MAN!!..lively topic..I didn't even know about this till I looked at this thread, I like that Revell did this although obviously their are some issues that have been well pointed out and hey they're a biz so trying to promote their product is understandable. I to was surprised that none of the winners really grabbed me, but hey I hang around here and I'm spoiled!! I also thought of what I've seen from the Tamyia contests which is some blow your socks off stuff...but I think you have to like go to Japan Another thing is how many people even get the speed ch. I have premium comcast Infinity but no speed! I also wholeheartedly agree about the comments alluding to learning how to take a decent pic. to me that's part of finishing my build, I'm no expert photographer but it aint that hard to learn some basic composition. As for promoting the hobby to new builders...it can't hurt. My personal experience is my son, he got into building in his late teens (28 now) and really enjoyed it buttt...in his early 20s he started getting into R/C which he thought was a lot more fun and something he could go out and do with his buddies whereas I find building for me at least is sort of a solo type hobby the majority of the time.. which is why I for one, and I notice a number of others return to this hobby , how shall I say..."later in life"