IPMS ABINGDON MODEL SHOW
This weekend IPMS Abingdon hosts it's annual show at the Larkmead school just outside the main town of Abingdon. I will be there reporting on the show. This is a new show for me, but not my first time in Abingdon. I was based at the former R.A.F Abingdon from 1984-1989 now Dalton Barracks and hosting the Army.
Abingdon itself is a lovely town with plenty of pubs where you can have a meal before your drive home after the show.
Here is the link to the show
http://abingdon-ipms.blogspot.co.uk/
Live pictures will appear on Facebook under my name.
That's all for now.
COMING FULL CIRCLE
The gentle sound of a waterfall on my phones alarm brought me to a slow awakening at 04.45 on Saturday morning. By 05.30 it was a short drive over to Phil Mitchells house. Phil is the owner of Mainly Military Models and is one of the major private traders on the model show circuit. I was to be his helper for this show.
By 06.05 we were off down the road via my faithful Tom-Tom, with the route taking in the M6,M42,M40,A34 . For me it was like coming home as I lived here for some Five happy years in the Eighties ending with me posted to Belize. Arriving at 07.35 we proceeded to off load. Everything went smoothly, hard and sweaty but a good morning work out.
First sale was made early to two chaps who bought the new Male Mk IV. It was during this time that Simon Fisher of Abingdon IPMS informed us the Burger Van was not going to arrive Drat and double Drat, gone was my dinner.
Around 09.30 I had a look around the clubs. In the hall come Gymnasium we were housed you had traders around the outside. So including us Mainly Military Models, you had Models are Us, Mr Models and Paul Davis. Birmingham traders on mass I would put it. I had not realised until speaking to a fellow model maker there were Two further rooms to look at. So with haste I made my way to view everything, before making my way back to the trade stand. Room 2 as I would put it held the competition which was very well subscribed to, considering the size of the show. Room 3 held further traders amongst these being Antics and Squires model and Craft tools. Squires are a great company and have lots of tools and blades etc for the model maker.
Back to hall 1 now. I would like to give a separate paragraph to Flyingraphics who had set up next to our stand. Flying Graphics is owned by Scott Sullivan and his brother. They produce very high quality T shirts with many logos. Some being the Tu-95, Sepecat Jaguar, Phantom, Lightning, and Buccaneer amongst them. The T shirts are £18 each and as said very high standard. www.flyingraphics.com
During the afternoon I had a second wander and came to the conclusion this although a small show had some very high standards in terms of clubs displays. Amongst those were Poole Vikings, Thames Valley and NORCS.
This is a good show for a bargain pick up and a good chat with fellow model makers. Thank you to Simon Fisher and his fellow club members for a good day out. And thanks again for the help with packing up Mainly Military Models stand.
It was home by 19.40 with a stop for a Chinese take away for Phil.
As always on with the show.
The gentle sound of a waterfall on my phones alarm brought me to a slow awakening at 04.45 on Saturday morning. By 05.30 it was a short drive over to Phil Mitchells house. Phil is the owner of Mainly Military Models and is one of the major private traders on the model show circuit. I was to be his helper for this show.
By 06.05 we were off down the road via my faithful Tom-Tom, with the route taking in the M6,M42,M40,A34 . For me it was like coming home as I lived here for some Five happy years in the Eighties ending with me posted to Belize. Arriving at 07.35 we proceeded to off load. Everything went smoothly, hard and sweaty but a good morning work out.
First sale was made early to two chaps who bought the new Male Mk IV. It was during this time that Simon Fisher of Abingdon IPMS informed us the Burger Van was not going to arrive Drat and double Drat, gone was my dinner.
Around 09.30 I had a look around the clubs. In the hall come Gymnasium we were housed you had traders around the outside. So including us Mainly Military Models, you had Models are Us, Mr Models and Paul Davis. Birmingham traders on mass I would put it. I had not realised until speaking to a fellow model maker there were Two further rooms to look at. So with haste I made my way to view everything, before making my way back to the trade stand. Room 2 as I would put it held the competition which was very well subscribed to, considering the size of the show. Room 3 held further traders amongst these being Antics and Squires model and Craft tools. Squires are a great company and have lots of tools and blades etc for the model maker.
Back to hall 1 now. I would like to give a separate paragraph to Flyingraphics who had set up next to our stand. Flying Graphics is owned by Scott Sullivan and his brother. They produce very high quality T shirts with many logos. Some being the Tu-95, Sepecat Jaguar, Phantom, Lightning, and Buccaneer amongst them. The T shirts are £18 each and as said very high standard. www.flyingraphics.com
During the afternoon I had a second wander and came to the conclusion this although a small show had some very high standards in terms of clubs displays. Amongst those were Poole Vikings, Thames Valley and NORCS.
This is a good show for a bargain pick up and a good chat with fellow model makers. Thank you to Simon Fisher and his fellow club members for a good day out. And thanks again for the help with packing up Mainly Military Models stand.
It was home by 19.40 with a stop for a Chinese take away for Phil.
As always on with the show.