IPMS UK Scale ModelWorld 2015/ 07 and 08.11.2015

[PR19_Kit]

I got the impression those Galactica ships were movie props?

IIRC only the largest one was 'rescued' from a movie site but had then been comprehensively upgraded. The rest had been built by the exhibitor.

He must have a BIG model room!

[zenrat]

Wow.....that RAF Mirage is gorgeous ! ...

Ahhh, so that's what it is.  I'm not good on "modern" jets and was trying to work out what they'd done to an F-106.
I do like anti-flash markings.  I must make some PDRV ones.

[The Wooksta!]

It wasn't that crash hot looked at close up.  I thought it was quite rough.

[Weaver]

It wasn't that crash hot looked at close up.  I thought it was quite rough.

The Galactica?

If so, then yes I agree it was somewhat rough close up. I've seen a better studio scale Galactica, but that one was done exactly the way the movie shop did it with all the kitbashed parts researched and found, and it cost an absolute fortune for the reasons I've alread mentioned. The one at the show was still an impressive piece of work.

It's also worth pointing out that a lot of the real Battlestar Galactica ragtag fleet ships wern't that impressive close up either. The 'triple disc' job was literally three film cans thrown together in half a day. Later in the original series, when budgets were super-low, there was a ship that was literally an upside-down F-15 fuselage. Fantastic Plastic do a copy of it.

[overscan]

I got the impression those Galactica ships were movie props?

I heard someone say the Galactica was a movie prop, the rest weren't.

[zenrat]

The sign is ambiguous.

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I'm not sure what "Movie Replica" means but the rest implies (in my way of thinking anyway) that the exhibitor scratchbuilt them.

[NARSES2]

Just my luck the one I fancied had a cork

..... and the floor was too far away. 

2" it dropped 2" 

[The Wooksta!]

I meant the anti flash Mirage.  Really didn't like it and the build quality - or lack thereof - sealed the deal.

[Librarian]

Anyone take a close-up of that Italian Ta-154 looking tail-sitter? I've been working on something similar.

[NARSES2]

PM sent

[Flyboy69]

Some pictures from the show:

Competition Class 33:

Ah, I see that someone have noticed my P-51 in the competition. I had also the Ar-234 P5 in the competition.

Cheers,

Arnold

[McColm]

Hi Guys,
What is the procedure to display your builds at the Record show?

[NARSES2]

Hi Guys,
What is the procedure to display your builds at the Record show?

Not sure what you mean by "Record show" ?

[McColm]

Got predictable text in overdrive.
So how does one go about displaying their builds at the Telford show?

[Steel Penguin]

All ive had to do, is let Martin know in the Telford thread, and then turn up, normally theres a limit on the number any one person can show, as were limited on table space.   But its generally simples