I got an email this morning from a modeler in Singapore who showed me photos of an entry which won 1st place in last months Dragon Model of the Month competition. The photos are on a photo site which clearly shows they were uploaded back in 2007 so I have no reason to believe his claim is false.

I have notified Dragon/DML and hopefully they will be able to catch this in time so that this person does not benefit from his lie. If we can we will try to move the 4th place finisher up to 3rd and the other announced winners will get 1st, 2nd respectively.

We will also be requiring that future submissions (for November) will need to have at least one photo with the model and a piece of paper showing the name of the contest and their real name. This should hopefully prevent this type of photo-hijacking abuse in the future.

Thanks,
Jim

I must admit this needs better explanation.

Did the supposed fraudster simply take a pic of someone elses model and pass it off as their own or have they entered a model that they made but completed some years ago.

I always assumed we could enter models in that hadnt necessarily been built that month.

The way I understand it is this:

Someone entered the DMOM with photos of someone elses' model that he downloaded from another web site, that have been posted there since 2007. So he not only DID NOT build the model, but also stole the photos and submitted them as if it was his own build.

Now, the question I need to ask is this:

How would any of you feel if this happened to you, and is this the kind of person you want to associate with, hang out with at shows and club meetings?

Jim what will happen to the OD feature? will it be pulled or retitled with the correct builder if he is happy for it to be done that is.

mna..and I voted for that one too..perhaps the REAL owner should get the prize? whos the scoundrel and wheres the mob?