CHRIS CLIFFORD and STU FONE provide imagery of club and special interest group models displayed during this year’s Scale ModelWorld show at Telford, UK.
Above: A superb exhibit on the table of Germany’s Plastik-Modellbau Club Bodensee e.V Black Forest was this stunning ICM 1/48 Dornier Do 215. It was finished in Netherlands colours.
As ever, one of the great highlights of attending IPMS(UK)’s annual Scale ModelWorld event is to be able to walk around and view the many club and Special Interest Group (SIG) displays, all of which are usually packed with well-made models. This year’s display benefited from the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, which allowed modellers greater time to plan and prepare their various exhibits. And the variety was hugely inspiring. Here’s a selection of club/SIG builds that caught our eye…
Above: Airfix’s recently released Meteor F.8 was the subject of the Airfix Modelling SIG’s Chris McSheffrey, who finished it as a camouflaged RAF 74 (F) Squadron machine.
Above: Tim Jones invoked a huge piece of nostalgia, taking Airfix’s vintage 1/72 Mosquito Mk.VI and converting it into a civilian Kenting Aviation airframe, complete with bright red spinners, wingtips and empennage.
Above: Among the many brightly…