Terms and condtions 2019

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Warsaw Modeling Festival

BABARYBA 2019

8-9.06.2019

 

1. ORGANIZER

• IPMS Warsaw

• Quasi Warsaw Cardboardholics Anonymous Club

• Ursynów District Office

• The Ursynów District Cultural Center

2. PATRONAGE

-THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE POLISH ARMED FORCES

– NATIONAL MUSEUM OF TECHNOLOGY in Warsaw

 

3. LOCATION

Arena Ursynów Hall

rtm Pileckiego Street 22,

Warsaw, Poland

 

4. TYPES OF COMPETITIONS

As part of the event, there will be 3 independent modeling competitions:

• Syrenia Łuska (Mermaid’s Scale) Competition – evaluation of models according to the predetrmined score, based on the documentation provided with the models

• Plastic Models Festival

• Cardboard Models Festival

All competitions are open and can be attended by individual modelers, as well as club members. As part of the event, the Mayor of the Ursynów District will award ten most interesting works presented at the Festival with a Ursynowski Niedźwiedź Prize (Ursynow’s Bear Prize) basing on the subjective evaluation system, i.e. „we liked the most”

 

5. PURPOSE OF THE EVENT

• Popularization of scale modeling as a form of developing technical and historical interests among children, youth and adults.

• Promotion of scale modeling as an interesting form of spending free time and the way of local social groups activization.

 

6. AGE CATEGORIES

Youngsters: born in 2007 and later

Juniors: born from 2002 through 2006

Adults: born in 2001 and earlier

7. GENERAL PROVISIONS

• The festival is combined with an exhibition for visitors

• Models can only be registered via the Internet

• The requirement for participation is to register model via application form on the internet before 24:00 (12:00 AM) on 6.06.2019.

• A model registered in the wrong category will not be evaluated

• The organizers do not charge a starting fee

• The organizers do not enter models in any of the competitions

• In case of doubts as to the authorship of the model, the Judging Commission may interview the exhibitor or modeler to confirm the authorship.

• Youngster or Junior can apply on special request to the Adult classes and will be then treated as an Adult with all the consequences.

• If small number of models will be registered in a class, the organizers reserve the right to combine classes.

• The organizers will do their best to protect models, but they do not bear formal, legal or/and financial responsibility for any damaged or missing models during the event.

• Selecting a special category does not exclude the model from the festival and competition classes

• Models that are not attached to the base or stand should be clearly marked with the words „Model not attached to the stand” in Polish language – „Model nie przytwierdzony do podstawki”.

• Judges’ decisions are final and cannot be protested. ANY QUESTIONING OF JUDGES’ DECISION WILL RESULT IN THE REMOVAL OF THE COMPETITOR FROM THE COMPETITION SCORE TABLE.

• Judges who withhold information about entering own models for evaluation in the classes they judge, will be disqualified from the competition and removed from the jury.

• THE ORGANIZER RESERVES THE RIGHT (optionally) TO NOT ACCEPT AN APPLICATION FROM A PERSON RECOGNIZED IN THE COMMUNITY AS A BRAWLER

• Models awarded in previous WFM editions cannot be issued for re-evaluation.

• Prizes not collected at the ceremony will not be sent to the competition participants.

 

8. RULES FOR MODELS EVALUATION AT THE FESTIVAL

• Documentation is not required but very welcome

• The number of awarded models in a given class depends on their quality level.

• It’s also possible that no model in the class deserves recognition

• Model evaluation will utilize a „stamp” system adopted from our friends at the Wrocław Model Show.

9. STATUTORY PRIZES (“Best of…”)

The best aviation model – plastic and cardboard

The best military vehicle – plastic and cardboard

The best civilian vehicle – plastic and cardboard

The best ship – plastic and cardboard

The best figure – plastic (incl. resin)

The best diorama – plastic

Best building – cardboard

Best “out of this world” model – plastic

Best unconventional cardboard model – cardboard

GRAND PRIX – the best BABARYBA Festival model

10. SPECIAL PRIZES

In addition to statutory prizes, special prices will be awarded. The criteria for each prize will be established by the prize sponsor. Special prizes will be announced as they are defined by sposnors.

11. EVENT PROGRAM

Framework program of the event is shown below. Special events (presentations, speeches etc.) will be announced by Organizers on the Festival website and Facebook profile.

SATURDAY, June 8th, 2019

8:00 -13:00 setup of models

10:00 -18:00 exhibition open for visitors

15:00  Judge briefing and model evaluation

09:00 -18:00 „modelers to modelers” marketplace

10.00 -18:00 model marketplace

SUNDAY, June 9th, 2019

9:00 -12:00 exhibition open for visitors

15:00 award ceremony and official closure of the event

09:00 -13:00 „modelers to modelers” marketplace

09:00 -15:00 model marketplace

12. MODEL MARKETPLACE

Model marketplace will take place on Saturday from 10.00 (10 AM) to 18:00 (6 PM) and on Sunday from 9:00 (9 AM) to 14:00 (2 PM). The number of trade stands is limited – they are assigned according to the order of registration.

!!! THE SALE OF COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. VIOLATORS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE EVENT !!!

13. ”MODELERS TO MODELERS” MARKETPLACE

„Modelers to modelers” marketplace will take place on Saturday from 9.00 (9 AM) to 18:00 (6 PM) and on Sunday from 9:00 (9 AM) to 13:00 (1 PM). The payment for sold kits as well as unsold kits should be collected until 13.00 (1 AM) on Sunday.

14. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Official Festival website:  http://warszawskifestiwalmodelarski.pl

Festival office e-mail: biuro@warszawskifestiwalmodelarski.pl

Facebook (updates, news, informal matters):

https://www.facebook.com/warszawskifestiwalmodelarski

SPECIAL CATEGORIES

  • Weapons and technology of Polish Armed Forces 1940-1945
  • Warsaw Uprising 44 – all models and figures related to Warsaw Uprising 1944.
  • The Best Rag (Najlepsza Szmata) – for the best „rag” on the model (one that doesn’t obviously cover modeler’s mistakes).
  • Vintage – Model of any scale or subject, built from a kit that was first released before 1985.

If you decide to enter the model into the Special Category, please mark it on a registration form in addition to a regular category.

PLASTIC MODEL CLASSES

YOUNGSTERS

ML: aircraft models (all scales)

MP: military vehicle models (all scales)

MPC: civilian vehicle models (all scales)

MO: ship models (all scales)

MD: dioramas (all scales)

MF: figures (all scales)

JUNIORS

JL: aircraft models (all scales)

JP: military vehicle models (all scales)

JPC: civilian vehicle models (all scales)

JO: ship models (all scales)

JD: dioramas (all scales)

JF: figures (all scales)

ADULTS

AIRCRAFT

Airplanes

SC144 – 1/144, civilian

SW144 – 1/144, military

SO72– 1/72, jets

SŚ72 – 1/72, propeller planes

SO48 – 1/48, jets

SŚ48– 1/48, propeller planes

SO32 – 1/35 and larger, jets

SŚ32 – 1/35 and larger, propeller planes

Helicopters

H72 – helicopter, 1/72 and smaller

H48 – helicopters, 1/48,

H32 – helicopters, 1/35-1/32

LPZP – aircraft models out of the box (documentation= kit instructions)

JAJA – „egg plane” and other weird style models

MILITARY VEHICLES

PG72 – 1/72 and smaller, tracked, before (up to) 1945

PGM72 – 1/72 and smaller, tracked, after 1945

PK72 – 1/72 and smaller, wheeled and semitracked, before (up to) 1945

PKM72 – 1/72 and smaller, wheeled and semitracked, after 1945

PG48 – 1/48, tracked

PK48 – 1/48, wheeled and semitracked

PG35 – 1/35 and larger, tracked, before (up to) 1945

PGM35 – 1/35 and larger, tracked, after 1945

PK35 – 1/35 and larger, wheeled and semitracked, before (up to) 1945

PKM35 – 1/35 and larger, wheeled and semitracked, after 1945

AM – artillery, 1/72 and smaller,

AD – artillery, 1/48 and larger,

DIORAMAS

DS – aircraft, all scales

DL – ground, all scales

DM – naval, all scales

DI – other

SHIPS AND BOATS

OPM – submarines, 1:200 and smaller

OPD – submarines, 1:199 and larger

ONM – surface ships, 1:700 and smaller

ONŚ – surface ships, from 1:699 to 1:200

OND – surface ships, 1:199 and larger

CIVILIAN VEHICLES

CC – trucks and technical (i.e. construction) vehicles, all scales

CO – cars, all scales

CS – sport cars, all scales

CM – motorcycles, bikes, all scales

FIGURES

FHMdo1914 – historical, 54 mm and smaller, before (up to) 1914

FHMpo1914 – historical, 54 mm and smaller, after 1914

FHDdo1914 – historical, larger than 54 mm, before (up to) 1914

FHDpo1914 – historical, larger than 54 mm, after 1914

FHP – historical busts

COLLECTIONS

K – minimum 5 models related thematically (all scales)

OUT OF THIS WORLD

N – Sci-Fi vehicles (all scales)

NFm – Sci-Fi and Fantasy figures, 54mm and smaller

NFd – Sci-Fi and Fantasy figures, above 54 mm plus busts

EXHIBITION

W – everything you would like to show outside of the competition

CARDBOARD CLASSES

Competition categories (cardboard without scale separation)

ADULTS

KO – ships and boats (full hull)

KOLW – waterline ships and boats

KOP – submarines

KŻ – tall ships

KS1 – propeller airplanes before (up to) 1930

KS2 – propeller airplanes after 1930

KS3 – jet airplanes

KS4 – helicopters, gliders, airships

KPK – wheeled military vehicles

KPG – tracked military vehicles

KPS – rail vehicles

KA – artillery

KPC – civilian vehicles

KR – rockets, spaceships, Sci-Fi

KF – figures, animals

KB – buildings / structures

KI – other

JUNIORS

Competition categories (cardboard without scale separation)

JKO – ships and boats

JKOP – submarines

JKŻ – tall ships

JKS1 – propeller airplanes before (up to) 1930

JKS2 – propeller airplanes after 1930

JKS3 – jet airplanes

JKS4 – helicopters, gliders, airships

JKPK – military wheeled vehicles

JKPG – military tracked vehicles

JKPS – rail vehicles

JKA – artillery

JKPC – civilian vehicles

JKR – rockets, spaceships, Sci-Fi

JKF – figures, animals

JKB – building / structures

JKI – other

YOUNGSTERS

MKS – aviation (airplnes, helicopters, balloons, etc.)

MKP – civilian and military vehicles

MKO – ships, boats, tall ships

MKI – other (figures, animals, buildings, dioramas etc.)