2023 Division Contest – Description

SEPT 16:   Super Detailed Rail Car: Entry will be a passenger car that YOU have super detailed.  (Scale Trains Rivet Counter disqualified). Any scale entry. Judging will be by the membership, with 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd places awarded.

NOV 18:  Building Diorama Contest: (again) Members compete with a diorama not to exceed 18”x18” and must use the Division Walther’s Kit “Import Motors” (available for $10 per kit).  The rules are…1. You must use one of the building fronts and one of the building sides; 2. It doesn’t necessarily have to be railroad related (online or offline). The finished diorama will be judged at the November Tidewater meeting celebrating National Model Train Month.  1^st Place winner will receive $75, Runner Up will receive $50, and Fan’s Favorite will receive $50.  Judging for the first two place winners will be based on modeling skills, innovation, and creativity.  Fan Favorite will simply be that. (A panel of MMR’S will be the judges for the 1^st Place and Runner Up; the entire membership will vote for Fan Favorite). HO Scale entry.