To
all plastic model enthusiasts, the Plastic Model Competition is back for the 2nd
year running! This year’s 2012 competition will be held on 15th to
16th December 2012. The competition is now open for registration so
don’t miss out this chance to show your skills! Start registering now at
plastic.model@yahoo.com!
This year’s competition consists of the following
categories:
-Category
A: 1/144 Scale
-Category
B: 1/100 Scale
-Open
Category C
-Open
Category D
General Rules:
-Participants
may only submit one entry per category.
-An
entry cannot be entered across multiple categories.
-No
resin kit is allowed in this competition.
-Deadline
for submission of entry is at 7:00 p.m., Monday, 10th December 2012.
-
Action base stand is allowed for all the categories.
-Any
model kit that has been published on your FB, blog, twitter or any kind of
social network is not allowed to enter in the competition. The model kit is to
be kept as secretive as possible before the competition.
-Your
entry must be a new kit that has been assembled during the period of time
between September till 15th December 2012. Any kit assembled outside
this time period is not allowed to compete.
-All
entries must be submitted by the 1st day of the event before 1:00 pm.
If you are not able to submit the entry yourself, you can ask a representative
to help you submit your entry. However, please inform the Plastic Model
Committee beforehand.
-All
entries must be collected on the last day of the event at 4pm. If you are not
able to collect the entry yourself, you can ask a representative to help you
collect your entry. However, please inform the Plastic Model Committee
beforehand.
-Event
organizers shall endeavor to take care of all submitted entries. However they
shall not be held liable for any loss or damages should they occur.
-The
judges’ decision is FINAL; no further correspondence will be entertained.
-Prizes
won cannot be exchanged for cash or any other form.
-Violations
of any of the rules and regulations of the competition can result in the
disqualification of the entry.
Category A
– 1/144 Scale
-
Open to any type of 1/144 scale Plastic Model Kit.
-
Weathering and Battle Damage is permitted.
-
Modification, Scratch build, Remodeling and any kind of 3rd party
accessories are allowed.
-
Diorama construction and the use of commercial full resin or resin conversion
kits are not permitted.
Category B
– 1/100 Scale
-
Open to any type of 1/100 scale Plastic Model Kit.
-
Weathering and Battle Damage is permitted.
-
Modification, Scratch build, Remodeling and any kind of 3rd party
accessories are allowed.
-
Diorama construction and the use of commercial full resin or resin conversion
kits are not permitted.
Open Category C
-Open
to any type of Plastic Model Kit of any scale, such as Bandai, Tamiya, Fujimi,
Aoshima, Kotobukiya, Hasegawa, Revell, Fine Molds, ..etc
-
Modification, Scratch build, Remodeling, Weathering, Battle damage and any kind
of 3rd party accessories and diorama construction are ALLOWED in
this category.
-
Entries can be entered as part of a diorama. Base dimensions of the diorama
cannot be larger than 30cm x 30cm x 30cm (length, width, height).
-
Can use more then 1 model kit for this entry.
-
Gundam FIX Figuration (a.k.a. G.F.F.), Robot Damashi and any kind of figures
are PROHIBITED to enter this competition.
Open Category D
-
Open to any other plastic model kits that are not mentioned in the categories
above such as cars, tanks, planes, bikes and ships.
- Modification, Scratch build, remodeling, any kind
of 3rd party accessories and diorama construction are allowed in
this category.
- If the number of participants is less then 5, then
the competition for that category will be cancelled and the entries for that
category will just be showcased for display.
How is the
winner chosen?
Contestants
will bring one or more of their best completed models to this competition and
put them on display.
Judgment criteria:
a)
Technical ability (5 points): Build, finish, modifications and enhancements.
b)
Painting (5 points): Quality and detail
c)
Presentation and Creativity (5 points): Beauty of presentation of entry
And
the best will be selected as that winner. This event is designed for modelers
who want to push their skills to the limit and we hope to see what awe
inspiring works you'll bring!
How to join?
To
register:
1.
Email us the information as shown in the example below:
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Name:
Will Smith
Age:
28 years old
Contact
number: 8123456
Category:
Category A - 1/144 Scale
Model
Kit: Bandai HG 1/144 Zaku II MS-06
Title:
Pinky Zaku
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2.
Attach 4 photos (front, back, both left and right sides) of your model in your
email. Each photo cannot exceed a size of 800 x 600 pixels.
3.
Email your details and photos to plastic.model@yahoo.com before 7 pm, Monday,
10th December 2012.
4.
Submission fee: All participants are required to buy a ticket (ticket price to
be confim) in order to enter the competition.
5.
Only one ticket is required (even for participants who competes in more than
one category).
6.
Ticket must be shown on the day of the competition at the registration desk.
Any participants who failed to show their ticket will be disqualified from the
competition.
7.
All participants must bring their own models on the actual day of the
competition. More detailed information will be given in due time.
**Rules
and regulations may be subject to change without further notice.
**For
any enquiries, please do not hesitate to email us at plastic.model@yahoo.com.
EACON
2012 Plastic Model Committee:
-Eric
Lim
-Kevin
Goh
-Billy
Liaw
-Johnny
Jong
