Dan,
Go ahead and shoot me. I judged your category on Saturday (and I didn't get to see or meet you!!!) Your Isherman was really nice. There were no points deducted from having the hatches open since you had them filled with figures. As I remember, what caused your entry to not place were the sink marks in both front headlights, seams running down the center of each jerry can handle, and mold seams on your road wheels--both those in contact with the tracks, and those in storage on the port sponson. I don't remember, but check the inside of your muzzle brake for seams as well.
Get all that taken care of, and then bring it to the Hampton Roads Open in June, and I'll bet it will have a pretty good chance of placing there.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail me, or call me--you should have my number....
Gip Winecoff