(Central News Agency reporter Lin Shang-ying, Berlin, 25th) Taiwanese model masters won 2 best-in-class trophies, 6 gold medals and 2 silver medals in a model competition in Hungary, demonstrating that Taiwanese model players’ creative abilities are on par with the world. Fan Chengbin, head of the delegation, said, “It (the passion for making models) comes from a feeling.”
The Moson Model Show held in the Moson Magyar Castle in Hungary has been an annual event for model players for more than a quarter of a century. It attracts thousands of model makers from around the world to participate every year. This competition has a total of 924 contestants from 47 countries brought 3,021 works to compete for multiple awards.
The Taiwan delegation consists of the winners of the “Taiwan International Model Open” and “Taichung Weiyi Cup”. As the head of the delegation, Fan Chengbin, organizer of the Taiwan Model Open, told CNA: “There are not only young talents among the contestants, but also many senior model makers. Our goal is to enhance our technology and innovation capabilities through international competitions. , and communicate and learn from top players from around the world.”
In this competition, Taiwanese contestant Li Guowei won the best trophy and gold medal in the Civilian Vehicle Master category with his “Meditation and Achievement” work. His creativity and technology were highly recognized by international judges. Another contestant, Tao Xuanxi, won the best trophy and gold medal in the science fiction master category with his work “Little Flower”, demonstrating Taiwan’s strong creativity in the field of science fiction models.
In addition, the famous miniature master Zheng Hongzhan won the gold medal in the figure scene master category with his work “Dark Night Paradise”; Guan Tiantong won the gold medal in the science fiction character master category with “Yvette”, and another work “CORA” won the gold medal in the science fiction character bust master category; Two of Li Yongcheng’s works, “Mosquito” and “Fire Dragon”, won gold and silver medals in the unpainted prototype master group.
Fan Chengbin personally won the silver medal in the classic military vehicle master category for his work “Canington” commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy.
Regarding the judging criteria of the model competition, Fan Chengbin explained: “Judges usually score based on visual beauty, color use, creativity and technical accuracy. Each category has its own special scoring criteria, but in general, the display of creativity and technology It is the most important scoring basis among all categories.”
He mentioned that the most difficult part of making a model is that it requires a lot of patience. A competition-level work requires at least half a year of preparation time. During this period, every detail must be continuously improved and perfected, which is very energy-consuming.
Fan Chengbin also shared with reporters that model making has emotional resonance for many people. He said that many players had limited economic conditions when they were young and could only choose to play with simple model toys. With the development of the times, although there are more choices such as electric toys and tablet computers, for many adults, model making has a sense of nostalgia. emotion.
They (model contestants) had relatively few toys when they were young, and making models became their pursuit and interest when they grew up. Fan Chengbin said, “What we are playing is actually a kind of emotion.” (Editor: Gao Zhaofen) 1130425
