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South Downs Model Show 25 April 2026

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kitbasher

#15
April 25, 2026, 11:44:35 AM
Who also had these on the Southdowns stand (hence recruitment):
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What If? & Secret Project SIG member.
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kitbasher

#16
April 25, 2026, 11:48:07 AM Last Edit: April 26, 2026, 12:39:45 AM by kitbasher
Other whifs at the show:
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PR19_Kit

#17
April 25, 2026, 12:11:01 PM
Some QUALITY stuff there Dave.  :thumbsup:

Who was the new recruit then? I love his RAF Dagger and the Jaguar M.  :wub:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

kitbasher

#18
April 25, 2026, 01:04:34 PM
New recruit is Ian, who built the RAF F-102 and the collection on the Southdowns display.  He also built the Mercury Whirlwind featured in my blog.
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63cpe

#19
April 25, 2026, 01:32:40 PM
Oeeeh I like those models Kitbasher. What a great display of models!

That F-102 is looking splendid. I like the Hurricane-Wellington combo and the idea of a whirlwind with Mercury engines.
Somehow i'm inspired by this later combo but feels it needs to be in Belgian ww2 colours. So the engine will be Melculy engines (Referring to the Belgian rockband Fleddy Melculy...)

Anyway, great show. Thanks for sharing the pictures!

David aka 63CPE

Rheged

#20
April 25, 2026, 01:42:59 PM
These are magnificent..............get that chap signed up, he belongs here!
"If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you....."
It  means that you read  the instruction sheet

Rick Lowe

#21
April 25, 2026, 01:51:33 PM
Thanks for the pics - some interesting stuff, alright. Nice to see again some things I'd forgotten about.

Quote from: Rheged on April 25, 2026, 01:42:59 PMget that chap signed up, he belongs here!

Agree!  :thumbsup:

Martin H

#22
April 25, 2026, 02:51:46 PM
Quote from: kitbasher on April 25, 2026, 01:04:34 PMNew recruit is Ian, who built the RAF F-102 and the collection on the Southdowns display.  He also built the Mercury Whirlwind featured in my blog.
Ian used to live up near Terry C/Raddish. and was a member of the same club as Terry.........Its no wonder he is a whiffer.
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

Glenn Gilbertson

#23
April 25, 2026, 02:57:10 PM
Glad you had a good time - great pics, thanks for sharing. :thumbsup:

kitbasher

#24
April 25, 2026, 11:24:04 PM Last Edit: April 26, 2026, 12:42:01 AM by kitbasher
Great to catch up with Martin, Chris and Colin at my (now) local show.

The SIG's display turned out to be ideally located - next to the Southdowns Model Group display + tombola and opposite the snack bar, therefore not lost in the 'noise' of the other club/branch displays.

Lots of interest therefore in our display, lots of very friendly chat with the visiting public.  Also for me being a Southdowns member it was rewarding to have fellow Southdowns members have closer looks and chat about whiffery.  A couple of them confessed to having occasionally dipped their toes in the whiffing water.

And we have new recruit to The Cause!
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Old Wombat

#25
April 25, 2026, 11:38:40 PM
Excellent work on display!  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:

Loved the write-up behind the Sea Jaguar FR.1  :wub:
Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!

"The purpose of all War is Peace" - St. Augustine

veritas ad mortus veritas est

63cpe

#26
April 26, 2026, 12:14:00 AM
Quote from: kitbasher on April 25, 2026, 11:24:04 PMGreat to catch up Martin, Chris and Colin at my (now) local show.

The SIG's tables turned out to be ideally located - next to the Southdowns Model Group display + tombola and opposite the snack bar, therefore not lost in the 'noise' of the other club/branch displays.

Lots of interest therefore in our display, lots of very friendly chat with the visiting public.  Also for me being a Southdowns member it was rewarding to have fellow Southdowns members have a close look and chat about whiffery.  A couple of them confessed to having occasionally dipped their toes in the whiffing water.

And we have new recruit to The Cause!

Is there a possibility to join the whif SIG for this show next year eventhough I'm from abroad and no member of the southdowns IPMS (I ' member of the Dutch IPMS)?

David aka 63CPE

kitbasher

#27
April 26, 2026, 12:39:06 AM
I see no reason why you can't.  Martin?

No need for you to be a member of the Southdowns group to support the What If? display, I just happen to be both a Southdowns and a What If? SIG member.

Were you actually at the show yesterday?
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63cpe

#28
April 26, 2026, 01:15:01 AM
Quote from: kitbasher on April 26, 2026, 12:39:06 AMI see no reason why you can't.  Martin?

No need for you to be a member of the Southdowns group to support the What If? display, I just happen to be both a Southdowns and a What If? SIG member.

Were you actually at the show yesterday?

Ah, Ok. Great. No I wasn't at the show yesterday but liked the models I saw, the show hall, southern England and Worthing is not really that far from Dover.
It definitely closer than Telford, although the show is smaller.

Still I might be interested to tag some whiffies i did with me..

David aka 63CPE

NARSES2

#29
April 26, 2026, 01:40:03 AM
You'd be more than wellcome to sit behind the stand with us and chew the cud David  :thumbsup:

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