Best Customs Contest
Winners on display Friday and Saturday
at the Artisans Gallery - Clarion Hotel
Announcing the 2017 Breyer Best Customs Contest! This contest will honor the best in customizing - re-making and re-sculpting the model itself, awesome finish work, and even possibly mohair and superb tack (not required). Prizes include a Traditional scale Exclusive Special Breyer model and Rosette to first place, and a unique Stablemates model plus Rosette for second and third place for winners in each division. Top 3 custom finalists in each division to be showcased at BreyerFest in the Artisans' Gallery for final judging.
Contest Divisions:
- Excellence in Finish Work
- Excellence in final paint decoration, including a high level of detail work, smoothness of paint, and a glowing, flawless finish. Judging will be on paint work only. For this reason, no customizing outside of slight modification is allowed. No fantasy entries, realistic equines only please.
- Fantasy
- Evaluated on both customizing and finish work and uniqueness of entry. Use a Breyer model as your blank canvas, and let your imagination run wild! Judged in part on creative concept and in part on execution. A crowd favorite! Any size of Breyer model welcome. All non-realistic entries must enter this class.
- Most Extreme Custom
- Extensive custom with little evidence of original model or models used underneath. To be judged on the quality of the extensive re-working, conformation and finish work. No fantasy entries, realistic equines only please.
- Best Custom for Performance Excellence (shown with Tack and Rider)
- Judged on creating that winning performance entry. Judged 80% on the customization of the horse, and 20% on the tack and rider presentation. Dioramas and accessories are welcome and encouraged, as they make an exciting display for our BreyerFest guests, however the judging will be on the actual model and tack itself. This is a great chance for you to introduce kids and those new to model horse collecting to the artistry of Performance showing. Include a small card detailing the discipline and class being performed. No fantasy entries, realistic equines only please.
- Theme Class
- New for 2017! This class will feature a new theme that will vary from year to year. This year's theme: "Good Things in Small Packages". This class is for Mini scale models only. Must use Breyer Paddock Pals, Stablemates, or Mini Whinnies model as the base for your customizing work. No fantasy entries, realistic equines only please. No Classic or Traditional scale models allowed in this class.
Entry deadline is Thursday, June 15th, 2017, 11:59 pm EST. Click here for more information.
Masala and Tika
All finalists will receive rosettes. The winner of each division will receive Masala, and 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive Tikka. Judging will be completed and ribbons displayed Saturday night, July 15th 2017. Prizes will be awarded at 9:00 pm on Saturday night in the Artisans Gallery.
