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| 2nd international Competition Winter 2002/2003 | ||||||||||
| arranged by Spielwaren Emmert and Schraube-und-Mutter.de | ||||||||||
| This winter Schraube-und-Mutter.de(*) has arranged an international competition for all enthusiasts of metal building systems. You can enter three independent categories each of which has valuable prizes. The winning models will be published on the Schraube-und-Mutter.de Web pages (see results of the last competition). (*) Literally “Bolt and Nuts“ |
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| Organiser and issuer of the invitation: | Dieter Müller The organiser of the competition has no commercial interest. It is purely a private initiative. |
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| Start of competition: | 15th October 2002 | |||||||||
| Closing date. | 31st March 2003 | |||||||||
| Entries to: | wettbewerb@schraube-und-mutter.de | |||||||||
| Entry: | Competitors should send pictures of the model (preferably 3 pictures of maximum 60 Kbyte per picture) to the email address given above or using the normal post. Please add information: Parts List (only for Category 1), short description, measured time (only Category 3) and your age, name and address. |
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| Questions concerning the contest: | If you have any questions concerning the contest, please send an email to dm@schraube-und-mutter.de | |||||||||
| Announcement of winners: | April 2003 | |||||||||
| Selection committee: | Peter Hartmann (AMS). Additional members of the selection committee may be co-opted. | |||||||||
| Sponsors: | Spielwaren Emmert, Proprietor Gabriele Schaefer, Hammelburg, Germany and Schraube-und-Mutter.de |
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| Expressions of thanks: | We are very much obliged to Gabriele Schaefer, proprietor of Spielwaren Emmert (a toy shop), for the generous donation of both the prizes of category 1 and 2. Anyone not fortunate to win or who wishes to build the models earlier, can get all the new MECCANO from Gabriele Schaefer. | |||||||||
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| Category 1 - A Model with 100 Parts (Junior Competition) |
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| Task: | Make a model of your choice out of exactly 100 parts chosen from any metal construction system (where nuts, bolts washers etc are included in the count). | |||||||||
| Competition open to: | Anyone born in 1986 or later. | |||||||||
| Prizes: |
All the prizes in this category will donated by Gabriele Schäfer, proprietor of Spielwaren Emmert (a toy shop) in Hammelburg. We would like to thank her on behalf of all the competitors. |
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| Category 2 - A Creative Model |
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| Task: | Design and build a fun, crazy, flying object - by which we include everything which could potentially rise into the air or float: aeroplane, helicopter, bird, insect, dandelion seed, parachute... | |||||||||
| Conditions: | The model must follow the rules for materials (see below) and must weigh a maximum of 4 kg. | |||||||||
| Competition open to: | Everyone | |||||||||
| Prizes: |
All the prizes in this category will donated by Gabriele Schäfer, proprietor of Spielwaren Emmert (a toy shop) in Hammelburg. We would like to thank her on behalf of all the competitors. |
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| Category 3 - A Technical Challenge |
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| Task: | Build a model which travels one metre (as the crow flies) in as short a time as possible on a smooth, even and horizontal plane. | |||||||||
| Conditions: | The model may not travel on wheels, chains (flexible tracks), hoops or anything which behaves like a wheel (and that includes made-up wheels or rings). So it must travel by hopping, walking, somersaulting, flying or making some similar movement. The model must weigh between 1 kg and 3 kg, may be equipped with one or more motors from any metal construction system and must otherwise function entirely mechanically. It is permitted to supply electrical current from a source external to the model, connected to the model by a cable (from any source). The size of the model during the entire movement is limited to 20cm x 20cm x 20cm. At the beginning of the run, the model must stand still, may not be pushed and must move using its own power (apart form any external electrical current). All parts of the model and all points on the model must cover the entire length of the one metre. The model must follow the rules for materials (see below). |
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| Competition open to: | Everyone | |||||||||
| Prizes: |
Sponsor of the prizes: www.schraube-und-mutter.de |
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| Rules for Materials (for Category 2 and 3): |
You may use all the parts from the metal construction system of the manufacturer of your choice (eg Meccano, Märklin, Stabil, Stokys, Konstruction, Merkur, ...), including replica parts provided they correspond exactly to parts sold by the manufacturer of your chosen metal construction system. A mixture of parts from different metal construction systems is not allowed. However, all screws, bolts, and threaded rods of the Meccano system (or appropriate replicas) may be used with one of the other construction systems. Washers may be from any source. Parts may be bowed slightly but may not be bent sharply nor otherwise permanently altered (eg cut, drilled, punched, filed, soldered, glued, etc). |
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| Important: | Your model must be designed and built by yourself and must not be an already-published model. Any competitor may take part in several categories but it is not permitted to enter the same model in more than one category. In this case different models must be built. A single competitor may enter several models in one category - but one competitor can win at most one prize per category. |
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| Finally please note: | The decisions of the selection committee are binding and there is no appeal against them. All competitors give their agreement that pictures or construction details or explanations of the models may published on schraube-und-mutter.de. For category 3 it may be necessary to produce the model for inspection by a member of the selection committee. The committee may make their own interpretation of the meaning of the rules. Members of the selection committee are excluded from the competitions. |
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| Frequently asked questions (FAQ) and some hopefully usable answers | ||||||||||
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| Translated by Ian de Lande Long - many thanks from schraube-und-mutter.de | ||||||||||
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| Last updated: 2002-11-14 | ||||||||||
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