BMPRS News Website: www.bmprs.co.uk Craig Dickson reports from the second race of 2014 at Nottingham Hello readers! Following the first exciting event at Branston earlier in April, it was time to meet up again for our next race and Colwick Country Park on the outskirts of Nottingham was the venue. This is always popular as…
The Guildford MYC sailing water at Abbey Meads was looking magnificent for this event, held on the 2nd February 2014. Because the water level caused by the recent floods was close to the top of the bank, the boats were able to launch from the third step down from the top, without the need for…
In 2013 I missed this general model show and was very much looking forward to this year’s visit. I was not disappointed and it seemed that the show had expanded into further areas of the Brighton Centre. This year’s theme was to support the work of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and it succeeded brilliantly.…
Model Engineer Exhibition 2013 COLIN BISHOP Reports For the first time in more years than I care to remember, I was not on the judging panel this year due to a prior commitment and this report is therefore written from a visitor viewpoint. I will not be commenting on the judging or mentioning all…
Scale ModelWorld 2013 DAVE WOOLEY visits this premier International Plastic Modellers Society (UK) event Held at the Telford International Centre, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4JH, on the 9/10th November, this was a significant year as it celebrated its 50th anniversary, although it has not always been at this venue. The IPMS was formed in 1963 and…
National Model Engineering and Modelling Exhibition 2013 DAVE WOOLEY reports from Harrogate This event has run annually for over 20 years now and has built a reputation for excellence in model engineering and general model making, particularly ship modelling. It is however, first and foremost a model engineering show, but if like me you…
The 2013 Model Boat Convention DAVE WOOLEY reports from Haydock Park This is now one of the longest running events of its type, not just in the UK but in Europe. It has built up a good reputation for its efficient organisation and the facilities, but above all is well regarded for the quality…
2013 Model Boat Fair DAVE WOOLEY reports from the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port A sunny March day and perfect conditions for the Model Boat Fair. Held on 2nd and 3rd March, the format for this event was established four years ago and reflects many of the best parts of the original annual March…
Scale Model World 2012 DAVE WOOLEY reports from Telford, 10/11 November This Flower class corvette represents so much of what Scale Model World is all about. The International Plastic Model Society UK (IPMS) promote an annual event at the Telford International Conference and Exhibition Centre in mid-November of each year. It usually coincides with…
Model Engineer Exhibition 2012 Report by COLIN BISHOP and DAVE ABBOTT Grahame Palmer's S.Y. Komet This year’s show continued to bump along the bottom in respect of the number of competition entries and not just in respect of the marine contingent. The situation was not helped by an unavoidable rescheduling of the exhibition's dates in…
