[WWI] Plastic Modelling Competitions

[Andy Bannister]

I'm probably not the best one to answer this having been out of competitions
for many years, both as a contestant and as a judge. But unless it has
changed drastically in the past few years, there is no requirement to
document and/or prove colour schemes. Some modellers do this anyway,
especially if the chosen scheme is less well known or somewhat
controversial. For the most part - at least when I was judging IPMS contests
anyway - the emphasis is more on building and finishing skills. Many of the
judges are judging subjects they know little about anyway; case in point:
one year I very nearly didn't place at all with my Fokker D.VII because "it
wasn't rigged"! The judge obviously knew nothing about Fokker aircraft.
Fortunately there was another judge there who decided to ask someone who did
know and I ended up winning first place.
These days however, the emphasis seems to be how many resin and photo etched
detailing sets can be crammed in one model, regardless of how well the
modeller can glue and paint....

Andy

> 
> Ok Andy since we are on the subject of Competitions I think 
> we have given a 
> slight understanding on how our R/C system works I am curious 
> as to how you 
> plastic modellers document and prove your schemes during 
> competition or what 
> the rules are? From the sound of it it seems like there is 
> quite a bit less 
> required to prove scale fidelity and accuracy than ours is.
> 
> Joe 
>