MILTON KEYNES 2011

                                                             MILTON KEYNES 2011

Attending the first show of the year as a displaying club.Members of Coventry and Warks made the journey to Milton Keynes on the Sixth of February 2011.I myself travelled down from Birmingham arriving at Eight Thirty on the dot and made my way in.The first thing that struck me was why is everyone called "Del,Tel,Mal,Gal,Shaz or Trace.Answers on a postcard please.This year we were located on the first floor near the cafe,which was good as i was parched and need coffee and a bacon roll.

The show is vast and spread over a large area.And in the main area covered three floors including ground floor.The ground floor in the main area hosted the traders in the main and was very well attended.Traders included Hannants(Colindale),Mr Models,Kit Krazy,Little Cars,Phil Mitchell amongst them.On the first floor where our club was located,were many other clubs and these included Birmingham,The U.S.A.F Sig,The Phantom Sig,Mercia amongst them.Above us was another level also hosting clubs.Lastly to tempt your taste buds even more,another large hall hosted clubs.So you can see why i say vast.

This years buying was curbed a little by myself with me  buying a 1/32 decal sheet for my Hawk.Some sanding sticks and a £2 OV-10 in 1/72.I think this must be a record for me, total spend £15 including coffee.I did however notice the wallets of our members very much opened as shopping bags came to the display and were placed under the table.Bargain of the day had to go to Dave Carter.The pictures of which are below with a full explanation.

In conclusion the show was very pleasant to attend this year and i felt was alot more organised.Well done Milton Keynes and thankyou.

Lastly here as always are some images of the show for you to see.

Alan Reeves of Mercia. 1/32 Lightning F6

The club stand 

Mike Haynes our new Club Secretary having a laugh.

A very nice F-16

Alan Reeves Hunter from the Mercia IPMS

Again Alan Reeves RF4-C in 1/32

Terry Marriots Corsair F4-U5N in what i think is a perfect finish for the theme.Terry is also from the Mercia IPMS 

Haydn Hughes produced this great finish on his C-130.Haydn is the leader of the U.S.A.F Sig

Ok so i am biast towards Alan Reeves Hunters.But they are good.These are in 1/48th with differing aftermarket Bang Seats.

This was for me the best model of the day.A Miles Magister. 

This diorama told a great story.

The main hall,with everyone milling around for bargains.

Thames Valley.

The finish on this F-100C was very good indeed.

As was this lovely F-5E

The Airfix Sea Vixen.This example was precision made.

A 1/48th Hawk.I wonder if my 1/32 will look this good.Hummm.

A Danish Hun

I wonder how many aircraft have flown between the towers.

Every report has to have a Phantom.This F4E/F was very nice.

Visitors to the club stand

Even more visitors

The stand left side





What a great finish on this French Hun.

An amazing 1/32 Hasegawa P47D.Sprayed mainly with a rattle can.

Alot of detail had gone into this F16D.I will keep mine factory clean when i get around to it.But each to their own. 

An F15 by the same modeller.

As i may of mentioned in the past i love anything to do with Vietnam and its wars.For me this a great diorama.

The competition

Launch the Intruder in 1/72 scale

This is all we have left.No flyers.Shame on you Mr Cameron.

A very nice Sopwith Pup

This Canberra PR9 was very nice.

Bargain of the show all this for £10

The prize goes to Dave Carter.Well done Dave.Can i borrow your glasses next show lol.



And so concludes another report.Some of us are venturing to Huddersfield on the 20th.The club will not be displaying though.See you there.