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Mitch,Items like you mention: panel lines, hatches, number of wing ribs etc. are to be judged ONLY by the Craftsmanship judge.The Outline judge is to ONLY gauge the accuracy of the "outline" in the strictest sence. Any details that fall "inside" of the outline will be judged by the Craftsmanship judge. Remember, the "Outline" judge is gauging accuracy of the "SHAPE" of a 3-dimentional object compared to a 2-dimentional drawing that has NO perspective. A near impossibilty without supporting photos.Case in point:Take the average TopFlite Corsair: .60 size on up to Giant-Scale. Topflite screwed up the "shape" of the empenage between the cockpit and the verticle stab. The model built as per the plans ends up with a "flat-sided" section. That's not correct. It should be curved / rounded somewhat. In a 3-view drawing, you can not see the "shape" the entire length of the fuselage. Typical 3-views don't give you the fuselage cross-sections. This is why photos take priority and SHOULD be used.Ken.
A couple if questions: How many photos are to be submitted for the outline judging - and are they supposed to represent the traditional front/side/plan views?What is supposed to be submitted for color/finish/markings? What is supposed to be submitted for craftsmanship?
The rotating turn table will match any angle of the photos. The model itself will represent the color markings etc. against the photos submitted. The same applies for craftmanshipThe model will represent itself and as Ken says the judge for that is allowed to approach closer to check. He also mentions the use of a three view as a guide. I am not sure about that but is worth thinking about.
The number of ribs? Yup this may be lost To some extent. Is it lost now to some extent as well?
Started by Mel Santmyers