1999 MMSI Show Awards CHICAGO MEDAL Mario Venturi BEST OF SHOW Mario Venturi - Montaperti ARCHER JACKSON AWARD Al and Ann Piper GOLD MEDALS - Open Division Mario Venturi - Montaperti Jim Holt - Rule .303 (Breaker morant) Rick Taylor - Elizabeth I Andrei Koribanics - Pygmalion and Galatea Maurizio Berselli - Overall display Roland Laffert - Cold Night - Warm Friends John Rosengrant - Overall display Vincent Wai - Ch'in Dynasty Warrior Doug Cohen - "Here's mud in your eye" Stefan Muller-Hermerte - Georgian Oberleutnant Andrei Arseniev - Maximillian Martin Livingstone - Chevalier Noir, 1630 Paul Clarke - Behind the Turnpike Fence Dan Tisoncik - WW II vignette Mike Bedard - Aphrodite Mike Good - Little Pilots James Rice - Overall display Gilberto Moreno - Mexican Subjects GOLD MEDALS - Painters Division Galina Sychova - Landesknecht with flag Nikolai Kaftirev - Overall display Al Safwat - Overall display Craig Cameron - Sergeant, Cameron Highlanders Steve Weakley - Constantinople, 1396 Peter Ferk - Kettledrummer Wladomiro Corte - Knight and Warrior, 1500 Claude Moreau - Cangrande della Scala Nickolai Kattopev - Landsknecht with flag Einion Rees - Rainy Mountain Charlie Mario Fuentes - Keltoid Rick Girardin - Overall display Frank Fernandes - Napoleon Andrei Arseniev - Ancients Rod Curtis - Medieval knight Roland Laffert - Overall display top GOLD MEDALS - Ordnance Division Arthur Berning - M-18 Hellcat Nick Shearman - German Ordnance Dan Tisoncik - SU-76 Mike Bedard - US 57mm Anti-tank Gun Keith Ward - Bolle-Fokker D7 Andrei Koribanics - Japanese Zero Don Junis - Bf-109 Messerschmitt Serge Sirounian - Small arms Jack Taylor - Macchi M-5 top SILVER MEDALS - Open Division Bill Pritchard - Lancero and Grunch Ken Sullivan - Viking Alan Ball - Portuguese Cacadore, 1811 Tommy Osborne - Up on Cripple Creek Wladamiro Corte - Napoleonic display Dave Sparrow - Overall display Kevin Golden - The Cornfield Tesserini - 57th Regiment Nello Riveccio - "Into the Mud" Fletcher Clement - Mongol Warrior Chris Mrosko - Winter Warrior Wedgie Mike Polsky - Shardem Phar Jim Lyne - The Lady of Shalott Tom Holtz - Murat at Heilsberg Paul Ashley - Master of the Sword Mariano Numitone - Mameluk Greg Cihlar - German WW II dioramas Randy Cross - The Germans in Avignon Bob Howe - Photograph in Time Don Weeks - Cassivelaunius Bob Langenberg - Corporal, 17th Lancers Dan Tisoncik - Panzer elite top SILVER MEDALS - Painters Division Anthony McMullen - Celtic Vampire Randy Myers - French Drummer in Mexico Bob Hennings - John B Gordon David Monti - French cuirassier, 1914 Rick Taylor - The Holy Family Jules de Raucourt - Sir Homer of Larthrop Jim Johnston - Mameluk Dave Peschke - Robert of Artois Don Klein - SS obersturnfuhrer Scott Carter - Tiger Zouave Mike Connor - Norman knight Jeff Fisher - Phantom of the Opera Don Weeks - Arthurian Icon Bearer Jesus Gamarra - Overall display Bruce Christensen - 5th NY Zouave Gilberto Moreno - French Drummer Maurizio Berselli - Overall display Kreston Peckham - Niemandsland Rick Rutter - Captain, 2nd Rangers Jack Muldoon - Napoleon Andrei Koribanics - General Lasalle Lee Williams - LRRP, US Army Bob Sarnowski - "Pathfinder" Jon Harbuck - 5th Alabama James Rice - Captain Souter at Gandamak David Dikun - "Moon" Harold Wolfgram - German Grenadier top SILVER MEDALS - Ordnance Division Scott Pasishnek - WW I MK IV male tank Tom Smart - PBR, 1969 Don Klein - Naboo Starfighter Tom Mydlowski - Mid-production Tiger Greg Clark - Tiger I E Bob Hickl - Wiesels Dave Browne - Anzio Tiger Ace Chris Mrosko - BA-64 Joe Porter - Opel Blitz Harold Wolfgram - Tiger I E Rick Principato - Pfalz DX II Brett Avants - Overall display Bill Taylor - King Tiger top BRONZE MEDALS - Open Division David Monti - French Infantryman, 1910 Richard Thorne - Cheyenne dog soldier Scott Carter - Napoleonic Mounted Figures Pete Herrara - Day of Destiny Einion Rees - Luftwaffe Major Dave Peschke - Ellsworth Zouave Randy Myers - Fall of Khartoum Rod Curtis - Russian Cuirassier Didier Hachem - "Ils sont fous, ces Romains!" Bill Silk - High School football game Tom Karnas - Milk Run in the Ukraine Joe Porter - Corporal Browne Mike Kohta - "A wolf in sheeps clothing" Galina Sychova - Roman Jeff Brodzik - Tech Wars, 2042 Kevin Hayes - Pipe Dreams Bux - 9th Hussar trumpeter Steve Wiebe - "Cold Steel" Jon Harbuck - General Longstreet Greg Liebert - Napoleonic figures top BRONZE MEDALS - Painters Division Barry King - French Zouave Paul Greene - Louis XV Don Ryktarsyk - Large fantasy busts Carl Palm - Eagle Hawk David Hoffman - Neapolitan hussar John Long - Gunfighter Tom Holtz - Jean Baptiste Marcellin Jim Munn - First Sergeant, 7th Michigan cavalry Arthur Berning - General Patton Paul Kernan - Roundhead Scott Pasishnek - General Custer Mark Liebert - Star Wars Jim Lyne - Officer, 2nd Punjab Cavalry Jose Martinez - Gladiator Jimmy Birchfield - US Cavary trooper Len Johnson - Medieval Standard Bearer Eric Mosso - Knights, Battle of Najera Russ Fisher - Mandan Nick Shearman - Wolf Scout James Bedford - Going home John Bailey - Corporal, 1st Armored Division Jason Green - Blackbeard Carrie Redick - Phillippe & Isabelle A Ivanov - "Ivan the Terrible" busts (3) Paul Kelly - Anglo-Saxon, 800 AD Pat Vess - Trumpeter Dan O'Conner - 2nd Ranger Battalion Gianni Versari - Prussian Leibhusaren Richard Thorne - Indian busts Tad Wigmore - French Zouave L Loga -Mounted Knights Frank Undrus - "The Big Cheese" Larry Peters - Conquistador Joe Porter - Caelan Bill Cann - Medieval Knight Mike Saggs - Blucher Keith Kowalski - French Officer, 1730 Russ Nail - Vlad the Impaler Derek Frost - Hunchback of Notre Dame Bob Howe - Culloden highlander Brett Avants - Syrian tanker Warren Judge - European knight Garry Beetley - Voltigeur officer, 1906 Jim Sullivan - Knight, 1400 top BRONZE MEDALS - Ordnance Division Greg Liebert - Firefly Sherman Pete Jovanovic - Panzer III Jacques Duquette - M1A2 John Larson - Trade federation battleship Tom Kondziolka - Sdkfz 10 Demag Mike Khota - "Blowing in the wind" top CERTIFICATES OF MERIT - Open Division Andy Anderson - Bone Dry Scott Nelson - Protecting the Frontier Brett Avants - "For God so Loved the World" Rick Harley - "On your left -- 500 meters!" Greg McEvoy - Bulgarian Officer WW II Ed Harm - Corporal, USMC Jules de Raucourt - The Death of a Comrade Ian Haggerty - Young Brennos Jeff Fisher - Spanish Grenadier John Larson - Gort David Stokes - 2nd Carabiniers Rodney Carter - Kukil Sergio Dominguez - Conquistador & Mayans John Long - Airborne Defiance Roger Larkin - Gone Fishin' Bryan Ray - WO1 Parker Washburn Ray Rixman - Everglades, 1936 Barry King - Chasseur a cheval top CERTIFICATES OF MERIT - Painters Division Murph Box - Highlander, Culloden Pat Deluhery - Sir Ralph de Montmier Chris Barrett - "Who you callin' ugly?" Penny Meyer - Blackfish, Mingo warrior Dave Kowalchuk - Knight Templar Jack Zierewski - Polish Lancer Officer, 1812 David Krco - SS officer Ian Haggerty - Nice Ribbons Jay Ruggiero - 14th Brooklyn Mike Cobb - Overall display John Larson - The Mummy James Schroeder - Duke of Bavaria Paul LaRock - Berlin Sewer Vern Minkwitz - Mameluk Kevin McCrimmon - Union Drummer Boy Paul Kelly - Barbarossa's Aftermath Luis Maestre - Mounted Celtic Cheiftain George Stephenson - Hunchback Mark Tomasik - Russian soldier, 1890 Roger Becker - Roman infantry Mike Adair - "Good luck, B troop" Kim Calvert - Scots Scott Nelson - The Deacon -- Wyatt Earp Jason Fair - French Artilleryman Bill Taylor - Big Red One Roger Brown - Long Knife Bart Muller - Overall display Anthony Mestas - Gillman Mike Holverson - Fool and Friend Walt Damon - Strum and Drum Pete Herrara - John Wayne Kevin Hayes - Celtic Warriors Jim Swanson - Chosen Man Greg McEvoy - Alexander Nevsky Didier Hachem - English Knight, 1344 Brian Mikulencak - UBoat commander Noel Walker - Don cossack officer David Stokes - Mounted Crusader Greg Liebert - 13th Regiment, officer Tony Bialas - Napoleon Bob Nussbaum - Warriors of Christendom top CERTIFICATES OF MERIT - Ordnance Division Lee Williams - ME 109 Terry Riney - T-6 Texan Brian Mikulencak - Mobelwagen Van Olson - "Ready, aim..." Steven Lipke - Jeep John Kunatz - SU-152 Ed Harm - Panzer IV Paul LaRock - German Wiesel John Schuster - Sherman tank top GENERAL LEVEL - Medals Felix Gonzales - F-102 Bobby Sarnowksi - Washington Artillery, 1862 Peter Pym-Hember - Canadians on the Nile Clint Gustafson - Ivar in Ireland Tom Breed - Heavy artillery, Fort Macon Tom Smart - Tommy, 1916 Jim O'Connor - Armistead's Virginians GENERAL LEVEL - Certificates of Merit Robert D. Baker - Baron Gourgaud Ned Ricks - Boudicea, Warrior Queen Christopher Krco - Buzz Aldrin Erin Wiebe - Jeb Stuart John Schuster - US Marine Nick Majerus - Post WW II Infantry John Kunatz - Alien Warrior Javier Martinez - Navy Seal BASIC LEVEL AWARDS Bob Hanson - Death of a Celt Andy Hansen - Ron Bull G. Moore - The End of the Seventh THEME AWARD Andy Hansen - Light Horse of Beersheba THEME AWARD - Certificates of Merit Bill Silk - High School football, 1943 DISPLAYERS' AWARD Scott Nelson - The Deacon -- Wyatt Earp WARGAMERS' AWARD Merrill Anderson - Flying huns WARGAMERS' AWARD - Certificates of Merit Bill Cann - Russian Cuirassier Division Karl Gaarsoe - Gallic Army JUNIOR AWARD Ben Kernan - Navy Seal, Vietnam JUNIOR AWARD - Certificates of Merit Andy Berner - Night Goblin Jacob Porter - VW beetle top STATISTICS FOR 1999 SHOW: ADVANCED LEVEL: GOLD MEDALS: Open: 18 Painters: 16 Ordnance: 9 Total: 43 SILVER MEDALS: Open: 22 Painters: 27 Ordnance: 13 Total: 62 BRONZE MEDALS: Open: 20 Painters: 44 Ordnance: 6 Total: 70 CERTIFICATES OF MERIT: Open: 18 Painters: 41 Ordnance: 9 Total: 68 (175 medals to 140 exhibitors) (243 Advanced Level awards to 187 exhibitors) GENERAL LEVEL: Medals: 7 Certificates: 8 Total: 15 BASIC LEVEL: 3 Certificates. (261 Total awards to 209 exhibitors) top