Airfix Model World
{82}www.airfixmodelworld.comOUT AND ABOUT
NORTH DEVON MODEL SHOW Impressive even in 1/200 scale, Cyber-hobby’s North American XB-70A Valkyrie stood
out on North Somerset Modellers' table. (All Malcolm V. Lowe)Huma’s attractive
little 1930s-vintage
Fieseler Fi 5, in
1/72 scale,
featured in the
model competition
at the North
Devon show.DYNAMIC DEBUT
Emhar’s 1/35 Whippet from World
War One was a star exhibit on IPMS West
Cornwall’s table. The old Frog/Eastern Express Shackleton MR.3 made a welcome appearance on
the Coastal Command Special Interest Group stand. We’ll undoubtedly see many more
examples of this type, once Airfix and Revell release their new kits later this year. Tony Jewell of North Devon Marine
Modellers Association displayed several
Italeri 1/35 maritime subjects, including
this Elco torpedo boat. Reviving happy childhood memories, Fireball XL5 was one of many nostalgic TV-related
exhibits on the stand of Century 21 Modellers.I
n Fremington Parish Hall, just
outside scenic Barnstaple,
North Devon Model Society
pleased many with its
inaugural event this February.
Although this was the first
model show to be held by this
group, it was managed very
professionally; club members
had studied how other modelling
exhibitions are staged, and
introduced several of their
own ideas. The show,
therefore, catered
for diverse tastes
with static models
being the central
theme, around
which various other
attractions were added.
The Parish Hall venue
provided several exhibition
rooms in addition to the main hall
itself, and by midday these were
filled with visitors, which made it
rather difficult to move around
but illustrated the show’s success
in terms of attendance.
The main hall housed the
majority of static models, and
these represented many genres;
sci-fi and maritime subjectsrubbed shoulders with aircraft
and military vehicles. Although
just a small number of traders
attended, clubs from across the
south and south-west of England
were well represented, with
exhibitors who made the long
journey from Dorset and Cornwall
being particularly prevalent.
North Devon Model Society itself
put on an excellent display as
host, and this included
a demonstration
of 3D printing,
while particularly
eye-catching
exhibits were
shown by Century
21 Modellers and
North Devon Marine
Modellers Association.
Other exhibition rooms included
a display of military hardware,
which featured deactivated
full-size firearms, and several
beautifully detailed working
railway layouts.
Further details of North
Devon Model Society can
be found by visiting: http://www.
northdevonmodelsociety.co.uk
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