Andy Y Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Thank you to everyone who has taken time to vote for the entrants, there have been over 700 votes cast for each of the entries in the respective categories which is a fantastic level of interest from readers and members. Therefore any plaudits gained from the results should be highly regarded as illustrating a high level of peer recognition. Thank you to each of the entrants for taking the time and trouble to document each of the entries and interact with the membership in the process. I'll look forward to seeing a number of these entries in the flesh in due course but ahead of that I'd like to add my personal thanks to the participants. Anyway, enough of the opening speech. Operational Interest Category Well done to M Graff for his M - K & Eastern RR entry which took first spot by the most slender of margins. I had to look at the calculations to 3 decimal places to call the photofinish with a score of 3.965 to the runner up spot at 3.960 in eldavo's 'Waton'. The top 6 in the category are shown below: Visual Interest Category Well done to eldavo for taking the first place in the visual interest category with Waton with 72% of the votes being in the 4 or 5 mark. Superb work Dave, well done too to RBE with the runner-up spot for Outon Road. Prototypical Interest Category Eldavo strikes again in the prototypical interest category achieving a high degree of operational interest on a layout giving a nod to a real-life location in Water Orton. Congratulations to RBE for the runner-up spot in this category too with Outon Road. Overall winner Unsurprisingly with such broad appeal eldavo takes the overall prize with Waton, a superb credit to a 2mm offering which has caused many readers to question the scale. I shall be arranging for a trophy and presentation to Dave in recognition of his hard work, documentation of the project and entertainment. Worthy congratulations to RBE and Will Vale for taking 2nd and 3rd spots overall. An .xls file with a breakdown of the voting is available to any participants wishing to see the data in more detail, please drop me a PM if you'd like this. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Very well done - Michael, and to all the other entrants Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted January 1, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2011 I must say congratulations to all entries and especially to Dave for Waton. Thanks to Andy for organising. One thing is very clear - the results are very close and goes to show how good each of the entries have been modelled and presented. Well done to all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenton Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I wish to add my congratulations to everybody who made the effort to start something - because to me that was the whole point of the competition. Of course the extra congratulations are due for those that finished (well finished enough to offer themselves for voting) and to those with prizes or even just placings - an excellent display of modelling expertise. Well done. Oh, what and when for 2011 ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveyH Posted January 1, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2011 An excellent competition with a worthy winner. Thanks to all competitiors, I really enjoyed reviewing and scoring your entries over the Christmas break. Brilliant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wherry Lines Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Congratulations to all for getting this far - not forgetting Andy and the team or organising it all in the first place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 1, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2011 Well done to all, particularly to the winners, and especially the overall winner - Dave "eldavo" Thanks to Andy and co. for organising this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dilbert Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 The task of voting wasn't made easy at all due to the varied and excellent modelling projects that were submitted. Congrats to Eldavo, as the eventual winner, but congrats also to all the other entrants for being in the same frame as eldavo... dilbert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 40-something Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Congratulations to all! I entered the compo with the grand vision of having a finished layout, after an initial burst of activity only sporadic work has taken place. Spent most of my time working on stock! If there is a competition organised again for this year, then maybe I'll enter again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJP Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Huge congratulations to all who took part, and even more to eldavo, definitely a deserving winner (but then any of them would have deserved it!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Hi, Congratulations to Eldavo and Waton as well as all the people who took part. But the readers of RMweb are the real members for being given such fantastic layouts to look at! Simon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted January 1, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2011 Congratulations to the winners, I enjoyed looking at all the entries. I've picked up a few ideas for future use. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Graff Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Wow! That was real great fun! To see that I got so good results in the 2010 Challenge is really warming in this cold weather. Thanks for all who voted for both me and the other contestants and a big congratulation to the winner!! Waton is a showstopper! My M - K & Eastern RR is being more and more detailed by the week now, It´s really easy to access all places for detailing. I just don´t know why I haven´t made a shelf layout earlier.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDBLUE17 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Congratulations for those who took part and got a layout to a finished state in the timescale. I was very impressed with the overall winner, especially the level of detail in N but there were some cracking entries to vote on so well done to all for making this so interesting. Great idea Andy to run this in the first place. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 It was very hard to have to make judgements. Congratulations to all whose involved who have, lets face it, submitted their work to probably the most expert audience imaginable, both in their own skills and their diversity of knowledge. Will any of them make the mags, I wonder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Congratulations to Eldavo - Waton really does show N gauge to its absolute best, a very deserving winner. Every entry this year was to a very high quality, and it was really good to see so many people not only entering, but finishing! A great number of votes as well, I look forward to the 2011 competition! David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold griffgriff Posted January 1, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2011 Waton was a great layout to follow during its construction. It looks super and if I might be so bold - shes got great curves of course I mean the flow of the runnning lines across from left to right - all very convincing and pleasing to the eye B) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009matt Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Well done to Eldavo! it was good fun entering the comp and I had fun building the layout. I hope everyone else had as much fun etc as I did as they are all great in their own ways. It would be really good to have an exhibition with all of the finalists involved. Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Congratulations to all who entered - sometimes it's hard to put one's head over the parapet so well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Hearty congratulations to Dave (Waton) the winner and to all the runners up! Ah, how I wish I had the gumption to have persevered to the end but I could never have made "Flixborough" get to the sort of completeness of any of the finalists! I shall just have to gather yet more inspiration and keep on trying! Thats what it's all about, isn't it? Cheers, John E. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 A firm well done to Dave (Waton), the layout has I'm sure tempted a few to try 2mm scale. Of course all of the entries were excellent and a firm well done all 'round I think. I'd also like to thank everyone who voted high for Outon Road. It's a great pleasure to bring something to the table that can hopefully inspire others. I intend to keep working on Outon to hopefully bring even more in the future. Happy new year and thanks to all. Cav Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted January 2, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 2, 2011 Well done to all who entered this comp - it takes a certain brand of madness to produce a good layout in a small space - will we be seeing any of the entries at the member's day in July? I for one had a lot of problem with the voting, as there were so many issues to consider, but well done to Eldavo. Having a layout judged by one's (online) peers has to be quite a daunting experience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave777 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Well done to all the entrants, and worthy winners there. I shall finish my effort in 2011, and a lesson learned for my next challenge layout - keep it simple enough for me to finish within the timeframe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted January 2, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 2, 2011 Well done all. It was particularly difficult for me to decide. Congratulations to the winner. A worthy effort. It effectively captures the finescale look for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 All the entrants were diverting and very interesting - it really takes guts to put your work up in a competition! Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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