Announcing new diorama contest.
Attention mods. Please feel free to place this in the forum you feel is most appropriate;
We'd really like to see what kind of diorama you guys could come up with when using one of our kits as a starting point so we're going to run our first "Dioramas Plus" contest.
The rules are simple. Use one of our 1/35 kits as a starting point, and build the best looking diorama you can.
The entries will be judged on the following;
Overall impression and presentation. What I mean is that when someone first looks at the diorama they go "Wow! That looks pretty cool!". The diorama should look professional and "finished". You don't need to spend a lot of money on a custom case or anything but whatever shows in the photographs should look good. The structure, figures and or vehicles should be positioned and finished in the most esthetically pleasing way.
Quality of workmanship. A professionally finished diorama is going to place better than one that looks as though it was haphazardly slapped together.
Originality. Depicting the scene or using the models in an especially creative way can only be a positive thing. Don't be afraid to "kitbash" the models, or to combine parts from several Dioramas Plus kits into one larger structure or whatever.
Quality of photography. You could build the best diorama in the world and nobody would know it if the photos you take of it are blurry, out of focus, too dark or too far away from the model. We won't be able to use them on our website or in our advertisements either. Likewise, don't photograph your diorama in front of a stack of dirty dishes in the kitchen or with your neighbors mini van in the background. I suggest taking the pictures outside on a nice day using a digital camera, with as plain of a background as possible. The best possible photograph makes the veiwer ask, "Is that real or is it a model?"
How to enter. Send us at least 3 (but no more than 12) photos via email or on a CD along with a brief (one or two paragraphs) description of your model and how you built it. Contest deadline is Oct. 1st 2009. Contest winners will be announced Nov. 1st 2009.
See our complete line of kits at www.dioramasplus.com
Our email address is downtowndeco@montana.com
Our mailing address is Dioramas Plus 5323 Fiddler CT. Florence MT. 59833 USA.
Our phone number is 406-273-0942 9/5/M/F/Mt. Time.
The Grand Prize is your choice of $100.00 of any current or future Dioramas Plus kits. Second prize is a $50.00 credit towards any of my kits, and Third Prize is a $35.00 credit towards any of my kits. Everyone that enters will receive at least a $10.00 gift certificate towards Dioramas Plus products. We reserve the right to use any photographs entered in the contest in our Dioramas Plus website or advertisements.
Thanks much!
Randy Pepprock
Dioramas Plus
