OH

This concludes this years RCUniverse.com coverage of the 2008 Toledo Weak Signals R/C Show. The show as a whole seemed to be a great success. Attendance was quite good, especially on Friday and Saturday. The swap shop was a mad house as is expected but there were a great number of deals to be found for those willing to brave the masses of people upstairs. I myself managed to spot an out of production Americas Cup sailboat kit that had never been opened.

I hope to be back next year for the 55th anniversary show and all of the great R/C models and people it will surely attract. See you there!
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