Maister Cup 2014

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MAISTER CUP 2014

Dear fellow modelers!

Model making has been closely related to distant as well as recent history which is the main source model makers draw their ideas from. Scale models are the result of passionate study of various sources, model maker's awareness of the materials they use in recreating events or objects, as well as their devotedness to including the minutest of details, hardly noticeable to the untrained eye. As such, they play an important part in understanding an event or an object caught in time. Model making is not only a relaxing hobby but rather a way of life. Model makers of different ages, professional backgrounds and nationalities all speak the same 'model-making' language. The latter is brought to life when different scale models about a single subject or those in the same scale factor are displayed on a single table, with model makers eagerly comparing them, studying each representation and feeling excited at innovative approaches and techniques in crafting interesting details etc.

In our endeavours to grow awareness about the importance of model making, share our model-making enthusiasm with all those interested, and perhaps make new people join the model-making sphere, Maketarski klub Maribor (Scale Model Club Maribor) decided to hold a contest in the beginning of 2014. We decided to name it Meister Cup 2014 to pay homage to the Slovenian general and poet Rudolf Meister who left a significant mark on our country’s history.

We would hereby like to invite you to the Maister Cup scale model contest which will take place in the Elementary School Rače near Maribor on 25 January 2014. The contest is open to all who wish to showcase their scale models.

Contest categories:

A1/A2 Road vehicles and other civil vehicles (seniors)

A1J/A2J Road vehicles and other civil vehicles (juniors)

K1 Figures in any scale (seniors)

K2 Military vehicles in 1:48 and 1:35 scales (seniors)

K3/K4 Dioramas and vignettes in 1:48 and 1:35 scales (seniors)

K5 Military vehicles in 1:72, 1:76, and 1:87 scales (seniors)

K6 Dioramas and vignettes in 1:72, 1:76, and 1:87 scales (seniors)

K1J-K6J Military vehicles, dioramas and vignettes in any scale (juniors)

L1 PROP Propeller aircraft in 1:48 scale and larger (seniors)

L1 JET Jet aircraft in 1:48 scale and larger (seniors)

L2 PROP Propeller aircraft in 1:72 scale and smaller (seniors)

L2 JET Jet aircraft in 1:72 scale and smaller (seniors)

L3 Aircraft in 1:100 scale and smaller (seniors)

L4 Aircraft dioramas in any scale (seniors)

L1J-L5J Aircraft scale models and dioramas in any scale (juniors)

P1/P2 Ships and other watercraft (seniors)

P1J/P2J Ships and other watercraft (juniors)

X1 Sci-fi, movie-based and astronautical models in any scale (seniors)

X1J Sci-fi, movie-based and astronautical models in any scale (juniors)

Special category:

S Models related to Slovenia’s history (seniors and juniors)

The special category applies to all models entered into any of the above categories (aircraft, transport vehicle, watercraft, figures, dioramas, and vignettes) in any scale, and which their authors believe are related to Slovenia’s history. On entering their scale models, model makers need to specify the Special Category (S) on the application form.

Contest programme:

8.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m.: Arrival and entry submission

10.30 a.m.: Start of competition

About 15.00 p.m.: Announcement of results and prize awarding

Contest rules and conditions:

- You can enter your scale models for the competition via online submission form or on site prior to the contest.

- Participation fee in the amount of €8 should be paid with the entry on the date of the contest.

- Contestants in Senior categories should be over 18.

- Contestants under 18 shall compete in Junior categories.

- Model makers in Junior categories are exempt form payment of participation fee.

- A contestant can only enter scale models they had made on their own.

- The number of entered scale models per contestant is not limited.

- Instruction sheet (attached to the scale model) is obligatory and a prerequisite for participating in the contest.

- Any model makers who would want to exhibit their work without participating in the contest will be able to do so in the exhibition section.

- Any models that are not attached to a base must have a sign saying “MAKETA NI PRITRJENA NA PODSTAVEK” (MODEL NOT ATTACHED TO ITS BASE).

- Contest organiser shall not be held responsible for any damages on the scale models on display, due to the public nature of the event.

- Until the results have been announced, all scale models must remain on the display tables.

- Once the contest is over, the best three models in each category shall be announced publically.

- By entry submission each contestant agrees with the rules and the conditions of the contest.

Prizes:

- Medal and award certificate for the best three scale models in each category;

- Practical prizes for the winner in each category;

- Cup and prize for the best model in the Special (S) category;

- Cup for the best overall model (“Best of show”).

Competition venue:

Osnovna šola Rače (Elementary school Rače)

Grajski trg 1

2327 Rače

Slovenia

Contact and entry submission:

Website: http://maistercup.wordpress.com/

e-mail: maistercup@gmail.com

http://www.balkanmodels.si/maistercup/vabiloeng.pdf

Organiser:

MK Maribor

[Sebastijan]

One month till the competition - application form has been posted to the site as well as printable PDF version - you can find both here: http://maistercup.wordpress.com/application-form/

MK Maribor wishes you Happy holiday and best of luck in 2014!