tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160904620216483498.post8803651543549719885..comments2024-03-26T02:22:55.681-07:00Comments on Scale Model Soup: You should be entering contests!Scale Model Souphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551604870480525965noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160904620216483498.post-31509726912011727702015-11-12T10:18:07.575-08:002015-11-12T10:18:07.575-08:00Sorry I missed the IPMS show near me just recently...Sorry I missed the IPMS show near me just recently. But I WILL NOT miss World of Wheels in March.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382004032342580390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160904620216483498.post-76616327900919740052015-10-30T11:03:57.689-07:002015-10-30T11:03:57.689-07:00Thank you, Lee! And congratulations!Thank you, Lee! And congratulations!Scale Model Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02551604870480525965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160904620216483498.post-45841650498653336162015-10-30T07:33:15.405-07:002015-10-30T07:33:15.405-07:00I agree with you completely. My modeling isn't...I agree with you completely. My modeling isn't the best out there, but I still enter them in the contests. My work has improved a lot thanks to the suggestions of better modelers that have looked at my builds at these shows. At the IPMS show here a couple weeks ago I entered 11 models and picked up 5 awards, one of them a first place.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213200890201679857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160904620216483498.post-39918217420760652642015-10-16T16:50:08.510-07:002015-10-16T16:50:08.510-07:00I would love to see IPMS-USA try an exhibit-only a...I would love to see IPMS-USA try an exhibit-only area at an upcoming Nats. Even if some attendees chose to move their entries from the contest to the display, it would still make for a great show.<br /><br />And I really need to get to the UK to take in the local modeling scene!Scale Model Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02551604870480525965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160904620216483498.post-77659666535361936572015-10-13T13:58:06.861-07:002015-10-13T13:58:06.861-07:00In the last line above "insignificance" ...In the last line above "insignificance" should have been "in significance". Sorry!Ian Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182468349418679542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160904620216483498.post-59722481857133641532015-10-13T11:58:09.922-07:002015-10-13T11:58:09.922-07:00I hear what you say, but i'm afraid it's a...I hear what you say, but i'm afraid it's a very 'Americocentric' viewpoint. We held our annual show last weekend, here in the East Midlands of the United Kingdom (https://www.facebook.com/thesouthwellmodelshow), and we had about 125 models in the competition. However, we had over 750 beautifully built models on display on the club and SIG stands. The builders and exhibitors of these models met all your criteria for showing their work and supporting the hobby, with the additional bonus that they were on hand to discuss their work with their public.<br /><br />At any UK model show, from the smallest local one-day show to Scale ModelWorld, the largest model show in the world, the competition is becoming less and less important and display is gaining insignificance - and long may it do so!Ian Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182468349418679542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160904620216483498.post-17529304409915468992014-04-29T21:23:04.080-07:002014-04-29T21:23:04.080-07:00Steve, great comments as always. Been reading your...Steve, great comments as always. Been reading your blog since you last August after Nationals. You featured a nice photo of my friend's pink Cadillac and taillight as a creative way to display models.<br /><br />Couldn't agree more on the comments about keeping the contest light hearted and supportive of each other's entries. I love seeing the models that are entered in our annual contest from non-club members just to see what creative ideas are floating around in the area. Keeping the general attitude welcoming and encouraging is key for any club sponsoring a contest. Win over the doubtful with positive comments on the models entered, even if they don't win.<br /><br />Especially if they don't win! Everyone likes to have their work noticed and appreciated. Pass it on and make it an inclusive hobby and not an exclusive one.<br /><br />Please don't become a scale model Van Gogh and cut your ear off Steve! Really appreciate your posts, keep them coming! Will share on our website as well.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />Gideon<br />IPMS Anchorage Webmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179299716721217997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160904620216483498.post-52700005977073093232014-04-25T10:12:20.388-07:002014-04-25T10:12:20.388-07:00Nice thoughts. Due to prods from people in the mo...Nice thoughts. Due to prods from people in the modeling community, like yourself, I am going to enter a model in The Dutchess County Fair, here in NY. This is after a 6 year absence. The fair is in August, and I'm already excited about it. There is always a low turnout in the scale model category. So I'm shouting out to others in Dutchess County to enter.MrBelmosanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08957248865615889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160904620216483498.post-75426080947180424002014-04-24T20:10:32.873-07:002014-04-24T20:10:32.873-07:00I have won several First place awards just by bein...I have won several First place awards just by being the ONLY entry in that Category. Including 1/32 Aircraft, Subs (any scale), Humor. Just to name a few.therrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932107222927690044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160904620216483498.post-9632135500074017502014-04-24T19:31:36.011-07:002014-04-24T19:31:36.011-07:00Thanks for the comments! Yea, there are trophy hun...Thanks for the comments! Yea, there are trophy hunters, but I think the guys that typically win are simply very good at what they do. As someone pointed out on a forum, "building for contests" is a great way to maintain or increase one's skills. Best of luck!Scale Model Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02551604870480525965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160904620216483498.post-75886949992543327062014-04-24T17:31:13.345-07:002014-04-24T17:31:13.345-07:00I fully agree with your views. I at times will ent...I fully agree with your views. I at times will enter a contest with models that are quite average to keep numbers in a class up. Being an automotive modeler and our largest show being Model Expo in June each year, we at times have low entry numbers, in fear that the class may get chopped I always try to encourage friends etc to just enter. I also like the fact of being able to see some builds that I would not normally get to see unless they were entered. The trick is to enter for the fun of the show and the chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones and to appreciate each other’s work. Unfortunately there is always that element out there of the “Trophy Hunter” who gives a contest the bad rap, but they are few and far between…..so enter your models and who knows you may bring home the silverware.Motorsport Modellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222255699324349785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160904620216483498.post-2833202889977817202014-04-24T08:55:25.109-07:002014-04-24T08:55:25.109-07:00So true! Just reposting it to our guys in Ipms Bor...So true! Just reposting it to our guys in Ipms Borinqueners. thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562795771804483548noreply@blogger.com