Final vendor list and all new contest classes

The SMC contest classes have received a massive overhaul.

We decided to split most of the categories into two levels: standard and master. The majority of these changes have affected the scale modelling classes, although we also looked at the figure classes for this.

Obviously the judging criteria, and the rules to some extend, have also been amended accordingly.

Read more about it on the contest page

And the complete list of vendors is now published too. Don’t forget to check them out (links provided in the list) as all of them will happily take your pre-orders to the show.

See you at SMC 2023, on October 14/15 2023.

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Vendor list SMC 2023 online

March 1, 2023

Today we have published the list of confirmed vendors for SMC 2023. You can find it on the Trade page of this website.

And while the list is already impressive, you can expect more names to follow after their final confirmation comes in.  We plan weekly updates to the list, so stay tuned.

And don’t forget that most, if not all, vendors would be happy to take pre-orders!

In case you have missed previous announcements: hotel rooms at the NH Koningshof at the venue can be booked from May 1, 2023 onwards.
More information and a list with alternative accommodations is available on the dedicated page of our website: https://www.scalemodelchallenge.com/hotel-accommodation-travel/

Keep an eye in this website for more information about the contest, additional vendors, clubs stands, workshops program, ticket sales and more!

 

 

Update SMC Hotel Reservations, Contest and Tickets

Hello all,

While the registration for traders at SMC is running at full steam, we would like to share some other info with our potential visitors.

Main question for most of you probably is when the hotel rooms at the NH Koningshof at the venue can be booked. NH will open bookings for SMC attendees on May 1, 2023.
More information and a list with alternative accommodations is available on the dedicated page of our website: https://www.scalemodelchallenge.com/hotel-accommodation-travel/

Contest registration will only start in August 2023, but we have made some changes in the contest classes. We have listened to the advice we have been given and have added some classes, without going all crazy though, and have changed some other classes.
We did take our SMC philosophy into account in the expansions, which is to sensibly limit the number of classes per theme .

• For those that want to display their work out of competition we have added class 0 into our registration system Emperor. Indeed, we will allocate dedicated tables for Out of Competition exhibitors.
• In order to take pressure off the heavily attended Fantasy Painting class we will introduce a class dedicated to small figures up to 40mm tall; single pieces or squads/groups up to 10 pieces. For example gaming figures fit into this class but it certainly is not limited to gaming figures, or even fantasy, only.
• We are also meeting the request to expand aircraft classes. Including a separate class for helicopters.
• We split the civilian models into two separate class: one for utility vehicles and one for civilian, racing & rally cars, motorcycles etc. And yeah, we know, this one is way overdue😊

More info and details about the SMC contest will be available on the website early 2023.

We are currently compiling the new workshop programme. We aim to start ticket sales for the workshops from 1 April 2023.

Keep an eye on this website!

 

 

Vendors for SMC 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vendors that are interested in a stand at SMC 2023 are requested to be patient.

We will start sending invitations to register your stand late November 2022.

We are currently preparing all details, and once these are finalized we can start preparing the registration forms and vendor terms for SMC 2023.

See you at SMC 2023, on October 14/15 2023.

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About the SMC contest

We are currently re-structuring the SMC contest. Most changes will affect the scale modelling classes of the contest as we will expand some categories as well as splitting up some classes.

There will also be a spectacular, much anticipated, change in the figures section of the contest.

These changes also make it necessary to re-write rules and especially the judging criteria, so there is work to be done.

We expect to publish the revised contest structure early next year.

See you at SMC 2023, on October 14/15 2023.

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