GENERAL COMPETITION RULES
1. Eligibility. --- The contest is open to all scale modelers regardless of affiliation. Models that have won either First, Second or Third Place honors in previous metropolitan or national competitions are not permitted to enter.
2. Content requirements. --- With the exception of dioramas, all entries must be made of at least Fifty percent (50%) styrene or resin content. Models predominantly made of brass, stainless steel or other photo-etched metals are eligible to enter after the appropriate content screening. Die-cast, wood and other pre-built models are absolutely prohibited.
3. Screening and Classification Committee. --- All entries will be screened by the Organizers’ Screening and Classification Committee upon ingress. The Committee shall classify and group all entries in their appropriate categories after the termination of the Pre-registration period, which will be set at least two weeks before the intended contest date.
The Screening and Classification Committee reserves the right to exclude any entry from a particular category or class or to altogether disqualify an entry for just grounds such as ineligibility, obscenity, excessive violence, and other socially unacceptable themes. The Committee likewise reserves the right to require the removal of certain parts for content inspection as well as the removal of model bases, cases or model parts from any entry. The decision of the Committee shall be final.
4. Awards. --- At least three (3) entries are required to open a category. In cases where there are at least three (3) entries, First Place honors will be awarded. Where there are at least five (5) entries, First and Second Place honors will be awarded. Where there are at least seven (7) entries, First, Second and Third Place honors will be awarded. The Organizers reserve the right to modify, drop, or create categories in the event of limited entries.
There will be awards for Best in Aircraft, Best in Helicopters, Best in Armor, Best in Ships, and Best in Figures, which will be bestowed in addition to the category award won by the entry. The additional awards mentioned above shall be bestowed based on the total points accumulated by each winning entry during judging regardless of the category.
5. Contest Area. --- (a) Where applicable, write-ups and/or pictures are prohibited on the competition table. Only name plates measuring up to 4 in x 2 in indicating the subject, scale and kit shall be allowed. Model builders’ and/or owners’ names are prohibited from appearing on such name plates. Any violation of this rule shall be a ground for automatic disqualification of the entry.
(b) Except for diorama entries, all special effects, such as moving or motorized parts, lights and similar contraptions must be turned off at all times until after the judging period. Any violation of this rule shall be a ground for disqualification of the entry.
(c) All participants are strictly not allowed inside the competition area during judging unless so permitted by the Organizers upon just and valid grounds. A violation of this rule shall be a ground for disqualification of all the offending participant’s entries. Individual entry scores will be posted after the judging period.
(d) The Organizers shall not be responsible for loss of, or damage to, the entries for causes not attributable to the latter’s fault.
RULES COMMON TO ALL FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT MODEL ENTRIES:
1. Figures limited to pilot and/or co-pilot and/or flight crew only, all of whom must be seated inside the aircraft. All other figures whether on or around the aircraft are not allowed.
2. Aircraft must stand up on its own gear struts or mounted on kit-provided stand; Provided, that flying boats and seaplanes shall be allowed to rest on display cradles; Provided further, that simple rods or similar simple devices intended to support tail-heavy entries shall likewise be allowed; Provided, finally, that mirror bases meant solely to allow a view of the undersides are allowed so long as they are proportionate in size to the entry.
3. Dollies, auxiliary power units (APUs), oxygen tanks, tow bars, wheel chocks and other equipment are prohibited. Boarding ladders must not touch the ground, and maintenance platforms and ladders are altogether prohibited.
4. Display bases of any sort are prohibited, except as provided in Rule 2 hereof. If the aircraft cannot be removed from the display base, or if the participant so elects, the model shall be entered in the diorama category.
5. All aircraft parts, weapons and accessories must be attached to, or placed on top of, the model. No aircraft part or accessory shall be allowed to be displayed beneath or around the model. Simulated gunfire, smoke, or missile/rocket launches are prohibited.
RULES COMMON TO ALL HELICOPTERS/ROTARY WING MODEL ENTRIES:
1. Figures are limited to pilot, co-pilot and/or gunner/flight crew only, all of whom must be seated inside the aircraft. All other figures whether on or around the aircraft are not allowed.
2. Aircraft must stand up on its own skids or gear struts or mounted on kit-provided stand; Provided, that simple rods or similar simple devices intended to support tail-heavy entries shall be allowed; Provided, further, that mirror bases meant solely to allow a view of the undersides are allowed so long as they are proportionate in size to the entry.
3. Dollies, auxiliary power units (APUs), oxygen tanks, tow bars, wheel chocks and other equipment are prohibited; Provided, that towing wheels attached to helicopters with skids are allowed. Maintenance platforms and ladders are altogether prohibited.
4. Display bases of any sort are prohibited. If the aircraft cannot be removed from the display base, or if the participant so elects, the model shall be entered in the diorama category.
5. All aircraft parts or accessories must be attached to, or placed on top of, the model. No aircraft part or accessory shall be allowed to be displayed beneath or around the model. Simulated gunfire, smoke, or missile/rocket launches are prohibited.
RULES COMMON TO ALL ARMOR MODEL ENTRIES:
1. No figures are allowed on or near the entry. Entries with figures shall be entered in the diorama category if the same cannot be removed or if the participant so elects.
2. All tracked entries must have linked tracks (meaning forming a full loop around the road wheels), whether full vinyl, segmented, or individual track links. Vehicles with shed tracks are not allowed.
3. All vehicle parts and accessories must be attached to, or placed on top of, the entry. No vehicle part or accessory shall be allowed to be displayed beneath or around the model. Simulated gunfire, smoke, or missile/rocket launches are prohibited.
4. Display bases of any sort are prohibited. If the vehicle cannot be removed, or if the participant so elects, the model shall be entered in the appropriate vignette or diorama category.
RULES COMMON TO ALL SHIP MODEL ENTRIES:
1. No model base of any sort is allowed; Provided, that full-hulled entries shall be allowed to rest on appropriate cradles, whether kit-provided or otherwise. Waterline entries with simulated water base, pier or wharf shall be entered in the diorama category.
2. Simulated gunfire, smoke effects from funnels or hits are prohibited.
RULES COMMON TO ALL DIORAMA ENTRIES:
1. Lights, moving or motorized parts and other special effects may be turned on at any time by the participant; Provided, that the Organizers may require the participant concerned to turn off the special effects of unstable entries if the same will endanger other entries.
2. Dioramas and vignettes depicting obscene or socially unacceptable themes may be excluded at the discretion of the Organizers.
RULES COMMON TO ALL FIGURE ENTRIES:
1. Only one figure per entry is allowed. Several figures attached to a single two-dimensional base shall be considered and judged as separate entries. Figures on motorcycles, bicycles and animals are prohibited.
2. Simple, two-dimensional bases are allowed, so long as they are proportionate in size to the subject. Foliage, walls and excessive ground effects are prohibited, and will be entered in the diorama category. Smoke and simulated gunfire are prohibited.
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING ENTRIES:
Assembly/construction -25%
Paint job/overall finish -25%
Detail -25%
Authenticity -25%
TOTAL -100%
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING DIORAMAS:
Layout and balance -20%
Presentation -20%
Theme -20%
Authenticity -20%
Detail -20%
TOTAL 100%
CONTEST PRE-REGISTRATION RULES:
1. Pre-registration. --- There will be a MANDATORY contest pre-registration on _________, 2004 at _____________________________________ during store hours, during which participants will be required to submit prior to the contest the duplicate forms of their prospective entries, together with the participant’s contact number/s.
It is understood that the pre-registered entries will be completed and ready for viewing on or before the scheduled contest.
IMPORTANT: Entries not pre-registered according to these Rules shall not be allowed to participate in the competition.
2. Documentation. --- Participants are encouraged to submit, together with their forms, three (3) copies of an itemized documentation of the work they have done on each particular entry, and, whenever possible, the kit instruction sheet.
Such documentation should be typewritten or printed legibly on one (1) sheet of long white bond paper, and documentation for only one (1) entry is allowed to be typewritten or printed on each sheet. Each entry is allowed only one (1) sheet (front only) for their respective documentation. Photos which the participant desires to insert should be scanned or photocopied and made part of the same sheet.
The Organizers reserve the right to exclude or require the condensation of excessively long documentations. The names of the modeler/s and/or owner/s should not appear on such documentation. A violation of this rule will result in the exclusion of the documentation concerned.
Documentations will not be the sole basis for judging entries; entries will be judged on their own merits. Documentations will be strictly for judges’ use only, and will be kept confidential from the general public. Illegal and deliberate circulation of documentations within the contest area may be a ground for the disqualification of all the participant’s entries, upon the sole discretion of the Organizers.
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