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I am not about to get into an argument with someone with the stature of Mel Santmyers (truly one of the people we all look up to)
BUTI was just expressing my opinion on 3 views and the trurn table I continue to worry about the low turnout in ALL our scale contestI can remember just a few years ago the Texas qualifier would have over 25 competitorsnow we strugle to have 15 and they almost all have grey hair
A lot of modelers today when faced with added requirements will simply continue to go to warbird fly-in and other venuesand we will be looking at contest and the scale masters with an ever dwinling number of entrysMy opinions come from 20+ years of being a CD for contest and 30+ years of being a competitor adding something else, I dont think will improve our planes or attendance at future contest
I can remember when EVERYONE that attended the SM Championships would receive a plaque or paper award (that we could frame) just for showing up at the Championships--I have several of those I proudly on my shop wall. I can only speak for myself but each one of those paper printouts cost me around $1000.00 just for transportation, meals, vacation time and expenses. Last few I attended- zippo-it is like I never attended-It cost almost nothing to print out--everyone that attends the Texas Qualifer gets a certificate of attendance-those young guys are especially proud of it-makes them another reason to come back next year
A few years ago I mentioned the paper certificate to one of the SM board members-he said if you want an award win 1,2,3 Realisiticly I figured I would never win the SM but I came for the friendship and fun-- I guess he would be very happy if only three people showed up-at least they would all have an award--
just an opinion--you wanted to express us an opinion-- I have--you dont have to agree with it
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