Farnborough Modelfest

[Eric Mc]

If anyone is interested the Farnborough IPMS model show is on this Saturday. I'll be there and there will be lots of model displays and traders.

Details here -

http://www.ipms-farnborough.co.uk/html/modelfest.h...

[Shar2]

I'll be there on the West Middlesex Stand.

[thatone1967]

gutted to be missing this... will be in Wales though...



ps.. would have been great to put some faces to User names as well!

Have a good show guys!

[Vixpy1]

Eric Mc said:

If anyone is interested the Farnborough IPMS model show is on this Saturday. I'll be there and there will be lots of model displays and traders.

Details here -

http://www.ipms-farnborough.co.uk/html/modelfest.h...

Blimey thats round the corner from my house.

Shame i'm working Sat, anyone know what time it closes?

[thatone1967]

Vixpy1 said:

Eric Mc said:

If anyone is interested the Farnborough IPMS model show is on this Saturday. I'll be there and there will be lots of model displays and traders.

Details here -

http://www.ipms-farnborough.co.uk/html/modelfest.h...

Blimey thats round the corner from my house.

Shame i'm working Sat, anyone know what time it closes?

says 4pm on the link!

hth!

[Eric Mc]

I'll be there more or less all day as I will be helping set-up in the morning as well as helping out in various other areas. We get the school halls ready on Friday evening.

[zorba_the_greek]

Would one be able to purchase built models? or is it mostly model kits that you have to build yourself?

[Eric Mc]

zorba_the_greek said:

Would one be able to purchase built models? or is it mostly model kits that you have to build yourself?

The show is aimed at model builders so the traders who turn up will be generally selling model kits and/or kit and model building accessories. There will be plenty of finished kits on display on the various club stands - although it is unlikely that any will be for sale (although you never know).

Come along anyway. You might be inspired to have a go at building some kits yourself. I'll be on duty at the show so if you want a chat about model building, make yourself known to me.

[Civpilot]

Might be along to have a look around as it's not that far from me

[zorba_the_greek]

Eric Mc said:

The show is aimed at model builders so the traders who turn up will be generally selling model kits and/or kit and model building accessories. There will be plenty of finished kits on display on the various club stands - although it is unlikely that any will be for sale (although you never know).

Come along anyway. You might be inspired to have a go at building some kits yourself. I'll be on duty at the show so if you want a chat about model building, make yourself known to me.

Cheers for that mate. Will let you know if i can defo make it.

[Civpilot]

Very enjoyable show. I did see you Eric a couple of times but each time you were deep in conversation with different people.

The quality of the completed builds on display ranged from 'extremely' good to 'oh my god I'm hanging up the airbrush' good. Lot's of very good traders with some extremely rare and hard to find kits for sale. Managed to pick up a very old Japanese 1/24th Otaki Celica LB2000GT widebody, box is a little dog eared but the model inside is totally mint. Quite chufed with that find as I really like the rarer kits. Molding is really quite crisp too, and opening the box I found it to be motorised!!.

Not sure what I'm gonna do with the 1/72nd Scale B-17G Flying Fortress I won in the tombola though... I really don't 'do' planes, Oh well, there is always a first time and it only cost £1

ps. I say I don't do planes... but I did pick up a couple of 'Egg' plane kits too... So I guess I'm gonna start

[Eric Mc]

Glad you enjoyed it. You should have just butted in and introduced yourself.

I came away with a 1/72 Space Shuttle - so I'm happy.

[thatone1967]

Any pics at all?

[Eric Mc]

thatone1967 said:

Any pics at all?

Not from me. I didn't take my camera.

[Shar2]

The West Middlesex stand on which I was showing some of my models.

[Eric Mc]

Just a note to let people know that the 2016 Modelfest is on tomorrow. Same venue as usual.

http://www.ipms-farnborough.co.uk/index.php?id=mod...

If anybody is in the Farnborough/Fleet/Camberley area tomorrow, please drop by.

The halls are fully booked with traders and model clubs so it should be very busy with lots of models on show and lots to spend your money on.

All proceeds go to a local hospice so it's all in a good cause.

[ecsrobin]

Every year I'm away for this

[J.C...]

I popped into this today. The level of some the models on display was mind blowing. Picked up a couple of bargains and could have spent a lot more. Didn't take any pics but the aircraft carrier in the top right corner of the main hall was something else - simply amazing!