TankerTweaker Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I know that the 3 models entered in the Triathlon category are judged all together as a group. Can one or more in that group also be judged for a Theme Award? Just wondering. Thanks Alan M. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnopfor Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Here are the rules for the Nationals..... http://www.ipmsusa.org/national_contest_committee/files/2017_national_contest_rules.pdf I didn't see anything in there that would disqualify a Triathlon entrys from being judged for the theme award Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TankerTweaker Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 14 hours ago, Johnopfor said: Here are the rules for the Nationals..... http://www.ipmsusa.org/national_contest_committee/files/2017_national_contest_rules.pdf I didn't see anything in there that would disqualify a Triathlon entrys from being judged for the theme award From the contest rules section III.SPECIAL CATEGORIES 5.Triathlon (Category 830) "Models constituting a Triathlon entry may not, simultaneously, be competing in other parts of the contest" Does this mean can't compete for special awards? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DONG Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Lets use an example. If one of your group was a 1/48 Tamiya Corsair it could win the Best Aircraft Award but you can't enter it in another category ( ie 1/48 WWII Allied A/C) that's what the rule means. Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnopfor Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 6 hours ago, TankerTweaker said: From the contest rules section III.SPECIAL CATEGORIES 5.Triathlon (Category 830) "Models constituting a Triathlon entry may not, simultaneously, be competing in other parts of the contest" Does this mean can't compete for special awards? As DONG stated, you can't have a model in the Triatlon and compete in another category at the same time during the Nationals, that what the rule refers to. Just to be sure, check in with our Nationals team when you come over here next week, but I'm sure that there should be no problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Netz Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Actually YES, any of your entries (ANY) are eligible for "Special Awards", Special awards such as the Theme award is NOT a category award. Theme falls in with "Best of Show" Best A/C, Best Armor, these are special and not a specific category award with a 1st-3rd award system. Curt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TankerTweaker Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 11 hours ago, Netz said: Actually YES, any of your entries (ANY) are eligible for "Special Awards", Special awards such as the Theme award is NOT a category award. Theme falls in with "Best of Show" Best A/C, Best Armor, these are special and not a specific category award with a 1st-3rd award system. Curt Makes sense to me now. If the rules would have said "Models constituting a Triathlon entry may not, simultaneously, be competing in other categories of the contest" it would have been more clear. The word "parts" was open to interpretation. Thanks Curt. Alan M. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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