Letchworth Model Show

[Tim Crowe]

Went to a local model show today. This was held by the Letchworth Scale Model Club (http://letchworthsmc.yolasite.com/)

This was held in Letchworth, Britains first Garden City (Letchworth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

I went with the usual gang from the Bedford model club
(Bedford and District Scale Model Club)

The show itself was very small, though it did seam to have a reasonable turn out, and was a good chance to meet fellow modellers.

The standard was very high and there were lots of displays of figures and flats.

I've taken loads of photos here are a few of them. Comments are added if I feel they are needed.

Tim



The display area was not much bigger than a school hall and stage area



Our custom made display stand of perspex and aluminium



My usual two models - if I ever finish my A7V i will bring that





A close up of a larger armoured train

More pics shortly

[Tim Crowe]

More pictures from the Bedford stand:



A very nice scratch built biplane






Again a scratch built wagon, made with coffee stirrers



A downed 109 set in resin



Yet more pictures to follow

Tim

[Tim Crowe]

More pictures:



We won three medals one for the dinosaur, one for this P-47



Mike had his usual impressive display. Today he was joined by a chap who specialises in MicroModels

[Tim Crowe]

The St.Pauls model is a beta build, hopefully available soon.



The level of detail on this MicroModel HMS Vanguard was amazing.



My personal favorite was this crane.



Have seen many flats close up, the painting on some of them was excellent

[Tim Crowe]

Two more flats





These two figures are from the Milton Keynes Club





A very nice laughing cavalier

[Tim Crowe]

Yet even more pictures

Tim

[Tim Crowe]

A Crusader tank converted to AA use



A captured Panther tank



An IS-3 on a diorama



An IS-2 on a great diorama



A D-Day diorama, with missing limbs and blood

[Tim Crowe]

More pics, penultimate lot.

Tim

[Tim Crowe]

Last lot, hopefully not too boring:



These three tractors are a personal favorite.





A large Napolionic diorama, lots going on here. I think they used real mud too.



My personal best in show.



Hope you liked the photos

No more shows now till September at Brampton.

Tim

[B-Manic]

Very nice - Those are some nice builds, I particularly like the Micromodels. Thanks for sharing.