First things first. We all owe Dave Taylor a huge round of applause. Between plans, kits, and prizes, he did a great deal of the heavy lifting this year. 
Now, on to the boring voting rules stuff.
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To be eligible to vote you simply need to have been a registered member of the board since yesterday noon. ALL members are eligible, even newbies and lurkers.
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You only get to vote once per category, (2 votes total.)
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Please, no electioneering, everybody vote their own mind. And based solely on the challenge not because they are your buddy. OK?
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Voting period begins the moment this message is posted, and will end at Midnight Pacific time on Monday February 11, 2013 (Sunday night)
Judging Criteria:
You’ll be judging both on the Model and the Build Log individually again this year.
The model judging criteria:
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Project - Originality, Creativity
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Process - Workmanship, Fit and Finish
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Product - Overall finished appearance
The Build Log judging criteria:
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Information Presentation - readability, followability,
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Information Presented - tips, techniques, history, how and why
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Photgraphs - “a picture is worth a thousand words”. For this contest we are NOT focusing picture quality, or even quantity, but how they further the build log, By showing progress, demonstrating techniques, or drawing attention to detail.
To cast your vote, you simply reply to this thread. So, for example if you think Ernest P. Worrell had the best model, and Forrest Gump the best build log, You only need to respond with:
“Model: Ernest, Log: Forrest”
If you choose not to vote in a category write in “undecided”. Please don’t change your vote.
And this year’s talented challengers are (in no particular order):
1st timer Travis Dague: http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18062/gondola-challenge
Todd Haskins: http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18058/todd-s-build-challenge-log
1st timer Joe Zullo: http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18171/sparky-joe-zullo-s-2013-challeng
Withdrawn due to builder’s request: Dave Taylor: http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18021/challenge-build-2013
Mik: http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18029/mik-s-challenge-build
Doug Arnold (DNF?): http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18026/2013-challenge-on-d-d-a-caboo
1st timer John Le Forestier: http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18117/build-challenge-a-vat-car-for-t
Ron Spenser: http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18100/ron-s-challenge-2013
Vic Smith: http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18031/vic-s-challenge-build
1st timer Dick Friedman: http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18070/dick-s-challenge-build-2012
1st timer Tom Grabenstein: http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18001/4th-new-year-s-scratchbuild-cha
Aaron Lotett: http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18025/build-challenge-2013-from-the-lo
Terry Burr: http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18098/terry-s-build-challenge-for-2013
Daniel Peck: http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18065/2013-buildoff
Lou Luczu (DNF?): http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18178/help-for-build-challenge
Shawn Viggiano (DNF?): http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/18050/2013-build-challenge-kmrr
By my count, that’s 16 starts with 13 completions this year, a really great turnout!
Did I miss anybody? Who all was 1st Timers? Did anyone with a DNF after their name actuallt finish, and have updated photos?
Let the judging begin!
EDIT Addendum. Ralph reminded me that we have 3 prizes this year. So we’ll award one for model, one for log, and combine scores to award a “best of show”… If all 3 turn out to be the same person, We’ll go to #2 on the individual categories… fair enough?