Activities, Events and Links.
Our members interests are Aircraft, Cars, Sci-Fi, AFV's, Ships, and Figures.
We work in all scales, but 1/48th and 1/32nd are the most popular with the Aircraft modellers.
There has also been a big interest in the Tamiya 1/48 AFV's, see the 1/48 AFV page in the Model Gallery
for pictures of these models.
Some of the models under construction by our members at present are:
Tamiya 1/48 A6M Zero
Trumpeter 1/32 F6F-5 Hellcat
Resitech 1/72 TSR-2
'A' Model 1/72 Yak-28
Mach 2 1/72 Vickers Valiant
Tamiya 1/48 M-10 Tank Destroyer
Hasegawa 1/48 Spitfire Mk.XVI
Italeri 1/35 M1A1 Abrams
Classic Airframes Meteor F8
Scratchbuilt 1/24 Angel Interceptor
Eduard 1/48 P-40
Revell 1/32 Hawker Hunter
Airfix 1/700 HMS Hood
Fereration Models Eagle Transporter
Formula Canada 1/24 Ferrari 333SP
Model Shows in 2007
Scale Model World, the IPMS Nationals 2007
This was our fourth year of attendence to SMW as an IPMS branch. We were displaying alongside IPMS Barnet.
In the competitions, Tim Harris took Gold, two Silvers and a Bronze in the figures class.
Most of us spent vast amounts of cash on kits, books, decals etc, and had a great three days.
For some pictures of this event, click on,
IPMS Nats pics.
Milton Keynes 'Model Kraft 2007' Show.
The club together with IPMS Barnet, attended the show held at the Bletchley Leisure Centre, and had a great day.
In the competitions, Roger Brown won a Silver medal in Sci-Fi for a Cormorant Destroyer.
Vince Blackburn of Barnet IPMS won a Bronze medal in 1/48 aircraft with a Hyakushiki Shitei III, and Alex Taylor
won a Bronze medal with a GMC Cargo truck.
For some pictures of this event click on,
MK pics.
'Capcon 2007', IPMS Ottawa's model show in Canada.
I attended this model show in Canada, and in the competition I was fortunate to win a Silver in Sci-Fi for a Jedi Starfighter.
For some pictures from this show, click on.
Capcon 2007
Part of the club stand at the Milton Keynes 'Model Kraft 2005' Show.
Model Shows in 2008
Southern Expo 2008
The club together with IPMS Barnet, attended the return of this excellent show, and had a great two days.
In the competitions, Roger Brown won First place in Sci-Fi with a Dune Ornithopter.
Nick Wigman won a Second in 1/32 Aircraft with an ME-109, and Alan Bottoms won a third in 1/32 Aircraft with a Kawasaki Ki-61 Hein.
'Scale Model World, the IPMS Nationals 2008'
The biggest model show in the UK is being held on the 15th and 16th of November 2008,
at the Telford International Centre, Telford, Shropshire.
Start planning that competition model now!
Model Shows in 2009
'The IPMS Barnet Model Show 2009'
This excellent model show is back, at the RAF Museum Hendon.
The provisional date is Sunday 26th April 2009, and will be confirmed soon.
This year marks the 65th Anniversary of the Dambusters raid by Lancasters of 617 Squadron.
May 16th 1943
This year also marks the 50th Anniversary of the first flight of the XF4H-1 Phantom..
May 27 1958
And this year also marks the 50th Anniversary of the first flight of the Blackburn NA-39 Buccaneer.
April 30 1958
Links to other excellent sites are:
IPMS UK Website
IPMS Toronto Website
The Guelph Plastic Modellers Group Website
Milton Keynes Scale Model Club Website
Military Aviation author Steve Darlow's website, with 'Flying High' e-zine download
Geoff Coughlin's Model Website
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Modeller Magazine Website
Track 48, AFV Website for 1/48 scale
Starship Modeler Sci-Fi Website
Scale Motorsport website
Tanx Heaven, AFV Website
Pelikan Model Club, Florida, USA, Website
34th Photo Recon Squadron Website
'Bud' Anderson's Website
FAA Sig Website
Brooks Aviation Art Website
Military Art gallery Website
Flights of Fantasy Website
Comet Miniatures Website
32nd SIG Website
Large Scale Planes Website
Spacestation42 Website
Heritage Aviation Website
The Dambusters Website
To discover the secrets of Enigma and Code Breaking visit Bletchley Park.
Bletchley Park Website
One other site well worth a visit is the Battle of Britain Website.
This site will give details of the new Monument, sited on the London Embankment.
Battle of Britain Website
For a brief history of the Battle of Britain, click on
History