The IPMS Plastic Surgeons of Des Moines, Iowa sponsored their 15th Annual Model Contest in Waukee, Iowa on April 25th, 2009. It was a really, nice show and great vendors and quite of a turn out, over all. There were nine entries in the Ships category.

Best of Ships:

• 1/144 Revell U-Boat Type XXI

Gold:

• 1/350 Iron Shipwrights USCGC Mohawk
• 1/700 Skywave/Pit-Road Modern USS Iowa BB-61
• 1/700 JAG USS Du Pont DD-941

Silver:

• 1/350 Iron Shipwrights USS Duxbury Bay AVP-38
• 1/700 Dragon USS Merrill DD-976

Bronze:

• 1/700 Tamiya Oscar II SSGN "OMSK"

Other entries:

• 1/72 Lindberg Japanese I-Boat (Pre-production kit. Mast was broken in transit.)
• 1/700 Hobby Boss U-Boat Type IX-C