Eday 2016

The end of September brings us Eday   I already drove to the Czech Republic a few days before   And I had a wonderful mini vacation in Český Krumlov with my Czech girlfriend   ... driving back to Prague on Saturday evening   So I could visit the show on Sunday morning   As usual it takes place in a shopping center on the outskirts of Prague   More precisely...   ... in the underground parking   I arrived around 10AM ... no queues anymore (Sunday is clearly the quiet day of this 2 day event)   Entrance fee was 100 CZK... about 4 euro   But you get a small free Eduard kit   I choose the Velorex - a mythical Czechoslovak "car" from the communist era - in 1/72 scale !   You get a map as well - so you will not get lost   The main contest area...   Starting with the aircraft categories... 1/72 scale : Super Lightning Griffon   1/72 scale : IAR.38 - from Special Hobby   1/72 scale : Avia B.534 - from Eduard   1/72 scale : Ilja Muromec - from ICM   1/32 scale : Kaman H.43B Huskie - from Testors   1/32 scale : Hawker Tempest F.2 - from Special Hobby   God bless MikroMir for releasing this little beast... 1/144 scale : Blackburn Beverley - from MikroMir   1/144 scale : Bristol Britannia - from Roden   1/144 scale : Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VI - from Mark I Models   1/144 scale : Supermarine Attacker F.2   A rather splendid build of a classic... 1/72 scale : OS2-U Kingfisher - from Revell   1/72 scale : Caproni Ca.311M - from Special Hobby   1/72 scale : Breda 64 A-80   1/72 scale : I-180 - from A-Model   1/72 scale : Lockheed Hudson - from MPM   1/72 scale : Suchoj Su-11 Fishpot C   1/72 scale : North American FJ-1 Fury - from Valom   1/72 scale : Fouga Magister - from Special Hobby   1/72 scale : Avia C.2 - from Special Hobby   1/48 scale : Savoia Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero - from Trumpeter   1/48 scale : Messerschmitt Me-109G-6 - from Eduard   1/48 scale : Focke-Wulf Fw-189 - from Great Wall Hobby   1/48 scale : Messerschmitt Me-109G-6 - from Eduard   1/48 scale : Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV - from Classic Airframes   1/48 scale : XP-56 Black Bullet - from Czech Models   Yes... another one - but I liked these markings : 1/48 scale : Messerschmitt Me-109G-6 - from Eduard   1/48 scale : Messerschmitt Me-109G-6 - from Eduard   1/48 scale : Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVI - from Eduard   1/48 scale : Lockheed F-94C Starfire - from Kitty Hawk   1/48 scale : J-35 Draken - from Eduard   Definitely unusual 1/48 scale : CA.18 Mustang Mk.22   1/48 scale : Messerschmitt Me-163B Komet - from Dragon   There were more or less as many aicraft models - as military vehicles... 1/72 scale : Rolls-Royce Mk.III - from Roden   1/72 scale : 15 cm Panzerwerfer 42 auf sWS - from Maco   1/72 scale : Renault UE - from S-Model   1/72 scale : Strv103c - from Trumpeter   1/72 scale : Sherman Mk.III   1/72 scale : PzKpfw III Ausf.M - from Revell   1/72 scale : Ka-Mi - from Dragon   1/72 scale : Hotchkiss H-38 - from S-Model   1/72 scale : Ka-Mi - from Dragon   How original ! An American prototype tank from the late 1920s... (Yes, I had to google this) 1/72 scale : T1E2   1/72 scale : M4A3(76)W Sherman - from Dragon   1/72 scale : Ersatz M10 1/72 scale : T-34/85   1/48 scale : T-70 light tank - from MikroMir   1/48 scale : Su-152 - from Bronco   1/72 scale : TOS-1A - from Modelcollect   1/35 scale : "sIG-33" - Sicily 1943   1/35 scale : Artillery in Russia   1/72 scale : "A pile of scrap iron..." - Ukraine 1944   1/72 scale : "Bridge too small for a Tiger" - Ukraine 1944   1/35 scale : Ford V3000S - from Italeri   1/35 scale : Refueller truck - from MiniArt   1/35 scale : Diamond T972 - from Mirror Models   1/35 scale : Panhard 178 - from ICM   1/35 scale : Tatra 815 6x6   1/35 scale : Vickers Medium Mk.I   1/35 scale : E100 - from Trumpeter   1/35 scale : "Jawa 250"   There was also a small number of figure models in the contest Gladiatrix   Airtis - from Enigma   Very imaginative... the illustrious Banksy... Banksy   1/35 scale : Aloha - with the new Ford F-350 from Meng   Not sure if this is a figure - or a car 1/43 scale : Roc Hudson   1/87 scale : Tatra 111 - from Hauler   Time for a small break And look around for some goodies Starting with the Eduard corner   As you know - Eduard organizes this show   I was seriously tempted by this... But (much to my regret now) I didn't buy it...   PE for the new Airfix 1/48 scale early P-40   PE for the USAAF bomber resupply set   Q & A session with Eduard - and Mr Sulc himself...   My favorite at the show... A real Velorex   The Junior categories ... indeed that many tables for these categories !   Below some of these junior (under 18 years) entries 1/72 scale : Fw-190   1/48 scale : Republic F-84 Thunderjet - from Italeri   1/48 scale : MiG-21 MF Fishbed J - from Eduard   1/48 scale : Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - from Eduard   1/48 scale : Messerschmitt Me-262 A1a-U1 - from HobbyBoss   1/72 scale : Su-100 - from Zvezda   1/12 scale : BB-8 - from Bandai   1/72 scale : Republic Gunship - from Revell   Heinkel He-177 Greif - from Meng   If there were plenty of magnificent models in the junior categories above There were gorgeous models in the Master Class categories below...   1/24 scale : Mercedes-Benz 300 SL   1/25 scale : Classic wrecker truck   Lost in Vietnam - Grim Reaper   1/48 scale : L-39C Albatros - Afghanistan   1/72 scale : DFW T28 Floh - Lübeck - Travemünde, 1915   1/72 scale : Grumman Hellcat - from Eduard   Note the Soviet markings... 1/72 scale : SdKfz 251/1 Ausf.D   1/35 scale : Chevy 1941 30cwt LRDG   1/35 scale : T-55   1/144 scale : Messerschmitt Me-110 - from Academy   1/72 scale : Gotha G.III - from Roden   1/72 scale : deHavilland Mosquito Mk.XVIII   1/48 scale : Grumman TBM-3 Avenger - from HobbyBoss   1/48 scale : Martin B-26 Marauder - from Monogram   1/48 scale : FMA IA.58 Pucara - from Acongaua   1/48 scale : Macchi Mc-205V - from Hasegawa   1/32 scale : Vought F4U-1A Corsair - from Tamiya   1/32 scale : Felixtowe F2.A - from Wingnut Wings   1/32 scale : Fokker A.III - from Wingnut Wings   I was running out of time It was past 14h and people started packing up HPH Models   With some of their big 1/32 scale resin models ... and it seems a SM.79 Sparviero is in the works...   Models from Ukraine   RC tank models at play...   Guideline Publications - visiting from the UK   One of my new favorite companies : Brassica ... with a nice 1/72 scale resin collection of Tatra trucks   Jan Hora from HR Models   I was in particular looking forward to his new decal sheet for a Polish Avia B-534   Aires...   The MPM (now Special Hobby) Group corner   They had some expected releases on display   Soon to be released in 1/72 scale...   And in the pipeline in 1/48 scale...   I liked the new Dornier Do-27 in 1/72 scale   And the CASA C-212 Aviovar - also in 1/72 scale...   Kora Models   ... I just love them   Promotions at 150 czk (or about 6 euro)   Classics in new dresses   Several new reboxings of the 1/72 scale Academy P-39 in MPM boxes...   Mark I Models   With their new zeppelins...   And the new 1/144 scale Arado Ar-96 which will be released in November   I bought this...   RS Models   ... with great promotions Each kit at 199 czk - or about 8 euro   Around 15h it was all over And I could point the nose westwards... heading for home   It was again a very tiring but rewarding day - which again ended much too soon I have to arrive earlier next year ! Thank you for your interest and support All comments, remarks, corrections, suggestions are welcome   Previous reports on Scale World :   by Date Location     Images Eday 2015 : Eduard : Saturday/Sunday 24/25 September 2015 : Butovice Shopping Center : Prague   Czech Republic   : 105

William De Coster / Belgium e-mail  Page created : 3 October 2016 The scale for the Testors H-43 Husky corrected from 1/48 to 1/32 as pointed out by Kem Chisholm : 19 November 2016