Hi Roger and all -- At this convention, I gave everyone the instruction that shipping/handling damage was NOT to be figured into the judging. A broken glue joint or something similar was to be overlooked. One can’t always keep that from happening, and it is not the modeler’s fault. Fortunately, only one or two such conditions presented themselves in this contest.
Have fun! Bill Winans ------------------------------ boB, You have a good attitude. That’s why I like to build all my own stuff, so I know that I can always fix it. I’ve entered several modeling contests, and have had only minor repairs to make. I’m not sure if the judges or the viewers did the damage. Actually, I’ve done more damage transporting the model to and from the convention! I have also worked a few contest rooms, and can say that the models typically had to be rearranged for space as new models were entered. And it would be impossible for judges to do a proper job of evaluating an entry without at least turning it around. It just goes with the territory. At the narrow gauge convention last year in Seattle, I carefully moved about 20 models for Don Heimburger, editor of the '”Sn3 Modeler”, to a table that he had set up with a background and lights for shooting images for his magazine. Hopefully, I didn’t break anything, or leave any noticeable fingerprints. All the volunteers had cloth gloves. Roger Nulton From: shabbona_rr Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 6:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: displaying & contests WOW! I thought for a minute I was going to have to reach into my monitor and strangle YAHOO for a minute. Back in topic; I remember reading where a prominent New York jeweler put a big ol' timber rattler in with his fine jewelry display to keep curious and potentially sticky fingers at bay. At the 1982 NASG convention in Cleveland, I was moving my scratch-built Columbus & Greenville caboose when a visitor knocked it out of my hands. The poor guy really felt bad and was beside himself trying to figure out how to make amends. I assured him that accidents happen, and pointed out that only a short piece of roofwalk had broken off. We parted friends, and I have never replaced the piece of roofwalk (note to self...) At the 1978 S Fest, a Dayton cast F-3 tee-boned my first Alco RS-1 with predictable results. I assured the operator that "if I could build it, I could repair it, which I did. Same with a RRM NW-2 that suffered a similar disaster when a display case hit the deck face down boB Nicholson __________________________________________________ --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, WJJIM@... wrote: > > Circus Model Builders have signs that say "Fingers will be Eaten", with a > picture of a lion or tiger on them. > Seems to get the point across. I once had a "father" ask to look at a > Lionel Santa Fe F-3 loco, since he asked, I said he could pick it up. He, > immediately upon lifting it off of the table, put it in the hands of a maybe > six year old girl, saying, "See how heavy this is??" Fortunately I got it > back in one piece, he had NO interest in buying, since fingering. > > Jim Lyle > > In a message dated 8/13/2013 4:54:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > tiga34@... writes: > > > > > > > Bill: I for one agree with you about not touching ones models. > If need be, one should ask first. And I don't believe being a judge > gives anyone special rights to paw contest models. > Maybe your sign should have read "Please Do Not Touch. Thank You." > > Any way right on ! > > Art Ferguson > > --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, "Bill Lane" <bill@> wrote: > > > > I learned the hard way many years ago. I just finished my first B&O I12 > > caboose. I took it to the South Jersey S Scalers meeting that very night > and > > set it on the table. My mistake - because there was potato chips in the > same > > house and sadly on that SAME table. Yup - not 10 minutes after my > arrival > > there was a big ole greasy Wise potato chip thumbprint (NO partial print > > here!) right on the side of the bay window cupola. It would take NO > special > > CSI skills to figure out whose thumb it was. Luckily I was able to wipe > it > > off quickly and touch up the damage the next day > > > > > > > > At the PRR T&HS conventions, the model room committee had a policy of > > moving every model in the room to a better place for photography. They > felt > > that because they were all modelers they knew what do to. It has been a > long > > time since I placed my models there. It is a popular vote with starting > this > > year as a best in show only. I strongly disagree with anyone handling > > someone else's models for any reason. I surely would not do it. > > > > > > > > I am not implying the judges at Scranton would be disrespectful or eat > > potato chips and handle models. I spent a reasonable amount of time > fixing > > my 5495 just a few days before going. I all but broke off the cab wind > > deflector assembling it for the first time so that had to be fixed. It is > > just my way of "do not touch" at all times. If the modeler needs to show > > full the underbody it would be displayed with a mirror somehow. 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