Plastic Winter 2015

Plastic Winter ... or in Slovakian : Plastiková Zima - is the biggest show in Slovakia It usually takes place every last Saturday of November   From Prague, it's a pleasant 4 hours by train   Though you have to get up EARLY (... that's indeed 5:16AM on the clock !)   But you have plenty of time to wake up during the long train ride   I arrived in Bratislava around 10:00   Where Miro B was so kind to pick me up   ... and he had brought a little gift for me   Together we drove to the show's location, just outside of Bratislava   Entrance is free But if you donated 5 euro...   ... you received a "free" gift A special edition model kit (in cooperation with KP/AZ Models) - and only available at this show   After a quick tour past the vendor tables ... I started to take pictures of the most interesting aircraft models     But again, I had problems with my tripod - or rather the tripod I had borrowed from my girlfriend It was too small, and it couldn't go high enough Probably the organisation also put the aircraft category tables higher this year ... what ment I had to take the pictures freehand again, resulting in not the best pictures     1/72 scale : Fokker Dr.I and Sopwith Camel (Roden)   1/72 scale : Nakajima Ki-49-II Koh Type 100 Heavy Bomber Donryu (Hasegawa)   1/72 scale : Aero C-103 (KP)   1/72 scale : Messerschmitt Me-109E-7 (Airfix)   1/72 scale : Avia S-199 Sakin (KP)   1/72 scale : Bristol Blenheim Mk.I (Airfix)   I liked the camo pattern and the original Algerian Air Force markings on this little MiG 1/72 scale : MiG-15 UTI (Eduard)   1/72 scale : Sukhoi Su-27UB (Trumpeter)   1/72 scale : TA-7C Corsair II (Hobby Boss)   1/72 scale : F-100D Super Sabre (Trumpeter)   Nice conversion work on the Revell kit - note the faired over gun slots 1/72 scale : Avia S-92 (Revell)   1/72 scale : Messerschmitt Me-262 A-2a/U2   This one made me smile It's always good to see a sense of humor in the hobby... 1/72 scale : de Havilland Vampire T.11 (Airfix)   1/72 scale : Messerschmitt Me-109G-6 (AZ Model)   What you can do with an old, nice kit... note the open engine panels 1/72 scale : MiG-19 S (KP)   There were a few aircraft diorama's 1/72 scale : Caproni Ca.310 (Special Hobby)   That's one way to build the Academy Corsair 1/72 scale : F4U Corsair (Academy)   1/72 scale : Albatros D.V (Smer)   1/72 scale : Mil Mi-4   1/48 scale : Vought F4U-1 Corsair (Tamiya)   1/48 scale : Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate   1/48 scale : Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-6 (Eduard)   1/48 scale : Focke-Wulf Fw-190D-9 (Tamiya)   Darn ! A naked Sturmovik... Look at that fabulous woodwork... ! 1/48 scale : Illyushin Il-2 (Eduard)   1/48 scale : Grumman TFB-1C Avenger (Accurate Miniatures)   1/48 scale : Messerschmitt Me-109G-6 (Eduard)   I liked the fine work on this Schwalbe with 4 Ruhrstahl Ru 344 X-4 missiles 1/48 scale : Messerschmitt Me-262A-1a/U5 (Hobby Boss)   1/48 scale : Yak-38 Forger (Hobby Boss)   1/48 scale : Sukhoi Su-25   Neat display - a Slovakian Fitter getting airborne... 1/48 scale : Sukhoi Su-22 m4 (Eduard)   1/32 scale : Fokker D-VII   The military vehicle categories... Luckily, on lower tables, so I could use my tripod again....   You see the difference immediatly in the quality of the pictures Note the camel... 1/72 scale : IDF Puma "Carpet" (Cromwell)   A wrecked Hanomag somewhere in Hungary - early 1945... 1/72 scale : SdKfz 251/1 Ausf.C (Dragon)   A vehicle from the Ukraine war... 1/72 scale : BPM-1 (S-Model)   1/72 scale : BREM-2 (Ace)   1/72 scale : Whippet (Emhar)   Note the GI investigating the engine of this giant beast... 1/72 scale : Jagdtiger (Dragon)   1/72 scale : GMC with Bofors 40mm gun   1/76 scale : Diamond T and Churchill Tank Mk III Carpet Layer (Matchbox & scratchbuilt)   A rare subject in model contests 1/72 scale : Saurer BT 4500 (Mars)   Another lovely diorama in the small scale... Kampfgruppe Bradel, 1 Panzer Division, Alföld, Hungary 1944 1/72 scale : PzKpfw IV   And another one Somewhere in Africa... 1/72 scale : PzKpfw III   But there were more diorama's (or vignettes) in the bigger 1/35 scale The 2 Armored Battalion, Invasion of Poland 1939 1/35 scale : C7P Universal Transport Tractor   The first time I saw this vehicle Neat work - especially on the canvas 1/35 scale : Mörserzugmittel (CMK)   1/35 scale : Ford V 3000 S/SS M Maultier (ICM)   1/35 scale : M8 Greyhound & Quad 50 (Tamiya)   1/35 scale : Tatra T-18   1/35 scale : Ursus A (Armo)   Look at the snow and the mud in this diorama... 1/35 scale : Steyr 1500   "Saved from forgetting..." 1/35 scale : Opel Blitz   "Szach-mat" Polish for Checkmate Surely a different take on a war diorama 1/35 scale   "Frühlingserwachen, Hungary - March 1945" 1/35 scale : SdKfz.9 Famo   Time to do some shopping The Eduard room... where I bought some PE for the Airfix Beaufighter   Miro showing his appreciation for the new stuff from Fly   The Wessex helicopters were released only a few weeks earlier   The MPM empire   Advertising new 2016 releases   A lot of boxes to choose from...   Promotions !   Saying goodbye to Plastic Winter - with my best picture   Miro was (again) so kind enough to drop me off at the station Thanks Miro !   And a little more then 4 hours later, I was back in Prague   Kits that I bought at the show...   Thank you all for your interest and time ... and my apologies for the lower quality of the model aircraft pictures All comments, remarks, suggestions and especially corrections are welcome   Previous reports on Plastic Winter :   by Date Location     Images Plastic Winter 2014 : KPM Bratislava : Saturday 22 November 2014 : Dom Kultury, Ruzinov, Ruzinovska 28   Bratislava   Slovakia   : 100   by Date Location     Images Plastic Winter 2013 : KPM Bratislava : Saturday 30 November 2013 : Dom Kultury, Ruzinov, Ruzinovska 28   Bratislava   Slovakia   : 89   Thank you

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