Again, a wonderful job, Chris! It doesn't matter how long it takes to complete a build, if it eventually gets done!
We have 12 days until the contest is over and I count 23 entries so far. On the 1st of November we will make a selection. Because the judges have to come to an agreement on which car is the winner, the selection process might take a day or more to complete.
Again, the rules are: The car must be built from scratch; or, a kit. No Ready to Run cars are allowed! This is being done with the express purpose of promoting building models, as opposed to purchasing RTR. The contest will run to October 31th, 2017. Anyone (including the contest promoter) can enter. When the car was built is of no consequence, cars 20+ years old, qualify as well as cars finished today. Cars may be weathered; or, not and should not be judged because of the weathering. Kits may be as simple as the old Athearn Blue Box kit. Winning simply gives the winner the accolades of praise for their hard work by a panel of judges. This contest is to promote our freight, non-revenue and passenger car building skills. When the car was built is of no consequence, cars 100+ years old qualify as well as cars finished today!