Pilsenkit 2017

Summer is very nice ... but it doesn't have many model shows So I always look forward to this first model show after summer   I left already the evening before...   ... flying to Prague   And the next morning I took the train to Plzen   An almost 2 hours ride   And then a 10 minutes walk from the station   ... brought me to the sportshal where the event takes place   Entrance fee was 50 czk (about 2 euro)   The contest area was on the right   I started taking pictures pretty soon 1/144 scale : Bristol Beaufighter Mk.If   1/144 scale : Saab J35 Draken   1/72 scale : Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk.V - from the Fly kit   1/72 scale : Lockheed AC-130 Spectre - with working lights !   1/72 scale : Hawker Hurricane and Kayaba Ku-4 Katsuodori   1/72 scale : Saab B-17 - with a lot of extra detail   1/72 scale : Vought OS2U Kingfisher   1/72 scale : MiG I-225 A5 prototype   Moving to the bigger scales... 1/48 scale : Aichi D3A Type 99 "Val"   1/48 scale : Spitfire Mk XVI   1/48 scale : Albatros D.Va   1/48 scale : Focke-Wulf Fw-190D-9   1/48 scale : Suchoj Su-7BM Fitter   1/32 scale : Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver - a resin kit from HPH   The number of aircraft was roughly equal to the number of military vehicles in the contest 1/72 scale : Tatra 813 Kolos - from Brassica   1/72 scale : Humber Super Snipe lorry 8cwt - from Ace   One of my favorite vehicles... 1/72 scale : Skoda RSO - from ExtraTech   1/72 scale : Vauxhall D-type - from Roden   1/72 scale : BTR-152 - from ICM   1/72 scale : FWD model B 3-ton ammunition truck + 75mm Schneider 1897 gun   1/72 scale : FWD model B 3-ton lorry + 75mm Schneider 1917 field gun   Something a bit unusual... 1/72 scale : 12.8 cm Flak 40 Zwilling   1/72 scale : M1A2 SEP TUSK II   1/72 scale : Kfz.305 Opel Blitz "Gulaschkanone"   1/72 scale : GMC DUKW & Ford GPA   The bigger scales... 1/35 scale : Su-85 - "Kapitan Otakar Jaros"   1/35 scale : M3 Lee   1/35 scale : M40 Self Propelled Gun 155mm   1/35 scale : SdKfz 161/3 Möbelwagen   There were quite a few eye catching diorama's in the contest 1/72 scale : "Hurricane Z5252" - from Smer/Heller   1/72 scale : T-34/85 - from Trumpeter   1/72 scale : Mk.A Whippet - from Emhar   1/48 scale : "Dalsi dva soudruhu"   1/35 scale : "Normandie - June 1944     1/144 scale : "Mars 2004"   Several ships could be admired in the contest as well... 1/700 scale : Warspite   ... and many cars and trucks... 1/72 scale : Velorex   1/25 scale : Ford F8 - from Revell   1/25 scale : Ford AA 1931   1/24 scale : Ford T 1914 fire truck - from ICM   1/25 scale : Autocar DC100   1/25 scale : White Freightliner COE - from AMT   The first time I see one of these kits built 1/32 scale : Isuzu BXD 30   1/32 scale : BF-109 Sport   1/24 scale : Orlican NCH 12   My show favorite 1/25 scale : Peterbilt 351   1/87 scale : Tatra T-148 S3 + Liebherr 934   Each year there are also more and more figure models in the contest "Lilith"   "Uber body, to je stavebnice"   "SS obersturmführer"   "Fighter pilot"   "Luna's soldier"   "Konec, kockavani, chiapci"   Time to have a look at the vendors... Is that the new AMK Kfir ?   Armycast   Some cheap second hand kits 50 czk is about 2 euro   Aviation art...   JMPK - specialized in Czech 1/87 scale trucks   Kid's corner...   AZ Models/KP   With a reissue of the Morava   Including this time Mali Air Force markings ... perfect for the LATAM Group Build   And the new 1/72 scale P-36 - or Hawk H-75   Eduard Mr Sulc promoting with some test shot builds the new 1/48 scale Fw-190   Special Hobby   Including new kits in the pipeline from the Special Hobby empire   To be released later this year   ... and for next year   Finally a Biber in 1/72 scale   A test shot build of the new P-40 from Special Hobby     The soon to be released Casa C-212 Aviocar   The folks from Quickboost   Tally Ho decals   The organizing club stand   Oddly enough I didn't buy anything And I took the train at 16h08 back to Prague   The next day my girlfriend and me drove to Brno for a mini vacation Much to my surprise the pink JS-II is now in the center of Brno   And I visited a local model shop in Brno   Where I found some things of interest     I flew back home a few days later...   It was as usually a great time ... and I'm happy the model show season started again after summer Thank you for your interest and support All comments, remarks, corrections, suggestions are welcome   Previous reports on PilsenKIT :   by Date Location     Images Pilsenkit : KPM Plzen : Saturday 24 August 2013 : Area of shooting-range Dukla, Lobzy   Plzen (50 miles west of Prague)   Czech Republic   : 150   by Date Location     Images Pilsenkit 2014 : KPM Plzen : Saturday 6 September 2014 : Area of shooting-range Dukla, Lobzy   Plzen (50 miles west of Prague)   Czech Republic   : 39   by Date Location     Images Pilsenkit 2016 : KPM Plzen : Saturday 3 September 2016 : TJ Lokomotiva   Plzen (50 miles west of Prague)   Czech Republic   : 143

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