Gloucester Show 2011
Situated in Churchdown in one of my favourite counties of Gloucestershire this last weekend was the Gloucester IPMS Show.Held in the community centre,the show is one of the medium format shows.But what it lacks in size it certainly makes up for in quality and a very friendly approach to all that visit.
My show attendance started this year with the short Fourty mile drive straight down the M5 from Birmingham and coming off at Junction 10 and going down the country route.You can come off at Junction 11 and take the short One mile last road straight to the show.
Upon arriving i was very warmly greated by one of the Gloucester club members, who after i had asked for a disabled space duly parked me right outside the entrance door.Hows that for service.And then to cap it all we were escorted to our table.That being the 580 Modellers table,as Coventry had not asked for a space this year.I urge any club to cap that level of service.
This year 580 were located in one of two annex rooms together with IPMS Birm ingham,IPMS Warrington,Wombourne and a new club to me called Early Risers.Once set up i took my first venture around.In the main hall,which normally serves as a meeting hall and hall that stages plays etc were many traders and clubs packed in all nice and neat.Amongst the traders were my good friend Chris Summers from Kit-Kits together with his lovely friend Ulla.On the opposite side my equally good friend Phil Mitchell on Mainly Military.Situated in the middle were Freight Dog who had some very interesting bits and bobs for the TSR2 and Buccaneer in 1/72(Images below).Amongst the clubs in the main hall were the hosts Gloucester who had some very nice models indeed that caught my eye.Amongst them was a really nice Sea Vixen and Two Mitsubishi aircraft.Those being the F1and T2.Both of these models have featured in a in depth article in Miltary in Scale in the March 2011 edition.On another table were Fifty Six Tornadoes in 1/72.This was a sight to see indeed.I have two 1/48th ones that i have to take out the box.
My purchases at this show were very reserved this year as i am going to Tigermeet at Cambrai Sunday and the pennies are tight.But i did buy some Mr Model Liquid glue at £4.50.This product is excellent.
One thing i must mention was the tea and cake.The ladies worked very hard all day serving the hungry masses and if you read this thankyou from the bottom of my heart girls.Well done.
That now leaves the images with narratives as appropriate.My thanks for a great show goes to Jeff Brown and his crew at Gloucester IPMS and i look forward to next year.
Situated in Churchdown in one of my favourite counties of Gloucestershire this last weekend was the Gloucester IPMS Show.Held in the community centre,the show is one of the medium format shows.But what it lacks in size it certainly makes up for in quality and a very friendly approach to all that visit.
My show attendance started this year with the short Fourty mile drive straight down the M5 from Birmingham and coming off at Junction 10 and going down the country route.You can come off at Junction 11 and take the short One mile last road straight to the show.
Upon arriving i was very warmly greated by one of the Gloucester club members, who after i had asked for a disabled space duly parked me right outside the entrance door.Hows that for service.And then to cap it all we were escorted to our table.That being the 580 Modellers table,as Coventry had not asked for a space this year.I urge any club to cap that level of service.
This year 580 were located in one of two annex rooms together with IPMS Birm ingham,IPMS Warrington,Wombourne and a new club to me called Early Risers.Once set up i took my first venture around.In the main hall,which normally serves as a meeting hall and hall that stages plays etc were many traders and clubs packed in all nice and neat.Amongst the traders were my good friend Chris Summers from Kit-Kits together with his lovely friend Ulla.On the opposite side my equally good friend Phil Mitchell on Mainly Military.Situated in the middle were Freight Dog who had some very interesting bits and bobs for the TSR2 and Buccaneer in 1/72(Images below).Amongst the clubs in the main hall were the hosts Gloucester who had some very nice models indeed that caught my eye.Amongst them was a really nice Sea Vixen and Two Mitsubishi aircraft.Those being the F1and T2.Both of these models have featured in a in depth article in Miltary in Scale in the March 2011 edition.On another table were Fifty Six Tornadoes in 1/72.This was a sight to see indeed.I have two 1/48th ones that i have to take out the box.
My purchases at this show were very reserved this year as i am going to Tigermeet at Cambrai Sunday and the pennies are tight.But i did buy some Mr Model Liquid glue at £4.50.This product is excellent.
One thing i must mention was the tea and cake.The ladies worked very hard all day serving the hungry masses and if you read this thankyou from the bottom of my heart girls.Well done.
That now leaves the images with narratives as appropriate.My thanks for a great show goes to Jeff Brown and his crew at Gloucester IPMS and i look forward to next year.
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| Dave Foxalls F-16 Agressor in 1/32.This is the Tamiya offering and has a unique finish.In reality this A/C is the only one of its type in this scheme,with the pink desert colour. |
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| The 580 stand going big with a trio of F-16's |
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| Dave Foxalls Academy 1/32 Greek F16C |
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| Dave Foxalls Agressor F-16 also an Academy 1/32 offering. |
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| Dave Foxalls Mosquito Mk 18 |
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| Dave Foxalls FB VI |
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| Now onto something very special.Steve Newton of Birmingham IPMS and his boats. |
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| A lovely recovery vehicle on the Warrington stand |
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| Now this was something different The Stryker. |
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| One of these is one my list to build.A lovely offering on the Wombourne stand. |
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| And here is the Wombourne stand. |
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| This Hind on the Gloucester stand was a work of art in 1/35 |
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| I have not seen anything like this before in such fine detail on the NORCS stand.This diorama was taken from a photograph. |
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| A 1/35 Jadgpanther on the NORCS stand. |
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| The big King Tiger also on the NORCS stand. |
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| The Jadgpanther.This time a frontal view. |
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| And the NORCS stand sign. |
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| This for me was one of two stars of the show. |
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| The Skyraider.One of my favourite aircraft.This was factory fresh. |
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| Wow.Words escape me.What a wonder. |
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| Ok another Phantom i hear you say.I love Phantoms its a fetish of mine. |
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| A wonderfull F-1 as mentioned above. |
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| And the sister ship the T-2 |
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| Les Adams of 580 sporting his Andy Warhol socks. |
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| Oh er Mrs.Now this was nice.Check out the crisp lines in the larger version of the image.This Vixen was on the Gloucester stand. |
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| I attempted the carrier deck shot. |
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| Mig 21MF i think. |
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| Chris and Ulla that are KITS-KITS. |
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| 580 Modellers go BIG. |
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| I am getting very interested in the Albatross,having spent time with our Chairman Mike Haines.This offering was on the Early Risers stand and was a 1/32 offering. |
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| A Type 97 by Tamiya |
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| The lovely 1/24 Mossie |
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| The Early Risers were indeed early to arrive at Gloucester. |
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| The nice offering of add ons for the TSR2 from Freight dog |
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| And the bits and bobs for the Airfix Buccaneer in 1/72 MMMM i am very tempted. |
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| 56 Tornadoes more than our depleted RAF can muster. |
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| And this is the very nice chap who made them. |
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| And the very nice chaps table cloth. |
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| Steve Newtons Fishing Boats |
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| Oh er chief another Phantom. |
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| Ok the last one this edition i promise.This one is Dave Foxalls F-4B conversion in 1/32 from Tamiya. |
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| A very nice pair of T-80's on the Warrington stand. |
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| Foxys M-60 Lost in a box and now found. Thanks for looking.The next show is Birmingham this weekend the 15th of May 2011.Where i will be reporting on this renewed event. |
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