2024 New Mexico State Fair – Summary
Creative Arts – Division 13
Models – Military and Science Fiction
Sections 471-474 Sponsored by Albuquerque Scale Modelers
Sections
Section 471: Youth (ages 11 and under)
Section 472: Senior Youth (ages 12-17)
Section 473: Adult (ages 18 and over)
Section 474: Professional (More than 5 years experience)
NOTE: ASM members in the Masters and Intermediate Divisions are required to enter models in Section 474: Professional.
Classes
- Aircraft, Jet – Large scale (1/48 scale & larger)
- Aircraft, Jet – Small scale (1/72 scale & smaller)
- Aircraft, Non-Jet – Large scale (1/48 scale & larger)
- Aircraft, Non-Jet – Small scale (1/72 scale & smaller)
- Diorama – miniature scene, wholly or partially three-dimensional, depicting model in a naturalistic and realistic setting
- Flying Models, including flying rockets
- Helicopters – Jet & Non-Jet – All scales
- Military Vehicles – Fully Tracked –Large scale (1/35 scale & larger)
- Military Vehicles – Fully Tracked – Small scale (1/48 scale & smaller)
- Military Vehicles & Equipment-Non Tracked & Half Tracks-Small scale (1/48 & smaller)
- Military Vehicles & Equipment Non Tracked & Half Tracks-Large Scale (1/35 & Larger)
- Miniature Figure – single-footed or mounted figure
- Miniature Figure Vignette – maximum of 3 related human, animal or equipment figures, no vehicles
- Miscellaneous (none of the above)
- Powered Ships
- Sailing Ships & Oared Ships
- Science Fiction/Fantasy Figures – Including Anime, Gundams, Robotech
- Science Fiction, Science Fiction/Fantasy Spacecraft and Terrestrial Crafts; and Real (actual) Spacecraft; etc. – excluding figures
- Wood Models: models assembled or built of wood from pre-cut/laser-cut kits
- Paper Models: models built of paper or card stock, paperboard, or foam from kits or scratch-built
- 3D Metal Models: models built or assembled from pre-cut metal kits
NOTE: Only one entry per class.
Contest Summary
This year for the New Mexico State fair we had 55 total entries, which is about average. There were three youth entries. Two senior youth entries. 29 adult entries. And 21 entries in the professional category, which are mostly club members. We also had nine display only models and we also did the what is scale modeling educational display. James Medina had the most entries with seven he also won a clean sweep with seven blue ribbons. The most entries in the adult category was a lady named Haley Gibson with five entries. I want to thank Mike, Matt, Victor, Mark and David for help with the entries and James Medina for help with judging.
