Airfix Model World – September 2019

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OUT AND ABOUT

POOLE VIKINGS SHOW

T

he elite among southern

modellers and model

clubs made the annual

pilgrimage to Dorset on

April 13, for this year’s Poole

Vikings Model Show. Always a

popular and friendly event, this

gathering has taken place for more

than 30 years and continues to

be a showcase for the talents of

novice and experienced modellers

alike. Staged as usual in Parkstone

Grammar School, the number of

visitors was down slightly on last

year’s bumper attendance, but

most traders expressed satisfaction

on sales and orders. The Poole

Vikings Model Club is a branch of

the International Plastic Modelling

Society (UK), where it's known as

IPMS Dorset, and is linked to the

British Model Soldier Society as

BMSS Dorset, a fact reflected in

the large number of IPMS/BMSS-

affiliated clubs and individuals

present. Further details of Poole

Vikings Model Club events and

activities can be found at: https://

poolevikingsblog.wordpress.

com Malcolm V Lowe

Dorset Delights

 Steve Abbey of the Earley Risers displayed this Tyrrell P34 ‘six-wheeler’ Formula One

racing car as driven by Jody Scheckter in 1976, made from the Tamiya 1/12 kit.

 Colourful and eye-catching, this Hasegawa 1/48 F-4EJ Phantom II was finished in special

Japanese markings by Asian Air Arms SIG member Andrew Terrell. (All Malcolm V Lowe)

 Dragon’s 1/35 Sherman Firefly Vc graced the extensive display laid on by the show’s

host, the Poole Vikings Model Club, and was built by Martin Crabb.

 Airfix’s 1/48 Walrus was the basis

for this eye-catching example in

the colours of civil operator United

Whalers, made by Rory Manton of

Alpha One, from Yeovil, Somerset.

 The Surface Warship Association has

an active membership in the Dorset area,

resulting in many large and impressive

maritime subjects including this 1/48 HMS

Quorn (M41) mine-countermeasures vessel.

 One of the long-standing exhibitors at the Poole show is independent modeller Keith

Peckover, whose extensive selection of models for 2019 included this beautifully-made 1/72

RB-58A Hustler, based on the Italeri kit.