Eli Van Helvoirt
Wrightstown, Wisconsin
Junior modeler Eli, 13, built an Academy 1/35 scale M966 Humvee during Operation Iraqi Freedom. “I used foam for the shape, cardboard for the sidewalk, and cork for the curb,” he said of the model’s base. He used putty from Tamiya for the curb and sidewalk, and AK Interactive Asphalt for the blacktop.