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I am glad that we got to hear the side of the story from one who was accused of wrongdoing. To have people exonerated from any perceived wrongdoing then 2 weeks later totally reverse the ruling certainly makes the powers that be look confused. I am a senior National judge for going on 20 years and can also state that it is HEAVILY emphasized at the mandatory judges meeting by the head judge that if you see ANY perceived impropriety report it IMMEDIATELY do not wait to the next day or next week or whatever. If there is a problem the judges will be interviewed and if necessary the category will be rejudged. Thats why we have Check Judges to spot these problems. Once those judging sheets go to the tally team it is pretty well carved in stone. It is also called out in the judges meeting for judges to stay in the area as they may be needed to judge another category or be asked about a problem that the check judges have found. At the total end of judging the head category will release the judges and or have the team leaders stand by for "Best Of" nominations depending on how that class does things. I sincerely hope that the powers that be can do a hard reset on all of this out of the megaphone of social media. The judging system works, true not everyone wins a trophy but as it is set up it works. I think if the rules laid out in the judges meeting were followed this would have been handled THAT night by the appropriate checks and balances and not in the podcast / social media spotlight in hindsight. Pat Donahue IPMS 5261

Yes Gil, I (no longer) read the Members Only sections and have finally notched out of these fights for the aforementioned reasons. Thank you guys, sincerely, for caring enough to wrestle with this stuff to try and make it right. But I will no longer follow it down the rabbit hole. Again: Modeling is my escape from this kind of thing in the so-called real world. Respectfully, Von_L

Thank you for following the 'WIP' on this project ,it's quite appreciated ! (OCT 16th)...Today ,I clean the clear section and gave it a coat of future , I also continue the seat that will be display around the gun fence and finally cut from there sprue the gun parts ! If you like to see the complete WIP on this project , just follow this Google link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/Yor8v3Q9pGkybXLh6 If you are curious and like to view the other WWII GERMAN sub I have done in 1/48 , just follow this link : https://goo.gl/photos/PM4EWugGVMb8Fzgm9 Enjoy ! jmarc