20th OPEN COMPETITION GUIDELINES
OFFICIAL IPMS BA-BAGUIO
SCALE MODELING GUIDELINES
For the Open competition
Date: June 30 – July 206, 2025
Venue: SM CITY BAGUIO ATRIUM
GENERAL COMPETITION RULES
I. Eligibility to Compete – The IPMS – Bert Anido Baguio 20th Open Static Model Competition is
open to all current Active Official IPMS:BA-Baguio Members in good standing, IPMS: Bert Anido
Philippines Active Official Members and all plastic scale modellers.
II. Entry Eligibility –Must be a legitimate scale model kit that is assembled. –Must be at least 80% Plastic/ Resin/ ABS/ PVC in composition.
**For New Entries
(Only current and active Official IPMS:BA-Baguio Members with “New Entries” are eligible for
raffle.) – Entries should be new and not previously entered/worked on.
**For old Entries: –should not have won 1st, 2nd, or 3rd even Gold, Silver or Bronze place in any previous IPMS
Club Hosted scale modeling competition. –May be previously refurbished but is still covered by the previous rule.
III. Judging
1. Entries will not be labeled on who built it and what brand it is.
All judging is impartial. In the Contest Room, only judges are allowed to be assisted by
secretariat. Ideally, knowledge of who built a particular model must not influence the outcome
of the judging.
2. Judges are not allowed to compete in their respective categories.
3. All competing entries shall be judged and graded accordingly using the same set of rules and
applying the same criteria.
4. From the time that judging begins, and until the conclusion of the awards ceremony, judges
will not disclose the outcome of any portion of the contest to anyone.
IV. Prohibitions
1. There shall be no depiction of excretory functions depicting any human being or animal.
2. There shall be no depiction of sado-masochistic activity, equipment, settings or situations, to
any degree, regardless of whether there are figures in the model and regardless of whether any
figures present in the model are clothed.
3. There shall be no depictions of explicit sexual conduct, bilateral or autoerotic, regardless of
degree and regardless of the clothing-status of the participants that involves the touching of
the
breasts or genitals or other erogenous zones of any depicted figure. (Must cover in public if
there are any.)
4. There shall be no depiction of any nude human male or female figures where the genitalia of
the figures are exposed or where the clear intent of the same is to portray a sexual scene.
(Must cover in public if there are any.)
5. Toys are disqualified from joining.
V. JUDGING CRITERIA
Please see attached file of criteria for each category
Platinum – 100%
Gold with Honors – 91 – 99%
Gold – 86 – 90%
Silver – 81 – 85%
Bronze – 76-80%
Diploma – 75% and below
SPECIAL AWARDS:
Best In Show
Over-all Winner
Most number of New Entries
Chairman’s Cup
Presidential Cup
Speed Build Champion
Armor Galore Theme Build Choice Award
Warhammer Theme Build Choice Award
People’s Choice Award
Shakespeare’s Choice Award
Frank’s Choice Award
CHOICE AWARDS:
- Academy
- Airfix
- Aoshima
- Bandai
- Border Models
- Dragon
- Games Workshop
- Hasegawa
- Hobbyboss
- Italeri
- Meng
- Revell
- Rye Field Model
- Takom
- Tamiya
- Trumpeter
- Amusing Hobbies
VI. STATIC MODEL COMPETITION
A – MASTER’S DIVISION:
CATEGORIES:
A1 – MASTERS’ AIRCRAFT/FIXED WING/JET PROPULSION
1/32 scale or bigger
1/48 scale
1/72 scale
1/144 Scale or Smaller (Includes Off-Scale)
A2 – MASTERS’ AIRCRAFT/FIXED WING/PROPELLER
1/32 scale or bigger
1/48 scale
1/72 scale
1/144 Scale or Smaller (Includes Off-Scale)
A3 – MASTERS’ AIRCRAFT/ROTARY WING
1/35 scale or bigger
1/48 scale
1/72 scale
1/144 Scale or Smaller (Includes Off-Scale)
A4 – MASTERS’ ARMOR
1/24 Scale or Bigger
1/35 Scale
1/48 scale
1/72 scale or smaller
A5 – MASTERS’ SHIPS, SUBS AND BOATS
1/35 or Bigger scale
1/72 scale
1/200 scale
1/350 scale
1/700 scale or smaller
A6 – MASTERS’ CARS, TRUCKS, AND MOTORCYCLES – Open Scale
A7 – MASTERS’ GUNPLA (All Gundam Mecha Competition entries)
–Super-Deformed Gunpla
–1/144 or smaller Gunpla
–1/100 Gunpla
–1/60 or larger Gunpla
A8 – MASTERS’ FIGURES Military/ Civilian (Miniature and Figure Competition entries)
–1/72 or smaller Figures (28mm and below)
–1/64 or bigger Figures (32mm to 42mm)
–1/48 scale
–1/35 scale
–1/24 scale or bigger Figures (1/16, 1/12, 1/9, 1/6, 1/4, and above)
–Bust open scale
A9 – MASTERS’ FIGURES Sci-Fi (Miniature and Figure Competition entries)
–1/72 or smaller Figures (28mm and below)
–1/64 or bigger Figures (32mm to 42mm)
–1/48 scale
–1/35 scale
–1/24 scale or bigger Figures (1/16, 1/12, 1/9, 1/6, 1/4, and above)
–Bust open scale
–Squad (for Warhammer kill team and armies)
B- AMATEUR DIVISION CATEGORIES:
B1- AIRCRAFT/FIXED WING/JET PROPULSION/ Modified (MOD)
1/32 scale or bigger
1/48 scale
1/72 scale
1/144 Scale or Smaller (Includes Off-Scale)
B2 – AIRCRAFT/FIXED WING/JET PROPULSION/ Out-of-the-Box (OOB)
1/32 scale or bigger
1/48 scale
1/72 scale
1/144 Scale or Smaller (Includes Off-Scale)
B2 – AIRCRAFT/FIXED WING/PROPELLER/MODIFIED
1/32 scale or bigger
1/48 scale
1/72 scale
1/144 Scale or Smaller (Includes Off-Scale)
B3 – AIRCRAFT/FIXED WING/PROPELLER/OUT-OF-THE-BOX
1/32 scale or bigger
1/48 scale
1/72 scale
1/144 Scale or Smaller (Includes Off-Scale)
B4 – AIRCRAFT/ROTARY WING/MODIFIED
1/35 scale or bigger
1/48 scale
1/72 scale
1/144 Scale or Smaller (Includes Off-Scale)
B5 – AIRCRAFT/ROTARY WING/OUT-OF-THE-BOX
1/35 scale or bigger
1/48 scale
1/72 scale
1/144 Scale or Smaller (Includes Off-Scale)
B6 – ARMOR/MODIFIED
1/24 Scale or Bigger
1/35 Scale
1/48 scale
1/72 scale or smaller
B7 – ARMOR/OUT-OF-THE-BOX
1/24 Scale or Bigger
1/35 scale
1/48 scale
1/72 scale or smaller
B8 – SHIPS, SUBS AND BOATS/ Modified
1/35 scale or bigger
1/72 scale
1/200 scale
1/350 scale
1/700 scale or smaller
B9- SHIPS, SUBS AND BOATS/ Out of the box
1/35 scale or bigger
1/72 scale
1/200 scale
1/350 scale
1/700 scale or smaller
B10 – CARS, TRUCK AND MOTORCYCLES/ Out of the Box -Open Scale
B11 – CARS, TRUCK AND MOTORCYCLES/ Modified -Open Scale
B12 – GUNPLA Amateurs OOB (All GundamMecha Competition entries)
–Super-Deformed Gunpla – OOB
–1/144 or smaller Gunpla – OOB
–1/100 Gunpla – OOB
–1/60 or larger Gunpla – OOB
B13 – GUNPLA Amateurs MOD (All GundamMecha Competition entries)
–Super-Deformed Gunpla – MOD
–1/144 or smaller Gunpla – MOD
–1/100 Gunpla – MOD
–1/60 or larger Gunpla – MOD
*Note – Non-standard Gundam Scale models such as Mobile Armor, Stand Alone Backpack
arms such as dendrobium or GN arms and all OFF-SCALE Gundam entries such as those
kitbashed with different scaled parts will fall to the SCI-FI MECHA CATEGORY. Gundam Pilot
figures fall to the SCI-FIGURES CATEGORY. Non MechaGundam Vehicles such as 1/35
Gundam Tanks and 1/550 Motherships fall to the SCI-FI VEHICLES CATEGORY. Please be
guided.
B14 – FIGURES Military/Civilian (Miniature and Figure Competition entries)/ Modified
–1/72 or smaller Figures (28mm and below)
–1/64 or bigger Figures (32mm to 42mm)
–1/48 scale –1/35 scale
–1/24 scale or bigger Figures (1/16, 1/12, 1/9, 1/6, 1/4, and above)
–Bust open scale
B15 – FIGURES Military/Civilian (Miniature and Figure Competition entries)/ Out of the Box
–1/72 or smaller Figures (28mm and below)
–1/64 or bigger Figures (32mm to 42mm)
–1/48 scale –1/35 scale
–1/24 scale or bigger Figures (1/16, 1/12, 1/9, 1/6, 1/4, and above)
–Bust open scale
B16 – FIGURES Sci-Fi (Miniature and Figure Competition entries)/ Modified
–1/72 or smaller Figures (28mm and below)
–1/64 or bigger Figures (32mm to 42mm)
–1/48 scale –1/35 scale –1/24 scale or bigger Figures (1/16, 1/12, 1/9, 1/6, 1/4, and above)
–Bust open scale
–Squad (for Warhammer kill team and armies)
B17 – FIGURES Sci-Fi (Miniature and Figure Competition entries)/ Out of the Box
–1/72 or smaller Figures (28mm and below)
–1/64 or bigger Figures (32mm to 42mm)
–1/48 scale –1/35 scale
–1/24 scale or bigger Figures (1/16, 1/12, 1/9, 1/6, 1/4, and above)
–Bust open scale
–Squad (for Warhammer kill team and armies)
SPECIALTY COMPETITION
C. DIORAMA/VIGNETTE COMPETITION
C1-Military/Civilian/Movie Scene Diorama
C2-Military/Civilian/Movie Scene Vignette
C3-Science-Fiction/ Fantasy/Anime Diorama – (Mecha/Anime/Science-fiction Movie) Diorama
C4-Science-Fiction/ Fantasy/Anime Vignette – (Mecha/Anime/Science-fiction Movie) Vignette
C5 – GROUP BUILD DIORAMA (OPEN SCALE/OPEN CATEGORY)
D. SPACE, FICTION, AND SCIENCE-FICTION
D1 – ACTUAL SPACE VEHICLE (Non-Fictional) -Open Scale
*Note: Prototypes, Working Experimental Spacecraft, and “Blueprint” Vehicles are allowed.
D2 – SCI-FI VEHICLES -Open Scale
D3 – SCI-FI MECHA (General Mecha Category) -Open Scale
D4 – FICTION (General Fiction like Dinosaurs) -Open Scale
E. WARHAMMER
E1 – Single Miniature
— Miniature on an appropriately sized base – including miniatures mounted on smaller vehicles and creatures like bikes, jetbikes, and beasts.
— Ratlings to Terminators, Ork Warbosses, Tech-Priest Domini
— Characters like Maugan Ra, Illuminor Szeras, Daemon Princes, and Roboute Guilliman
E2 – Squad or Kill Team
— Three or more miniatures.
— Displayed on an appropriately sized base.
— Miniatures on foot, small vehicles, and miniatures mounted on bikes, jetbikes and beasts, provided they are organised into a unit of three or more models
— Grots to Tyranid Warriors, XV8 Crisis Battlesuits, and Aeldari Shining Spears
E3 – Large Model or Vehicle
— Vehicle or large model mounted on an appropriately sized base
— Tanks, walkers, flyers, and monsters
— Everything from Falcon grav-tanks to Baneblades, Nemesis Dreadknights to Plagueburst Crawlers, Trygons to Aeldari Avatars, or Greater Daemons
— Named characters like the C’tan Shard of the Void Dragon, Ka’Bandha, and Szarekh, The Silent King
— Models entered into this category that, for any reason, do not require a base may still be mounted on an appropriately sized base.
E4 – Diorama or Duel
— Scenic displays and duels based on the worlds of Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, Warhammer: The Old World, Middle-earth™ Strategy Battle Game, Necromunda, and Blood Bowl
— Mounted on an appropriately sized base
— Subject should be appropriate to the background of the world in which it is set, but otherwise, there are no restrictions on the battle scene’s theme or content.
VII. AWARDS
*Static Model Competition*- All Categories and/or Subcategories will be awarded with a
Corresponding Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
*Best In Show Award* -An award to the static model competing entry which is judged best of all
entries in the competition. (Must be Gold winner)
*Point-system Awards (Overall Champion) -Overall Winner -A Competitor who garners the most points in the competition
***** Point System*******
§ Bronze = 1 point
§ Silver = 3 points
§ Gold = 5 points
§ Gold with honors = 10 points
§ Platinum = 20 points
§ Choice Award = 13 points
§ Special Award = 20 points
*Most Number of New Entries Award*-Reserved to the competitor with the most number of
competing registered Entries
*Choice-Award*-An award given to the BEST ENTRY of each of the corresponding BRANDS
*Chairman’s Cup* -An award given to the competitor with a perfect score from his/her entry
and winner of platinum medal.
*Presidential Cup* -An award given to the competitor which has earned the most number of
gold medals.
*Theme Build* -An award given for the most outstanding theme build entry.
*Speed Build* -A Competitor who has built a specific kit on a given time with the most proper
execution and presentation of the speed build kit.
*People’s Choice Award* -An award voted by guests at the event itself via ballot box.
*Shakespeare’s Choice Award*-An award dedicated to one of the hobby’s Founders in the
Philippines. Judges would decide on a 1/48 or 1/32 Aircraft kit with the specific brands of either
Tamiya or Trumpeter.
*Frank’s Choice Award* -An award dedicated to one of IPMS Bert Anido’s Founders. Judges
would decide on any Ship entry under any scale.
VIII. DEFINITION OF TERMS
1. MASTER- A competitor who has won 1st place, Gold, or Platinum in any IPMS hosted event.
2. AMATEUR – A competitor who has not won 1st place, Gold, or Platinum for any IPMS Hosted
event. The Term “Amateur” does not apply to skill, craftsmanship, work output, or experience
in the hobby.
3. SCI-FI – Fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major
social or environmental changes.
4. DIORAMA – A model representing a scene with three-dimensional figures.
5. VIGNETTE – A smaller version of a diorama, not exceeding a square area of 6X6 inches.
6. OOB – Out-Of-The-Box – A scale model entry that it is built using all parts included within its
original packaging.
7. MOD – Modified – A scale model Entry with partial or extensive modifications using
aftermarket parts or scratch-built effects.
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