UK Nationals 2003

What did you buy? Did you enter the comp?

Hi Domi,

I did'nt enter the comp. If I did, I would have got my butt kicked! I have only entered one comp. and that was at Hinkley last April. I don't consider myself to be good enough for that sort of thing to be honest, but my pal egged me on to enter a "small" comp. Anyhow, I did'nt win-but I was very surprized at how many people liked my kit(it was the tomcat I posted here ages ago.)Basically everyone there had a kit 100 times better than mine and I felt a little out of place So I am quite content to marvel at everyone elses work!

As for goodies, I came back with a 1/35 mrc UH-1B with loads of extra brass,figures and weapons in the box, a 1/32 UH-1H by revell, the old ESCI C-130 spectre gunship in 1/72(Great looking kit!) a very nice Hasagawa spitfire MK7 in 48th and I came across some new products from a company called Ledgend. They do lots of resin bits like verlinden. I got myself some lovely resin 35th scale Air Cav figures posed to be leaping from a huey! (they were a nice price too)) I grabbed some UK mail order details-I'll be shopping there again

I also grabbed loads of detail sets for my unbuilt jets and some cool decal sheets. The natioals are a great place to find the "little bargains" But the highlight for me was the competion tables. The quality of work there was outstanding. I wish I had taken my camera, I'd love to show you what I saw there.

You ever go to the nationals? Or enter comps.? I would'nt mind some hints as to what judges look for!

Later,

Darren

was the Hinkley show at the sports centre? or has it moved
the last time i went to the IPMS was when it was at Donninton

The Hinkley show was at the sports centre, I remember because it was a %£$** to find a parking space! Did'nt find many bargains there either........

Darren, my last visit to the UK Nationals was at Peterborough, I think, and that was quite a few years ago now! No, it was at Donnington, probably in 95 or 96... I did enter twice the comp and got away with a number of prizes at Peterborough, and a couple at Donnington. My 'best' was a 1st prize in Civil Aircraft, with a detailled, 'everything down' Matchbox Boeing 737-200, in BA colours. That was at Peterborough, in 92 I think.

Looks like you found tons of great stuff in Telford this year... Looking forward to seeing some stuff completed soon!

Domi

Just finished a spitfire Vb this evening! I'll post some pics in the aircraft forum when I get some batteries for my camera.