So, I just got an email from Revell that I placed in the top 5 of a contest they ran on Facebook last week…
It’s wasn’t a REAL model contest, since votes were garnered by friends of the entrants, and NOT judged by objective people based on merit or presentation…so really, it came down to a popularity contest, which I think is misleading.
Nonetheless, I entered a picture of my completed Vasa, and asked all my Facebook friends to vote for me, and I got 5th place. Now, Revell is sending me $50 worth of model kits from their catalog (selected by them)…
I appreciate to compliment, bondoman…but like I said, my winning a prize had nothing to do with my modeling skills, it was just that I had support from my friends & family.
I actually responded to the email i got from Revell, POLITELY and MODESTLY thanking them for the opportunity, but also making a suggestion that, for future contests, they might consider offering category-based contests (cars, ships, planes, figures, age groups, etc.) and also conducting independent judging, as opposed to friend-votes…
Once I receive the prize model kits, I’ll let you know what they are.
Doesn’t matter what you say about the reasons you won David, the rest of us know you are a damned fine modelmaker and I am very pleased for you. Well done old son!
Pretty neat…two kits, one is a 1:500 USS Chicago Missile Cruiser, and the other is a 1:144 scale Apollo Saturn V Rocket!
It’s funny, last night we watched this movie called Battleship, about an alien invasion which is thwarted by some Navy forces…the movie was a little bit ridiculous, but for the first time I understood the beauty and power of the Battleships, Destroyers, etc…and I remarked to the lady, “Maybe I should get a kit of the Missouri or something and try it out, these iron ships are pretty popular with guys on the forum.”
…And then today I found one on my doorstep!
The rocket is super-cool, too! I’ve never built either of these types of kits, so it’ll be fun to try them out!
Of course, I would have been honored by whatever prize they chose to send, but I’m REALLY glad I didn’t find a couple of Muscle Car kits! lol
