Somebody somewhere is going to buy one of these puppies and bring it to a show. It's a given. Are we going to catch it? Probably not. The only thing is, will it be better than everything else? I've judged an armor contest. Most entries get knocked out by misaligned tracks, barrel seams, bad joints. If these guys use good techniques (and for $150 I sure would be pissed if the kit wasn't flawless) then they are going to win. So what will be incumbent on the shows is to put the certificaton that you built the model or list any "help received" on your sheet. A VMI Honor code thing. Hey the unscrupulous won't do it. Oh well, there ain't no prize money (usually) in these contests, so such is life. Modeling is a hobby if you're only in it for the competitions and litle plaques, TAke it, it's yours! I build models for me, and I bring them to shows but more often than not, I just display them