From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Philip Jones" References: <001701c3f733$48b59b80$8dd95651@clr> Subject: Re: ARC Gallery Submission: Model Show. Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 01:22:22 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0114_01C40962.D573D640" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0114_01C40962.D573D640 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Philip, Thanks for sending in your Flet Air Arm Show article. I'm catching up = on a backlog of e-mails....sorry for the slow response. I'll e-mail you = when your article goes on ARC in the next 7 days. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Philip Jones=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 1:56 PM Subject: ARC Gallery Submission: Model Show. Hi Steve, Last weekend I attended the model show at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in = the UK. Here is a brief report and some pictures I took on the day. Regards, Phil Jones ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Fleet Air Arm Museum Model Show 2004=20 by Philip Jones -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 The Fleet Air Arm Museum's annual model show was held on the 14th of = February this year. I attended this show as a participant for the first = time, since joining IPMS Avon just before Christmas 2003. The setting = for a model show couldn't be much better - all stands, stalls and = exhibits are arranged around the aircraft of the museum which include = the British prototype of Concorde, and many WWI and WWII aircraft.=20 The first 3 pictures show the Concorde Hall and World War 1 Halls = which were absolutely chock full of show goers and stands. To be = surrounded by some of the most important types in aviation history like = this was very inspiring and a great opportunity to get up very close = indeed. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 02.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 02.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 03.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 03.jpg=20 =20 This is the IPMS Avon stand, which I made a small contribution = to in the shape of my recently completed 1/48 F-15E. We had a very = diverse range of models on display - fixed wing, rotary wing, armour, = ships, the list goes on. The wing tip of the Concorde can (just about) = be seen in this picture too. Click on image below to see larger image =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of = photo 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 04.jpg=20 =20 =20 THE COMPETITION ROOM The next few were my pick of the competition entries. The standard = here was amazing - my two favourites being the 1:72(!!!) Royal Navy = Phantom and the Messerschmitt 109 diorama. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 09.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 09.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 10.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 10.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 11.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 11.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 12.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 12.jpg=20 =20 A meet of UK ARC'ers was one of the many highlights for me. From left = to right, Grant, myself (Phil_J), Kaysersoze and Cloggy can be seen in = the picture below, which was taken next to the Concorde prototype = G-BSST. I have included a picture of part of Cloggy's display table = which was full of beautiful models. The number of them that had been = handpainted was very impressive. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 02.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 13.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 06.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 06.jpg=20 =20 The next four pictures are from various stands that caught my eye - A = big model of a Bear, a great NMF on a 1/48 Lightning, a nicely finished = Crusader, and a very striking Tigershark model. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 05.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 05.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 08.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 08.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 14.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 14.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 07.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 07.jpg=20 =20 In conclusion, this was an excellent model show. There were a great = number of stands to look at and stalls at which to buy your show = bargains, both of which I did plenty of I might add! The museum is an = excellent setting for this sort of event where scale modellers mix in = with the real thing. It was also a good opportunity to look around the = exhibits of the museum itself as I had not visited for some years - the = carrier part especially. Long may this event continue! Phil =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 15.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by Philip Jones ------=_NextPart_000_0114_01C40962.D573D640 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Philip,
Thanks for sending in = your Flet=20 Air Arm Show article.  I'm catching up on a backlog of=20 e-mails....sorry for the slow response.  I'll e-mail you when your = article=20 goes on ARC in the next 7 days.
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource = Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Philip Jones
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Thursday, February 19, = 2004 1:56=20 PM
Subject: ARC Gallery = Submission: Model=20 Show.

 Hi Steve,
 
Last weekend I = attended the model=20 show at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in the UK. Here is a brief report and = some=20 pictures I took on the day.
 
Regards,
Phil = Jones
 
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The Fleet Air Arm Museum Model=20 Show 2004 

by Philip Jones
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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg = here
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The Fleet = Air Arm Museum's=20 annual model show was held on the 14th of February this = year. I=20 attended this show as a participant for the first time, since joining = IPMS=20 Avon just before Christmas 2003. The setting for a model show couldn't = be much=20 better - all stands, stalls and exhibits are arranged around the = aircraft of=20 the museum which include the British prototype of Concorde, and many = WWI and=20 WWII aircraft.

The first = 3 pictures show=20 the Concorde Hall and World War 1 Halls which were absolutely chock = full of=20 show goers and stands. To be surrounded by some of the most important = types in=20 aviation history like this was very inspiring and a great opportunity = to get=20 up very close indeed.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 02.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 02.jpg=20

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  Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 03.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 src=3D"" border=3D0>

 
This = is the IPMS=20 Avon stand, which I made a small contribution to in the shape of = my=20 recently completed 1/48 F-15E. We had a very diverse range of = models on=20 display - fixed wing, rotary wing, armour, ships, the list goes = on. The=20 wing tip of the Concorde can (just about) be seen in this = picture=20 too.

Click on=20 image below to see larger image

Steve=20 Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 04.jpg = here.  Clicking=20 on that photo will bring up the full sized version of = photo 04.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 src=3D""=20 = border=3D0>

 
 
THE COMPETITION=20 ROOM
 
The next = few were=20 my pick of the competition entries. The standard here was amazing - my = two=20 favourites being the 1:72(!!!) Royal Navy Phantom and the = Messerschmitt 109=20 diorama.
 

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 09.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 09.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 src=3D"" border=3D0>

 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 10.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 10.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 src=3D"" border=3D0>

 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 11.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 11.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 src=3D"" border=3D0>

 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 12.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 12.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 src=3D"" = border=3D0>

 

A meet of = UK ARC'ers was=20 one of the many highlights for me. From left to right, Grant, myself = (Phil_J),=20 Kaysersoze and Cloggy can be seen in the picture below, which was = taken next=20 to the Concorde prototype G-BSST. I have included a picture of part of = Cloggy's display table which was full of beautiful models. The = number of=20 them that had been handpainted was very impressive.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 02.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 13.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 src=3D"" border=3D0>

  Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 06.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 src=3D"" = border=3D0>

The next = four pictures are=20 from various stands that caught my eye - A big model of a Bear, a = great NMF on=20 a 1/48 Lightning, a nicely finished Crusader, and a very striking = Tigershark=20 model.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 05.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 05.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 src=3D"" border=3D0>

 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 08.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 08.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 src=3D"" border=3D0>

 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 14.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 14.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 src=3D"" border=3D0>

 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 07.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 07.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 src=3D"" border=3D0>

 
 
In conclusion, this = was an=20 excellent model show. There were a great number of stands to look = at=20 and stalls at which to buy your show bargains, both of which I = did plenty=20 of I might add! The museum is an = excellent=20 setting for this sort of event where scale modellers mix in with = the real=20 thing. It was also a good opportunity to look around the exhibits of = the=20 museum itself as I had not visited for some years - the carrier part=20 especially. Long may this event continue!
 
Phil
 
 =20
Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized version of photo 15.jpg = here=20
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Photos = and text =A9 2004=20 by Philip = Jones

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