Luft46's Blog

I got back on Wednesday night but didn’t really do any modelling this week.

Mostly unpacking, putting things up and settling in again.

I did get some quick photos of all my booty and the new decorations but apart from putting the Fw Ta 283 box on the bench and starting to sort through the photos from OS nothing else was done.

If you are an arachnophobe do not scroll any further.

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You were warned ! She is I think related to the St Andrews Cross spider but bigger with more muted markings. They seem to be an occasional visitor when the conditions are right.

So no real modelling done of course or anything modelling related after Telford but I bought some more related books.

Most of these aren’t that thick except the Monte Cassino book which is quite thick and heavy and at 50GBP or around $98 Aud. This is one from the THEN and NOW series and one I’ve wanted for a while.

And a book I might read sometime from Penguin.

Cosford is the Air Force Museum location about ten minutes by train and 15 minutes walk from Telford the site of the UK IPMS’s yearly model show.

This was my third visit with lots of Luft46 rockets etc and strangely enough I received email notice from Airfix as I had just finished photographing the full scale Me 410 that they would be doing a 1.72 kit that would be available at the show.

This was rather weird.

Saturday was a full day from 9 to 6 spent at the show and a half day on the Sunday.

Lots of people with far better cameras and abilities have posted photos and videos so I’ve only attached a few of my favourites that I took.

This was my third and probably last Telford but I walked away very satisfied that I had the fullest possible experience including the social experience.

I must also say that the head judge was a master of diplomacy and was clear in that what was being judged was art and hence would always be subjective. I also liked his statement that some people would be over invested in their model winning.

I can only agree as I don’t always agree with the judging decisions but mostly I feel the judges do get it right and in some cases some people will never be happy unless they win.

Next week will be the last holiday post but it will likely be low in modelling content and lastly some books etc. I bought.

Ok we ran into issues with the UK trains and were due to be in York tonight but given how many trains were cancelled London is tonight’s stop. Next Sunday of course is Telford with Cosford on the Friday so there will be a bit of content then.

The only vaguely modelling related activity was visiting the TinTin museum yesterday. There was a book on avions in TinTin but as my French is average I know that’s aircraft but would struggle with the rest.

Of course most people would recognise the Mosquito and Ar 196 in a couple of stories plus many others. There is even a made up civil jet aircraft.

I indulged myself and got the Moon rocket.