Beskyd Model Kit Show 2014

Early May brings us the Beskyd Model Kit Show It is one of the bigger model shows in Moravia - or eastern Czech Republic   I picked up my girlfriend in Prague   And together we headed east on Wednesday afternoon   ... a lazy 5 hours drive (350 km)   Arriving late in the evening in the small town of Příbor   For a mini vacation of two days in the region   Hiking in the mountains to the Slovakian border ... where it was raining   And exploring "our" small town of Příbor   Where we discovered this old beautiful house   With an interesting statue of a bench ... a statue of a bench - really !!???   Aha - indeed   Travelling and meeting interesting persons is always fun !   On Saturday morning we left for Kopřivnice   A 10 kms drive south   And the location of the Kit Show ... also known as the Beskyd Model show   The entrance fee was 30 CZK, about 75 eurocent...   The contest area   The aircraft categories   1/72 scale : Junkers Ju-88G-6   1/72 scale : Vickers Wellington Mk.Ic - in German markings   1/72 scale : Zlin C.226M ... the KP kit which was released only a short time before this show took place   1/72 scale : Fokker D.XXI (MPM)   1/72 scale : Supermarine Southampton Mk.I   1/72 scale : F-105G Thunderchief - Trumpeter   1/72 scale : MiG-19S ... yep, the old classic KP kit   1/72 scale : MiG-21I Analog   1/72 scale : Sukhoi T-4 Sotka   1/48 scale : Seversky P-35   1/48 scale : Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX - Airfix My favorite model in the contest - because of the fabulous weathering You can still see the RAF roundels !   1/72 scale : Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc   1/72 scale : Vought V-173 Flying Pancake - MPM   1/72 scale : Messerschmitt Me-262A-1a U4 (Hobby Boss)   1/48 scale : Saab JAS-39 Gripen... in Czech markings   1/48 scale : General Dynamics F-16   1/48 scale : Albatros D.XI   1/48 scale : Etrich Taube   The vehicle categories Civilian & military...   The small scale military categories   1/87 scale : Sentinel truck - Hauler Definitely something you don't see at every model show   1/72 scale : Fiat 18BL... from Brach Model / Mr Panzer   1/72 scale : ZiL trucks in UN markings   1/72 scale : T-34/76 mod.1942r   1/72 scale : Sherman tank ... mired on a Normandy beach - 12 June 1944   1/72 scale : Sturmgeschutz IV   1/72 scale : Strv 103c MBT   The categories for vehicles bigger then 1/72 scale   1/48 scale : Jagdpanther   1/48 scale : IJN Komatsu G40 Bulldozer   1/48 scale : T-34t   1/48 scale : Panzer II ausf.C   1/35 scale : Char 2C   The diorama categories... 1/35 scale : M113   1/72 scale : "Planloser Herbstausflug im Frankreich"   1/72 scale : V2 base   1/35 scale : Kingtiger   1/35 scale : "Les visiteurs" Note the Hungarian markings   The figure model categories...   A sexy waitress... And clever too !   LOTR   "Family Duty Honor"   ?   "Santa"   ?   Civilian vehicles Including a lot of Tatra vehicles ... as Kopřivnice is the home town of this classic brand 1/87 scale : Tatra 815 SPO   1/48 scale : Tatra 138 Expedice Lambarene When Czechoslovak students drove this truck with supplies to Albert Schweitzer in Africa...   1/43 scale : Tatra 815-7 Raketomet   1/35 scale : Tatra 148 CAS 32   1/24 scale : VW 1500   1/24 scale : Citroën 2CV Charleston   1/87 scale : "Zdař Bůh"   I liked this "old industrial" diorama   Especially with the classic Tatra and Mercedes busses   What-If SIG ... in 1/72 scale   A collection of Tatra fire engines ... in 1/87 scale   The show also has a lot of other activities going on ... such as reenactors   Including a Kübelwagen   ... and several sidecars   My girlfriend liked watching the small train passing slowly by   Large scale rolling stock   Most main Czech kit manufacturers had a sales booth present Including Special Hobby - announcing new releases...   A local model shop...   Arsenal M kits n 1/87 scale ... it was the first time I saw these kits   And lucky me was allowed to buy one kit ! ... a brand new release from the "new" KP   The way back home   It was a perfect end of a nice mini vacation in Moravia (East Czech Republic) And my girlfriend liked the show as well... probably because of it's very family friendly nature All comments, remarks, corrections, suggestions are welcome

William De Coster / Belgium e-mail  Page created : 24 July 2017