Airfix Model World – September 2019

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OUT AND ABOUT

TANGMERE MODEL SHOW

O

ver the years several

aviation museums up and

down the country have

opened their doors to the

modelling fraternity and staged

excellent model shows.

One of the most recent to do this

is the Tangmere Military Aviation

Museum, which is situated on the

site of the former RAF airfield in

West Sussex. The area boasts a

very active modelling group, the

Tangmere Sector Modellers IPMS,

which helps to organise the event

in conjunction with the venue.

Taking place on May 4, this year’s

show was its biggest yet. Model

clubs and traders were arranged

among the superb array of exhibits,

which include several original and

replica aircraft, plus many artefacts

and themed displays.

The organisers successfully

made use of every available

exhibition hall on the site, with

some side rooms as well the main

display areas hosting club stands

and traders. A separate building

housed the show’s extensive and

well-subscribed competition. The

day was blessed with excellent

weather, which guaranteed large

visitor numbers. The outstanding

success of the show has already

encouraged planning to begin

for next year’s event, which is

promised to be even bigger.

Further details of the museum and

its activities can be found at http://www.

tangmere-museum.org.uk

Malcolm V Lowe

Terrifi c Tangmere

 Big and impressive, this 1/32 Vought OS2U-1 Kingfisher from the Kitty Hawk kit in USS

Arizona colours made a bold statement on the Southdowns Model Group’s busy display.

 Featured in the Tangmere show’s well-populated competition was this 1/48 Sopwith 5F.1

Dolphin, which was made with the Copper State Models kit as its basis.

 Using the PST 1/72 kit, Paul Capon of IPMS Salisbury modelled this KV-220/85 (T-220)

experimental heavy tank, which joined his extensive selection of Soviet armour models.

 Definitely not sci-fi, this beautifully-finished model of the Tokyo tourist water bus

Himiko graced IPMS Farnborough’s stand, built from Fujimi’s 1/150 kit by Andrew Prentis.

 Airfix’s 1/72 Fokker Eindecker builds into a neat and striking replica, as proven by this

example, labelled as a Fokker E.II, in Tangmere’s large competition. (All Malcolm V Lowe)

 Definitely eye-catching in its overall blue colour scheme, Hasegawa’s 1/48 Phantom was

finished as a 92 Squadron FGR.2 airframe, with many after-market and scratch-built extras.