what's at stake

we took some inspiration ... from the gorgeous 2013 Studio Ghibli movie The Wind Rises ... by Hayao Miyazaki ... a very recommended must-see for every early aviation fan

the very first ...

we are excited to share ... you will be awarded the very first #gothaforce kit that ships out the door! it's a unique way ... to join the #gothacrowd.

... unique content ...

it goes without saying our very first ... deserves special attention and care. we'll keep that as a surprise for now.

... eternal fame

a nice opportunity ... to put you in the limelight ... at your discretion that is ... because we take privacy seriously.

what to do

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join #gothaverse

#gothaverse ??

as in any competition ... we kindly invite you to register as a prerequisite ... while doing so ... providing us with your address information would be greatly appreciated ... after all it helps us to know to where we would need to send the winning bird.

on the flip side ... joining us comes with a lot of benefits ... for a start ... your credentials will be automatically pre-filled in your competition entry form ... so you only need to do that once.

join here

take your guess

you will find your submission form further down this page ... only 3 steps to complete

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step 1 - scale

first thing to guess. choose from the available scales ... from the drop down selection in your competition entry form. no there is no 1/1 option foreseen ... that would be just a little too big ... until further notice

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step 2 - plane

take your guess on the plane ... typically defined as the aircraft manufacturer and the model designation ... in some cases suffixed with the manufacturing company ... in case it was licensed to several. it's a free format text field ... some examples to help you out ... RAF RE.8 ... Roland C.II ... Albatros D.III ... Albatros D.III Oeffag ... there is no need to go down as specific as "Early or "Late".

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step 3 - scheme

last but not least ... guess the scheme. that could be the pilot name .... but as that was not always known ... nor the serial number ... you can either specify the pilot ... a serial number ... or a specific marking that distinguishes a particular scheme. there is an additional message field ... so you can always give it some further context.

my submission

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so what's next

just in case something might not be clear ... feel free to contact us

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format & deadline

upon submission ... you will receive a notification by e-mail ... to confirm valid entry. one can only submit once ... until the deadline ... set at Friday 11 October 20:00 CET. all submissions beyond this deadline will be deemed invalid.

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award procedure

there is no such thing as being first ... every correct submission has an equal chance of winning ... upon closure of the competition ... you will receive an email in case of a correct submission ... all correct entries will be collected in a pool

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announcement

the winner will be announced on Saturday October 19th at the SMC Eindhoven convention ... the winning entry will be drawn out of the pool ... by an innocent hand