Euromilitaire 2008
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BOOK YOUR SHOW TICKETS HEREOr Call: 01303 228600To exhibit or for general enquiries:Daniel Webb Euro Militaire is almost with us and will be held over the weekend of 20th - 21st September at its usual venue of the Leas Cliff in Folkestone, Kent. The world famous Euro Militaire Competitions are a major feature of the show and are held in the Channel Suite – a well lit and air conditioned glass fronted extension with view of the English Channel – and most likely 'Dave' the bottlenose Dolphin who has made this stretch of the south coast his home. Friday is reserved as the ‘set up’ day for traders and clubs and the Show opens the following Saturday morning at 10am and closes at 5pm. On Sunday, the doors open at 10am once again - until the Show closes at approximately 4pm. Folkestone’s hotels and restaurants can get busy over the weekend and it’s difficult to avoid small, and large gatherings and meetings of show attendees enjoying a drink or a meal out with friends. Advance tickets are now on sale and will be up to the 14th September where you can make savings: Visitors to this year’s Euro Militaire exhibition this September in Folkestone can learn all about fictional hero Sharpe and his unit’s connections with the area.The hero of Bernard Cromwell’s novels, set around the Napoleonic Wars and a television series starring Sean Bean, Sharpe was an officer of the real-life 95th Regiment of Foot, known as the 95th Rifles and generally regarded as the founding unit of the modern British army. The 95th Rifles was based at Shorncliffe Redoubt, just a mile from the centre of Folkestone, and a re-enactment group will be the star attraction at Euromilitaire on the weekend of September 20-21. Also known as the Green Jackets, the re-enactment group will join with the Royal Horse Artillery to dress the main stage with cannons, Congreve rockets, uniforms and flags of the Napoleonic era, while Rifleman Chris Shaw will give three lectures over the course of the weekend. Shaw said: “I know how much the military modelling community pride themselves on their accuracy and attention to detail and hopefully we can explain to visitors a little bit about the history behind some of the units, the uniforms and equipment they paint. I will be talking about the history of the unit and its importance to the area, as it was the first permanent Rifle regiment in the country. I will also explain our efforts to have Shorncliffe Redoubt restored and turned into a museum celebrating the 95th Rifles and Sir John Moore, the general who established the innovative training regime. And given that many war-gamers will be at the show, I will also give my thoughts on what would have happened if Napoleon had ever invaded Britain. It’s a big privilege to be the first re-enactment group to be invited to the exhibition and we look forward to meeting many military modelling enthusiasts.” The re-enactment group is one of the biggest in the country, taking part in around 24 events every year. Members were involved in an advisory capacity on the television show and took part in a 2006 edition of Channel 4’s Time Team at Shorncliffe. | |
The competitions open at 10am on the Saturday and each single entry costs £2 and is registered by the modeller at the entrance to the Channel Suite, but we regret that no advance registration or postal entries are possible at Euro Militaire. You can enter by proxy, however, and if you intend sending a model for the competition with another party please read the ‘IMPORTANT NOTICE’ under CONDITIONS at the end of this feature. Competition entrants and show visitors should please note that the Competition Room in the Channel Suite closes at 3pm on the Saturday so that the final judging of entries may take place. The models must stay in the competition for the two days on public display. After entering the hall anyone wishing to enter a model should make their way to the lower level and obtain cards from the registrar before putting their models onto the purpose built competition display stands. There are now 24 competition classes and they were revised for last year’s Euro Militaire. Throughout the history of the show the organizers have taken advice and comments on board from modellers who have entered the competitions and added or revised competition classes and any criteria involved. The competition is open to all and the models in each class are judged to five ‘standards’ of Gold, Silver, Bronze, Highly Commended and Commended. Euro Militaire does not operate a ‘first past the post’ policy and if four entries in a single class are ‘gold standard’ then they are given gold awards, and so on down to Commended. The coveted Euro Militaire Best of Show award is selected from all the gold awards made and is announced at the opening of the show on the Sunday morning. Best of Show and Gold award winners are presented with their awards in the main hall on the Sunday beginning around 3pm. Winners of Silver, Bronze, Highly Commended and Commended awards can collect them in the Competition Room shortly after the main hall awards ceremony ends. | |
Competition Classes for Euro Militaire 2008Class 1. PAINTED Single Foot Figures (Up to 65mm)Class 2. PAINTED Single Foot Figures (Over 65mm) Class 3. PAINTED Single Mounted Figures (All scales) Class 4. CONVERTED/SCRATCH BUILT Single Foot Figures (Up to 65mm) Class 5. CONVERTED/SCRATCH BUILT Single Foot Figures (Over 65mm) Class 6. CONVERTED/SCRATCH BUILT Single Mounted Figures (Up to 65mm) Class 7. CONVERTED/SCRATCH BUILT Single Mounted Figures (Over 65mm) Class 8. VIGNETTES Groups of up to three figures on foot or mounted, of any scale, on a single scenic base; additional animals may be included. Class 9. DIORAMAS Groups of four or more figures of any scale on a single scenic base, additional animals may be included. The dimensions of the base (not the scenic dressing or objects on it) are not to exceed 61cm x 61cm (24 inches x 24 inches), because of available table display space. Class 10. BOXED DIORAMAS A scene containing fully round figures up to 120mm cased in a shadow or light box with scenic backdrop, lighting, etc. The box may not be used to display unrelated single figures; a story must be told. The dimensions of the box are not to exceed 61cm (24 inches) in length, 6lcm (24 inches) in depth and 61cm (24 inches) in height. Class 11. PAINTED MILITARY BUSTS (Up to 1:4 Scale) For commercial military busts. (See Class 12 for Converted/Scratch Built Military busts) Class 12. MISCELLANEOUS MILITARY FIGURES For true military or paramilitary entries (figures, vignettes, dioramas, etc.,) not conforming to any of the previous classes. However, restrictions on base still apply. Converted or scratch built military busts ARE ACCEPTABLE in this Class. Class 13. SINGLE MILITARY VEHICLE KITS For single, commercially produced military vehicle models built from kits only, up to 1:16 scale. Models must not be converted in any way and built straight from the box. Models may be embellished or detailed with home-produced or commercially available accessories, but the basic mark or type of model in the kit must not be changed. (Related figures can be included, but only if these are supplied in the kit.) Converted or scratch built models ARE NOT eligible for this class. Class 14. CONVERTED/SCRATCH BUILT MILITARY VEHICLES For single converted kit or scratch built models only and made from any material, up to and including 1:16 scale. (The judges will not take any related figures or base embellishments into account.) Class 15. MILITARY VEHICLE DIORAMAS For military vehicle kits, converted, or scratch built models up to 1:32 scale in a diorama setting on a scenic base with figures and/or animals. Base dimensions NOT to exceed 61cm x 61cm (24ins x 24ins) because of available table display space. Class 16. MILITARY VEHICLE ‘VIGNETTES’ For Military vehicle kits, converted or scratch built models up to 1:32 scale on a scenic base with figures/ and or animals. Base dimensions NOT to exceed 25cm x 25cm (10ins x 10ins). Class 17. PAINTED SINGLE FLAT FIGURES Painted flat figures of any scale. A single engraved and cast figure, with or without a mount, presented on an unadorned base, in a frame or mounted on a plain backdrop. This class excludes multiple figures in a common casting. Class 18. PAINTED FLAT FIGURE GROUPS Groups of two or more engraved and cast flat figures of any scale, with or without a mount but not presented on a base or in a boxed diorama (i.e. free standing). This class includes multiple figures in a common casting. Class 19. FLAT FIGURE DIORAMAS Groups of four or more engraved and cast flat figures of any scale. Must be presented on a scenic base or as a boxed diorama. Bases are limited to 61 cm, x 61 cm x 61cm (24ins x 24ins x 24ins). Class 20. PAINTED SINGLE CIVILIAN (A single foot or mounted figure. A figure may have more than one related animal. Full figures are limited to a maximum of 120mm. Commercial civilian busts are acceptable in this class and may exceed 120mm/1:16 scale.) ‘Girlie’, glamour, horror and military subjects are NOT eligible and will be disqualified if entered. Class 21. CONVERTED/SCRATCH BUILT SINGLE CIVILIAN For converted/scratch built single foot or mounted figures. A figure may have more than one related animal. Full figures are limited to a maximum of 120mm. Scratch built/converted civilian busts are acceptable in this class and may exceed 120mm/1:16 scale. ‘Girlie’, glamour, horror and military subjects are NOT eligible and will be disqualified if entered. Class 22. MISCELLANEOUS CIVILIAN For multiple foot or mounted figures displayed as vignettes, dioramas and boxed dioramas on a scenic base, but base size restrictions for dioramas and boxed dioramas apply. Credit will be given to scratch built or converted figures included in the work. ‘Girlie’, glamour, horror and military subjects are NOT eligible and will be disqualified if entered. Class 23. FANTASY For single or multiple foot or mounted fantasy figures and creatures including vignettes, dioramas and boxed dioramas on a scenic base (base size restrictions for dioramas and boxed dioramas apply as in other Classes). Special credit will be given to scratch built and converted work PROVIDED that 'evidence' sic. is supplied. A figure or creature may have more than one related animal, but scale is limited to 120mm maximum because of space restrictions. Anatomical accuracy is NOT a requirement in this Class. Class 24.JUNIOR DISPLAY MODELS (Junior modellers are up to and including 16 years of age on their last birthday). | |
To encourage junior modellers to display their work at Euro Militaire, this is an open display class for figure and vehicle models and will not be judged conventionally. Juniors may display their models for one day, on the Saturday or the Sunday, or over both days. A competition registration ticket is required for each model entered from the Registrar, but Juniors DO NOT PAY ANY REGISTRATION FEE. Models entered by juniors are not in competition, but displayed for visitors to see the works of junior modellers. The judges’ decisions will be final! | |
DEFINITIONS'PAINTED' - in the Class title means it is a painting class. Improvements, conversions and scratch built work are allowed, but WILL NOT be taken into account'SCRATCH BUILT/ CONVERTED’ - Scratch built means original work that has every part created by the competitor. Converted means work carried out to change a commercially available product so substantially that it is different in concept to the original. In figure classes the term includes the use of commercial heads, body parts and accessories (a ‘composite’ figure) provided the majority of the work apparent in the finished piece is still that of the competitor and is not a 'kit'. A vehicle model is deemed ‘converted’ if a significant portion of it has been rebuilt to change it to another type, mark, version, etc., or if extensive corrections have been made using plastic, photo-etched brass, resin or white metal parts to replace kit parts. Particular credit will be given by the judges to the extent and difficulty of scratch building and original work, and competitors are advised to submit any notes and illustrations on work they have carried out, where possible with pre-paint finish photographs. EVIDENCE - The competitor is urged to demonstrate work content by submitting legible notes (in English) and/or photographs, to ensure that the extent of conversion or scratch building is taken into account. MOUNTED - includes a related rider standing with his mount. ‘Mount’ includes any animal normally ridden by a soldier/warrior, e.g. horse, camel, elephant, mule, etc. | |
CONDITIONSModels entered in the Competition must remain on show until 3pm on Sunday. The sponsors of Euro Militaire reserve the right to photograph any model entered in the Competition with a view to publication or in any promotional literature. The organizers reserve the right to withdraw or disqualify any entry and to withdraw any Class, which in their judgement is under-subscribed. Postal entries CANNOT BE ACCEPTED under any circumstances. | |
IMPORTANT NOTICE PROXY ENTRIES NOT ACCOMPANIED BY SUCH AUTHORIZATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. |
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