In
attendance once again this year was Global TV, doing a portion of their Morning
Show from the contest venue. Later
in the day, Calgary's CTV affiliate CFCN, and local independent station
Fairchild TV sent camera crews to film the event and conduct interviews.
This year, the club with the assistance of Fine Scale Modeler magazine,
set up a photography table in order to take pictures of some of the fine kits
that were entered. It is hoped that in the future we will see of these photos
published in this fine periodical or one of its sister publications.
Clearly the word is out about the size and quality of the Calgary show.
As
with other model contests, the RMMC show had models entered that covered a wide
range of modeling genres. Just
about anything that could be imagined was entered.
This necessitated the use of several different judging teams, each
concentrating on their area of specialization.
That did not, however, mean that the judges had an easy time of things;
quite the opposite in fact. There
were many occasions when the judges had a very difficult time deciding on which
one model was the best in its category because the quality of construction of
the models was of such a high standard. The
car/truck judges noted that a number of the models that they looked at could
easily compete in the big show held each year in Salt Lake City.
And on more than one occasion, additional judges were called upon to
break deadlocks among the judging teams. While
the work of the judges was difficult, it was something that was also rewarding
because it was a reflection of the high standard of modeling that has become
associated with this contest.
There
were also other distractions at this year's event. As always, a swap room was opened which allowed people to get
in a little shopping, and maybe even come up with some inspiration for next
year's contest. If you wanted a
model kit, and were willing to gamble, the club held a raffle draw that saw for
the price of a 25¢ ticket, items like a 1/32 Fw-190, 1/35 Blue Hawk, sports
bags, decals, and many others given away. These
raffle items, as well as a number of awards, could not have happened if it were
not for the generous support of many sponsors.
This year saw many former sponsors return, as well as some ones,
including Federal Express, Whiskey Jack Decals, Invader Hobbies, and "Picks"
Guitar Studio, to name but a few.
It is with humble thanks that the club expresses their appreciation to
all of the sponsors for their continued assistance, and looks forward to working
with them in 2005.
It
goes without saying that many individuals and club members also were involved in
putting on the show. It is safe to
say that just about every member of the RMMC was in attendance to do their part
in the contest, whether it was judging, tabulating results, taking admission
fees, setting up and cleaning up tables, as well as the many other little duties
that must be accomplished to make a contest of this caliber a success.
And the membership grew as well, as a number of people took advantage of
the chance to join the RMMC. What
was additionally gratifying was the help that the out of town modelers, some
whom we knew and some who were attending for the first time, lent the club.
This speaks volumes for the quality of people that the hobby, and in this
case the Calgary club, attracts.
The
Rocky Mountain Model Club would like to thank everyone who attended this
year's contest. It because of
their support, and their fine modeling skills, that this annual event is so well
received and continues to be the success that it is.
The RMMC is now looking forward to 2005 when it hopes that all its old
friends, and its new ones too, come back to Calgary to enjoy what is sure to be
another outstanding contest and show.
Massimo
Editorial Note:
Additional photos and information are on the club's web site:
www.rockymountainmodelclub.com
As
well, more photos can be found at:
www.mikegrantdesign.com/RMMC/index.html
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