I enter 1/72 scale single-prop models in the Seattle IPMS contest year after year, and in 2004, not only did one of my entries place for the first time, it took first place! So what was different about my winning entry? Like any culinary effort, there are three major elements: ingredients, recipe, and presentation. This entry had a good combination of quality materials, more attention to the assembly and finishing basics, and distinctive staging.

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