2010
O Scale National Convention
Model and Photo Contest
© 2010 O Scale National
Convention 2009-2011
All rights reserved.
Updated: June 9
Updated: June 19: The schedule was changed, the model categories for
both the popular vote and judged contests were made the same for
purposes of tracking and displaying the entries
Updated: June 22: Forms to enter the contest can now be downloaded and
printed. Click here to jump to the forms section.
Updated: July 11: Winners are posted below.
Updated: July 26: Photos of the entries can be viewed here.
Contest Winners!
Favorite
Model Contest
A. Steam Locomotive:
1st: SP 4-10-2
#5011 Bob Turner, San Diego, CA
2nd: SP 0-6-0
Glenn Erickson, Brentwood, CA
3rd: SP 4-10-2
Robert
Galli, San Carlos, CA
B. Diesel Locomotive:
1st: UP
U50C
Rod Mitchell,
Orem,
UT
2nd: SP F-7 5 unit set Peter Cruttenden, Livermore, CA
3rd: SP RSD-5 #5298 Bob Plageman,
San Mateo, CA
C. Electric Locomotive:
No entries
D. Passenger Car:
1st: C&NW #7303
Lounge Alf
Modine, Cupertino, CA
2nd: MILW Streamliner
Leo
Vilstrup, Milwaukee, OR
3rd: SP 40' RPO
Neil Chichizola, San
Carlos, CA
E. Freight Car:
1st: CANFOR Thrall
Door Box Car Bill
Yancey, Boise, ID
2nd: F del P #28756 Box Car
Jim Zwernemann, Cedar Creek, TX
3rd: AT&SF 32000 Box Car
Jim Zwernemann, Cedar Creek, TX
F. Caboose:
1st: RGS #404
James Reardon, Milwaukee, OR
2nd: NP #1261
Jim
Zwernemann, Cedar Creek, TX
3rd: Caboose
Don Olsen, Walnut Creek, CA
G. Maintenance of Way:
1st: Fire Goose #1
Joe Hendrickson, Morgan Hill, CA
2nd: MKT Inspection Car
Ed
Jakl, Mariposa, CA
3rd: Dynamometer Car
Michael Stimac, Pacifica, CA
H. Traction:
1st: Steeple Cab
Freight Motor Don Olsen, Walnut Creek, CA
2nd: Portland Street Car
Richard Garberson, Edmonds, WA
3rd: Chicago Street Lines Car
Alf Modine, Cupertino, CA
I. Structures:
1st: Three Building
Fronts
Jim Zwernemann, Cedar Creek, TX
2nd: Section House
Dave Larson,
Burney,
CA
3rd: 1935 Steel Mill Blast Furnace
Peter Hess,
Corte
Madera, CA
J. Favorite Train
1st: Tahquitz &
Saguaro NG Train Dan Sarhad, San Jose, CA
2nd: 1950s City of San Francisco
Robert Stivers, Edmonds, WA
3rd: Pennsy Gotham Limited
George Cumming, Castro Valley, CA
Favorite
Photo Contest
K. Prototype Color:
1st: "Dusk on the
Nevada Northern"
Chris Stark, Lancaster, CA
2nd: Cass RR
Tom Geer,
West
Covina, CA
3rd: "OSHA Beware" Logging in Romania Dr.
Peter Hohn, Dresden, Germany
L. Prototype B & W:
1st: "Service with a
Smile"
Pat
LaTorres, San Leandro, CA
2nd: "Oakland Terminal"
Pat
LaTorres, San Leandro, CA
3rd: "Resting"
Scott
Irby, Sunnyvale, CA
M. Model Color:
1st: "Seligman"
Peter Atonna, Paulden,
AZ
2nd: "Douglas Roundhouse"
Peter
Atonna, Paulden, AZ
3rd: "C&O Yard"
Ron
Morse, Springfield, MO
M. Model B & W:
No entries
Judged
Models - Scratch Built
A. Steam Locomotive:
1st: SP 4-10-2
#5011 Bob Turner, San Diego, CA
2nd & 3rd: No entries
B. Diesel Locomotive:
No entries
C. Electric Locomotive:
No entries
D. Passenger Car:
1st: MILW Streamliner
Leo Vilstrup, Milwaukee, OR
2nd: C&NW #7303 Lounge Alf Modine, Cupertino, CA
3rd: No entry
E. Freight Car:
1st: AT&SF
32000 Box Car
Jim Zwernemann, Cedar Creek, TX
2nd: CANFOR Thrall Door Box Car Bill Yancey, Boise, ID
3rd: No entry
F. Caboose:
1st: NP #1261
Jim Zwernemann, Cedar Creek, TX
2nd: RGS #404
James Reardon,
Milwaukee, OR
3rd: No entry
G. Maintenance of Way:
1st: Fire Goose #1
Joe Hendrickson, Morgan Hill, CA
2nd & 3rd: No entries
H. Traction:
1st: Portland Street Car
Richard Garberson, Edmonds, WA
2nd: Steeple Cab Freight Motor
Don Olsen,
Walnut Creek, CA
3rd: No entry
I. Structures:
1st: 1935 Steel
Mill Blast Furnace Peter Hess, Corte Madera, CA
2nd: Three Building Fronts
Jim Zwernemann, Cedar Creek, TX
3rd: Sierra Theater
Mathew Buck, San Jose, CA
J. Favorite Train:
No entries
Judged
Photos
K. Prototype Color:
1st: "Dusk on the
Nevada Northern"
Chris Stark, Lancaster, CA
2nd: "Oil/Valve Gear"
Ronnie La Torres, San Leandro, CA
3rd: "Night at Cass Tank"
Dr.
Peter Hohn, Dresden, Germany
L. Prototype B & W:
1st: "Full Steam in
Taina" (Romainia 2004)
Dr. Peter Hohn, Dresden, Germany
2nd: Untitled
Wm. M. Arthur, Norco, CA
3rd: No entry
M. Model Color:
1st: "By the Tracks"
John Bridges, Nevada City, CA
2nd: "High Line"
John Bridges, Nevada City, CA
3rd: "K-27 Pushing Freight at Butterfly, CO" James M. Reardon,
Milwaukee,
OR
N. Model B & W:
No entries
Judged
Models - Kit Built
A. Steam Locomotive:
No entries
B. Diesel Locomotive:
No entries
C. Electric Locomotive:
No entries
D. Passenger Car:
1st: Untitled
Tom Mapes,
West
Chester, PA
2nd: SP 40' RPO
Neil Chichizola, San Carlos, CA
3rd: Golden State RPO Car #704
Bill Thompson, Klamath Falls, OR
D. Freight Car:
1st: UP 40'
Piggyback Flat Car Bill Thompson, Klamath Falls, OR
2nd & 3rd: No entries
F. Caboose:
No entries
G. Maintenance of Way:
No entries
H. Traction:
1st: "Traction"
Richard Garberson, Edmonds, WA
2nd: "Traction"
Don Olsen, Walnut Creek, CA
3rd: No entry
I. Structures:
No entries
J. Favorite Train
1st: 1950s City of
San Francisco Robert Stivers, Edmonds, WA
2nd & 3rd: No entries
Thank You! to all who entered. We appreciation your sense of
competition and your willingness to share your modeling work.
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General Information
Contestants are required to complete an entry form and will
receive a claim check which gives them the right to remove their model
from the contest area. Photos of many contest entries,
including winning entries, will be posted on a web site in addition to
being published in O Scale Trains magazine. Models may be handled
carefully (by modelers) for
judging and for photographing, so if you have special
instructions for handling your entry please provide them on a sheet of
paper separate from your entry form.
The contest schedule is as follows:
- Thursday July 1: 8AM- 5PM: accept entries into the contest
- Thursday July 1: 10AM- 5PM: accept entries into the contest,
entries viewed by convention attendees, voting on favorite models
- Friday July 2: 9AM-Noon: accept entries into the contest, entries
viewed by convention attendees, voting on favorite models ends at Noon
- Friday July 2: Noon-5PM: closed for judging, photographing, and
tallying the votes for favorite models
- Friday July 2: 9:00PM (approx): announcement of winners at the
banquet
- Saturday July 3: Open at 9AM, view winning entries, entrants
retrieve entries starting at noon
unless special
arrangements have been made in advance; retrieve all entries by 3PM
Two Contests
The convention will have two separate and parallel contests. One is the
Favorite Model (AKA Popular Vote, etc.) contest, where there are no
requirements to enter the contest, and the winners are determined by
the voting performed by the convention attendees. The other is a judged
contest that will be based upon NMRA Judged Contest entry and judging
rules. It will be possible to enter both contests and to win in both
contests.
You do not need to be an NMRA member to enter the judged contest. If
you are not an NMRA member any Achievement Program (AP) points awarded
your entries will have no value.
Models
will be grouped for display by category, and it may not be possible to
tell what contest, judged or favorite model, individual models are in.
In addition to the contests, it will be possible to "enter" a model
as a display only, e.g., it will not be voted on or judged.
Favorite Model/Popular Vote
The Favorite Model contest is a popular vote contest where the
convention attendees
vote for their favorite model in each category. Both models and photos
can be entered in this contest.
There are two Favorite Model contests: model and photo.
Categories for models are:
- Steam Locomotive
- Diesel Locomotives
- Electric Locomotives
- Passenger Car
- Freight Car
- Caboose
- Maintenance of Way
- Traction
- Structures
- Favorite Train
Categories for photos are:
- Model Color
- Model Black and White
- Prototype Color
- Prototype Black and White.
First, second, and third place winners will receive a ribbon and a
certificate.
NMRA Judged Contest
The other contest is a judged contest, where models will be judged by
individuals who are judging by the
rules based upon the NMRA judged contest rules. Here
is a link to the
contest section of the NMRA website; you will find (using the
navigation bar on the right side of the page) information on
Eligibility, Judged Model Contest, Photo Contest, Contest Guidelines,
AP Guidelines, and Contest Forms.
For the convention it is not necessary to be an NMRA member to enter
the judged contest. However, AP points will only be awarded to NMRA
members.
There are no other judged contests, e.g., Modules, Passes, Arts and
Crafts, etc., at the convention although the NMRA contest rules
provide for them.
It will be possible for NMRA member entrants to earn AP points in this
contest because at least two of the judges will meet the NMRA
requirements for judges who can award AP points.
Although the NMRA rules provide for them, the convention will not make
any special awards other than identification of first, second, and
third place winners in each category; those winners will receive a
ribbon and a certificate.
The judged model contest has
the following categories:
- Steam Locomotive
- Diesel Locomotives
- Electric Locomotives
- Passenger Car
- Freight Car
- Caboose
- Maintenance of Way
- Traction
- Structures
- Favorite Train
The judged photo contest has the following categories:
- Model Color
- Model Black and White
- Prototype Color
- Prototype Black and White
- Note that slides are not included in
this contest although the NMRA rules provide for them.
For those of you long-time O Scale West Favorite Model contestants,
please note that there are some important qualifications for a model or
photo to
be entered in the judged contest:
- Models must be kit built or scratch built. Imported/factory
built models are not allowed. Note that the model or photo must be
owned by the person entering it. Note further that the model owner can
not be a commercial model builder or commercial photographer.
- Locomotives must have a motor and drive mechanism such that they
would run if placed upon suitably powered (DC or DCC) track.
- There are more requirements, please click
here to review the NMRA contest rules.
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. Note that the judging process is
carefully defined by the NMRA, with all the information needed to be a
judge posted on the NMRA's web site; click here
then click on AP Guidelines to access detailed
information about judging.
Suggestions for Success in the Favorite Model Contest
Enter early! Vote counts are directly proportional to the number of
people who see your model. A model entered at 9AM Thursday will be
viewed (and potentially voted for) by many more people than a model
entered at 9AM Friday when there are 3 hours of viewing/voting time
left before the contest area is closed for judging.
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. Since each model is judged
independently of all other models, if you enter more than one model in
the same category you are not competing against yourself.
Here
is a link to the NMRA judging guidelines (click on the link in Section
1). This will tell you what the judges are looking for.
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 a rolling stock set longer than 3 feet
(e.g., an ABBA set of diesels), or a display larger than 3 x 4 feet.
3. If you are entering the favorite train contest, how long is the
train.
4. The convention may need to limit the number of entries per person in
the Favorite Train category in order to ensure that all who desire to
enter can be accommodated.
Entry Forms
There is one form to enter the Favorite Model/Photo contest; note that
this form has two sides. The same form with the addition of a second
form is used to enter the judged contest.
The Adobe Acrobat Reader program is required to view and print these
forms.
Here is the link to
download the form to enter the Favorite Model/Photo contest.
Here is the link to
download the form to enter the judged contest; this is the same form
you will download from the link in the previous paragraph. Note that
there is an error in the instructions on the back of this form: it says
you have to be an NMRA member to enter the judged contest - that is an
error - you do not have to be an NMRA member to enter the judged
contest. Here is the link to download
the second
form that is needed to enter the judged contest.
Do not mail the completed forms. Bring them with you.
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