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STEVEJ · 03-29-2008, 09:02 PM

Well we did ok, won the Bronze in the "Diorama large composition" category. I never gave this a chance in hell with all the military dioramas. There was a little dispute, the guy who won the silver had a masterpiece with just one tiny flaw, so the judges decided not to award any gold at all and just awarded the silver and bronze. The only category I gave myself a chance in "best Long Island Theme" was won by a Long Island RR Diesel with a snowplow attached.
I learned quite a bit, this being my first show, and now I realize how hard it is for 1/400 to win here. They examined the diorama with a flashlight to highlight any flaws, I did not construct this with this in mind, so there were a few flaws not showing unless you hit them with the light. Next time I'll know better.
Score one for 1/400, we had a lot of people around this one all day and lots of questions asked and lots and lots of pictures taken, everyone seemed to like it. The most common comment heard, "I have never seen anything like that before.".

The L1011 won Gold in the "Commercial Aircraft" category, not mine, just thought you might like to see it.

03-29-2008, 09:02 PM	#9
STEVEJ Insane Collector Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Stony Brook, N.Y. Age: 100 Posts: 1,645	Re: TWA models Well we did ok, won the Bronze in the "Diorama large composition" category. I never gave this a chance in hell with all the military dioramas. There was a little dispute, the guy who won the silver had a masterpiece with just one tiny flaw, so the judges decided not to award any gold at all and just awarded the silver and bronze. The only category I gave myself a chance in "best Long Island Theme" was won by a Long Island RR Diesel with a snowplow attached. I learned quite a bit, this being my first show, and now I realize how hard it is for 1/400 to win here. They examined the diorama with a flashlight to highlight any flaws, I did not construct this with this in mind, so there were a few flaws not showing unless you hit them with the light. Next time I'll know better. Score one for 1/400, we had a lot of people around this one all day and lots of questions asked and lots and lots of pictures taken, everyone seemed to like it. The most common comment heard, "I have never seen anything like that before.". The L1011 won Gold in the "Commercial Aircraft" category, not mine, just thought you might like to see it. __________________ WIP: TIA DC10-30 CUB TU154 EAL L1011 Last edited by STEVEJ; 05-27-2008 at 11:23 AM.