Flying scale models were also on show and being flown indoors This 1:72 A-6 I seem to recall from the UK Nationals Anyone who saw the photos of this B-17 wreck discovered in the long grass in New Guinea will have wanted to do it as a diorama, and this gentleman did, very well! This Bf 109G-12 is convered from the Hasegawa 1:48 kit This Revell-Monogram Bf 110G-2 was superdetailed The Bristol Boxkite, not sure if this is the old Pyro kit or scratchbuilt? This 1:48 Bydgoszczanka glider was scrtachbuilt
The CH-46E built, we suspect, from the Academy 1:48 kit This F-14 is huge, the Shoki behind is 1:16th scale! Close-up of the superb detail in the huge F-14 Bunker-buster F-15E in 1:72! Nice F6F-5 on a carrier deck Love it or loath it, this Dr.I is certainly weathered! Fokker D.VII probably built form Eduard's superb 1:48 kit An OAW-produced Fokker D.VII built, we suspect, from the Roden kit in 1:72 Fokker D.VII, which has to be the Dragon 1:48 kit Highly detailed 1:72 Fw 190D-9 Henschel Hs 129, almost certainly made from the Hasegawa 1;48 kit Nice IAF F-15 A mass of Albatros' on an airfield diorama
Overall view of this diorama in 1:48 That green loks so bright! A Special Hobby Ju 388 in 1:72 Nicely modified captured B-17G in KG200 markings Eduard's Ki-115 in an effective diorama setting This Lloyd shows off some very effective varnished wood This Mavis is actually 1:144 and built by Libor Maly Heavy detailed with Aires sets, this is the Monogram 1:48 Me 410A Nice to see british subjects like this Italeri 1:72 Merlin HM.1 The Trumpeter 1:32 MiG-15bis completed in Czech markings Those at the UK Nationals will recall this 1:35 Mil Mi-4 on one of the stands How about this Mi-4, in 1:72 from the KP kit this time! Lovely little parasol Morane-Saulnier in 1:48 The lovely little Morane-Saulnier Type N
Nieuport Ni.17 in 1:48 This Hasegawa 1;72 Neptune was beautifully detailed We suspect this to be the Tamiya 1:72 P-51D ... ... super detailed thanks to the Aires sets? Nicely finished Catalina, in 1:72 form the Academy kit This Westland Sea King has the special 50th anniversary scheme thanks to the Model Alliance decals A late-series Sea King in 1:72, probably from the Revell kit A standard SH-3 Sea King from the 1:48 Hasegawa kit The Sikorsky S.XVI in 1:72
This is a very effective way to display the Eduard 1:72 Sopwith Schneider The Tamiya 1:72 Skyray Very effectively weathered Spitfire Mk Vb, Tamiya or Hasegawa? 1:72 Spitfire Mk Vb this time, probably the Revell kit Trumpeter's 1:32 Su-27 My, the Flanker is big in this scale! Excellent finish on this Avenger, built from the Accurate miniatures kit in 1:48 A 1:48 Westland Wyvern, most likely built from the Classic Airframes kit, but it may be the Dynavector vac-form? For the overseas visitor it was a great opportunity to talk face to face with a range of companies such as Eduard, CMK, Aires, Kora, Extratech, Pavla, Mark 1, RS, Legato and a host of others. Release programmes from Czech companies are invariably prolific. Eduard's Hetzer arrived in November 2005, and they seem to have sold out of Fokker DVII's. MPM had shots of their new 1/72 Hudson on show. Pavla have a whole bevy of products, including an interior for the Hasegawa Lancaster due by the early part of 2006. Both TMMI and Model Airplane International were very well received and most issues were gobbled up by the end of Saturday. Kopro stand Pavla Models A lot of excellent artwork was on sale
