Re: MSC contest rules - please read first.

[406 Silverado]

We will be posting some of the prizes that will be awarded here. We will update the list as more items are added, and will also include a pics of the "Stash" that will be given to the winner.

[406 Silverado]

Just a reminder to all members and those who enter in the MoM. This is a friendly contest so you the members get the chance to win some prizes for your hard work. It is meant to be a friendly contest where you can participate by entering and or by voting for the model you like best.
I/ we hope that you are not motivated to enter for the purpose of winning some cool modeling stuff. yes it is cool to win the prize(s) but don't let it be the sole reason for entering. As with the MSC forum it should be for the fun in entering and seeing what your peers think.
The contest is also to get you the members more involved in this forum that we are all part of. You ( the winner) will also have more of a role in the forum not only by blogging and entering the contest, but will also be the one to interview the following months winner. I/we hope this makes you the member feel more like it is your forum.

[chromdome35]

The Model of the Month competition will use a six-month rotating category system as follows.

Month 1 (July 2024): Armor anything (Armor would also include other military vehicles like trucks)
Month 2 (August): Automotive (anything not military)
Month 3 (September): Naval anything
Month 4 (October): Air anything
Month 5 (November): Figures (This will be our lowest volume category, but we can tweak it if needed down the road)
Month 6 (December): Sci-Fi (We have quite a few sci-fi builds so that this category may be ok from a volume perspective)

Repeat every six months.

Month 7 (January 2025): Armor
Month 8 (February): Automotive
Month 9 (March: Naval
Month 10 (April): Air
Month 11 (May): Figures
Month 12 (June): Sci-Fi

Rules

* Only builds completed since the previous month the category was awarded would be eligible; for example, in April 2025, any aircraft completed since October 2024 would be eligible to enter. The benefit is that cycling every category on a six-month rotating basis gives people time to complete builds, and we get more entries for each category.

* Only builds completed in the 6-month window since the last time the category was active will be allowed.

*Since the timeframe between contests for a given category is longer, some of our more prolific builders will likely have multiple completions in the 6-month timeframe. Due to this, members can enter up to two models into the contest.

* Models must have an associated build thread on the forum

* No models completed in the past (beyond the 6-month window) will be allowed.

How to enter the contest:

*Submissions will begin two weeks before the end of the month. For July 2024 (armor) entries will begin on June 15th.

*Send me (Chromdome35) and Joe (Silverado) a private message containing, at most, three pictures of the model and a link to the build thread on our forum.

Each month, a post will be made announcing the coming month's contest. Please keep an eye out for these announcements.

Voting

Voting will begin on the first day of the month and run for five days. At the end of the voting period, the model with the most votes will win.

Any registered member can vote.