
2010
O Scale National Convention
Model and Photo Contest
© 2010 O Scale National
Convention 2009-2011
All rights reserved.
*** Begin Left Sidebar ***
*** End Left Sidebar ***
Under construction, here's what we can tell you now.
Two Contests
One contest is a popular vote contest where the convention attendees
vote for their favorite model in each category, thus the alternative
name for this contest of Favorite Model Contest. Both models and photos
can be entered in this contest.
Categories for models are: TBD
Categories for photos are: Model Color, Model Black and White,
Prototype Color, and Prototype Black and White.
The other contest is a judged contest, where models will be judged by
individuals who have been trained as judges and who are judging by the
rules based upon the NMRA judged contest rules. Here is a link to the
NMRA contest rules upon which the convention judging rules will be
based. If we have time we will post the convention judging rules to
this web site only if they are different from the NMRA rules; if the
convention judging rules are not different from the NMRA rules we will
post a link to the NMRA rules. This contest is a model contest (whether
photos can be entered is TBD) and has the following categories.
Whether a model can be entered in both the Favorite Model Contest and
the Judged Model Contest is TBD.
Note to those who have already volunteered or who will later volunteer
to be a judge. Model contest judges have said that the judging process
where models were critically discussed with other judges was one of the
best ways they learned about building better models. So there is real
pay off for the judging work. If you would like to volunteer to be a
contest judge, please contact us.
Suggestions for Success in the Judged Contest
Prepare in advance a detailed write up of the prototype you modeled and
of the model you built. Include drawings and photos. The more
information the judges have to evaluate your model(s) the better off
you are as a contest competitor.
Things We Need to Know in Advance
In order to accommodate your models in the contests and to manage the
contests, we need some information in advance of your arrival at the
convention:
1. If you will be entering more than two models in the
contest, we need to know what they are and how big they are so we can
plan space to accommodate them. When deciding which models to enter in
the popular vote contest, you might want to consider that while many
models are impressive, the viewer of them may have difficulty choosing
which one of them to vote for.
2. If you will be entering something larger than a large O scale
locomotive.
3. If you are entering the favorite train contest, how long is the
train.
Help promote our hobby! The O Scale
Kings is a non-profit 501(c)3
corporation whose mission is to promote 2-rail O scale model
railroading. For more information,
click
here.