I was cleared to post the full text of all the amendments here last month.
There are posts in this section
https://forum.ipmsusa3.org/forum/43-amendment-discussion/
Covering each amendment... HTH
"Why would it" said Jim Clark.
Just like OOB/BKB, we ship judges get that particular question a lot.
The theory is that if we write it into the rule, there might be a few that read and don't ask.
I know it's a silly thing to expect, but.... 😉
Ed, you need to clarify in writing whether or not adding figures will move it into a vignetter/diorama category. We ship judges know it won't, but so should everybody else.
It might also be needed to say that raked masts need to be parallel with each other except when not so on the prototype.
I've used a UV pen to cure my elegoo resin to fill gaps like wing roots on models, adding tiny amounts with a needle then zapping it and once even to block a pinhole in spray bottle as it kept me from having to buy another!
In the past, Ed & Rusty have loaned a team to Phil to judge the Ship dioramas I have been on the team several times. I even judged just Dioramas under the tutelage of Art Gerber. It's not a big deal, and this precludes the need to loan teams to Phil.