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Post by NoelSmith on Jun 10, 2013 17:02:14 GMT
Truck Model World Magazine's annual show took place in the large conference room onn the upper floor of the museum. This was held in conjunction with the annual Classic Commercial Show that takes place at the same venue. It was a really good model show with plenty of top quality models on display and a number of traders present. Little Cars were there with their usual comprehensive array of tools. paints and airbrush equipment for sale. Ironically, most of the show models were made and converted from 1/24th scale and 1/25th scale plastic and resin, but the majority of the traders were selling die cast and white metal stuff in smaller scales. Kitform Services and M&G Mouldings who do great service for truck modellers with their excellent after market parts for 1/24th and 1/25th scale kits were unfortunately absent this time around. Truck Modelling has certainly come on in leaps and bounds looking at the skill level of many of the converted and scratch built models on show.
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Post by stuckontrucks on Jun 12, 2013 7:06:28 GMT
I fully agree with your report of this year`s show and as I only build in 1:24th, that scale being the most prominent was no problem for me. It was great to link up with people, face to face, whom we speak to via forums on a weekly basis. The outside 1:1 show was bigger than ever and below is my personal favourite.
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Post by cosmosman on Jun 14, 2013 15:59:26 GMT
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Post by NoelSmith on Jun 22, 2013 18:28:27 GMT
Nice picture of the Scammell Tanker Stuckontrucks. It must have been there on the Sunday as I didn't see it on the Saturday. Would'nt it make nice subject for a model. Took loads of photos of 2 old ERF flatbeds that would make a nice modelling subject. TMW's show is really nice. Although not a truck modeller. I really enjoyed looking at the models, chatting to various people and seeing the full size exhibits outside. It is surprising what you can learn from looking at models catering for a different interest from your own and talking to the guys who build them. Wolfie told me all about his Birmingham Routemaster and his family connection to the model. Where I come from, the Reading Corporation did not run any Routemasters unfortunately. Maybe I can cannibalise 2 kits and do a conversion to a Sunbeam S7 Trolleybus? The Gaydon Motoring Heritage Centre a really interesting motor museum. Lots of good stuff to look at and photograph and quite a bit of movie related subjects, such as Lara Crofts Land Rover from Tomb Raider and the wreck of Moneypenny's Land Rover from Skyfall. If anyone has the Airfix Old Bill bus there is an example here to photograph as well. All in all a brilliant day out.
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Post by stuckontrucks on Jun 27, 2013 15:13:05 GMT
As you say Noel, a great day out. Last year I took loads of photos of the Morris cherry picker for my 1:24 scratch build. This year it`s going to be a concrete mixer. I`d decided to select one subject before I arrived and this stood out a mile for me.
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