A tradition every year is our modelling contest. Each visitor to the show votes for one model in each category. Here are the winners of the 2017 contest:
- Best Locomotive – David Woodhead
- Best Rolling Stock – Bruce Leckie
- Best Structure – George Dutka
- Best Diorama – Gerald Harper
- Best in Show – Gerald Harper
- Mt. Albert Award for Best Use of Wood – Jim Kulchar
- Fast Tracks Award – Bruce Leckie
Notes:
- Best Rolling Stock includes cabooses and passenger cars
- Best Mini Layout includes both dioramas and operating mini layouts
By the way, the 2016 winners were:
- Best in Show – Jim Kulchar ( Hand Car Shed)
- Best Locomotive – Peter Bray (Shay)
- Best Critter – Stew Reed (Fordson)
- Best Rolling Stock – George Dutka (Sandy River Gondola)
- Best Diorama (non-operating) – Jim Kulchar (Hand Car Shed)
- Best Layout (operating) – Chuck Faist and Company
- Best Structure – George Dutka (Freight Shed)
- Best Mini Layout – George Parker ( 5 1/2 foot Gauge Coal Loading Operation)
- Mt. Albert Award for Best Use of Wood – George Dutka (Freight Shed)
