Below is the official list of categories: |
2010 IPMS/USA NATIONAL CONVENTION (NOTE: • 1/144 refers to scales 1/101 and smaller • 1/72 refers to scales 1/100 to 1/60 • 1/48 refers to scales 1/59 to 1/40 • 1/32 refers to scale 1/39 and larger • 1/32 and 1/35 figures will compete as 54mm. Categories followed by “#” and a number indicate planned splits up to that number. 0. JUNIORS *Aircraft (all eras) 010. 1/144 and 1/72 (pre-teen) *Military Vehicles (all scales, all eras) 020. All entries (pre-teen) Figures (all scales, all eras) 030. All entries (pre-teen) *Ships (all scales, types, and eras) 040. All entries (pre-teen) *Automotive (all scales, all eras) 050. All entries (pre-teen) Dioramas (all scales, all eras) 070. All entries (pre-teen) *Miscellaneous 080. All entries (pre-teen)
I. AIRCRAFT Biplanes (and others that are predominantly fabric, struts, and rigging) 100. 1/144 and 1/72 Small Prop and Turboprop, single engine 106. 1/72 (not exceeding 8.5” length or wingspan) #3 minimum Medium Prop, Turboprop, Glider, Multi-engine 112. 1/72 (not exceeding 11” length or wingspan) Large Prop, Turboprop, Glider, Multi-engine, etc 122. 1/72 (exceeding 11” length or wingspan) Small Jet 127. 1/72 (not exceeding 8.5” length or wingspan) #1 Medium Jet 133. 1/72 (not exceeding 11” length or wingspan) #1 Military Aircraft 1/32 139. Propeller driven Military Aircraft 1/144 145. Small (not exceeding 4.25” in length or wingspan) Rotary Wing (all types and eras) 151. 1/144 and 1/72 Civil, Sport, Racing, and Airships (all types and eras) 157. 1/144 and 1/72 Airlines 163. 1/144 #1 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 167. All Scales Vacuum-Formed (civil or military, all eras) 172. All Scales and Types #1 Conversions (civil or military, all eras) 174. All Scales and Types #1 Scratch-built (civil or military, all eras) 178. All Scales and Types #1 OOB Single Engine Prop 186. 1/72 (not exceeding 8.5” length or wingspan) OOB Small Jet 188. 1/72 (not exceeding 8.5” length or wingspan) OOB Large Aircraft 190. 1/72 (exceeding 8.5” length or wingspan) OOB Military Aircraft (Other) 193. 1/144 All Types OOB Airliners 195. All Types and Scales OOB Other Aircraft (civil airships, rotary wing, UAV, etc) 196. All Types and Scales
II. MILITARY VEHICLES Closed-top AFVs (including tanks, assault guns and self-propelled guns) 1/48 and larger 200. Through Korea #1 Open-top AFVs and AFVs with interiors (kit-provided or scratchbuilt, all eras, including assault guns and self-propelled guns) 1/48 and larger 206. All Entries #1 Armored Half-tracks and Armored Cars (all eras) 211. 1/49 and smaller Soft-skinned Military Vehicles (all eras, including trucks, jeeps, unarmored half-tracks and motorcycles) 217. 1/49 and smaller Artillery, all eras, towed (including missiles and all railroad guns) 223. All scales #1 Military Vehicles, Fully Tracked 225. 1/49 and smaller, Korea and earlier #1 Conversions (all eras and types) 228. 1/49 and smaller Scratch-built (all eras and types) 234. 1/49 and smaller OOB Armored Vehicles, tracked, closed top (includes tanks, assault guns, and self-propelled guns) 250. 1/48 and larger #3 OOB Armored Vehicles, tracked, open top (included assault guns and self-propelled guns) 253. 1/48 and larger OOB Armored Half-tracks and Armored Cars 254. 1/48 and larger OOB Soft-skinned Military Vehicles (all eras, including trucks, jeeps, unarmored half-tracks and motorcycles) 255. 1/48 and larger OOB Military Vehicles, all types tracked, including half-tracks 256. 1/49 and smaller OOB Military Vehicles, all wheeled vehicles, soft-skinned and armored 257. 1/49 and smaller
III FIGURES Dismounted and mounted (all eras) 300. 53mm and smaller Dismounted (all eras) 305. 54mm to 70mm #1 Mounted (all eras) 311. 54mm to 70mm Conversions and Scratchbuilt 317. All scales, all eras Fantasy 322. All entries #1 Science Fiction 324. All entries #1 Busts 327. All entries
IV SHIPS Powered (surface) 400. Carriers, battleships, cruisers, and battlecruisers 1/401 and smaller #1 Sailing (all scales) 407. All entries Submarines 412. 1/401 and smaller pre-1946 Boats, Speedboats, Motor Torpedo Boats, Motor Patrol Boats 418. All scales, types, and eras Conversions and scratchbuilt 423. All scales, types, and eras OOB All Ships 425. All scales #2
V AUTOMOTIVE Replica Stock (unmodified chassis and drive train except for tires, wheels, and paint. Includes conversions that create production vehicles) #2 500. 1/32 and smaller Street Rod and Street Machines, all scales 506. 1948 and older body Customs, all scales 512. All entries Competition, Straight Line 515. 1/31 to 1/20 Competition, Open Wheel 517. 1/32 and smaller Competition, Close Wheel 523. 1/32 and smaller Large Scale, 1/19 and larger 529. All entries Scratchbuilt and Conversions 534. All scales and types Commercial Vehicles, all scales 539. Light commercial (2 axles) Motorcycles, all scales 545. All entries Curbside, all scales 550. All entries OOB Replica Stock 560. All scales and types OOB Customs 564. All scales and types OOB Competition 568. All scales and types
VI SPACE AND SCIENCE FICTION VEHICLES Real Spacecraft, Missiles, and Vehicles (kits and scratchbuilt) 600. All entries Science Fiction and Fantasy Vehicles from kits 605. All entries #1 Mecha (Gundams, robots, etc, from kits) 606. All entries Science Fiction and Fantasy Vehicles, conversions and scratchbuilt 610. All entries OOB Space and Science Fiction 698. All entries
VII DIORAMAS Aircraft 710. Small composition (single aircraft, no more than 5 figures) 1/144 and 1/72 Armor 720. Small composition (single vehicle, no more than 5 figures) 1/48 and larger Figures 730. Vignettes (5 or fewer figures) Ships 740. All entries Automotive 750. All entries Science Fiction 760. All entries Miscellaneous Dioramas 780. All entries
VIII MISCELLANEOUS Dinosaurs 800. All entries Humor in Modeling 810. All entries Hypothetical (other than sci-fi) 820. Kit-based (spurious markings on standard kit) Triathlon (models from three different classes) 830. All entries Collections (five or more closely-related items) 840. All entries IPMS Chapter/Group Entry 850. All entries Miscellaneous (any subject, except dioramas, of an interest not provided for in any of the above categories, without restriction to scale or era) 860. All other entries OOB Hypothetical (as per category 820) 870. All entries OOB Triathlon (as per category 830) 872. All entries OOB Miscellaneous (as per category 860) 875. All other entries
OVERALL AWARDS George Lee Judges’ Grand Award THEME AWARDS – The Art of Scale Modeling Best Weathered Finish1 OTHER SPECIAL AWARDS Best USS Arizona-Related Entry7 1 Self-explanatory. Could apply to an entry in any class. |