{"id":4561,"date":"2019-08-30T12:24:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T16:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/?p=4561"},"modified":"2019-08-30T14:05:38","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T18:05:38","slug":"international-tournament-of-champions-media-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2019\/08\/30\/international-tournament-of-champions-media-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"International Tournament of Champions: Media Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"

The International Tournament of Champions (TOC) was covered widely in the modeling press. Listed below is all of the articles published in the US modeling magazines that the museum been able to find, as well as artifacts related to each event in the museum’s collections.<\/p>\n

If you know of any articles we\u2019ve missed \u2013 either locally published, or internationally published, please let the museum know at museumcollections@modelaircraft.org<\/p>\n

Want to learn more about the TOC? – Contact museumcollections@modelaircraft.org for article reprints (Each reprint is $5.00 for non-AMA members; $4.00 for A MA members.)\u00a0 For an overview of what happened at each event, read through our TOC Timeline!<\/a> Or, Watch the museum\u2019s Fly By video segment detailing the history and importance of the Tournament of Champions.<\/a><\/p>\n

1974<\/strong>
\nSchroeder, Art. \u201cR\/C News at the 1st International Tournament of Champions,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, March 1975.<\/p>\n

D\u2019Ostilio, Phil. \u201cThe $10,000 Las Vegas \u2018Tournament of Champions,\u2019\u201d Flying Models<\/em>, March 1975, pg. 27.<\/p>\n

1975<\/strong><\/p>\n

Schroeder, Art. \u201cR\/C News \u2013 2nd International Tournament of Champions,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, March 1976.<\/p>\n

Schroder, Walt. \u201cM.A.N. at Work,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, March 1976.<\/p>\n

Matt, Wolfgang and Chidgey, Ron. \u201cThe Atlas,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, March 1976. \u2013 this is in the RC Speed and Sport section \u2013 on the cover of that section is a color picture of him with the model at the TOC.<\/p>\n

1976<\/strong><\/p>\n

Schroder, Walt. \u201cM.A.N. at Work,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, March 1976.<\/p>\n

Schroder, Walt. \u201cM.A.N. at Work,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, February 1977.<\/p>\n

Schroder, Walt. \u201cM.A.N. at Work,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, March 1977.<\/p>\n

Schroeder, Art. \u201cRadio Control at the 3rd International Tournament of Champions,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, February 1977.<\/p>\n

Schroder, Walt. \u201cScene: At Las Vegas,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, March 1977.<\/p>\n

Artifacts in the museum\u2019s collection:<\/p>\n

1976 TOC Patch<\/a><\/p>\n

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Coverage of the 1977 Tournament of Champions in the February and March 1978 issue of Model Airplane News<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1977<\/strong><\/p>\n

Schroder, Walt. \u201cM.A.N. at Work,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, March 1977.<\/p>\n

Schroder, Walt. \u201cM.A.N. at Work,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, February 1978<\/p>\n

Novotnik, Al. \u201c1977 Tournament of Champions Museum Scale,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, February 1978.<\/p>\n

Schroder, Walt. \u201c1977 Tournament of Champions Pattern,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, March 1978.<\/p>\n

Wischer, Bob and Dolly. “Fourth Annual Tournament of Champions,” Model Aviation<\/em>, February 1978.<\/p>\n

Artifacts in the museum\u2019s collection:<\/p>\n

Andy Sheber\u2019s 1\/3 scale Pitts S2A model<\/a><\/p>\n

Steve Sauger\u2019s Fairchild 24<\/a><\/p>\n

1977 TOC Sticker<\/a><\/p>\n

Dave Brown\u2019s Phoenix 7<\/a><\/p>\n

John Roth\u2019s Volksplane<\/a><\/p>\n

Andy Sheber\u2019s banquet name marker<\/a><\/p>\n

1977 TOC Patch<\/a><\/p>\n

1977 TOC Lapel Pin<\/a><\/p>\n

1977 TOC Pilot jumpsuit<\/a><\/p>\n

Program, Fourth Annual Invitational Tournament of Champions [1977]. National Model Aviation Museum Archives, AMA Collection #0001.<\/p>\n

1978<\/strong><\/p>\n

Schroder, Walt. \u201cM.A.N. at Work,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, March 1978.<\/p>\n

Schroder, Walt and Ed Keck and Steve Nelson. \u201cPrototype Aerobatics 1978,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, February 1978.<\/p>\n

Schroder, Walt. \u201c1977 Tournament of Champions Pattern,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, March 1978.<\/p>\n

Hoeckele, Bob. \u201cThe Fifth Annual International Tournament of Champions,\u201d Flying Models<\/em>, March 1979.<\/p>\n

Schroder, Walt. \u201cM.A.N. at Work,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, March 1979.<\/p>\n

King, Tony and Milt Palmer and Wolf Wergin and Al Novotnik and Walt Schroder. \u201cSequel to 5th Annual Tournament of Champions,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, March 1979.<\/p>\n

Schroder, Walt. \u201c5th Annual Tournament of Champions,\u201d Model Airplane News<\/em>, February 1979.<\/p>\n

Artifacts in the museum\u2019s collection:<\/p>\n

1978 Sticker<\/a><\/p>\n

Mark Radcliff\u2019s Super Fli<\/a><\/p>\n

1978 Documentation<\/a><\/p>\n

Denis Donahue\u2019s Super Star model<\/a><\/p>\n

The Super Star\u2019s Scale documentation<\/a><\/p>\n

Competitor\u2019s Jacket (Denis Donahue)<\/a><\/p>\n

Competitor\u2019s Swag \u2013 calculator<\/a><\/p>\n

Competitor\u2019s Swag \u2013 wings<\/a><\/p>\n

1978 Event documentation<\/a><\/p>\n

Program, Fifth Annual Invitational Tournament of Champions [1978]. National Model Aviation Museum Archives, AMA Collection #0001.<\/p>\n

Relevant blog posts:<\/p>\n

New Addition: 1978 Tournament of Champions artifacts<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n