Airfix Model World – July 2018

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OUT AND ABOUT

MODELKRAFT 2018

M

odelkraft, to give it its

correct title, has long been

a fixture on the model show

calendar, attracting a varied

collection of clubs and traders

from the East Anglian region and

far beyond.

Despite the venue’s heating

system being in full force on the

hottest day of the year so far, it

was no deterrent to the 1,000 scale

model enthusiasts who attended.

In its 15th year, almost all genres

of the hobby were on display in

the main hall, complemented by

a diverse number of subjects in

the competition area, with the

diorama category containing

real gems. An Italian Job scene,

depicting the three iconic red,

white and blue Minis (complete

with working headlamps) were

a personal favourite, while Best

of Show went to Rafal Sikorski’s

painstakingly super-detailed 1/12

Italeri Fiat 806 Grand Prix Car.

More than £1,300 was raised for

the local Willen Hospice thanks to

the generosity and enthusiasm

of the attendees, and the hard

work of the Milton Keynes Scale

Model Club, making this a very

pleasurable day out all round.

Dave Oliver

New Town Gathering

 The striking yellow colour scheme on Steve Morris's 1/48 Special Hobby Airspeed Oxford

Mk.II really stood out in the busy competition area. The model was rightfully awarded Silver

in the 1/48 Aircraft category.

 Bedford Model Club member Tom Ward’s diorama, entitled ‘The Flying Can Openers’,

employed Hasegawa’s 1/48 Hurricane Mk.IId and Tamiya’s Panzer III kits to create this well-

conceived North African theatre vignette.

 IPMS Swindon’s display contained a plethora of Cold War subjects. This eye-catching 1/48

Bobcat Models Yak-28P Firebar, by Alan Bangs, was built out of the box and painted with

what seemed to be every shade of Alclad lacquer available!

 Garry Prettyman’s beautifully built Revell Lockheed Ventura Mk.II secured a well-

deserved Bronze in the competition's 1/48 Aircraft section; the subtle display base added

another level of interest to the model.

 The simple but effective base

(and subtle weathering) earned Gary

Radford a well-deserved Gold award,

for his 1/9 scale out-of-the-box build

of Italeri’s military Harley-Davidson

WLA dispatch-rider’s motorcycle.