World's Most Beautiful Model Roadster Contest 2009 / The Joker Award

[RodBurNeR]

[Custom Hearse]

I agree Bob....

[Joe Handley]

X3

[Steven Zimmerman]

Big scale,small scale-it doesn't matter at all to me one way or another. However,it DOES bother me to hear a 'big scale guy' cry about all the scratchbuilding they have to do;while he bitches about how all the 'small scale' guys have to do is buy a ton of photo etch and glue it on.....A lil bit of reverse bigotry here,I do believe?

[Harry P.]

Until the replies today, the last time this thread had any action was SIX months ago! And the replies today were of the "what the heck IS this?" kind...

Seems to me that these year-long "contests" just don't work... that's WAY too much time between the beginning and the end... people just aren't going to keep up with a contest that's a year between start and finish. Pretty much they're announced, there's a short flurry of interest for a week or so, then they lie dormant for months on end.

There must be a better way...

[RodBurNeR]

Yeah Harry, I was just wondering what happened is all. I don't know when the next one is , when it ends or anything....there should be an "official" page or thread that has only the information in it and should be locked so that it doesn't get out of control with questions....then another thread to ask questions?

[arick]

I'm fairly new here but would like to add my comments to this discussion.

I'm also a member at Scalemotorcars.com. A couple of years ago, we put on an "on line" contest. We advertised the contest on site for six months and it was schedualed for a three day weekend. Entry's were not allowed to be posted until the first day of the event and they were not allowed "in" until the morning of the first day of the event. The show was open to anyone, from any site who builds in ANY scale. The rules were simple.......the model had to be finished and you could submit no more than six photos. Judges were picked at random from our site membership. I think we had over thirty entrants, because we kept it simple. Prizes were donated from the site owner, aftermarket supliers and site members. Gregg donated a one year subscription to the magazine.

As for the AMBR concept, forgive me but I don't like it. From the discussion in this thread, its obviously too complicated. The AMBR concept limits who can enter and when I look at all the great building going on here, I don't think its fair that some can enter and others cannot. This site caters to "everybody" so why not let "anybody" enter their build.

If you'll forgive me for being bold, I'd like to make the following suggestion for an on line contest:

1: Set a date for one year from now, preferrably during a three day (Fri-Sun) weekend.

2: Open the event to any car, truck or motorcycle in any scale.

3: All entry's must be finished.

4: Max of six photos to be submitted.

5: Prizes to be awarded as follows: 1 Overall winner, 1 large scale winner and one small scale winner.

You could keep the contest in house, but if you want to make it interesting, and big, invite entrys from the other sites. Lets face it, many of us are multi site members. Finally, solicit sponsorship prizes from the aftermarket, model car magazines and members themselves.

I really think that a contest like this opens up a feeling of fairness, as too many rules ruin a contest. I'd also like to suggest that its not the prize that counts, its having the opportunity to show off your build.

I'll close by adding this. Someone has to take the lead to organize an event like this. It won't be me because I'm too busy as a partner in TDR Innovations. However, if you guys like the idea, and if someone runs with it, I'll help by promoting it on other sites. I'll also guarantee a great prize package from TDR Innovations.