Euro Scale Modelling 2016
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: IPMS Netherlands
: Saturday 29 October 2016 : Nieuwegein's Business Center (NBC) Nieuwegein
The Netherlands |
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The biggest show in the Netherlands is Euro Scale Modelling ... which is just a fancy name for the Dutch Nationals
It is a 2 hours drive north for me
I got up very early (6h45 AM) to avoid traffic ... and watched the sun rise on the way
And arriving slightly before 9AM
The location : the National Business Center (NBC) of Nieuwegein ... about 50 kms south of Amsterdam
Doors only opened at 10AM ... so there was a queue
6 euro entrance fee
And then you can enter two big halls
... filled with vendor tables and club stands
The show is organized by IPMS Nederland
As every year - Revell had a small promotion booth
With brand new kits ready to be fondled
The contest area
The show has a nice balance between aircraft and military vehicles - and other categories... 1/144 scale : DC-7C - KLM
1/72 scale : Lear Fan 2100 - from A-Model
1/72 scale : De Schelde Scheldemusch - scratch build
1/32 scale : Saab J-29A Tunnan - the ID Models vac kit + a lot of scratch build details
1/48 scale : Yak-3
1/48 scale : de Havilland Mosquito - W4050 - the prototype
1/48 scale : Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
1/32 scale : SE-5a - in early Dutch military colors (Roden kit)
1/32 scale : Hawker Hurricane Mk.I - by our Daniele
1/48 scale : Grumman S2 Tracker - Koninklijke Marine
1/144 scale : North American B-25J Mitchell - with Kits World decals
1/144 scale : Canadair CT-133 - Mako One
1/144 scale : Messerschmitt Me-163B-1 Komet - Armory model kit
1/72 scale : North American F-100D Super Sabre - Zero Length Launch
1/72 scale : SEPECAT Jaguar ACT - a Jaguar used for "Active Control Technology" (ACT) testing Note the externally large wing root extensions/ strakes at the intake sides
1/72 scale : Jet Provost T3
1/72 scale : MiG-15
1/72 scale : Supermarine Attacker - in prototype colors This model won the the best NMF of the show award
1/32 scale : de Havilland Sea Venom FAW-21
1/48 scale : McDonnell F3H-2 Demon
1/72 scale : Westland Wessex
1/32 scale : North American F-86F Sabre
... with a patriotic Masterbox figure
The military vehicles categories : 1/35 scale : JS-III Stalin
1/35 scale : Mark IV Tadpole
1/35 scale : Austro Daimler ADGZ
1/35 scale : Chieftain Mk.10 - Berlin
1/35 scale : Sherman M32B1
1/35 scale : Russian BMPT "Terminator" - Arms Expo 2014
1/35 scale : M4(105) Sherman "Sunny" - The Winter One-O-Five
1/35 scale : A39 Tortoise
... in a clever display
1/76 scale : SturmHaubitze 42
1/76 scale : SturmGeschütz III Ausf.G ... seemingly abandoned and being surrounded by British troops
1/35 scale : BTU-55
The figure categories : Terminator
... with real glowing eyes
"I saw him on cinema"
Mr Krueger's return as a Minion
"Alte Kämpfer"
"Be on your way ! This is Skull Clan Territory"
"Deine Meit" - in 1/64 scale
"Cave Draken" Note the hatchling...
"Chinese Lady"
"Comrades - Russia 1812"
The car categories This is the only show I know with a respectable number of entries in the car categories ... much to my pleasure 1/25 scale : Ford Thunderbird
1/25 scale : Chevrolet Corvette
1/24 scale : Renault Alpine A310
1/25 scale : UPS
1/24 scale : DeWitt Bully T1
1/24 scale : Messerschmitt Keafer
1/24 scale : Woody Bug
1/24 scale : Polizei
1/24 scale : Bugatti B35 Targa Florio
1/24 scale : Ferrari 250 GTO Targa Florio
1/25 scale : '57 Ford Del Rio
1/24 scale : Mercedes Benz 190 SL
1/25 scale : '67 Dodge Charger
1/25 scale : Chrysler Turbine
1/25 scale : 1951 Chevy Pan Americana
1/25 scale : '70 Ford Mustang
1/25 scale : 1948 Ford + Speedboat
1/24 scale : Citroën 2CV pick up
1/24 scale : 1964 Pontiac GTO
1/25 scale : '49 Ford Custom
Other categories... 1/350 scale : Roma
1/350 scale : Scharnhorst Note the rigging on these big battlships
1/350 scale : Admiral Hipper
"The aftermath" - a Pearl Harbor diorama in 1/48 scale
"Crossing the Helmand" - Afghanistan 2009
"Chiricahua" - 1/72 scale
"Meidagen 1940" - another diorama in 1/72 scale
"Courage to the last" ... commemorating the end of the steel industry in Belgium in the 1970s
"What a nice pink sky" - with a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
"Desperate attack" - Poland 1939
"The Pawn Shop"
1/144 scale : Hr. Ms. Omen - taking way the Best of Show award
WR 360 C 12 - an 1/35 scale locomotive - from Trumpeter
Time to have a look at all the vendors
... or more specifically - the things they had for sale
And enjoy the beautiful work at various club stands
The Aviation Shop vendor tables
Where I found a cool subject for the Golden Age Group Build
What really surprised me...
Was this big Matchbox themed display
A very nice trip through memory lane
Set up by IPMS regio Zuid Holland
All original Matchbox model boxes were there
And many built models as well ... unpainted in true Matchbox colors / or painted...
I loved it
Other classic kits
I am a sucker for sales bins
10 euro / piece - for some not every day models
Shoot ! I paid much more for my Revell (VEB) Il-4 a long time ago
Reading material from the Aviation Bookshop
... with the latest releases
And some show promotions
And more sales bins
My "3 for 10 euro"
More sales...
And another Matchbox display
It seems Matchbox kits are getting some more love lately
I loved it
It was like being 14 again !
The awards ceremony at the end of the day
Before heading home again
After having spent an enjoyable day with Daniele - and his Hurricane
Other things that followed me home 2 euro each
And I didn't feel so bad anymore after passing on this kit for 9 euro some months ago ... good things come to those who wait !
I already have some neat A&AAE decals for this beast ... about time I got the kit as well
Back home I noticed the Revell Polikarpov was already started ... but there are 2 kits in the box - including correction/update sets for each one
So really no complaining from my end
It was a long and tiring day - but absolutely worth it Thank you for your interest and support ... and especially Daniele for the company All comments, remarks, corrections, suggestions are welcome
Previous reports on Euro Scale Modelling :
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William De Coster / Belgium
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