Cosford Model Show 2014

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Tomorrow from 10:00 am.

Usually a great show at the RAF Museum.

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perdu said:

Will you be there?

I hope to enter the Sherpa but I may decide to chicken out if I like the opposition better

I will be with Bham IPMS near the TSR2, port side this time so I won't be impaling my head on the downhanging VHF/data aerial Yahooooooo!

Starboard side the exhibition tables put the seats right under the Impaler

bill

Yep, Ill see you there later. Ive got that long overdue reference material for you.

Cheers.

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Good to see you again today Perdu!

It was a good show, and lots of new exhibits to see at the museum too.

Despite assuring Mrs_gn that there would be no models purchased, I couldn't resist these that I've had my eye on for a while. Total cost: £13!



Here are a few models that caught my eye, first three of Perdu's:







I still can't believe that Sherpa was totally scrath built. I really liked this glider too:



One of the highlights of the day for me was watching Darth Vader trying to retreive his light sabre (and failing due to a combination of restrictive cloting and obscured vision). The icing on the cake was Boba Fett's fully synthesised brummie response of "while you're down there mate..."



...in fact that little drama made the Dornier 17's 'fully deflated tyres' all the more disappointing

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Yeah...the competition results. Interesting.

Anyway, I hope I've not got the lurgy from whatever was emanating from the Dornier polytunnel - it didn't smell very healthy! I reckon that when it's done, it will make a great display though.

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Shar2 said:

That's the trick though, keeping it fun. Although I seem to be going through a bit of a modelling block at the moment as I can't find a kit from the stash that would be fun to build. Perhaps another resin girly model would help.

I've had a break from building for a while, but I got some motivation recently: My next model will be of the P-51B Mustang "Old Crow" (Academy 1:72 bought from Cosford as I mentioned previously). I needed some info on a couple of details on the canopy, and found an American website which had some pictures the aircraft. I e-mailed the webmaster and an hour later got a reply from 92 year old Col. Clarence Anderson, the triple-ace pilot of the original aircraft. Which was...unexpected. I guess there will be no excuses for inaccuracy on this one:



He say's he's hoping to be a Duxford again this year, maybe for another ride in one of the two seat Mustangs. If the model turns out OK I'll ask him to sign the base (and buy his book).