MITS (Models In The Sunshine)

DIVISION DESCRIPTIONS:

 

OF PLASTIC: Horses that are molded in styrene, tenite, hard plastic, rubber, etc, and mass produced from a factory.  The model may be touched up as long as it is not noticeable, but may not be altered in any other way.  This division includes Breyer, Stone, Hartland, etc. Some classes have been split between Stone and all other OF Plastic in the class list.  Everywhere else, Stones will show in the same class as all other OF Plastic.  Other classes will be split as needed.  All test runs, one of a kinds, and factory customs will have their own halter breed classes within this division.

 

CUSTOM: Anything that was once produced in a factory and has been altered by someone outside of the factory.  This includes all modifications done to OF mass produced bodies like Breyer, Stone, HR, Hartland, BHR, Starlite, etc., from a simple repaint to an extreme custom.  Cold-painted mass produced chinas show here. 

 

ARTIST RESIN: This division includes all Artist Resins and Original Sculptures. Customized Artist Resins also go in this division. 

 

OF CHINA/ RESIN: This division includes any model horse which was mass produced in a factory and is made of china, porcelain, earthenware, stoneware, cold cast porcelain, or any other china-like or resin-like material.  As long as it was mass-produced in a factory and has not been repainted or altered in any way, it belongs here.  Models which the artist considers “OF” but which are painted one at a time and not by a factory in an assembly line (like Sheryl Leisure’s and Carol Herden’s line of resins) belong in the Artist Resin Division. 

 

CM CHINA:  Chinas that have been customized by glazing and firing --NOT cold-painting.  Includes models that were custom ordered from a factory (like Horsing Around) or custom glazed by individual artists.  Foals will show in the same class with the adults.  Classes will be split as needed.

 

COLLECTIBILITY/ WORKMANSHIP:  Each division will have at least one Collectibility or Workmanship class.  First and second place models in these classes will receive a yellow NAN card, which will qualify them for collectibility or workmanship classes at NAN.  The “Specialty” classes within the OF Plastic division will be double judged for breed and collectibility, except for the Unrealistic color class – this is a collectibility class only.  For all collectibility classes, an information card is required, specifying name of model, maker, years of production, and rarity.  ANY MODEL ENTERED IN A COLLECTIBILITY CLASS WITHOUT AN INFORMATION CARD WILL NOT BE JUDGED!  CM/ Artist Resin Workmanship – judged based on workmanship alone.  Artists who have customized their own models may enter the CM by owner class as well as the appropriate color class.

 

MINI DIVISION:  For SM scaled models only!  Any other scale must be shown in the regular division.  The champs and reserve champs of each mini division are eligible for the Overall Grand and Reserve Grand Champion callback of their respective division: for example, the champ and reserve champ of the OF Breyer Mini and OF Stone Mini will go in the Overall Grand and Reserve Grand Champion OF Plastic callback.  If you have a SM scale OF Plastic model that is neither a Breyer nor a Stone, you can show it with the OF Breyer minis – but make sure it is SM scale!

 

FOR FOAL AND MINI CLASSES:

LIGHT = Arabs, Part-Arabs, Morgans, Part-Morgans, NSH (unless have     documentation that your NSH is gaited)

            SPORT = TB, STB, all Warmbloods, all Carriage breeds

SPANISH/GAITED = Andalusians, Lippizans, Peruvian Paso, Paso Fino, ASB, TWH, MFT, Spotted Saddle Horses, Rocky and KY Mountain Saddle Horses, etc

STOCK = QH, Paint, Appy, Colorado Rangerbred, all Mustangs

DRAFT = All draft breeds

PONY = All Pony breeds, as well as Fjords and Icelandics

OTHER = anything else, including Longears, Exotics, and mixed breeds

 

In the case of the OF China foals, use the Light, Stock, Draft, and Pony guides above, put everything else in Other, and we will split Other as needed.

 

FUN CLASSES:  These classes will be set up before the lunch break and will be judged when we return from lunch.  All entrants will be judging these classes, and the winner will be determined by popular vote!  We will have special prizes for the winners.  These are fun classes only, and are not NAN-qualifying.

 

 

*If you have any questions about where your model belongs, please ask!