*** WINNERS - JUDGED COMPETITION GB 36 AXIS Manufactured Aircraft of WWII ***

[Wayne Little]

*** Winners – JUDGED COMPETITION GB 36 AXIS Manufactured Aircraft of WWII ***

It was great to see this Group build got a BIG increase in participating entries and was excellent for the broad spread of different aircraft presented.

Finished entries this time totalled 23 our equal 3rd highest tally alongside GB11 and GB23.

Second highest is GB13 Favourite Aircraft of all Time with 24.

Our highest and record Number of Finished models is 27 and goes way back to GB 2 "Pacific Theatre of operations"

Without further delay, the Winners of our Categories,

Category 1 Beginner / Novice / Casual CATEGORY.
No Entries were completed for this section.

Category 2 Intermediate / Casual CATEGORY.

1st Place : LeSteph40 - Stephane for his 1/48 Fiat CR42

2nd Place : Javlin - Kevin for his 1/48 Heinkel He-51

3rd Place : Mikewint –- Mike for his 1/48 Focke Wulf Fw200 C-4 Condor

Category 3 Experienced / Expert CATEGORY.

1st Place : Jkim - John for his 1/48 Kawasaki Ki-61d Hein

2nd Place : Turbo - Kirby for his 1/48 Macchi Mc202 Folgore

3rd Place : Jkim - John for his 1/32 Messerschmitt Bf109G-10 Erla

CONGRATULATIONS therefore go to Stephane and John for their Winning entries in each category, along with Kevin, Mike, and Kirby for their placings.

We once again appreciate the time and effort put in by all participants at the various levels, and the outstanding exchange of Information, Hints, Tips, Parts and Decals to those who required something to help their project, this alone shows the fantastic willingness of ALL to help each other and is the real backbone of the Group build experience….

Please continue to support the Group Builds in any way you can whether you build something or just enjoy watching others do their stuff!

We want this to be a friendly atmosphere and above all…..have FUN first and Foremost!

A BIG Thanks to…The Judging Panel for their time and effort !

 

[fubar57]

Congrats John and Steph. Well done all. Many thanks to the judges for using up their spare time. Great to see a lot of entries again

 

[GrauGeist]

A round of congrats to the winners and runners-up in all categories for a job well done and an additional round of congrats to all the entrants!

Well done, guys, well done!

 

[Wurger]

Congratulations to all winners and participants. Well done !!!

 

[Airframes]

Congratulations to the winners and all who took part - great to see so many entries this time around.

 

[Jeff Hunt]

Each build the job gets tougher and tougher for the judges. Throw in a large number of builds and it becomes monumental. Great effort all, lots of good builds, good advice and friendship along the way. Congratulations to those who placed in the top three of their divisions!

Cheers,

Jeff

 

[Crimea_River]

Congrats to the winners and placers. A very tough judging once again. A reminder please to make sure that your finished pics conform to the GB requirements and that the photos themselves are clear, close, and well lit.

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,
Oops, I didn't see it...
Congratulations to all participants. Many thanx for the judges
Well done all =D>

 

[JKim]

Just curious... what considerations would put the K-61 ahead of the G-10? I personally think the G-10 is a significantly better build than the K-61.

 

[Crimea_River]

The judges don't share notes so I can't speak for the others but here's my take. Contrary to the notion that the Macchi was "significantly better", I found the two entries to be VERY close. I won't go into specifics as I would need to publicly point out some minor issues that I saw with Kirby's build and he did not ask for that input.

 

[JKim]

I didn't mention the 202 build as I did not want to bring other people's models into the discussion. Simply wanted to know what made my Ki-61 build, which was just a quickie that I threw in, better than the G-10, which I really poured a lot of effort into. Also noticed that the G-10 didn't get any poll votes either. Is there a flaw with that build or is it just a preference or style thing? Again, just curious.

 

[Wurger]

John, you have to disassociate the poll votes and the scores your models got during the judging process. The poll bases on a quite easy way of the rating by other members. Just that's the "llke or dislike" way. Contrary to that the judging process contains more criterias including the appearance of a model as well. Therefore the two or more models of one modeller may get different number of points depending on the judge's.grading.IMHO the lack of votes for the G-10 could be because of slightly getting bored with LW kites.

 

[Gnomey]

Congrats guys!

 

[Crimea_River]

Sorry John, I misread your post and thought you meant the Folgore. My bad.

The major weighting of the scores is on general construction. I noted the flaps to be at different angles and the wheels at different slants as well. Also felt the panel line treatment to be a bit too strong. Small things but when the entries are of such high quality, small things matter, especially if there are structural things. The Hien, however, had no such issues and I liked the overall appearance more.

 

[mikewint]

My Condor and I would like to most sincerely thank you all

 

[rochie]

Fantastic efforts guys and congratulations to the winners

 

[JKim]

Thanks for the explanation, Andy. I appreciate it.

 

[turbo]

The judges don't share notes so I can't speak for the others but here's my take. Contrary to the notion that the Macchi was "significantly better", I found the two entries to be VERY close. I won't go into specifics as I would need to publicly point out some minor issues that I saw with Kirby's build and he did not ask for that input.

Congratulations to all the winners, it was a great group build! Andy, I'm happy for feedback as I'm always looking to improve. I don't mind if it's here or by PM, whatever you're most comfortable with.

 

[Wayne Little]

Just curious... what considerations would put the K-61 ahead of the G-10? I personally think the G-10 is a significantly better build than the K-61.

John both were excellent builds which makes our job all the more difficult, each Judge does there own judging without consultation this is the best way to ensure each is not swayed by another. We want the scores from their point of view and while we have a series of things to look at in rating our scores on the various aspects of the construction, painting, decalling and final appearance, the determinations are based on each reviewing the series of Presented pictures and build sequences along the way that we have access to.
We may not always get it right in the eyes of our modellers, but we strive to be as fair as we can in our environment.
In a number of cases these final placings are split by as little as half a point!
Each Judge will have certain things that they will look for beyond the general scope and guidelines and based on their modelling experiences this will also result in slight variations in ones point of view and final score. Some will see something another may not or vice versa so With 5 Judges this hopefully gives an even average spread that will still, in the end provide the right result in determining the placings......hopefully..

 

[Crimea_River]

My daughter could use a new vehicle.......