Rate Your Model Honestly
For Pre-Show Judgement


The purpose of rating your own completed model is to honestly assess your capabilities for good model building and give you a set of guidelines to employ when and if you are asked to judge the work of others in a contest or show.

This will also give you the capability of making an assessment of your own modeling efforts before entering into a show or contest.The key questions you should answer are:

What did the modeler try to do? How well did the modeler do it?

You will be making judgments about difficulty and quality in all phases of your analysis.

Construction:How difficult or complex Simple, Somewhat complex, moderately complex complicated.Detail: How much detail has the modeler added. How complex is it.Conformity How well did the modeler reproduce the prototype’s appearance.

Finish How complex and accurate is the finish Is quality of the work evident

Scratch Building How much did the modeler build from scratch How difficult.

Rate Your Modeling Skill

You can rate your models based on five degrees by ranking the level of truth for the below statements.

This project exhibits evidence of difficulty and complexity.
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
This model shows a high degree of both quality and workmanship.
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
The model has extensive and complete subordinate detail.
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
Details added have a high degree of complexity.
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
This model is a faithful reproduction of the prototype in both scale and arrangement of details.
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
The finish of the model including decal application is flawless and exceptional.
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
The weathering applied is realistic and does not detract from the prototypical representation.
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
At least 25% of the model was scratch built (ie added interior, molded parts replaced) by the modeler.
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
The builder's fabrication of additions to the model is both complex and true to scale.
Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True
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