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On again. The biggest model show in Australia over 3 days
11-13 June 2016
Sandown Racecourse Entertainment Centre
Princes Highway
Springvale, vic, 3171
All the details
http://www.modelexpo.com.au/ (http://www.modelexpo.com.au/)
Wish I could but I can't. :-\
I'm going to have to sort out a calendar of events & a budget to attend one millenium. :blink:
I'll be there Monday for the swa(m)p & s(m)ell and then to spend the day checking out all the builds.
It's this weekend!
I'm off this evening to help set up the Australian Model Car Club table (trucks this year - i'm taking 8 of my utes/pick-ups) and to enter some aircraft into the competition. As always the intention isn't to win anything but to subvert the IPMS by stimulating the imagination of visitors.
Have a great time, all who are attending! :thumbsup:
I'll get there one year, I promise, but this year I'm working all weekend (Saturday through to Friday - Home Detention never rests!).
Quote from: zenrat on June 09, 2016, 08:45:15 PM
As always the intention isn't to win anything but to subvert the IPMS by stimulating the imagination of visitors.
Well done!!! This is one of the duties of a member of Whiffworld. Best of luck with your offerings
Quote from: Old Wombat on June 10, 2016, 02:02:42 AM
Have a great time, all who are attending! :thumbsup:
I'll get there one year, I promise, but this year I'm working all weekend (Saturday through to Friday - Home Detention never rests!).
Were your ears burning? Buzzbomb and I were talking about you.
Quote from: Rheged on June 10, 2016, 02:42:13 AM
Quote from: zenrat on June 09, 2016, 08:45:15 PM
As always the intention isn't to win anything but to subvert the IPMS by stimulating the imagination of visitors.
Well done!!! This is one of the duties of a member of Whiffworld. Best of luck with your offerings
Four offerings have been placed. Two in the Imagineering class and two elsewhere. One is on the table next to the AMCC stand so i'll be able to sit there and eavesdrop.
Quote from: zenrat on June 10, 2016, 04:08:52 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on June 10, 2016, 02:02:42 AM
Have a great time, all who are attending! :thumbsup:
I'll get there one year, I promise, but this year I'm working all weekend (Saturday through to Friday - Home Detention never rests!).
Were your ears burning? Buzzbomb and I were talking about you.
Is it really paranoia if they're talking about you? :blink:
Slander?
I'll be there Monday.
And I've got 2 whiffs on the DSMC Russian table: the Red Swordfish and the Red BeSS-3 (Ki-43).
Back home. Good day. Lots of socialising.
Photos will be posted eventually.
Before I get to that though I would like to report that Comrade Harps' beard is looking impressively bushy.
Some pictures.
I believe this was built by Uncle Les
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Skyraider crop sprayer for Flyer.
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Not whiffs but a nice collection of Manc, Lanc, Lincs & Shacks
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Again, not a whiff but a clever use of different scales in a diorama
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And finally, someone has attempted to model the spit from "that" picture. I don't think they pulled it off but it's good to see someone try.
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More pics here, including a pair of MacRobertson air-race Hornets. (http://s70.photobucket.com/user/gavinmaillardet/library/Model%20Expo%202016?sort=3&page=1)
That is a nice looking Skyraider. :thumbsup:
I like the flying boat above it also. :mellow:
Cheers mate :thumbsup:
The use of different scales in that diorama is good. I've seen it used with figures of different scales in boxed dioramas but not with aircraft/armour before.
I meant to post this one as well. Not a whiff but its tiny (1/144 I guess - thats an A6 card its sitting on) and its rigged.
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I assume Valom as they do a lot of 1/144 WWI aircraft ?
Terrific work :bow: Although I bet someone said the rigging was way out of scale ! :banghead: My answer to that would be "it is on most 1/32 kits so what do you expect on 1/144"
Love the Me109 racers