Îáúÿâëÿåòñÿ íà÷àëî òóðíèðà ïî ÂÂÑ àôðèêàíñêèõ ñòðàí

Èòàê, îáúÿâëÿåòñÿ íà÷àëî êîíêóðñà ïî âîçäóøíûì ñèëàì àôðèêàíñêèõ ñòðàí. Îò âèíòà!

The "African air forces" tournament officially starts today! For more detail, read the full anouncement! Cleared for take off!

Cåãîäíÿ íà÷èíàåòñÿ òóðíèð ïî âîçäóøíûì ñèëàì àôðèêàíñêèõ ñòðàí. Îáñóæäåíèå êîíêóðñà ìîæíî ïðî÷èòàòü çäåñü. Ñîðåâíîâàíèå áóäåò ïðîâîäèòüñÿ â ôîðìàòå òóðíèðà, ñ ïîñòðîéêîé îôô-ëàéí. Òàêæå, ñïåöèàëüíî äëÿ ýòîãî òóðíèðà îòêðûòà âåòêà èíôîðìàöèîííîé ïîääåðæêè, íî âîïðîñû â íåé ëó÷øå çàäàâàòü ÷åðåç ëè÷íîå ñîîáùåíèå îðãàíèçàòîðàì, äàáû ñîáëþäàòü àíîíèìíîñòü è êîíñïèðàöèþ!

Today is the official start of the tournament on african air forces. The discussion of the tournament (in russian), can be found here The competition will have a "tournament" format, with building taking place off-line. More on this in the competition rules. Also, specifically for this tournament, a special tread has been opened, where participants can ask their questions, preferrably via a personal message or an e-mail to one of the organisers, to maintain anonimity.

Òðàäèöèîííî èçìåíÿþòñÿ ñòàâøèå óæå ïðèâû÷íûìè ïðàâèëà. For rules in english, read on!
Èòàê:

1. Ê ó÷àñòèþ ïðèíèìàþòñÿ ìîäåëè ðåàêòèâíûõ ñàìîë¸òîâ-èñòðåáèòåëåé, ó÷åáíûõ ñàìîëåòîâ, âîåííî-òðàíñïîðòíûõ ñàìîëåòîâ è âåðòîëåòîâ, ñòîÿâøèõ íà âîîðóæåíèè ëþáûõ ÂÂÑ, ÂÌÔ èëè äðóãèõ âîîðóæåííûõ ñîåäèíåíèé ñòðàí Àôðèêè, ïîñëå 1950 ãîäà.
2. Ìàñøòàá è ïðîèçâîäèòåëü ìîäåëè ëþáûå.
3. Äîïóñêàåòñÿ ïðèìåíåíèå ëþáûõ äîïîëíèòåëüíûõ íàáîðîâ (ñìîëÿíûå, ôîòîòðàâëåíûå è ïð.) â ëþáûõ îáú¸ìàõ.
4. Ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíûå äîðàáîòêè ïîäðó÷íûìè ìàòåðèàëàìè – áåç îãðàíè÷åíèé.
5. Âàðèàíòû îôîðìëåíèÿ – íà óñìîòðåíèå àâòîðà.
6. Íà÷àëî ìåðîïðèÿòèÿ – 1 ìàðòà 2012 ãîäà. Îêîí÷àíèå ïðè¸ìà ðàáîò – 00÷00ìèí 1 ñåíòÿáðû 2012 ãîäà.
7. Ê ó÷àñòèþ äîïóñêàþòñÿ ìîäåëè, íà÷àòûå ïîñòðîéêîé ïîñëå 01.03.2012ã, ëèáî íà÷àòûå ðàíåå, íî çàêîí÷åííûå îáÿçàòåëüíî â ïåðèîä ïðîâåäåíèÿ òóðíèðà.
8. Íà êîíêóðñ ïðèíèìàþòñÿ ôîòîãðàôèè ãîòîâûõ ìîäåëåé â êîëè÷åñòâå íå áîëåå 10 øòóê, ïðè ýòîì ñíèìêè, ïîäëåæàùèå îïóáëèêîâàíèþ, àâòîð îïðåäåëÿåò ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíî. Ðåêîìåíäóåìûé ðàçìåð èçîáðàæåíèé - íå áîëåå 1000 òî÷åê ïî áîëüøåé ñòîðîíå è äî 500êÁ.
9. Äëÿ ó÷àñòèÿ íå òðåáóåòñÿ äåëàòü ïðåäâàðèòåëüíóþ çàÿâêó (íî òåì íå ìåíåå, çàÿâêà îðãàíèçàòîðàì â ëè÷êó ïðèâåòñòâóåòñÿ), äîñòàòî÷íî, ïî èñòå÷åíèè ñðîêà, ïðèñëàòü ôîòîãðàôèè ãîòîâîé ìîäåëè íà ýëåêòðîííóþ ïî÷òó ðåôåðè ñ êðàòêèì îïèñàíèåì ìîäåëè è ïðîöåññà ñáîðêè-îêðàñêè, ñ îáÿçàòåëüíûì óêàçàíèåì íèêíåéìà íà ôîðóìå è íàñòîÿùèõ èìåíè è ôàìèëèè àâòîðà.
10. Âî âðåìÿ ïðîâåäåíèÿ ìåðîïðèÿòèÿ è ãîëîñîâàíèÿ íå äîïóñêàåòñÿ âûêëàäûâàíèå â ñåòè Èíòåðíåò êàê ýòàïîâ ñáîðêè, òàê è ãîòîâîé ìîäåëè.  ïðîòèâíîì ñëó÷àå, ðàáîòà ñíèìàåòñÿ ñ êîíêóðñà. Òàêæå, åñëè ðàáîòà áûëà íà÷àòà äî 1 ìàðòà 2012, òî íèêàêèõ ôîòîãðàôèé ýòîé ðàáîòû íå äîëæíî áûëî ïîÿâëÿòüñÿ â ñåòè ðàíåå.
11. Ïîñëå îêîí÷àíèÿ ïðè¸ìà ðàáîò, ôîòîãðàôèè âûêëàäûâàþòñÿ â ñïåöèàëüíîé òåìå äëÿ çðèòåëüñêîãî ãîëîñîâàíèÿ, ïðè ýòîì íå óêàçûâàåòñÿ àâòîðñòâî ðàáîò, ïðîèçâîäèòåëü èñõîäíîãî íàáîðà, êîëè÷åñòâî è íàèìåíîâàíèå ïðèìåí¸ííîãî àôòåìàðêåòà è îáú¸ì ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíûõ äîðàáîòîê. Îöåíèâàåòñÿ òîëüêî êîíå÷íûé ðåçóëüòàò.
12. Ïðè íàëè÷èè äîñòàòî÷íîãî êîëè÷åñòâà ðàáîò (îò äâóõ è áîëåå), ãîëîñîâàíèÿ ïðîâîäÿòñÿ â ðàçëè÷íûõ íîìèíàöèÿõ:
- 1/72
- 1/48
- 1/32
Âîçìîæíî òàêæå äàëüíåøåå äðîáëåíèå íîìèíàöèé – âåðòîëåòû/òðàíñïîðòíèêè/îñòàëüíîå, íî, åñòåñòâåííî, òîëüêî ïðè äîñòàòî÷íîì êîëè÷åñòâå ðàáîò.
13. Ïî çàâåðøåíèè ãîëîñîâàíèÿ îáúÿâëÿþòñÿ ïîáåäèòåëè, íàçûâàþòñÿ àâòîðû êàæäîé ðàáîòû è äà¸òñÿ îïèñàíèå, à âñåì ó÷àñòíèêàì â ïðîôèëü äîáàâëÿþòñÿ èêîíêè.
14. Ïðàâèëà îêîí÷àòåëüíûå, îáñóæäåíèþ íå ïîäëåæàò, íî ðàçúÿñíÿþòñÿ ïðè âîçíèêíîâåíèè êàêèõ-ëèáî âîïðîñîâ.
15. Ðåôåðè äóýëè – ñàìîâûäâèæåíöû Âÿ÷åñëàâ Äåì÷åíêî è Þðà Êàëÿçèí (yvk). Ýëåêòðîííûe àäðåñà äëÿ îòïðàâêè ôîòîãðàôèé ãîòîâûõ ìîäåëåé è îïèñàíèé – witaj@mail.ru è kaliazkiny@mweb.co.za . Ïðè ýòîì, ðåôåðè, ïðè æåëàíèè è âîçìîæíîñòè, ïðèíèìàþò ó÷àñòèå â ìåðîïðèÿòèè íà ðàâíûõ óñëîâèÿõ ñ äðóãèìè ó÷àñòíèêàìè.
16.  ñëó÷àå íå ñîãëàñèÿ ó÷àñòíèêîâ, ìîæåò áûòü íàçíà÷åí äðóãîé ðåôåðè.

And now for the same rules, but in English:

The rules of the competition are as follows:

1. Models of the following can take part – jet fighters, trainers, military transport aircraft and helicopters that served with the Air Force, Navy or other military units of any African countries after 1950.
2. Any scale, any manufacturer.
3. Any and all aftermarket parts, decals are allowed.
4. No limitations on original kit modifications or alterations.
5. Marking options – the author is free to choose any, as long as they comply with point 1 above.
6. Competition start – 1 March 2012. Due date and time for completed model photo submissions – 00h00 1 September 2012 ãîäà.
7. The model must either have been started after 1 March 2012, or if it was started prior to 1 March, it must have been finished during the running of the competition.
8. The final submission should consist of no more than 10 photos, chosen by the model’s author. Recommended photo size – 1000 pixels on the long end, no more than 500KB per photo.
9. You do not have to announce your participation publically (but the organisers do encourage that you announce your participation to them privately), it is enough just to submit your finished model’s photos by the due date and time, with a short description of the model, any aftermarket parts used or any modifications made, plus a brief description of the build (about a paragraph in total). Please also submit your real name and surname with the photos.
10. You are not allowed to publish any photos of the model itself or of the build process on any resources, internet or otherwise, until the competition and the voting has concluded. If this rule is broken, the model will be disqualified. Also, if the model was started prior to 1 March 2012, it can only participate in the competition if point 7 above is met and no photos of the model of any kind were published on any resource, internet or otherwise. You can publish your model photos anywhere you like after the voting process is concluded.
11. After all the participants have submitted their photos, their submissions will be published in a specially allocated forum topic. Only the photos with the name of the model and the scale will be published, and models will be judged on this basis.
12. If there are enough submissions, models would be broken down into categories by scale
- 1/72
- 1/48
- 1/32
And also possibly by aircraft type - fighter, trainer, helicopter, etc., but only if the number of submissions allows this.
13. After the judging process is done, your name as well as your more detailed model description will be published, the winners in each category are announced, and participant badges are awarded to those registered on the site.
14. The rules are final and conclusive but clarifying questions can be asked of the organisers.
15. The tournament organisers are Vyacheslav Demchenko and Yura Kaliazin (yvk). The e-mail address for submissions for the Russian modellers is witaj@mail.ru while for the South Africans (and participants from any other country) it is kaliazkiny@mweb.co.za . The organisers are also allowed to take part in the competition with equal rights and responsibilities as the rest of the participants.
16. The organisers can be replaced if enough participants wish to do so.

Íó, ÷òî, "cêàëîëàçû" è íàøè ÞÀÐ-îâñêèå êîëëåãè, îò âèíòà?

And with that, scalemodels.ru-modellers and our South African counterparts, we're clear for take off!