C4 Open

I had never been in Sweden This show seemed like a good excuse !   To hop over to Copenhagen   To visit our old friend Claus   He picked me up at the airport ... with a strong welcome gift !   He then took me to Stoppel   The best model shop in Scandinavia   A very friendly atmosphere - and finding some rare kits...   The next day we took the train to Malmö, Sweden   ... a short hop across the water   Sweden just looked lovely A bit grey and windy... but I liked it   A 20 minutes walk took us to the Technology & Maritime Museum   Thank you Claus - for paying the entrance fee !   Pretty soon we found the contest area ... in a seperate room   Aircraft models outnumbered the number of entries in any other category 1/72 scale : Avro Shackleton AEW.2 - from Revell   1/72 scale : Fpl 53 (Dornier Do-27) - from Huma   1/48 scale : Tp52 Canberra - from Classic Airframes   1/48 scale : Atlas Cheetah D - from Kinetic/Wingmasters   Nice conversion with the old frog kit... ! 1/72 scale : Avro Shackleton MR.1 - from Frog/Sanger   1/72 scale : Tp47 Catalina - from Academy   1/72 scale : Saab SB-17S - from Marivox   1/72 scale : Messerschmitt Me-262A-1a - from Revell   1/72 scale : Messerschmitt Me-163B Komet - from Academy   1/144 scale : Ilyushin Il-20 - from Eastern Express   1/144 scale : Polikarpov I-153   1/144 scale : Tupolev Tu-160 - from Zvezda   1/72 scale : Hispano Aviacion HA200 - from MPM   IMHO - the most unusual aircraft model in the show 1/72 scale : Saab A36 - from Broplan   1/72 scale : Sk61 Bulldog - from Tarangus   1/48 scale : Saab J-29F Tunnan - from Pilot Replicas   1/48 scale : J11 - Fiat CR.42 - from Italeri   1/48 scale : Sk25 Bücker Bü-181 Bestman - from Stransky   1/72 scale : Bristol Brigand B Mk.I - from Valom   1/72 scale : Grumman T-2C Buckeye - from Wolfpack   1/48 scale : Jakovlev Jak-28P - from Bobcat Hobby Kits   1/48 scale : Douglas A-26B Invader - from MustHave!   1/24 scale : P-47D Thunderbolt - from Kinetic   1/72 scale : F-86D Sabredog - from Hasegawa   My show favorite Obvious 1/48 scale : Heinkel He-115 T2 - from Special Hobby   1/48 scale : Sopwith Camel   1/72 scale : "Aden ar 1940" - from Azur/Roden   What brings us to the military vehicle categories One of my favorite vehicles : 1/35 scale : G6 Rhino - from Takom   1/35 scale : T-69 - from Trumpeter   1/35 scale : PzH 2000 - from Meng   1/35 scale : Fiat-Terni Tripoli - from WW Models   1/35 scale : "LRDG Jeep, Greece 1940" - from Tamiya/Bronco   1/35 scale : SdKfz.222 - from Tristar   1/35 scale : Wespe - from Tamiya   1/76 scale : "AEC Matador & 5.5 inch gun, Normany 1944" - from Airfix   1/35 scale : "We'll meet again"   1/16 scale : "As time goes by"   1/35 scale : "Tiger 217" - from Cyberhobby   1/35 scale : "Panzer III N" - from Tamiya   1/35 scale : "Jagdpanzer IV/70 LANG - Eastern Front 1945" - from Tamiya   1/35 scale : "T-34/76 Mod.1943 Formochka - from Dragon   1/35 scale : "Kaufmanns Panther 211" - from Tamiya   A touch of fantasy... 1/35 scale : "Panzerschlachtwagen"   More models in the Fantasy category   A small overview of the civilian vehicles category Somebody must like American classics   1/25 scale : 1955 Chevrolet Belair convertible   1/25 scale : '34 Ford Pick Up - from Lindberg/Revell   There were various little diorama's in the contest "Life goes on"   "Nautilus"   Figure model categories... "Petitgguy Antique"   "Monday morning"   "Bill Sikes & Bullseye"   "Advance Guard"   "I am Groot"   After all this hard work... It was time to have a look at the vendors ... located between the exhibits of the museum   Which gave this show a nice, special atmosphere   SBS Models   ... came all the way from Hungary   The Miles M.2H Hawk Major premiered at this show   Plenty of kits of Swedish subjects to be found   In all the major scales...   New and second hand kits for sale   Plenty of choice...   Do I see the new Airfix B-17... ?   A technical museum in Sweden has to have a SAAB on display   Special Hobby   With a promotion on their Viggens   I took a walk deeper into the museum   Old aircraft, old bikes and old cars...   A Thulin B (Morane-Saulnier G) ... not many of these left around anymore   A classic SAAB   Do I spot some Heller kits which I had on my wishlist ?   ... and after a long search I found the Maestro decals ... which I had at the top of my wishlist   I could leave the show as a happy man   We took the train back to Denmark   And Claus didn't cease to amaze me He brought something along to chew on Thanks again Claus !   We got off the train at the end of the line In Helsingor (30 minutes north of Copenhagen) ... the place of the Danish Museum of Science and Technology   The first time I saw a KZ-III   ... and the first time I saw a KZ-IV   And the first time I saw a Bv-138 ... or what was left of it (and it is BIG !)   A beautiful Sikorsky S-55   Studying the metal skin of a Thunderjet...   Another rare beast for me A Saab B-18 - in attractive Danish markings   Preparing for the flight back home...   It was again an extremely pleasant day ... which was over much too soon ! Though the next day I had to get up at 4h45 to get my flight back home at 7h00 Yuck !   Claus had done his best to fill my small backpack   I guess I have to build this soon ... just like Dan   Thank you for your interest and support ... and especially Claus for being a perfect host and dragging me around to see all these wonderful places ! Visiting two technical museums in two different countries in one day is not something that I do often All comments, remarks, corrections, suggestions are welcome

William De Coster / Belgium e-mail  Page created : 14 November 2017