Alvaston Pirates Model Phil Button reports from their fourth annual regatta This took place on Sunday 25th June 2017 at their usual lake in Alvaston Park, Derby. The day dawned dull, grey and overcast, with virtually no swell on the lake and a very light breeze, but there was the threat of…
Mersey River Festival & Armed Forces Day Dave Wooley reports from Liverpool The constant stream of visitors were amazed at the models on display in the Liner Terminal Hall. Held over the last weekend of June 2017, the Mersey River Festival is a well established annual event attracting many thousands of visitors…
Spring Model Boat Show Dave Wooley reports from the National Waterways Museum, March 2017 Held on the 4th and 5th March 2017, this event is regarded by many as a ‘Season Opener’ and is probably the first chance in the year to get to your trader of choice, meet old friends, see the club stands…
Model Engineer Exhibition 2016 Colin Bishop Reports There was no exhibition held in 2015, but it resurfaced in September 2016 at the Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey, which occupies the famous old race track and airfield site. Admission to the exhibition included the museum as well, so there were lots of full size engineering related…
Task Force 72 Scale Model Ship Association Scott Rice reports from their 20th Anniversary Regatta HMAS Vendetta at speed A Brief History of Task Force 72 will be useful before getting started. In 1994 two gentleman got this group started. One was Russ French who at the time was a Senior NCO in the Royal…
National Model Boat Show 2015 Anthony Addams reports from Coalville, Leicestershire Now a well-established event, organised by Mark Williams of A Model World, this show in mid-April attracts clubs from a wide area and a useful range of traders. As usual, there were many superb models on show and it was unfortunate that the visitor…
Model Engineer Exhibition 2014 Colin Bishop reports The 2014 exhibition was considered to be very successful from the model boating viewpoint by all those whom I spoke to. This was to a very large extent due to the excellent club stands with a huge variety of top quality models which really did go down well…
CADMA Northern Model Boat Show – 2014 GARETH JONES reports The Conisbrough and District Modelling Association (CADMA) held their annual show in the sports hall of the Doncaster Deaf Trust early in June. This is the second year this venue has been used and it seems to be proving popular as there were more clubs…
The National Model Boat Show – April 2014. ANTHONY ADDAMS reports from Coalville This was even better than in 2013, the leisure centre being filled with 14 model boat clubs and 21 trade stands and a good attendance. Mark Williams from A Model World is the event promoter, but not to be forgotten are…
