PLopen2021 results and feedback
Well folks, it is done. We had an absolutely massive turn out and this took forever to judge and evaluate. Before I post the reviews i'm going to go over our criteria and try to give you a frame of reference for what we look for in competition models. I've been judging competitions using IPMS rule sets for several years now and i was joined by judges who excel in clean building, resin figures, and scratch building. My particular expertise is in weathering and kitbashing. What does a judge look for? The entries were judged on 3 categories: Basics. This includes seam fixing, surface preparation, and the application of in box components. Paint. This is solely the application of paint. Details.This includes any additional parts not included in the kit box and parts on the model smaller than 5mm. Entries in this competition were judged based on the merits of the kit and it's finish alone with no extra merits awarded for modification, basing, etc. That being said here are all th