Intermodellbau 2011 DAVE WOOLEY reports from Dortmund This major annual international trade and model event was held from 13th to 17th April in Germany. For the first time in 11 years, I travelled by air rather than coach, which was a pity as the coach may be slower, but it feels more like a genuine…
Ellesmere Port MBC Spring Show DAVE WOOLEY visits this increasingly popular March event Ellesmere Port Boat Museum has been synonymous with model boat events for many years and is of course situated next to the Manchester Ship Canal. The museum is run by the British Waterways Trust and has recently become much more pro-active. Some…
BMPRS News www.bmprs.co.uk STEWART RAE (SCOOP) with a report from Leicester and other news Robin Butler with his AA10 Crusader III Hyper 21. AA11 is Andy Rennie’s Challenger 43 Pro CMB 21. Being unaccustomed as we are to severe winters in recent times, the last couple of years have proven that not all can be…
Model Engineer Exhibition 2010 Report by COLIN BISHOP and DAVID ABBOTT The number of entries in the competition was again disappointing although the actual quality of models was as high as ever. It does seem that boat modellers are less willing to enter competitions than they once were, although one visitor remarked to me that…
Darlington Paddler Day 2010 IAN ARCHIBALD reports The morning of Sunday 19th September dawned to the sound of steady rain which kept up until early afternoon. Inevitably this had some effect on attendance and entries at this fourth annual event held by Darlington & District MBC at The Waterpark, Middleton-St-George, Near Darlington, England. Nevertheless, twenty…
2010 International Model Lifeboat Rally DAVE WOOLEY reports from Stockport This was held on 20th June at Etherow Country Park, Stockport. Having attended the rally for many years at Southport, I was saddened that the event had to cancelled in 2009, but whilst it was not practicable at Southport in 2010, it was considered that…
The MPBA 2010 National Scale Finals DAVE WOOLEY reports from Huddersfield The MPBA 2010 National Scale Finals were held on the 19th September 2010 at Highfields Pond, hosted by the Huddersfield Society of Model Engineers. The last time I visited Highfields Pond was for a straight running competition in 1971, so yes, I was…
The Society of Model Shipwrights COLIN BISHOP visits the 2010 exhibition The Society of Model Shipwrights (SMS) was established in 1974 and is dedicated to the art and skills of exact model making to museum standards of maritime subjects. Every two years a public exhibition of member’s work is held, the current venue being the…
Faszination Modellbau 2010 PETER REVILL reports from Karlsruhe, Germany Once again the Surface Warship Association (SWA) were invited to make their annual trip to Germany, but not to Sinsheim as in previous years. The Sinsheim facility is currently being redeveloped and a brand new exhibition centre with four halls has been built on the outskirts…
Fleet Air Arm Museum Model Show DAVE WOOLEY visits the 2010 February event A brand new exhibition in Hall One highlights 100 years of the Fleet Air Arm. My first visit to Yeovilton and this model show was in 2009. This event attracts large numbers of visitors from across the UK including many from the…
