I think I'll refrain from entering my just completed Marx stock car. I'm not sure anyone, judge or not, could get by the aroma, even though the second story has been "sanitized"
boB Nicholson _____________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > I had the honor of serving as a contest judge at two NASG conventions. It was > an enlightening experience with no disasters. At one event I had to remove > one of my models from contention to qualify > > boB Nicholson ______________________________________________________ > > > --- In [email protected], "clipper841@" <clipper841@> wrote: > > > > actually, if your model didn't win, you can always ask the judges, > > afterwards, what went wrong > > mel perry > > > > On Aug 13, 2013, at 4:00 PM, Bud Rindfleisch wrote: > > > > > Roy, Good comments. I have had the privilege in the past to be a > > > contest judge, not an easy task for us "older folks". The display > > > tables are way too low and after several hours of stooping, > > > bending, getting down on one's knees (and trying to get back up > > > unassisted)is very tiring. > > > Lighting, as Bob Werre stated, is not very good in these rooms > > > either. Having table leg extenders as is done at Prototype > > > Modeler's meets would be a big help. > > > Knowledge of the prototype modeled is not always there for those > > > uninformed, having extensive photo and written documentation of the > > > prototype also helps in garnering points. > > > Technique also helps in explaining how one spent those "1000" hours > > > to reach the finished product. > > > The "no touching" criteria might take away from point getting, but > > > I can fully understand the builder's desires not to have his hard > > > work get damaged, inadvertently or otherwise. > > > Last point I want to make is, judges are usually asked to volunteer > > > based on their experience as modelers themselves. They are also (in > > > most cases) conventioneers who have to take time away from their > > > families and the vendor's room. > > > Bud Rindfleisch > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Roy" <royhoffman@> wrote: > > > > > > > > One of my visitors was Jim Whipple, who for many years was the > > > contest chairman for the NASG. Way back when I was President, I > > > tried to get volunteers to relieve him or replace him without any > > > success. He told me that he JUST had gotten his replacement. > > > Because of this dearth of people willing to judge models for the > > > conventions, I wouldn't be too hard on those who give up their time > > > to do it. They deserve our thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > Roy Hoffman > > > > > > > > royhoffman.com/pwrr > > > > smdnmra.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
