Telford - 11th and 12th November

[colin m]

Oh well. Maybe I just didn' recognise any of you. Maybe next time.

You mean you didn't see 6 blokes with news papers under their arms wearing red carnations all stood together ?

[tr1ckey66]

It was great to catch up with you guys. I wish I could have stayed chatting a bit longer but I was kind of on the clock.

Looked as though you guys had all found some interesting stuff to buy, although Barry had resisted the temptation so far (he had Sunday too though so I think he was properly sizing up his options first!)

For my part I bought 3 WW1 pilot figures from Black Dog and a 1/35 Bronco Comet plus a few odds and sods.

It was a good but exhausting day (I was up at 5 and didn't get back home till 10:45 that night) but I'm glad I was able to say a quick hello to: Dave, Adrian, Colin, Barry, Steve and Robert. BTW, I thought the ale me and Barry had was pretty good, wished I could have had another!

See you all (probably) next year!
Cheers
P

[Gern]

You mean you didn't see 6 blokes with news papers under their arms wearing red carnations all stood together ?

The original idea for recognisable clothing - back in the day when it was customary to include a bucket on any ground-based diorama - was a bucket on the head. This was not popular - although I wish the guys had told me before I turned up at Cosford! As a result we all went for the inconspicuous look!

[BarryW]

Yes, it was great to see you all and, yes that was a nice pint Paul.

Well, temptation did get the better of me. I kept being drawn to the Zuki Mura stand and bought that 1/32 Raiden and one of their (rather pricey) chisels....

I did take a few pictures of some models that stood out for me. Mostly large scale planes.

The Airfix stand had a very nice 1/24 'car door' Tiffy
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And one 1/48 that could tempt me, a 1/48 BP Defiant
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WW1 was well represented and these Wingnut Wings look fantastic
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ZM kits are superb - I was also tempted by this unusual looking bird
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and this
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Some more common aircraft were repesented of course:
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Then there is this 1/32 B17 - that 39 inch wingspan does not look THAT big on the bench:
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I have to say there were two HKM B17F's with traders for £280... I nearly gave in....
I loved this 1/32 P61 from Hobby Boss - it gives me a taste to start mine.
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I did like this He177 Greif in RAF markings...

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Exquisite airbrush work on this Me262
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A beautiful Tammy 1/32 Mossie.
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This 1/32 HKM B25 was beautifully weathered.
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There were some jets and other non WW1/WW2 subjects I liked too...
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[Guest]

As it's a 5 hour round trip I didn't make it. Did anyone take any car pics please, as military turns me right off!

[colin m]

(I was up at 5 and didn't get back home till 10:45 that night)

Tremendous effort. Compared to my 15minute delay in a traffic jam going home !

[BarryW]

As it's a 5 hour round trip I didn't make it. Did anyone take any car pics please, as military turns me right off!

Sorry - there were plenty of non-military exhibits there, but I did not get any pics as I don't really have any interest in them.

By the way, it is well worth the drive to attend. My drive was four hours each way, mind you I did it over two days, staying overnight in a hotel. Costs a bit but it was well worth it!

[Steve Brodie]

The Me262 is on Flory models Youtube channel

[Guest]

Yes, it was great to see you all and, yes that was a nice pint Paul.

Well, temptation did get the better of me. I kept being drawn to the Zuki Mura stand and bought that 1/32 Raiden and one of their (rather pricey) chisels....

I did take a few pictures of some models that stood out for me. Mostly large scale planes.

The Airfix stand had a very nice 1/24 'car door' Tiffy
[ATTACH]290274[/ATTACH]
And one 1/48 that could tempt me, a 1/48 BP Defiant
[ATTACH]290275[/ATTACH]
WW1 was well represented and these Wingnut Wings look fantastic
[ATTACH]290278[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH]290291[/ATTACH]
ZM kits are superb - I was also tempted by this unusual looking bird
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and this
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Some more common aircraft were repesented of course:
[ATTACH]290277[/ATTACH]
Then there is this 1/32 B17 - that 39 inch wingspan does not look THAT big on the bench:
[ATTACH]290281[/ATTACH]
I have to say there were two HKM B17F's with traders for £280... I nearly gave in....
I loved this 1/32 P61 from Hobby Boss - it gives me a taste to start mine.
[ATTACH]290283[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH]290284[/ATTACH]
I did like this He177 Greif in RAF markings...

[ATTACH]290290[/ATTACH]
Exquisite airbrush work on this Me262
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A beautiful Tammy 1/32 Mossie.
[ATTACH]290285[/ATTACH]
This 1/32 HKM B25 was beautifully weathered.
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There were some jets and other non WW1/WW2 subjects I liked too...
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[ATTACH]290280[/ATTACH]

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Nice shots Barry, agree, that P61 is lush!

[papa 695]

Some very nice photo's Barry, looks like you had a good couple of days.

[Guest]

Sorry - there were plenty of non-military exhibits there, but I did not get any pics as I don't really have any interest in them.

By the way, it is well worth the drive to attend. My drive was four hours each way, mind you I did it over two days, staying overnight in a hotel. Costs a bit but it was well worth it!

Thanks for your reply. I'm now retired and can't afford to stay over, there's no one I know in my immediate area that has any interest in modelling, so travelling and attending alone is no fun, I've tried it twice before, and due to the lack of cars shown it's not worth the journey.