Model Show at NDK!
The IPMS/CoMMiES (International Plastic Model Society, chapter Colorado Modeling Militia Enjoying Sci-Fi) happily sponsors the NDK model show again this year. In addition to the model show, we also staff the Paper Model Make & Take and Miniature Painting Make & Take on Saturday and the Plastic Model Make & Take on Sunday. We want to share our love of model-building with you, and hope you catch the “fever”!
Model Show Information:
Model Show Entry Rules:
Participation in the show is open to all NDK attendees, Staff, and Volunteers. The Model Show at Nan Desu Kan is on a first come, first served basis, so be sure to bring in your entries early, and review the rules below!
Model Show Entry Rules
- No Entry Fee.
- Participation in the show is open to all NDK attendees, Staff, and Volunteers.
- Photography is welcome in the model room.
- Models displayed are not for sale.
Contest Rules
- Please note that this is an anime con and select your entries accordingly. Science Fiction and Fantasy themed entries are welcome.
- NDK is a family-oriented convention. Please, no entries that do not suit this audience.
- If a model has placed at a previous NDK model contest, please do not enter it again.
- Please be sure your entries will stand on their own on the display tables.
- Please pick up your entries during posted entry pick-up time on Sunday.
Disclaimer: NDK, the hotel & Con staff, and the IPMS/CoMMiES are not responsible for damage to or loss of entries. Although model show staff will safeguard entries to the best of their ability to reduce the possibility of damage or loss, accidents do happen.
Model Show judging
Award Certificates will be given as follows.
- Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Merit awards
- People’s Choice (based on voting by con-goers. Remember to vote!)
- Best paper model
- BEOSWL (Best Example of Something We Like, a CoMMiES award)
- Judges’ Best of Show
Judging will be done as entries are submitted, since entries will not be judged against each other. Certificates can be claimed when the entrants pick up their entries.
Contest Categories
Juniors
Modelers under the age of 18 have their own category.
Adults
Modelers age 18 and over
- Large Scale Figures & Busts – human & humanoid, as well as creatures & monsters
- Mecha – robots & power suits. This category includes Super-Deformed, Gundam and MaK
- Non-Mecha Vehicles – space-capable, atmospheric, ground and sea craft
- Small Scale Figures & Miniatures – single figures and groups of figures
- Dioramas – judged in part by the strength of the theme or story
- Kawaii – Japanese for cute. This includes chibi, haro, bears, and super-deformed, as well as other things that make you smile.