Airfield at a Model Model Railway show 2017
Posted: May 1st, 2017, 8:36 am
What was I doing at a model railway show, completely out of my silo? As with last year, the show's organizers invited the local Avon IPMS branch to put on a display. We were allocated three tables in an exhibition that fully occupied three big sports' halls. My part of the display consisted of a layout that represented an RAF airfield in the early years of WW2, sort of, more or less, without too much attention to historical accuracy. It's an entirely temporary scene made up of the usual range of Airfix and other models and bits.
The idea of mixing types of modelling in one show may not appeal to everyone but from the reaction of the visitors, it certainly works. There are of course, also ideas that can be cross-fertilized between the different types of modelling. The range of diorama accessories that model railway modellers use is quite an eye opener. I have never seen anything like it at an all plastic model show. The ideas about bases and lighting are also well worth looking at.
At the Avon IPMS show in August, there will be a strong representation of wargamers. as there has been for the last three years. The combination works.
The idea of mixing types of modelling in one show may not appeal to everyone but from the reaction of the visitors, it certainly works. There are of course, also ideas that can be cross-fertilized between the different types of modelling. The range of diorama accessories that model railway modellers use is quite an eye opener. I have never seen anything like it at an all plastic model show. The ideas about bases and lighting are also well worth looking at.
At the Avon IPMS show in August, there will be a strong representation of wargamers. as there has been for the last three years. The combination works.