Contest Results & Award Winners

The Model Showcase is a display only exhibit. Many folks are not interested in participating in a judged event, even if it is Popular Vote. Some may want to share a partially completed model if there was some particularly difficult and tricky modeling technique involved. Others may simply just want to share some of their models.

The People’s Choice is a popular vote exhibit. Convention attendees are the judges and they will vote for their favorite model in four categories:

• Motive power
• Rolling stock
• Structure
• Display

Certificates for first, second and third in each category will be awarded.

The Judged Model Contest is a judged exhibit. Models are entered in nine categories:

• Locomotive—Steam
• Locomotive—Other
• Traction
• Passenger car
• Freight car
• Caboose
• Non-revenue car
• Structure
• Display

The Contest Chair will assign judges to one of five teams. Each team will judge all the models in the contest for one of five factors: construction, detail, conformity, finish and lettering, and scratchbuilt. The chairman then will calculate the total score for each model and rank them both overall and by category. Winners will be determined by total score.

Certificates for first, second, third and honorable mention will be presented.

The Photo Contest is a judged exhibit. Photographs are entered in six categories:

• Prototype Print—B & W
• Prototype Print—Color
• Model Print—B & W
• Model Print—Color
• Working on the Railroad
• Panoramic Print.

Certificates for Best in Show, first, second, third and honorable mention will be presented.

The Model Contest presents four Special Awards.

• A new award, sponsored by the Lakeshores Division is the Harold Russell Award and is given for the structure model with the highest point total.
• The Sunrise Trail Division gives The Sunrise Trail New Modeler Award for the model with the highest point total for a first time modeler.
• The Hub Division gives the Hub Award for the model with the second highest point total.
• The Baldwin Trophy is awarded as Best in Show for the model with the highest point total.

If you wish to participate in the Celebration Room, bring your model(s) or photo(s) to the convention with you. Check the convention schedule to determine what day and time the Celebration room opens.

Each model and photo will require an entry form, the NMRA Form #901. Models entered into the Judged Model contest only will also require NMRA form #902. It is helpful to the staff and will save you time if you prepare those forms in advance. These forms help the celebration room staff keep track of all the models and photos.