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IPMS AVON....11th August

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darthspud

#15
August 06, 2013, 06:48:33 AM
If anyone attending wants the following, please let me know and i'll bring them on Sunday.

Airfix Members Club Edition Fleet Air Arm set
Seafire, Swordfish, martlet(?), all kits complete, but no decals at all(donated) all 1/72
Gloster Gladiator (blister pack) not sure if complete, but looks to 1/72
Novo Swordfish 1/72, no box but a mass of parts, again all complete as far as i can see.

Revell 1/48 Mkiv Mosquito, Complete, untouched and no longer part of my build plan

Will happily swap for Airfix hours or nominal amount.
too old for a paper round, too young for me pensions, dammit, back to work then!

darthspud

#16
August 07, 2013, 01:10:44 AM
a few more odds and ends i'll never build
SMER - Fairey Fulmar 1/72
Airfix - Bristol Beaufighter TF.X 1/72
nOVO - SeaHawk 1/72

Will be in the car boot for anyone attending
too old for a paper round, too young for me pensions, dammit, back to work then!

Steel Penguin

#17
August 11, 2013, 08:35:12 AM Last Edit: August 11, 2013, 08:47:58 AM by Steel Penguin
Just back, Hi to anyone sapphire penguin and myself missed  :thumbsup:  the SIG table was wondrous to behold, with a few new deployment that id not seen before ( Kits, late friends F-19 in its super shiny stealth finish was wonderful) and ive a couple of ideas from walking round, Sapphire penguin got herself a Zepplin kit  that shes muttering on converting to something more steampunk and Victoriana, and I picked up a few boxes for myself. :mellow:
And I was chatting a bought crew members for a 1:35 scale modern British tank with some one on the stand, PM me if you want them as ive found them looking through my box of crew figures now im home
the things you learn, give your mind the wings to fly, and the chains to hold yourself steady
take off and nuke the site form orbit, nope, time for the real thing, CAM and gridfire, call special circumstances. 
wow, its like freefalling into the Geofront
Not a member of the Hufflepuff conspiracy!

Martin H

#18
August 11, 2013, 10:23:39 AM
now back at my hotel chilling out ready for the trip home tomorrow  ;D

My photos of the stand and others models I found of interest can be found here

A great turn out from the sig and forum. With Darthspud making his first (all bit it fleeting) appearance  ;D
And Andrew J making a raid across the border from Wales to show us how kit bashing should really be done.

The new venue is a vast improvement over the old Yate location. Apart from a lack of mobile phone signal for some networks.
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

darthspud

#19
August 11, 2013, 10:34:25 AM
I had a good time too,
Nice venue, nicer people, especially What If Sig stand, and those nice people from Oxonian plasticfantastic.

Will need more funds next time, and a better look.

Someone has the world stock of HASEGAWA aircraft missiles and rockets and I can't find them, but I will.
too old for a paper round, too young for me pensions, dammit, back to work then!

PR19_Kit

#20
August 11, 2013, 12:55:12 PM
Cracking show today, even though it got hotter and hotter as the day wore on. To my mind we had one the best displays ever, OGL's call for 4 tables allowed us to 'display in depth' and gave a much better look than almost all the other stands who had their models in two rows spread along their tables,

Here's a bunch of piccies, the first having caught OGL and Richard off-guard as I took it from the viewing balcony while Mike McEvoy and I were having lunch.  ;D The last one was the only other Whiff I could find in the entire show, quite a change from previous events were Whiffing seemed to be becoming almost mainstream.





























Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Martin H

#21
August 11, 2013, 01:57:57 PM
and heres our very own Waldorf and Statler up on their perch.
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

Librarian

#22
August 11, 2013, 02:06:26 PM
Any links to that twin-engined SEAC aircraft, second from last. I like, I like.. :thumbsup:

Martin H

#23
August 11, 2013, 02:09:23 PM
its from the Mind of Andrew J. Im sure he will gladly tell you what he used to create that rather heavy (loads og lead in the nose) beast
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

PR19_Kit

#24
August 11, 2013, 02:44:16 PM
Quote from: Martin H on August 11, 2013, 01:57:57 PM
and heres our very own Waldorf and Statler up on their perch.


Hehehe, love it!  ;D

If you lot only knew what we were saying..............  ;)
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

NARSES2

#25
August 12, 2013, 02:08:02 AM
Glad you had a good day lads and thanks for the pictures Kit, there's some stuff there I've not seen.

Hopefully get back to my usual show circuit next year and make this one
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

Thorvic

#26
August 12, 2013, 04:41:04 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on August 11, 2013, 12:55:12 PM
To my mind we had one the best displays ever, OGL's call for 4 tables allowed us to 'display in depth' and gave a much better look than almost all the other stands who had their models in two rows spread along their tables,

Its a case of getting the right balance between display space, and participation, sometimes its works a treat with the right number of people with a variety of models that complement yet highlight the breadth and scope of the SIG.

Looked a nice display, great to see others from the forum coming along and joining in  :thumbsup:
Project Cancelled SIG Secretary, specialising in post war British RN warships, RN and RAF aircraft projects. Also USN and Russian warships

Freightdog862

#27
August 12, 2013, 05:07:39 AM
Looks like a great show, sorry I missed it (was driving back from holiday in Normandy yesterday).

Colin

kitbasher

#28
August 12, 2013, 05:42:40 AM
The Scimitar 'development' is the business!
What If? & Secret Project SIG member.
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Howard of Effingham

#29
August 12, 2013, 06:25:20 AM
Quote from: kitbasher on August 12, 2013, 05:42:40 AM
The Scimitar 'development' is the business!

yes andrew made a glorious job of the supermarine 576. i did hear someone say he ought to enter it in the
competition class for what if's? at SMW in november.

it was a lovely day at thornbury even if the place seemed a bit hard to find.

there were some excellent models on our stand and in the show generally. having lots of wargamers mixed in was
an idea that worked out well.
Keeper of George the Cat.
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