INFORMATION FOR STD CONTEST ENTRANTS
Please read the following information. If you have any questions, please
resolve them with the Contest Chairman prior to submitting your entries.
WHO CAN ENTER:
YOU MUST BE AN NMRA MEMBER TO ENTER AN STD PHOTO OR MODEL CONTEST.
CLASSIFICATIONS
The Contests at a STD event are divided into three classifications.
1. MODELER - your first entry in a classification on a local, regional or national level.
2. CRAFTSMAN - for modeler's who have never placed or been awarded 87.5 points for that type model in local, regional or national contest.
3. MASTER - restricted to those modelers who have placed or been awarded 87.5 points in a local, regional or national contest.
CATEGORIES
Model Contest
Sunrise Trail Division Model Contest Categories are as follows...
Structures
Motive Power - Steam
Freight Cars
Non-Revenue Cars
Diorama
Motive Power - Other
Passenger Cars
Photo Contest
Sunrise Trail Division Photo Contest Categories are as follows...
MODEL: Color, and Black & White.
PROTOTYPE: Color and Black & White
SPECIAL SUBJECTS: Color and Black & White.
Photo Contest Notes:
. Special Subjects are Computer manipulated images. "Manipulated images" are defined as those photographs where image editing programs such as Photoshop are employed to create an illusion (for example, inserting the image of the photographer climbing the ladder into the cab of a model locomotive) as opposed to enhancement or correction (increasing saturation, cropping, correcting colors).
. Minimum Print Size is 8"x10" Photo and Mat may not exceed 12"x16".
. Slides will not be accepted.
Questions regarding the category or classification of entries will be made by the contest Chairman. Right or wrong, the Chairman will make every effort to be consistant. Thanks for entering the Contest and Good Luck.