While trying is no substitute for basic workmanship, if someone takes chances by adding extras, our judges will consider the work done. The easiest way to explain this is that a major rebuild or heavily detailed model can have a minor mistake or two and still get a medal, perhaps even a Gold. If there is something wrong it will not be automatically cut or thrown out. Don't forget that the more risks that someone takes by doing extras, the more chances he stands of screwing up. Our system, which rewards creativity and good work, considers this no matter what the category.
Categories have no impact on the method of judging.
Therefore this removes the excuse that some modellers have for not finishing or participating with something since it is not perfect. Even though your kit is not perfect, it can still place in the medals. T his is a judgement on how true the model is to the original subject and is a very controversial point. We take the accuracy issue with a grain of salt . On the other hand, some people take this very seriously.