ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION 2025 MODEL CONTEST RESULTS

RAPID CITY 2026

14 - 16 May 2026 - Rapid City, SD

OVERALL NMRA CONTEST WINNERS
Top 3 Highest NMRA Scores
SUMMIT AWARD

1ST PLACE - NMRA OVERALL

MARTY VAUGHN

MID-CONTINENT REGION

N Scale Early Steam Shovel #902

103 Points
 

DUANE MILLER AWARD

2ND PLACE - NMRA OVERALL

GLENN GIBSON

FRONT RANGE DIVISION

HO Scale Salida Red Light District

101 Points
 

FRED CARLSON AWARD

3RD PLACE - NMRA OVERALL

JORDAN SCHMIEG

THOUSAND LAKES REGION

HO Scale Milwaukee Road Transfer Caboose #992299

94 Points
 

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CONTEST ENTRIES & WINNERS
Steam Locomotive

HO Scale - CMStP&P F6a 4-6-4 #144
Jordan Schmieg - Thousand Lakes Region
1ST PLACE NMRA & Popular Vote
G-Scale Shay #30
Jordan Schmieg - Thousand Lakes Region
2ND PLACE Popular Vote
 

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Diesel Locomotive

HO Milwaukee Road GP-20 #951
Jordan Schmieg - Thousand Lakes Region
1ST PLACE - NMRA & Popular Vote
 

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FREIGHT CAR

HO Scale D&SL Reefer #60003
Gary Myers - Sunrise Division
1ST PLACE - NMRA & Popular Vote
HO Scale C&NW Boxcar CMO #39092
Gary Myers - Sunrise Division
2ND PLACE - NMRA & 3RD PLACE Popular Vote

HO Scale Covered Gondola
Jordan Schmieg - Thousand Lakes Region
2ND PLACE Popular Vote
HO Scale G&NH O/B Boxcar #79
Fred Carlson - Arkansas Valley Division
 

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NON-REVENUE CAR

N Scale Early Steam Shovel #902
Marty Vaughn - Mid-Continent Region
1st PLACE - NMRA & Popular Vote / MERIT AWARD - 103 Points
HOn3 Scale D&RGW Spreader OU
Greg Long - Arkansas Valley Division
2nd PLACE Popular Vote
 

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CABOOSE

HO Scale Milwaukee Road Transfer Caboose #992299
Jordan Schmieg - Thousand Lakes Region
1ST PLACE NMRA & Popular Vote / MERIT AWARD - 94 Points
HO Scale CMStP&P Caboose #071
Jordan Schmieg - Thousand Lakes Region
2ND PLACE NMRA & Popular Vote / MERIT AWARD - 93 Points

HO Scale Milwaukee Road Bay Window Caboose #992030
Jordan Schmieg - Thousand Lakes Region
3RD PLACE NMRA & Popular Vote
HO Scale Gladstone & North Houghton Caboose #11
Fred Carlson - Arkansas Valley Division

HO Scale C&NW Caboose
Gary Myers - Sunrise Division
HO Scale Gladstone & North Houghton Caboose #16
Fred Carlson - Arkansas Valley Division
 

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OFF-LINE STRUCTURES

HO Scale Salida Red Light District
Glenn Gibson - Front Range Division
1ST PLACE NMRA / 1ST PLACE Popular Vote / MERIT AWARD - 101 Points
HO Scale Salida Bottling Company
Stu Jones - Sunrise Division
2ND PLACE - NMRA / 2ND PLACE Popular Vote / MERIT AWARD - 92 Points
 

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DIORAMA DISPLAYS

On30 Scale Depot
James Wilmus - Northern Wyoming Division
1ST PLACE Popular Vote
HOn3 Scale D&RGW Shelf Diorama
James Wilmus - Northern Wyoming Division
2ND PLACE Popular Vote

N Scale Oval Diorama
James Wilmus - Northern Wyoming Division
3RD PLACE Popular Vote
 

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PROTOTYPE PHOTOGRAPH

Conductor Leonard on Inauguration Day
Michelle Kempema - Northern Colorado Division
1ST PLACE Popular Vote
Rotary in Service
Jennifer Howell - Northern Colorado Division
2ND PLACE Popular Vote

Wagon Wheel Gap
Michelle Kempema - Northern Colorado Division
3RD PLACE Popular Vote
Snowy Durango
Jennifer Howell - Northern Colorado Division
MODEL PHOTOGRAPH

HO Scale Straight Ahead
Jennifer Howell - Northern Colorado Division
1ST PLACE Popular Vote
HO Scale at Tehacapi
Jennifer Howell - Northern Colorado Division
2ND PLACE Popular Vote
 

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BEST REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH DAKOTA RAILROADING

HO Scale Milwaukee Road Transfer Caboose #992299
Jordan Schmieg - Thousand Lakes Region
 

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CONVENTION SPECIAL AWARD
"MOTORCYCLE" AWARD

HO Scale Bike Gang
Gary Myers - Sunrise Division
 

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Contest: 26 entries, 10 NMRA judged, 5 Merit Awards

Division Challenge Winner: Sunrise Division


Mark Fuerstenberger (Pikes Peak Division, 2025 Winner)
presents the Division Cup to
Gary Myers (Sunrise Division, 2026 Winner)

DIVISION CHALLENGE

Division  Entries  Merit Awards  Points 
 Sunrise 5 1 8
 Northern Colorado  6 0 6
 Arkansas Valley 4 0 4
 Front Range 1 1 4
 Northern Wyoming   3 0 3
 

1 Entry = 1 Point

1 Merit Award = 3 Points

 2026 MODEL CONTEST JUDGES

Denny Krausman, MMR
Greg Long
Gary Myers

2026 MODEL CONTEST JUDGE TRAINEES

Jerry Bregg
Doug Jollet, MMR

MODEL CONTEST ROOM

Model Display Tables
Model Contest Awards
Door Prize Table - We had 65 Prizes!
5 July 2026