It's The Whiffies (2009)

philp · February 22, 2009, 04:18:57 PM

Good morning, good afternoon or good night (depending on were you are when you read this).

My name is Phil Peterson, Mini-Master of Ceremonies and this is the First Annual The Whiffies (much fanfare).

A funny thing happened to me on the way to the Forum (forum, get it).
A local modeler asked me how would I describe a JMN?

I replied, "However you like, but it wouldn't be accurate!" (rim shot followed by groans in the audience).

At a recent contest the following was overheard during the judging. "That rope on the tank is coiled in the wrong direction." To which the reply was, " Well, perhaps he was a leftist."

Tonight we celebrate the best that What If Modelers offered during 2008 and there was much. The Panel of Judges (OK, just me) spent many hours counting the nominations to see who made it to the final 5 in each category. And then posted those out for the final vote (thank goodness for the Poll).

So lets get the party started with some individual awards.

philp · February 22, 2009, 04:22:44 PM

Our first category did not get the requested five nominees and that is a shame because I am sure that there were many others that could have been selected.

The Nominees for Most Improved Modeler are:

Nils
Brian da Basher

And the Whiffie goes to Brian da Basher

philp · February 22, 2009, 04:28:25 PM

The Nominees for Most Helpful Member are:

Brian da Basher
Jeffrey Fontaine
John Howling Mouse
Joncarfarrelly
Maverick

And the Whiffie goes to Jeffrey Fontaine

philp · February 22, 2009, 04:29:55 PM

Next are several categories that relied on the imagination of our fellow Whiffers and not their modeling skills.

The Nominees for Best Backstory are:

Cthulhu77 - F-19 LEI
GTX - MiG, A Canadian Success Story
GTX - The Whaling War
The Rat - The Flunker
The Rat - The Spring Offensive of 1918

And the Whiffie goes to GTX - MiG, A Canadian Success Story

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,19529.0.html

philp · February 22, 2009, 04:30:46 PM

The Nominees for Best Fictional Country are:

puddingwrestler - San Torta
thedarkmaster - The Empires twilight
sotoolslinger - Republic of Texas
Weaver - Cheshire from Patchwork World
ytown2010 - Northwest Republic

And the Whiffie goes to puddingwrestler - San Torta

philp · February 22, 2009, 04:32:43 PM

The Nominees for Best Profile are:

Black ops - Slovak Yak 130
Flitzer - HE P1073.02
Gekko_1 - Japanese Maritime Defence Force FRS.1 Sea Harrier from the Carrier Hyūga
Gekko_1 - Burkina Faso Lightning
jorel62 - "Sabrina" Hawker Hunter

And the Whiffie goes to Gekko_1 - Burkina Faso Lightning

philp · February 22, 2009, 04:33:42 PM

Now we move on to the categories where not only the ideas are voted on but also the modeling skill itself. First is a category that when the panel developed it, there was thought that there would be many examples but only two were nominated and when the Academy tried to find other contenders, none were found. So...

The Nominees for Best Raspberry Ripple are:

Aeroplane Driver's - Cossack F.1
Brian da Basher's - Se.10 Seaton

And the Whiffie goes to Aeroplane Driver's - Cossack F.1

philp · February 22, 2009, 04:34:35 PM

The Nominees for Best Use of a Medium other than Styrene are:

Brian da Basher - Breguet Baguette
Brian da Basher - Sopwith Sandwich
HOG - Aircan Hover Tank
Rafael - BAe P.1233 SABA
Rafael - The Convair Charger

And the Whiffie goes to Brian da Basher - Breguet Baguette

philp · February 22, 2009, 04:35:34 PM

The Nominees for Most Original Concept are:

Cthulhu77 - Wermacht Unteroffizier
Daryl J – Steampunk Pirate Bouy
HOG - RESISTANCE IS USELESS or Meet Hog 2
John Howling Mouse - AT-3 Tzu-Chiang
sotoolslinger - "Mstang"

And the Whiffie goes to HOG - RESISTANCE IS USELESS or Meet Hog 2

philp · February 22, 2009, 04:36:22 PM

The Nominees for Best Sci-Fi are:

Aeroplane Driver - HMS Scimitar Fast Patrol Frigate, 2120
HOG - Resistance is useless or meet HOG 2
Noxioux - Rode hard and put away wet (Viper)
Sisko - Tau Devilfish
Sisko - Republic Cruiser

And the Whiffie goes to Aeroplane Driver - HMS Scimitar Fast Patrol Frigate, 2120

philp · February 22, 2009, 04:37:09 PM

The Nominees for Best Figure are:

Cthulhu77 - Wermacht Unteroffizier
Frank2056 - "The Devil's Saw" French Trooper
HOG - Space Marine Joe Thudd
John Howling Mouse - Fighter Pilot
puddingwrestler - 2000AD robot

And the Whiffie goes to Cthulhu77 - Wermacht Unteroffizier

philp · February 22, 2009, 04:37:53 PM

The Nominees for Best Ship are:

Cthulhu77's - Dansk Fast Attack Boat
Frank2056 - Special Operations sub
Nils - BNS Dendermonde
Saur - Gneiseau 1940
sequoiaranger IJN Scryu

And the Whiffie goes to Cthulhu77's - Dansk Fast Attack Boat

philp · February 22, 2009, 04:38:27 PM

Now a word from our Sponsors.
What, we didn't get any sponsors?
Did you check with Revell, Hasagawa, Tamiya, etc?
Not even Twiglets?

Oh well, I guess we will just have to continue with the awards.

philp · February 22, 2009, 04:39:15 PM

The Nominees for Best Auto are:

BlackOps - Semi of Doom!
Macal's 8x8 Iumentum
Matrixone - V.W. Luftwaffe Staff car
puddingwrestler - Tortwagen Gulf GTI
sequoiaranger - B17 Motor Home

And the Whiffie goes to Macal's 8x8 Iumentum

philp · February 22, 2009, 04:40:01 PM

The Nominees for Best Armor are:

Benjo - T-90 Battlefield 2 Sytle!(MEC)
bluntie - Panzer II S of Armee group B. Portsmouth
Frank2056 - "The Devil's Saw" ("La Scie du Diable")
Sisko – Pershing Mk II
Sisko - Long Barreled Lemon Russ

And the Whiffie goes to bluntie - Panzer II S of Armee group B. Portsmouth