8/21/25 In-Person Meeting

Kyle Koppos Wins the 2025 Sanford Cup

​NENY chapter president Nick Filippone presents the Sanford Cup trophy to Kyle for his 1/48 ABK Model Nakajima A2N3 after a decisive vote by all meeting attendees and participants in the 2025 competition.

The original, official trophy, resurfaced after a Covid-induced hiatus, found in the basement stash of one NENY's top modelers, having been stored safely away during the Covid pandemic.

Enjoy this gallery of all 12 excellent entries.

Dave Pratt's 1/144 Airfix H.P. 42

Greg Aldi's 1/48 Eduard Spitfire IX

Jay Devlin's 1/24 scratchbuilt modified

Nick Filippone's 1/400 Heller Potemkin

Paul Dupree's 1/144 vacuform Armstrong Whitworth Argosy

Paul Jendzeizyk's 1/20 1907 Itala

Tim Burke's 1/48 Hobbycraft Boeing 281

Toby Dickens's 1/48 Tamiya Beaufighter

Dave McFarland's 1/25 AMT '53 Bel Air

Kyle Koppos's 1/48 ABK Models Nakajima A2N3

Pat Piccirilli's 1/48 Monogram Mosquito

Bill Ellis's 1/72 First to Fight Wz.34

Show and Tell

In addition to the Sanford Cup competition the meeting featured the regular member show and tell, including several models placing at the 2025 Nationals.

Dave McFarland's 1/24 AMT '53 Bel Air

Jason Mantors's 3D printed robotics project power egg

Paul Dupree's 1/72 aircraft collection

Nick Filippone's 1/72KP Models Skoda DI

Jay Devlin's 1/24 stock car collection

Dave Pratt's 1/72 Italeri Hs 129

Brian Fowler's 1/35 Tamiya '88 Diorama

Brian Fowler's 1/35 Aquamarine SAFS Rapoon

Brian Fowler's 1/35 Tamiya Matilda

Tim Burke's 1/48 Eduard SSW DIII