The NASG Contest Committee has made the following changes to the contest rules.
These rule are now in effect and will be used for the model contest at the
2013 NASG National Convention, Steamtown, Scranton, PA , August 7th-10th.
While this change affects mostly the Flyer contest, I felt it important to let
you know about the points change.
Section VII
E. American Flyer Imagineering: This tests the modeler's imagination and
creativity. The model must be in the spirit of something that the A.C Gilbert
Company might have built in the past or built if the company had continued in
existence up to the present. Models must be in the form of a nearly complete
prototype or a production model and not a crude mock-up. Use of original or
reproduction Flyer parts is encouraged as the company always tried to
incorporate existing parts into new production. Use of new technology is
permitted as the company did embrace advances in technology. Models may
include accessories, rolling stock and engines. Modelers should provide
information as to how their model is a logical addition to the American Flyer
product line. Entries in this event will be an open class. Models based on
modifications to non American Flyer products are to be entered in
the High rail category.
This change formalizes rules for this new category that has been offered as
optional in the past. It provides advice as to what will be considered in
judging this category.
Proposed change to the scale contest entry form:
Change the maximum points awarded for Conformance from 10 points to twenty
points and the maximum for Scratch Built Materials from 25 points to 15 points.
The reasoning behind this change is that scale modelers are doing increasing
research in determining how the model needs to look to be true to the
prototype, and this attention to detail should carry a higher reward. So many
new detail parts are available for use in models; the question is to what
extent should scratch building be rewarded just for the sake of scratch
building instead of using a prototypical commercial part. This is similar to a
change made by the NMRA
The complete rules document is on the NASG web site under this years convention.
Monte Heppe
Chairman, NASG Contest Committee
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