Bolton IPMS Show 25th Jan 2026

chrisonord · January 23, 2026, 03:28:21 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on January 23, 2026, 03:11:55 PM
Quote from: chrisonord on January 23, 2026, 12:39:11 PMI don't think I will be able to get there on Sunday, as I will be leaving the dog for too long.

Take him with you Chris.

Hahaha, I doubt the organisers would be impressed if I took him somehow

Chris Payne · January 24, 2026, 06:06:29 AM

Hoping to be there.

NARSES2 · January 24, 2026, 08:23:36 AM

Arrived in my hotel and Bolton are at home

scautomoton · January 24, 2026, 08:50:43 AM

Quote from: chrisonord on January 23, 2026, 03:28:21 PMHahaha, I doubt the organisers would be impressed if I took him somehow

just put a high viz on him and say he's a guide dog! Or he's an emotional support dog, even better!

In other news, I'm packed ready for the joyous jaunt up the M6 on the morrow. I may be lying, I hate the M6. Probably more than the M25.

Weaver · January 24, 2026, 11:27:49 PM

Well I'm awake, so that's a good sign....

Martin H · January 25, 2026, 12:52:43 PM

and thats that done for another year..........

Not a bad day at all, I didnt buy to much, others seemed to be on a buying spree thou

My photos can be found at https://imageshack.com/a/BDp17/1

PR19_Kit · January 25, 2026, 01:20:34 PM

EXCELLENT set of pics there OGL.

Do you know a way to step through them one by one so you don't go right back to the opening page every time you've viewed one? I/m on Imageshack too and I've never figured it out yet.

Weaver · January 25, 2026, 01:27:05 PM

Having just spent entirely too much time trying to find space to put the results of that buying spree away, I think future shows may see me being more restrained. These may also be famous last words, of course, although a key factor today was that I found kits that solve almost all of my outstanding "need X for project Y" requirements.

Nice to see everyone again. Thoroughly good show with LOTS of what ifs on other stands. Lots of innovative models too. I particularly liked the one on the Leopard tank SIG stand which was just a water base with a bow wave being made by the top of a Leopard snorkel tower, complete with tank commander...

Rheged · January 25, 2026, 01:53:47 PM

An excellent set of pictures; thank you!

The Wooksta! · January 25, 2026, 02:05:12 PM

Great show as always, with the caveats about the overpriced tea and coffee from the canteen (the coffee was utterly vile, but after having paid three quid, drank it anyway) and the canteen being absolutely Baltic. I was talking on one of the guys and he said it wasn't as cold as usual.

Thorvic · January 25, 2026, 02:14:48 PM

Quote from: Weaver on January 25, 2026, 01:27:05 PMHaving just spent entirely too much time trying to find space to put the results of that buying spree away, I think future shows may see me being more restrained. These may also be famous last words, of course, although a key factor today was that I found kits that solve almost all of my outstanding "need X for project Y" requirements.

Nice to see everyone again. Thoroughly good show with LOTS of what ifs on other stands. Lots of innovative models too. I particularly liked the one on the Leopard tank SIG stand which was just a water base with a bow wave being made by the top of a Leopard snorkel tower, complete with tank commander...

Sometimes things just fall into place and you find all sorts of bits and pieces you want, where as other shows, you may find nothing quite your after or its too expensive or their are temptations which look good but dont tally with current plans. So if Bolton was a ggod show just appreciate it for what it was as no idea what the rest of the year may deliver, or where your mojo takes you.

(quite a few 1/72 aircraft kits of interest today for me, or some of the cozmic Spacce 1999 assessories but as mosty focused on ships i opted not too today. (although i may have to do a 1/72nd repair/rebuilds as a result of the box lid collapse today !

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The Wooksta! · January 25, 2026, 02:47:46 PM

Oh, and there were some traders notable for their absence - Paul Davies the decal sheet man and wockney canker Uncle Albert with his overpriced tat and fire exit blocking jumble sale - have they finally cottoned on to just how much of a danger this man is? Only taken them TWELVE years!

Weaver · January 25, 2026, 02:50:56 PM

Quote from: The Wooksta! on January 25, 2026, 02:47:46 PMand wockney canker Uncle Albert

Thought it was quiet...

Mindf you, there was a trader up on the mezzanine who was covering for him in the "overpriced tat" department: £45 for a Heller 1/72nd Viggen! Somebody else was selling one for a tenner...

The Wooksta! · January 25, 2026, 02:55:53 PM

Was that the one near the lift, with the stuff on a second level. He had the same Skybirds Hornets for sale at several shows but at twice the price. £25 isn't a bad price, but it's top end for a hard to build kit (and it is tricky until you know it's foibles). What he had been charging was daylight robbery.

Weaver · January 26, 2026, 01:57:16 AM

Quote from: The Wooksta! on January 25, 2026, 02:55:53 PMWas that the one near the lift, with the stuff on a second level. He had the same Skybirds Hornets for sale at several shows but at twice the price. £25 isn't a bad price, but it's top end for a hard to build kit (and it is tricky until you know it's foibles). What he had been charging was daylight robbery.

Yep: upstairs, at the entrance end.

There were a couple of under-the-table sellers who had boxes of genuinely rare and collectable stuff that they were charging collectors' prices for, but I couldn't really blame them for that.