Report by Andy Argent
“As it was the first show of the season I was looking forward to getting out and about at a show again. I had a twelve foot table for showing models at the event. This stand was shared with Big E (Ian Whyte). With both of our efforts being on show our stand caused a lot of interest and we were fired with questions all day long. There were loads of exhibitors there and a lot of talent was on show. Traders were also out in force, maybe slightly down on last year but when you consider that there were four large halls to be filled there was still a lot there, all four halls were full.
Airfix sponsored the show as they always do and they were out in force. They also had the model construction room filled with youngsters trying their hand at the hobby.
The competition was bursting with the latest creations from the many talented modellers that participated in the event.
Scale Modelling Now did very well in the competition with Andy Argent winning Bronze for Figures, Silver for Autos and Gold for Dioramas, and to top all of that received the trophy for best of show for the Diorama titled Timeout.
This is a great event with the added bonus of being held in a museum full of rare Aircraft and one not to be missed if you get the chance to go.
Many thanks to Andy and Big E for displaying their great models at the FAA Model Show – one that we attended last year and had a very successful time too. Maybe this year? Congratulations to the guys for a fantastic haul of trophies – richly deserved from what I can see. You too can see several of their models in SMN, so do check out the Subscriber Gallery and Finished Now, plus of course Build Now that has (or is about to have) Ian’s excellent AFV Club Tiger I underway! Geoff C.