Scale Model World 2024

[MikeV]

Well it's the morning after another tremendous Telford - obviously pics will appear on the Forum in due course but just wanted to thank everyone for the hard work and commitment that produced another uniquely interesting display much admired by all visitors.

On which subject, incredibly, MS Modeller has already got the full report on YouTube. We are featured at around the 1:50 mark,(ish - I quickly scrolled through at 0600 this morning !) we have several minutes of commentary and pictures. A great friend of the SIG she always has good things to say about our displays - well worth a check out - must have sat up all night editing! If you didn't get to the show more than two hours of amazing models.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ciKia-xd0

Primarily though thanks to all for the huge effort, Huw, David, Steve, Tim & Emma* Callum and Ian for the priceless work at set-up and break down, and several members committed elsewhere but who contributed models for the stand and the central Lockheed theme. Special mention for Andy who travelled from the US to be with us, and of course Marek from Shelf Oddity in Poland who was a welcome guest for much of the show. Extra special mention to Joe for making the not-inconsiderable journey from Ireland to provide us with not only his incredible fully rigged bi-planes but the Water of Life with which we were able to raise a toast after the Remembrance ceremony (as ever a powerful and moving demonstration of respect for the sacrifice of others - given the size of the complex and the thousands of people present you could hear a pin drop)

We received some very complimentary comments too, amongst many was the chap from the RAF who had actually designed the special Typhoon schemes featured by Callum -"spot-on, caught all the detail just right", and lots of admiration for Emma and Tim's vignettes.

All I have to do now is sort all those new models I accidentally brought....

Again many thanks everybody - I've attached some pictures of our stand and some of the increasing number of 1/144 subjects around the show. (please feel free to post more)

Mike

*Who went directly from the show to the airport en-route the Conquest of Everest (or thereabouts) - none of your namby-pamby laying on beaches for possibly our most intrepid members !!

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some of the crew at the show

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general view of the Lockheed central theme - note six Hercs, all different, one of the joys of our scale!

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Lockheed fighters were much to the fore

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a closer look at Callum and David's work - Callum's F-15X turned a few heads and David's remarkable assembly of Lockheed types, many scratchbuilt, roused a great deal of favourable comment. Also visible our famous "12 Spits on a space only one 1/48 would fit" display

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There was some excellent 144 on display aound the show, - this D-day scene caught my eye

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Seen on the IPMS Portugal stand this was simply stunning

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Revell's latest release

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This beautifully executed Hunter took Gold in the competition, proving you don't need a complex and crowded mega-build to tell a very effective story.

[Tim R-T-C]

A little late due to a detour to Phu village in Nepal on the way home, but my Telford 2024 report.



Telford International Centre on the Friday evening setup.



A nice big table space for the SIG



Plenty to fill it



My models on display, four of the scenes only finished up at 6am that morning before the drive down!









The themed display for this year was Lockheed and we had quite the collection of different types.











The rest of the table display covered every era of aviation from Joe's delicate Great War biplanes to Callum's Typhoon decked out in the RAF 2024 Display Team colours (which was approved of by the real scheme's designer) as well as naval and ground forces too.

Very good interest in the table from visitors and lots of interesting discussions throughout the weekend.

[Tim R-T-C]

I also conveyed some 144th onto my local club table too.



My Beacon 109 E-1 trio.



We had a 1944 (but not Normandy) theme as well, so my Italian Campaign P-51B snuck in too.







There was a small but welcome array of 144th on display across the shows - the highlight for me being the chance to see the stunning scale builds of Leszek Golubinski in person. Their detail is even better in real life!



The 144th.co.uk Ark Royal deck - shortly available to purchase.







This stunning scene of 144th scale Gundams was put together by a Hong Kong based collective who worked on in seperately and put together just for the show.



Just for balance - the largest aircraft at the show - Emma for scale.



In all - another fantastic weekend at the heart of the modelling world. Roll on 2025!