January

Adult honors were split between Marty Schrader with his unfinished Water Boy and Marc Mitchell with his ultra slick Shadow Cruiser. These two rockets could not be further apart in terms of fit and finish.

Marty's Water Boy is a crude test bed for testing the viability of using water as a disposable nose cone weight for otherwise unstable rockets.

Marc's Shadow Cruiser is built on a Fliskits US Tog, with many fine details added to refine the model's appearance. The Shadow Cruiser abounds with instrument pods, antenna fairings, and weapon blisters. The painting and general finish are as nice on this rocket as you will find anywhere in this gallery. Check this piece out up close at the next launch.

There was no Junior entry, despite the fact that Angel Cooper was there. Hey!

Youth went to Jon Mitchell with his Fat Cat, a Fat Boy decorated in custom Garfield imagery.

February

Yet Another Family Affair. Adult fell to Marc Mitchell with his Chief, an Advance Rocketry Corporation 2418 PSR. This is a "parallel staged" cluster rocket using four 18mm engines around a central 24.8mm sustainer. All five engines are fired at boost, but the outer pods drop away once they burn out.

There was no Junior entry.

March

The family theme continues. Adult was a shoe-in for Don Kennedy and his ultra-clean Estes Interceptor re-release. Estes has turned this model into a real challenge, with dozens of waterslide decals requiring precise placement. Don did an exceptional job on this rocket, which has to be seen up close to be appreciated. Absolutely magazine quality.

Junior was taken by default when vice president Angel Cooper at least showed up with her unpainted ???. Angel was sanding the fins on this rocket while coming to the meeting with granddad Don Kennedy. Heh. Nothing like getting the work done ahead of time, eh?

Youth was a tie between siblings Jon Mitchell and Katie Mitchell. Jon's Edmonds Geminee Thunder was simple, yet large enough to be impressive. Katie's Fruit Loop, an Estes Baby Bertha, had all the detail lacking in her brother's rocket.

By the way, Katie's rocket was one she had received in a Youth Rocket Model Challenge last year and then used in the Baby Bertha Drag Race, taking second overall to Bob Kaplow.

April

Sorry, folks -- seem to have lost the pictures.

Adult honors went to Don Kennedy for his very nicely turned out, upscaled Evil Knivel Sky Cycle.

Junior was a tie between Angel Cooper and Joey Charaska. Angel had her Watermellon colored Mean Machine, having painted it up since her win in October of last year with the same rocket. Joey had his Edmonds Tinee ready as a comeback to Angel. It looks to be a long season of back-and-forth between these two.

Youth went to Jimmy Basile for his V-1, a nicely done rocket regardless of competition.