The 2nd. International ''AK'' WEATHERING CONTEST

by Kasper Fischer

Submarine by Uschi van der Rosten

A lot of people don't like Facebook and are not members but AK Interactive wants everybody to join in so you do not need to have an account. It's free and the winner gets a book published and some other products but you can read about that in the official rules below:

Rules of the competition: 

1)   Anyone can participate, of any age and from any country, who is a fan of AK Interactive on Facebook.

2)  Each participant can present up to three different models. For each of the models you can send in a maximum of three photographs. Just send the photo’s to the following e-mail adress:

contest@ak-interactive.com 

making sure to indicate on the e-mail that it is for the AK Interactive Facebook Contest.

3)   AK Interactive staff will then select one photo of each model. This photo will then be entered into the competition gallery on Facebook.

4)   Each photo will be tagged, with at least, the name of the modeller. In this way visitors to the competition page will know a little more about the person behind the model.

5)   The last day for entering photos into the competition is October 20th 2011. In the case that 200 models have been entered before this date, the competition will close at that moment. Only 200 models can enter and compete.

6)   The competition ends on November 1, 2011 the winners of the competition will be decided on which photo has received the most “Likes” up to this date. So, the earlier you send in your photo’s the better chance you have of receiving more “Likes”

7)   Any friend or fan of AK Interactive has the right to vote in the competition and may vote on as many photos as they wish.

8)   In the case of a draw, the final vote will go to AK Interactive to decide the winner.

 9) The models that were sent in and could not  participate in the first competition will be the first to form part of the new album.

Prizes:

There are three prizes to be given away for 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed models.

1st prize:   One bottle of AK Interactive’s aging wine with denomination of origin, the new bookF.A.Q 2 by Mig Jiménez (available from December 2011) and a selection of the latest products from AK Interactive.

2nd prize:   One bottle of AK Interactive’s aging wine, the book RATZ, RODS AND RUST:  Building Models Cranky's Way by Virgil Suarez and a basic selection from the latest products from AK Interactive.

3rd prize:   One bottle of AK Interactive’s  aging wine and an AK Interactive t-shirt.

  In this second edition, as a new feature, AK - Interactive will be publishing a new book with a selection of the best models that are entered into the competition. This is why it is very important that the photographs are of a good quality and resolution.

Clarifications:

1)   The quality of the photo is very important because only one photo of each model will be entered into the competition album. Each modeller must send the photographs in RGB and or JPEG format. They should have a 300pp resolution and be a minimum 10 x 7 cm in scale. 

2)   The theme of the competition is exclusively based  on weathering: Any unpainted models, models painted in one flat colour or any model that has no type of weathering treatment will be excluded from the competition.

3)   Any style of model may be entered: Vehicles, Ships, airplanes, fantasy etc. and in any scale.

4)   Any model that does not comply with these rules will be excluded from the competition. Any false Facebook accounts will also be excluded as will any votes made from false accounts.

5)   The organisers of the competition reserve the right to change the rules of the competition at any time if they feel it is necessary.

6) By participating in the contest, you accept and will abide by the rules. And in this way to the possible publication of your models in the book by AK Interactive.

Survivor's mini by Nicolas Rouanet

That's it for now but I'd like to add you do not have to use any AK products to enter the contest. I will properly report back when the winner is revealed. I think there's about 50 entries so far and a lot of eye-candy so if you want see all the models, follow this link.

Here's Your Chance To Get Published

AFV-News.com , Mini Art and Scale Military Modeller are proud to invite you to partecipate at  "The art of war Contest –Part III "!

Scale Military Modeller

"The art of war Contest"  is an online
scale model competition with  subjects being submitted using digital
photos on the AFV-News.com contest forum section.

The submission starts today (01/04/2011 ) and it will end on the 30/06/2011, jury results will be unveiled during the month of  July 2011.  A selection of the best  models will be published in Scale Military Modeller magazine!. In this case you have to supply high resolution photos. 

None the less our generous sponsors, Scale Military Modeller  & Mini Art are issuing prizes for the first three positions.

When:

Submission Start Date : 01 April 2011

Submission Dead Line : 30 June 2011

Jury results : During the month of July 2011

Rules:

Model category : AFV models or generic ground military vehicles  (trucks, sidecars, staff cars..)

Scale : Most common scales:  1/35, 1/72 and 1/48

Number of entries per person : Three at most.

Author : Submitter must be the author  of the entry or co-author. If
there are two or more authors you must  declare  this on the submitted
documentation.

Period : Any. Modern, World War I, World War II.

Theater of war : Typical operation theaters which have the coldest weather features:  snow, ice, rain…

Main Characteristics:

1 – Models can make use of add-ons, detail sets or scratchbuilt
parts.  Documented scratchbuilt parts will get extra rating points;

2 – Models can be modified  to correct manufacturer errors or to
obtain a different version. Documented modifications will get extra
rating points;

3 – Models can be placed on a simple base or a diorama. Extra points assigned.

4 – Models can be equipped with figure or a complete crew. Extra points assigned.

5 – Special extra points are given to historical documentation,
modelling notes,  step-by-step photos and work in progress descriptions
submitted.

6 – As the only media accepted are digital photos extra rating point
are given to the quality of photography to give emphasis to the
subject.   Otherwise digitally photo retouched entries will be
discarded.

7 – Forbidden models:  Models that have been previously published in magazines.

How to submit:

1 –  You have to be a subscriber to the AFV News Forum;

2 – Post your entry in the CONTEST gallery section.

3 – As Topic name use the title of your art-work or name of the vehicle.

4- Submit at least 3 photos of your entry in any common photo format
and with a minimum resolution of 800x600. Remember to reserve High-Res
photos for a possible publishing on  Scale Military Modeller.

5 – Include a description of your work. The longer the better;

Prizes:

1^st – One 1/35 Mini Art Tank, one year subscription to Scale Military Modeller and Armour Data Book #1 – ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’.

2^nd – One 1/35 Mini Art Figrure set, Armour Data Book #1 ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’ & 6 months subscription to Scale Military Modeller

3^rd – Armour Data Book #1 ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’. and Revell 1/35 kit.

Publishing in Scale Military Modeller :

A selection of the best  models will be published in Scale Military Modeller

Winners in the Weathering Competition

by Kasper Fischer

This was the first time I ever staged a competition so I had to make a few adjustments along the way.
I felt I had to include the audience some more in the competition and decided to make a Peoples Choice Award. This would, of cause, only be judged by the viewers. I allowed everybody to give a vote for the model, they thought was the best weathered model.

My good friend, Dino from Germany won with his awesome Tiger I and really deserved honor form the people.
I got a few pictures from him yesterday because I wanted to post them here. Big thanks to Dino for taking part in this competition. You can see his full video here.

Btw, I sorry for the slow start on the video but viva Atleti...

Almost Deadline.

by Kasper Fischer

This was a fun video to make. I recorded most of it at Golden Spike Model RailRoad Club and used the layout as backdrop for the video. The rest I recorded at home. The competition was on it's way and this video was recorded a few days before deadline. I made a quick run-through of all the models in the competition. Some really great models and a lot more that I had hoped for. Because of that I decided to up the prizes one more time...

enjoy the video.

Svinehunden's Weathering Competition

by Kasper Fischer

As I wrote in my last blog, I have re-uploaded the videos from my 'Svinehunden' channel to ModelloursWorkshop and just as promised here are the first one. In this video I presents the judges whom were Modelman Tom, Scott form SMA, ScaleModelMedic and Al Bundy aka MonsteRailroad.
In this video I also show a bit of my layout because I was shooting a new train video at the time.