Announcement of "Model Painting Contest 2025" presented by PROFIX

PROFIX , the next-generation standard airbrush brand that can be used for a long time, will be holding the Model Painting Contest 2025 to spread the works and activities of modelers to the world.

This contest also accepts works painted with products from other brands and past works! (It doesn't matter what items you used, such as airbrushes or brushes)

We welcome submissions of anything from carefully crafted works to works with a story, such as a child's first work.

Please apply with enthusiasm.

Event Outline

◆ Submission period: Submissions will be accepted from noon on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 to 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, September 21, 2025.

◆Results: Results will be announced on RAYWOOD's official social media accounts after the end of September 2025

◆ Application method & conditions:

• During the application period, please submit your own work to "X (formerly Twitter)" with the hashtag "#PROFIX2025" and a "summary of your work and your thoughts about it."
• If you win an award, you may be asked to provide proof that the work you submitted is yours.
• Anyone can participate, regardless of whether they are a PROFIX user.
• Collaborative works are also accepted, but if awarded, prizes will only be awarded to one individual.
• Previous works are OK, but works that have won awards in other contests will not be accepted.

◆Number of Entries: Please submit as many works as you like!

◆Theme of the work: No restrictions.

*However, any entries that we determine to be contrary to public order and morals will be disqualified.

<Examples of works>

Professional modeler Battalion Commander Kojima will be joining the judging panel!

For this contest, we have invited professional modeler Battalion Commander Kojima as a special judge to judge the entries from a professional perspective.

・Battalion Commander Kojima @daitaichokojima
He made his professional debut in Dengeki Hobby Magazine in 2011, and has since worked as a modeling writer for RHL and GHL Monthly Hobby Japan. In recent years, he has been working to convey the joy of hobbies by creating painted samples for manufacturers, display sets for stores and events, and conducting demonstrations on YouTube.

About the Award

◆PROFIX Award: 1 person (1 PROFIX product of your choice)
*We will contact you regarding the prize once the award has been confirmed.

◆ Kojima Battalion Commander Award: 2 people: Official Online Shop 10,000 yen OFF coupon

◆Yuruhobi New Soldier Isono Award: 2 people will receive a 10 yen discount coupon from the official online shop + a set of 3 New Soldier Isono stickers created by the second daughter of one of our staff members

◆U-18 Award: 1 person will receive a 10,000 yen discount coupon from the official online shop. *This is for people under the age of 18 until December 31, 2025. *If there are no eligible people, there will be no winner.

◆ Story Award: 4 winners will receive a 1,000 yen discount coupon from the official online shop. *The judging will be based on the quality of the story.

◆Second prize: All winners will receive an original acrylic panel of Battalion Commander Kojima

The winners' works will be featured on our official social media accounts.

*Official online shop coupons are one-time use and the difference cannot be refunded.

Top: Original acrylic panel by Battalion Commander Kojima Bottom: A sticker of new recruit Isono made by the second daughter of one of our staff members.

Application Terms

• Works by groups or circles (collaboration) can also be submitted, but only one prize will be awarded.
  
• Works that the organizers determine to be obscene or contrary to public order and morals will be disqualified.
• Please make sure that the work you submit is your own creation. If it is discovered that you have submitted someone else's work, your application will be invalidated.
• Please note that if it becomes impossible to collect submissions due to circumstances at Company X, we may have to cancel the contest.
• Works submitted during the period may be featured on our official accounts, etc.
• If you wish to make corrections after posting, please delete it and post again.
• There are no restrictions on whether you are an amateur or professional, your nationality, gender, or age, but anyone under the age of 18 must have parental consent before applying. If you are under the age of 18 and you apply, we will assume that you have parental consent before applying.
• Limited to domestic residents.
• Please note that we cannot answer any inquiries regarding the management or selection methods of this contest.