WHIF models built by the Grumpy Old Modeler (Mike McEvoy)

philp · October 26, 2009, 07:48:25 PM

Is this guy a member? I got a feeling but haven't seen these before.
http://www.grumpyoldmodeller.com/vault.html

Ian the Kiwi Herder · October 27, 2009, 12:29:16 AM

Quote from: philp on October 26, 2009, 07:48:25 PM
Is this guy a member? I got a feeling but haven't seen these before.
http://www.grumpyoldmodeller.com/vault.html

Ahhh the ebulliant Lord Michael of McEvoy, one of the founding fathers of What Iffing, and one of the nicest guys in the hobby. To quote my partner-in-crime Dork, "The Gentleman Farmer of Modelling"

Ian

philp · October 27, 2009, 08:11:11 AM

Thought he sounded familiar.

Mossie · October 27, 2009, 03:40:18 PM

Met him a few times now & I couldn't imagine anyone less grumpy! Lovely fellow.

Martin H · October 29, 2009, 03:06:50 PM

Oh yes "uncle mike" our very own spokesman and good will ambasador.

He had the pick of the SIGs to hang out with when he retired from his tail peice colum in scale aircraft modeling. And he chose our mad bunch to hang out with, as in his words we fit with his free thinking style to his modeling.
To say that it is an honor to have him with us is an understatement. As the other lads have pointed out already, he is very highly regarded by those of us in the UK.

Jschmus · January 30, 2010, 01:27:35 AM

I did an image search for the Sukhoi PAK-FA/T-50, and ran across a whiff model of one, along with a large number of other whiffs:

http://www.grumpyoldmodeller.com/vault.html

There's some real world stuff at the top, and sprinkled amidst the rest, but there are a LOT of whiffs. I ask if this is one of our people because I see Kit's Meteor PR19 and the article mentions Martin Higgs.

JayBee · January 30, 2010, 01:44:27 AM

GOM aka Mike McEvoy, is not a member of this forum.
He is a member of IPMS UK, and has become an honoury member of the What If SIG.
A great modeler and believer in Whiffing.
He used to fly Hunters in the RAF, then became a civil Air Traffic Controller (where I first met him) and is now retired from paid employment.
Most of the big shows he can be found at the What If SIG stand.

JimB

Martin H · January 30, 2010, 02:22:10 AM

Quote from: JayBee on January 30, 2010, 01:44:27 AM
GOM aka Mike McEvoy, is not a member of this forum.
He is a member of IPMS UK, and has become an honoury member of the What If SIG.
A great modeler and believer in Whiffing.
He used to fly Hunters in the RAF, then became a civil Air Traffic Controller (where I first met him) and is now retired from paid employment.
Most of the big shows he can be found at the What If SIG stand.

JimB

Mikes No honoury member of the SIG Jim, he'a a life member. Along with Radish and Ian Hartup

Martin H · January 30, 2010, 02:30:14 AM

Quote from: Jschmus on January 30, 2010, 01:27:35 AM
There's some real world stuff at the top, and sprinkled amidst the rest, but there are a LOT of whiffs. I ask if this is one of our people because I see Kit's Meteor PR19 and the article mentions Martin Higgs.

Quite a few of us on here have had a hand in a number of Mikes whiffs. As Mike says we fit his style of modelling....Free thinking.

Thorvic · January 30, 2010, 03:52:17 AM

Yeap i actually created a 2nd set of Hawker P1214 (X-wing) componenets for Mike so he could assemble one as a thanks for all the support in his old Tailpiece section for the TSR2 campaign and What-if Modelling. (He had mentioned it was one of his wish list models in one of his articles so we thought we should treat him

)

G

PR19_Kit · January 30, 2010, 10:55:56 AM

Mike was one of the first, if not THE first Whiff Modeller in the UK, at least as far as IPMS appearances is concerned.

Back in the 70s Whiffing was severely frowned on by 'them', and you were likely to be taken to one side and 'words would be had' if you showed up with something as radical as a Whiff. I did my RAF F-104K Starfighter from the Matchbox kit, as recounted elsewhere here, and fought 'them' by taking it to the '72 (I think...) Plastikfest at IPMS Farnborough, and Mike showed up with a bizarre device that started off as a Miles M20 I think, but had a twin tail and a MONSTER engine too. Naturally we gravitated together and decided to show both of them in an area of their own. The ' IPMS Powers that Be' gave up and Whiffs became almost expected after that. <g>

The fact that both Mike and I were on the IPMS Comittee at the time may have had something to do with it, but he and I have been close friends ever since. One great guy for sure.

Martin H · February 01, 2010, 01:51:53 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on January 30, 2010, 10:55:56 AM
Back in the 70s Whiffing was severely frowned on by 'them', and you were likely to be taken to one side and 'words would be had' if you showed up with something as radical as a Whiff.

There you go folks, its not a current problem, its been happening for ages