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Categories Judged Under the First, Second, Third Traditional Judging System

Aircraft

1.01 Aircraft: 1/65 and smaller, single engine prop.

1.02 Aircraft: 1/65 and smaller, multi engine prop.

1.03 Aircraft: 1/65 and smaller, jet and rocket powered,

1.04 Aircraft: Rigged, all scales, (must have rigging).

1.05 Aircraft: 1/64 to 1/40, single radial or inline engine prop.

1.06 Aircraft: 1/64 to 1/40, multi engine prop

1.07 Aircraft: 1/64 to 1/40, jet powered

1.08 Aircraft: 1/39 and larger, both prop driven & Jet powered

1.09 Aircraft: Rotary Wing, Helicopters, all scales

Armor, Military Vehicles, & Artillery

2.01 Armor: 1/60 and smaller, Tanks, Armored Cars, & Softskin vehicles

2.02 Armor: Pre 1946, 1/59 and larger – Allied

2.03 Armor: Pre 1946, 1/59 and larger – Axis

2.04 Armor: Post 1945, 1/59 and larger.

2.05 Military Vehicles: 1/59 and larger Soft-skins and Armored Cars

2.06 Artillery: Pre-1914, all types and scales.

2.07 Artillery: 1914 and later including self-propelled, all types & scales

Automotive

4.01 Automotive, Domestic: Showroom stock to street legal, all scales

4.02 Automotive, Foreign: Showroom stock to street legal, all scales.

4.03 Automotive: Rod and Custom, Pre 1949, all scales

4.04 Automotive: Rod and Custom, Post 1948, all scales

4.05 Automotive: Competition: open wheeled, no fenders, & closed

fender, all scales.

4.06 Motorcycles: all scales

4.07 Automotive, Large Trucks & Heavy Equipment: all scales.

4.08 Automotive; Pickups & Light Commercial: all scales

SciFi & Fantasy

8.01 Science Fiction, any Science Fiction subject, any scale

8.02 Fantasy, any Fantasy subject, any scale.

Miscellaneous

9.05 VE & VJ DAY 80th Anniversary Challenge, Any Allied ship/sub,

aircraft, figure, armored vehicle, soft-skin vehicle, or artillery piece

that took part in the final campaigns in either Europe or the Pacific from January 1 through September 30, 1945.

Categories Judged Under the Gold, Silver, Bronze Open Judging System

3.01 Ships: all types, smaller than 1/700

3.02 Ships: all types, larger than 1/350 and scales

3.03 Submarines: all types and scales

5.01 Vignettes: All scales, no powered vehicles, aircraft, or ships allowed

5.02 Dioramas, Small: all scales open or boxed.

5.03 Dioramas, Large: all scales open or boxed.

6.01 Juniors, (Through 15 years of age), all types and scales

7.01 Single Figures, 65 mm and smaller. (Includes 25mm/54mm)

7.02 Single Figures, 66 mm and larger, pre-1861, foot or mounted

7.03 Single Figures, 66 mm and larger, post 1860, foot or mounted.

7.04 Single Figures, Busts: all scales

8.03 War Gamer, Fantasy & SciFi gamers, all scales

8.04 Gundam, 1/144 scale

8.05 Gundam, 1/100 scale & above

8.06 Mecha, all scales

9.01 Masters, any First Place or Gold Medal winners from a previous BayCon

9.03 Model & Base, Any model w/ base, (Base counts for 50%)

9.04 Collections, 3 to 5 related items entered as one collage

9.07 Scratch built, Vac, and major conversions, all types/scales

9.06 Miscellaneous, Any item not covered by another category

BayCon 2025 Challenges & Special Awards

Most Imaginative

Most Humorous

Best US Navy or Marine Aircraft

Best Small Airforce – Any aircraft from a small country’s air force.

Rockie Blunt Memorial Award, Best US Infantryman Figure

Best Female Figure

Hal Marshman Sr. Memorial Award – Best Spitfire, any variant, in either 1/72, 1/48, or 1/32 scale.

“Iron Knights” Armor Challenge – Any scale, any variant, of M4 Sherman from any nation between 1942 and 2018.

Aircraft Challenge – “Miracle at Midway,” any aircraft in any scale from either the US or Japan which took part in the Battle of Midway, June 1942.

SciFi Challenge – "To Boldly Go!" Any ship, vehicle, or figure from the Federation of Planets in any scale by any manufacturer, from any Star Trek TV series or movie.

Hobby Haven Gundam & Mecha challenge – Best Gundam or Mecha entry, any scale.

Hobby Haven Wargamer Challenge – The best war game entry, any scale.

Bill Collins “Iron Man” Triathlon memorial award – Best 3 models, any scale, from 3 different categories (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800).

Gisetto Family Award for Achievement in Science Fiction

Chief Judge’s Award for Excellence

BayCon Best in Show

***IMPORTANT: If an individual enters multiple models in the same category under the First, Second, Third traditional judging system, it is their responsibility to choose which two models will compete in the category. The rest of their models in that category will be entered as display only using the yellow “Display Only” form.***

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