NEC KeyModelWorld Show 2025

[PR19_Kit]

The southern part of the SIG, Richard and myself today, and Richard and Trevor tomorrow, put up a SIG stand the above show today/tomorrow.

We had a 3-table stand, but some ratbag pinched one table so we were a bit cramped for space, but had an interesting day. As it was a very mixed 'audience' there were many modellers, of all sides, who needed explaining about Whiffs, and we were both pretty busy all day.



The stand in its entirety.

 








The stand in sections, moving from the right to the left.




You can see how they placed us in temptations way here, right in front of two food stands and right alongside a third one!




Bang in the middle of the hall was what you might think is a Spitfire Mk IX. It wasn't, it was a hand built replica using many real Spitfire parts, including the entire cockpit and landing gear. The whole lot done by one man and his son!



Quite how anyone could tell it wasn't the real thing defeats me, it makes the fibreglass gate guardians that some RAF stations use look like toys!

[Rick Lowe]

So an all-day breakfast, then? Sounds great to me!

Cool work on the 1/1 Spit.

[George the Cat]

See you later Kit. Thanks for all your efforts here. 

[Old Wombat]

Bang in the middle of the hall was what you might think is a Spitfire Mk IX. It wasn't, it was a hand built replica using many real Spitfire parts, including the entire cockpit and landing gear. The whole lot done by one man and his son!



Quite how anyone could tell it wasn't the real thing defeats me, it makes the fibreglass gate guardians that some RAF stations use look like toys!

Which raises the question, When does a re-construction using original parts transition down into a replica using original parts? 

Because I've heard of & read about re-constructions that used no more original parts than that Spitfire. 

[NARSES2]

Which raises the question, When does a re-construction using original parts transition down into a replica using original parts? 

Because I've heard of & read about re-constructions that used no more original parts than that Spitfire. 

I'll call the lawyers    Nah, seriously you're right, and it's a discussion I'm not starting on here 

[PR19_Kit]

See you later Kit. Thanks for all your efforts here. 

No you won't Trevor, I was only there y'day. I'm sure you're having a good time today though.

[George the Cat]

See you later Kit. Thanks for all your efforts here. 

No you won't Trevor, I was only there y'day. I'm sure you're having a good time today though.

Busy afternoon here.