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2023 Division Contest – Description

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MARCH 18:        Railroad Memorabilia: Each participant will have 1/3 of a meeting room table to set up an exciting collection of your favorite railroad memorabilia. It can be any item (signs, paperwork, advertising, tools, antique or modern) not to exceed 50 lbs. Judging will be by the membership, with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places awarded.

 

MAY 20: Railcar Loads: Build/assemble any railcar load you wish. Your entry must be an authentic representation of a railcar load. Your entry must be accompanied by a photo, magazine picture, or internet photo/drawing of this load and railcar.  Judging will be by the membership, with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places awarded.  Any scale may enter.

 

JULY 15:  Trackside Structures: Build/assemble any type of building or structure that would be typical along the railroad.  These can be equipment huts, interlocking towers, signal systems, yard or mainline, etc… just to name a few.  The structures must have been railroad owned.    Judging will be by the membership, with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places awarded.   Any scale may enter.

 

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 1st, 2nd, and 3rd 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.  1st 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 1st Place and Runner Up; the entire membership will vote for Fan Favorite). HO Scale entry.

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