philp Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 First day of the show is over and I took a few pics. http://picasaweb.google.com/115549746726410540917/ScaleModelWorldTelfordUKNov2013 Bare in mind I have not had a chance to go through these so there are probably a few blurry ones that need to be removed and maybe reshot. I only got through Hall 3 and part (most?) of Hall 1. Tomorrow I will hopefully finish 1, shoot 2 and the Competition area, if my batteries hold out that is. So far the show has been good. Met quit a lot on the What If stand and haven't bought too much plastic (yet) though did order a few prints from the Airfix stand. Airfix had a big announcement, a 1/24th scale Hawker Typhoon with a decent amount of interior. Heard a release date on it for June 6, 2014, the 70th Anniversary of a pretty important date. I got some pics of the test shots and this one may tempt a few of you to go big. It looked really good and had a ton of options with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kptucker Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Phil, Thanks so much for the updates... it's appreciated. Really liking the Airfix Typhoon. Looking forward to all of the 2nd Tactical Air Force markings. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philp Posted November 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Next batch is up. http://picasaweb.google.com/115549746726410540917/ScaleModelWorldTelfordUKPart2?noredirect=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kptucker Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 (edited) Great set of images... What caught my eye: The battle damaged USS Constellation (NCC 1017); The Minion figures from Despicable Me; The Colonial Viper in RAF colors and markings; the CSV Help Salvage Vessel (wow); the WWI Trench Diorama (well thought out) and the Wallace and Gromit figures (very cool!). The Bugatti/Tesla Mag/Lev Race Car is just unbelievable. What detail and imagination... And the modeler who did the H.M.C.S. Agassiz has WAY too much time on his hands. Edited November 11, 2013 by kptucker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montgomery Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) Just starting to load my 600+ images (that's a small # compared to what others shot) to PogoPlug. Here's the link: http://ppl.ug/FQ19jpjauGQ/ That battle damaged Constellation was awesome! Edited November 13, 2013 by Dick Montgomery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kptucker Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 You just had to take a shot of the "Loo" didn't ya? Round posterior, square seat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philp Posted November 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I think many of us had a little fun with that. And there seemed to be a severe washcloth ration at most of the hotels. Still not sure what that was about. Still, overall, the trip was great and the tour group and guides were also great. Now just got to find out who collected the email addresses and the group pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montgomery Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 (edited) You just had to take a shot of the "Loo" didn't ya? Round posterior, square seat... Yes. Yes I did. Between figuring out how to turn on the showers, getting the lights in the room turned on, and figuring out the Loo..... gotta tell you, it was a wonderful experience to be back in the UK. The history and culture are spectacular! Now, about that rectangular seat......I figure "any port in the storm". Oh, by the way, I believe this is the world's largest model aircraft. It's a 1:1 fiberglass model.....I'm sure you've probably heard of it... http://ppl.ug/ub4Pot7MtnU/ Edited November 14, 2013 by Dick Montgomery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kptucker Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 On the fibreglass Hurricane; is that one of the planes from the film (movie) Battle of Britain? I didn't know about the plane so I looked it up and the notes on the Battle of Britain movie said that some of the props that weren't destroyed during filming went to various museums. Cool either way... Thanks to you and Phil for sharing images and thoughts on the trek overseas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PetrolGator Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 AAAyep! Time to hang up my airbrush. This is just.... wow. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philp Posted November 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Kevin, It is a Spitfire, not a Hurricane and it was not used during the movie. It is a 1:1 scale Airfix kit created for James May's Toy Stories show. Actually a very cool episode. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzT3L3gGrew There were several items at Duxford that were used in the movie including a few copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kptucker Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Thanks for the correction on the aircraft. I was looking at the exhaust manifold and canopy. I'll stick to autos... I'll watch the video when I get the chance, thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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