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1.
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General
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1.1 |
For the purposes of
these Rules, the term "WASMEx" means the event published
as the "WA Scale Model Expo" or "WASMEx";
WA Scale Model Expo Inc; and the WASMEx Organising Committee,
its members or nominees. |
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1.2 |
All entrants to WASMEx
agree to be bound by these Rules and any related decisions or
amendments made by the WASMEx Organising Committee, its members
or nominees. As such decisions are final, and no correspondence
will be entered into. |
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1.3
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Reasonable care will be taken with the entries, however no
responsibility will be accepted for any damage sustained to
the models entered. The WASMEx Organising Committee reserve
the right to move models around the judging tables
should the need arise.
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1.4 |
Prizes in the
Competition will be awarded during a presentation ceremony
at the conclusion of WASMEx. |
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1.5
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All models entered are to remain on display in the
Competition Area for the duration of the event. Entrants
are responsible for removing their entries following the award
presentations at the conclusion of WASMEx. Out-of-town entrants
may collect their entries by arrangement with the WASMEx Orgainising
Committee at the time of entering.
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1.6 |
Entries may be photographed
by WASMEx. Such photographs are the property of WASMEx and may
be used to promote future shows or used in other promotional
activities. Entrants not wishing to have their work photographed
must inform WASMEx at the time of entering their work. |
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1.7 |
Subject to Class entry
numbers, the WASMEx Organising Committee reserves the right
to combine or split the listed Classes, or to create
additional Classes where appropriate. |
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| 2. |
Suitability for Public
Display |
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2.1 |
WASMEx reserves the
right to refuse entry to any item that it deems to be
offensive or otherwise inappropriate for public display.
Reasons for refusal may include, but are not limited to: Nudity
or lewdness; political or ethnic/racist insensitivities; gratuitously
graphic depiction of violence or the aftermath of violence. |
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2.2 |
Where an entry is rejected
as unsuitable for public display, it shall be removed immediately
from the venue. |
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| 3. |
Acceptance of Entries |
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3.1 |
Entries will be accepted
between the times
and at the location advertised by the WASMEx Organising
Committee from time to time. |
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3.2 |
All entries must be
present in the designated Competition Area prior to the advertised
closing time for lodgement of entries. |
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3.3 |
Entries will only be
accepted on receipt of a completed official Entry
Form, which must be completed in full, and payment of
the appropriate entry
fee set by the WASMEx Organising Committee from time
to time. |
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| 4. |
Refusal and Disqualification
of Entries |
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4.1 |
WASMEx reserves the right to refuse to accept entries, or
to disqualify entries, where the Chairman or Chief Judge are
given reason to believe, consider, or suspect that any circumstances
that contravene these Rules including, but not limited to,
the following may exist:
- An entry is considered to be unsuitable for public display,
per Rule 2.1.
- An entry is not the sole work of the named entrant, per
Rule 5.3.
- An entry has been entered in a lesser Class (e.g. a “Modified”
entry into “OOB/Enhanced”, Senior into Junior or Intermediate)
with intent to deceive the Judges.
- The model does not fulfil the definition of a kit, per
Rule 5.1.
- The model is pre-assembled and/or pre-finished and does
not fulfil the requirements of Rule
5.2.
- The model has won a place in the same Class at a previous
WASMEx Competition, per Rule
5.5.
- Attendees to WASMEx have voted more than once in the “People’s
Choice”or “Best Display” ballots.
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4.2 |
Entries that have been
refused or disqualified shall immediately be removed from the
Competition Area or from the Venue as directed by WASMEx Officials. |
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4.3 |
Fees paid with respect
to entries that are disqualified are not refundable. |
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| 5. |
Eligibility of Entries |
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5.1 |
All entries shall be
static scale models, comprising at least one scale model kit.
A kit is defined as a set of commercially produced parts that
require assembly and painting or finishing by the modeller to
produce a scale model. Only “Scratch built” entries as defined
in Rule 6.4 are exempted
from this definition. Entries in the “Busts” Class are exempted
from the requirement for assembly. |
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5.2 |
Models that are pre-assembled
and/or pre-finished are not eligible unless the entrant can
demonstrate to the satisfaction of WASMEx that a level of reassembly,
modification, and finishing equivalent to assembly and finishing
of a kit has been performed. |
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5.3 |
All models entered in
the competition must have been constructed by, and are to be
the sole work of, the entrant. There is no limit to the
number of models that an entrant may enter in each Class, but
each model will be eligible for that one Class only. |
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5.4 |
Entrants in the Competition
may supply supporting reference material for their models if
desired, but this is not mandatory except as required by Rule
5.2. |
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5.5 |
Entries that have
won First, Second, or Third places in previous WASMEx
events are not eligible to be entered in the same Class.
They may be entered in another appropriate Class. |
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| 6. |
Competition Class
Definitions |
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6.1 |
Entry Classes in the
Competition are listed elsewhere.
Classes are based on combinations of subject and scale. Diorama
and Vignette entries shall be classed as to scale by the scale
of the figures included. |
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6.2 |
“Out of Box (OOB)/Enhanced”
Classes: Models entered in the OOB/Enhanced Classes must be
built using only those parts included in the single kit, as
per the instructions. These parts may be enhanced if desired.
For example: guns, exhaust outlets, etc, may be drilled out;
over scaled parts such as flaps and doors may be thinned; rigging
and aerial wires may be added. The model may be finished in
the colours/ markings contained in the kit or from third party
sources. |
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6.3 |
“Modified” Classes:
Models that include enhancements or modifications in excess
of those described in Rule 6.2 shall be entered in the appropriate
“Modified” Subclass. |
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6.4 |
“Scratchbuilt”
Classes: All scratchbuilt models are to be entered into the
Scratchbuilt subclasses. A scratchbuilt model is defined as
comprising at least 70% components that are not commercial model
kit parts. |
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6.5 |
In Diorama and
Vignette entries, all models and materials contained
within the perimeter of the base shall be judged as a single
entity. Any diorama base that will exceed 60 cm in width or
length must be notified to WASMEx at least one week prior to
the Competition so that display space can be planned. |
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6.6 |
Class 1 Aircraft:
All civil and military lighter-than-air craft, powered and unpowered
aircraft. Includes subjects that reached mock-up or bona fide
design study stage. Excludes “Fantasy” flying machines (Class
5) and “Spacecraft” (Class
9). |
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6.7 |
Class 2 Military
Vehicles: All military vehicles, civilian vehicles in military
or paramilitary service, field artillery, SAM’s and other short-range
missiles. |
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6.8 |
Class 3 Civil Vehicles:
All civilian vehicles,including ex-military vehicles in civilian
use. Excludes restored military vehicles carrying civilian registration
for private on road use (to be entered in Class
2). |
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6.9 |
Class 4 Figures: True to life representations of humans,
being models of an identifiable real person or of a “typical”
real person wearing the clothing and bearing the accoutrements
of an identifiable historical event or period.
Subclass 4.3 “Busts - Open” is for figure models
that do not extend below the upper torso, primarily comprising
head and shoulders of a single subject, finished by painting
and/or other means, and requiring minimal or no assembly.
Subclass 4.5 “Historical Gaming Figures – Open” covers
any collection of five (5) or more figures, on horse or on
foot, mounted on a single base representing real historical
characters, which can be used in historical war gaming.
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6.10 |
Class 5 Science Fiction
and Fantasy: Any model of a fantasy, comic book, movie,
or television character, vehicle, etc. |
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Class 6
Ships: All forms of seagoing vessels. |
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6.12 |
Class 7 Dioramas:
A scene including multiple models and scenic effects to illustrate
a story or event. Sub-classes by scale are defined by the scale
of the figures in the scene as defined for Class 4. |
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Class 8 Vignettes:
A scene including no more than three human figures with livestock
and/or personal equipment on a simple scenic base. Sub-classes
by scale are defined by the scale of the figures in the scene
as defined for Class 4. |
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6.14 |
Class 9 Spacecraft:
Spacecraft, satellites, landers, and associated rocket propulsion
units. Intercontinental and long-range ballistic missiles. |
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6.15 |
Class 10 “Intermediate”
Classes: Intermediate modellers are those between the agesof
13 and 17 inclusive at the time of the Competition judging.
For the purposes of Sub-class 10.7 “Figures and Busts – Open”,
the definitions in Rule 6.9
apply. |
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6.16 |
Class 11 “Junior”
Classes: Junior modellers are those under the age of 13 at the
time of the Competition judging. For the purposes of Subclass
11.6 “Figures and Busts – Open”, the definitions in Rule
6.9 apply. |
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6.17 |
Class 12 Miscellaneous:
Models that are not adequately described by other Classes. |
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6.18 |
Class 13 Fantasy Gaming: Figures, vehicles or mechanical
equipment used in the fantasy wargaming genre.
Subclass 13.1 “Fantasy Gaming Figures - Open”: A single figure
or group of figures (including humans, cyborgs, monsters and
other creatures) used in fantasy game playing.
Subclass 13.2 “Fantasy Gaming Vehicles and Equipment – Open”:
Any vehicle or piece of mechanical equipment used in fantasy
game playing.
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6.19 |
Junior and Intermediate
modellers may enter a higher age Class, this situation
should be clearly recorded on the entry form to avoid
entries being reclassified. |
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6.20 |
The WASMEx Organising
Committee reserves the right to reclassify entries at any time
prior to commencement of judging of the relevant Classes. |
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7.
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Judging
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7.1
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Judges will be appointed by the WASMEx Organising Committee
to decide this competition.
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7.2 |
Judging will take place
on Saturday afternoon,
or as otherwise directed by the WASMEx Organising Committee. |
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7.3
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Entry to this Competition is open to the people involved
in its administration or judging, however no entrant may judge
their own work.
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7.4
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Judging panels of three people will be formed by the Chief Judge using a ballot system, thereby getting a mix of people in the judging groups. |
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7.5
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The judging panel view each model individually, and mark the critique form that is with each model on the table in the class that they are judging.
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7.6
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The three person judging panel will select a winner and place - getters in each class by consensus. In the event that the judges cannot reach a consensus on a decision, then a majority decision will count. |
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7.7
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A judge is to disqualify themself from judging a particular class and advise the Chief Judge: if They know the modeller, assisted in anyway in building the model, the model is well known within their club or for any other reason that they feel that they cannot be fair or impartial in their judgement of a particular model.
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7.8
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A Competition "Best of Show" will be decided from
the individual Class winners by majority vote of the Judges.
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7.9
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A Competition "Peoples Choice Award" will be made
by count of a popular vote. Participation is open to all attendees
to WASMEx, however each attendee is entitled to one vote
only.
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7.10
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Other special awards maybe made as deemed appropriate by
the WASMEx Organising Committee from time to time.
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7.11
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Judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered
into.
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Class |
Description |
Scale |
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Aircraft
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Class 1.1
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Civil and Commercial
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Open |
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Class 1.2
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Small Scale - Out of Box / Enhanced
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Smaller than 1/50th |
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Class 1.3
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Small Scale - Modified
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Smaller than 1/50th |
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Class 1.4
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Medium Scale - Propeller- Out of Box / Enhanced
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1/48th and 1/50th |
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Class 1.5
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Medium Scale - Propeller - Modified
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1/48th and 1/50th |
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Class 1.6
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Medium Scale - Jet - Out of Box / Enhanced
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1/48th and 1/50th |
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Class 1.7 |
Medium Scale - Jet -
Modified |
1/48th and 1/50th |
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Class 1.8 |
Large Scale - Open |
Larger than 1/48th |
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Class 1.9 |
Scratchbuilt - Open |
Open |
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Military
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Class 2.1
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Small Scale - Open
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Smaller than 1/35th |
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Vehicles
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Class 2.2
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Medium Scale - Out of Box / Enhanced
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54mm and 1/35th |
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Class 2.3
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Medium Scale - Modified
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54mm and 1/35th |
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Class 2.4
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Large Scale - Open
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Larger than 54mm |
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Class 2.5 |
Scratchbuilt - Open |
Open |
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Civil Vehicles
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Class 3.1
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Cars - Out of Box / Enhanced - All scales
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Class 3.2
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Cars - Modified - All Scales
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Class 3.3
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Trucks and Commercial Vehicles - Out of Box / Enhanced
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Class 3.4
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Trucks and Commercial Vehicles - Modified
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Class 3.5 |
Motorcycles - Out of box / Enhanced |
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Class 3.6 |
Motorcycles - Modified |
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Class 3.7 |
Scratchbuilt - Open |
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Figures
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Class 4.1
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Small Scale - Open
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54 mm and smaller |
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Class 4.2
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Large Scale - Open
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Larger than 54 mm |
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Class 4.3 |
Busts - Open |
Open |
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Class 4.4 |
Scratchbuilt - Open |
Open |
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Class 4.5 |
Historical Gaming Figures |
Open |
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Science fiction
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Class 5.1
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Spaceships - Open
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& fantasy
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Class 5.2
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Vehicles and Equipment - Open
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Class 5.3
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Figures - Open
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Class 5.4 |
Scratchbuilt - Open |
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Ships
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Class 6.1
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Plastic - Open
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Class 6.2
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Other Materials - Open
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Class 6.3 |
Scratchbuilt - Open |
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Dioramas
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Class 7.1
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Small Scale - Open
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54 mm and smaller |
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Class 7.2 |
Large Scale - Open |
Larger than 54 mm |
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Vignettes
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Class 8.1
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Small Scale - Open
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54 mm and smaller |
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Class 8.2 |
Large Scale - Open |
Larger than 54 mm |
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| Spacecraft |
Class 9.1 |
Spaceflight - Open |
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Class 9.2 |
Space Landers - Open |
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Intermediates
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Class 10.1
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Aircraft - Open
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Class 10.2
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Military Vehicles - Open
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Class 10.3
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Civil Vehicles - Open
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Class 10.4
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Miscellaneous - Open
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Class 10.5
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War-Gaming Figures - Open
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Class 10.6
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War-Gaming Machines - Open
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Class 10.7 |
Figures and Busts - Open |
Open |
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Juniors
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Class 11.1
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Aircraft - Open
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Class 11.2
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Military Vehicles - Open
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Class 11,3 |
Civil Vehicles - Open |
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Class 11.4 |
Miscellaneous - Open |
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Class 11.5 |
War-Gaming Figures - Open
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Less than 54mm |
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Class 11.6 |
Figures and Busts - Open |
Open |
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Miscellaneous
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Class 12 |
As determined by WASMEx |
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| Fantasy Gaming |
Class 13.1 |
Fantasy Gaming Figures - Open |
Open |
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Class 13.2 |
Fantasy Gaming Vehicles and Equipment
- Open |
Open |
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