That bum who won gold and best of in junior didn't get a picture taken, so I beat him somewhere!

Tha bum who won the gold didn't even paint his tracks, or weather!

bah

stooperd AMPS and thier judging mostly on construction!

That bum who won gold and best of in junior didn't get a picture taken, so I beat him somewhere!

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That bum who won gold and best of in junior didn't get a picture taken, so I beat him somewhere!

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How do you know he didn't have his model pic taken... you left and came back.I have seen FSM leave those cards to be filled out for a pic... as soon as someone sets their model on the table.

Maybe while your were gone ... FSM came by... left the winner a card... he was there and had his models' pic taken.

Something... to think about.

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Tha bum who won the gold didn't even paint his tracks, or weather!

bah

stooperd AMPS and thier judging mostly on construction!

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Ummm... what exactly is stupid about the amps system?

What do you find objectionable about having the majority of your points come from clean building and finishing? And how is that different from any other judging system?

Aren't you happy you are judged by a team of your fellow armor builders, rather than the plane guys who could not judge plane catagories since they entered, or by guys who haven't built in 5 or more years?

Aren't you happy to recieve comments and feedback from each judge?

Isn't throwing out the low score an equitable way to ensure balance at the judging table?


Is it being judged against a common standard?
Is it knowing the scoring system ahead of time? It's published on the web page.

Is it the chance to volunteer to judge and see the system first hand?

Do you object ot a system that can award 20 'first place' gold medals, no silvers and 10 bronzes in one catagory?

I am an AMPS member, and had started the post about 'who on armorama is going'
I saw you accept your award, and was part of the intermediate bronze crew just after.
I would have loved a silver, but my choice of entries, within the current amps system, precluded that.
I brought a Tamiya Leopard 2A5 and a Tamiya T55 and neither scored the full point for 'degree of difficulty', neither had a raft of aftermarket on it and neither scored highly there either.

But now I know, if I want to compete in the AMPS system and end up with a gold medal, how to go about it.

I am not too pleased with the amps predisposition to 'pile on the aftermarket' or said another way, penalizing the out of the box builder.

I did not know before judging ( I did volunteer) that a bibliography does NOT count toward the extra .5 point for references, but a picture or two would.

I think in some ways the AMPS system needs tweeking and will ask at their DG
http://www.network54.com/Forum/279967
about the resaoning behind the seeming advantage given to aftermarket laden, 'challenging' subjects. But I won't do it in a way that seems like sour grapes " I didn't win". It's MY organization too and I can have a say in the way it does things.

What do you find objectionable about having the majority of your points come from clean building and finishing?

Aren't you happy you are judged by a team of your fellow armor builders, rather than the plane guys who could not judge plane catagories since they entered, or by guys who haven't built in 5 or more years?

Aren't you happy to recieve comments and feedback from each judge?

Airwarrior, it's nice to be competative, but remember this is a hobby it's supposed to be fun. The "bum" who finished ahead of you could have very easily have put as much or more time and effort into his model as you did yours

Another thing that “bum” is a good friend from NY of mine. I have seen his work many times and he has won at the IPMS Nationals twice, second to me. His work is very good although his painting basic his construction is almost flawless. Anyway glad to see your work in person and good luck next year.