Contest Rules

Do's & Dont's

IPMS SA Nationals 2019 Competition Rules

Please read the notes below carefully before entering your models, because they contain important rule changes.

·          Any models entered incorrectly may not be judged.

·          If you are at all unsure about which class to enter, please contact the Competition Secretary before the event.

·          The Competition Secretary would much rather spend time before the event ensuring models are entered in the correct class than run the risk of competitors being disqualified and disappointed on the day, when it may not be possible to rectify any mistakes.

·          No entries will be changed into different classes after the Show has opened; this causes delay at the start of the Competition.

How to Enter

·          Entry forms will be available at http://goo.gl/forms/nHpOQUkPgb

·          Entries may be submitted from Friday 23 August 2019 at 12:00 and close on Sunday 15 September 2019 at 23:00.

·          REGRET NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

·          There are no limit on the number of models that any competitor may enter.

·          You should pre-register a model, even if you are not certain whether it will be ready for Nationals. This is far better than completing a model after the closing date for registration and then wishing that you had entered it.

·          Entry is subject to a valid IPMS SA affiliated club membership. You may register a membership with IPMS Cape Peninsula at the Registration/Administration desk on the day should you not be a member of an IPMS SA affiliated club at R150.00 for a year membership.

What to do on the day?

·          Entrants are allowed to place their entries on the correct tables on Friday 20 September 2019 from 16:00 to 20:00.

·          The Competition Area will open at 08:00 on the Saturday of Nationals.

·          Collect your entry cards from the Registration/Administration Desk at the entrance to the Competition Area from 08:00 until 09:30 (early collection is advised to avoid delays at closing time).

·          Once you have your Entry Cards you may place your models on the Competition tables if you have not done so the previous Friday evening.

·          All classes will be clearly marked out and labelled on the tables to aid in the

placement of models.

·          It is your responsibility to place the models with their Entry Cards on the correct

table.

·          Please ask for help from a Steward or one of the Competition Staff if you are unsure about where you should place your entry.

·          The Entry Card will specify:

o    The Competition class

o    The unique model entry number

o    The title of your model

o    A "details" section, which allows you to give the judges some information

about the work that you have done, and which kit(s) or add-on parts (if any) you have used.

·          Please feel free to attach further details to your entry card.

·          Remember that no judge, however experienced, can be familiar with every kit that ever was, and sometimes extra information provided can make all the difference to the judges when coming to a decision.

·          Due to space constraints, no more than two photographs can be placed with the models.

·          A detailed Competition timetable, including times of judging and the awards ceremony, will be available at the Competition Desk.

·          All entrants will be expected to form part of the judging teams. When the announcement is made for judges to form up, please report. It is advised that judges provide their own pens (no pencils please). Judges are allowed to use visual aids such as penlight torches and magnifying glasses.

Contest Rules

Rules

(The complete IPMS SA Competition Guidelines publication will be made available via email, or the IPMS Cape Peninsula Facebook page under the Files tab. You may also contact the event organisers to request  a copy)

•           All models must be the handiwork of IPMS Members only.

•           A model that has placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in any category in any previous Nationals is ineligible for re-entry into the Competition, unless it has been incorporated into a new diorama or theme/collection entry.

•           The club committee reserve the right to remove any entry which may cause dispute or offence.

•           Although every care is taken to ensure the safety of exhibits, models are placed in the Competition at the owner’s risk.

•           Once placed on the Competition table, only the Competition Secretary, the Chief Judge or their appointee may move a model prior to the official removal of models at the end of the Show.

•           Any entrant shall have the right to bring to the attention of the Competition Secretary any infringement of the Competition Rules, providing such notice is given prior to the commencement of judging.

•           On any point of contention, the Competition Chief Judge's ruling shall be final.

•           Correspondence after the event on rule infringements or the published results will not be entered into.

•           Entrants will be required to provide proof of current IPMS membership on the day of the Competition.

•           Once an Entry Card and unique entry number have been issued they may not be used for a model other than that originally registered.

•           In the event that a model is eligible for more than one class, it may not later be moved to another class from that into which it was originally entered.

•           Any model entered into the wrong class can only be moved into another class with the approval of the Competition Secretary and Chief Judge, and this can only happen prior to the start of the Show.

•           Models must be placed on the Competition tables by 10:00 on the Saturday.

•           Models should not be removed from the Competition tables before 18:00 on the Saturday without the prior approval of the Competition Secretary. It is requested that all models, winning entries in particular, remain on the tables until Sunday 22 September 2019 at 14:00. Prior removal of entries must be discussed with the competition secretary.

•           Any model removed from the tables without prior agreement will be subject to disqualification.

•           All models are to be constructed as stated and defined.

•           Metal foil, wood, veneer, paper, cloth, decal or any other material may be used to cover the model to represent a particular finish or to construct detail items. Such coverings or details must be cosmetic and not structural.

•           In the event that propellers, rotors, turrets or any other assemblies are not attached to the model, this must be clearly specified on the Entry Card.

•           In classes with only one entry, 1st Place will only be awarded if that entry scores 70% and higher. There will be no “Auto Firsts” or “sweeps”.