70 years ago, on 10 July 1940, the German Luftwaffe bombed London and south east England starting what was later to be called the Battle of Britain. Some 3,000 British airmen fought back and prevented a possible invasion. In a famous speech, Winston Churchill later said of their actions: “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”
Just a quick reminder that the next Club meeting will be held on Thursday July 15th at the Royal British Legion Newbury from 7pm. This month we will be mainly discussing the summer show season, discussing the future of NewMod and reviewing the Group Build, so please bring along any of your related builds.
As usual, please bring any models you may have that are either finished or in progress. These always provide a great talking point once the formal Club activities are complete.
Club member Ian Shumsky has updated his Gallery page again. The latest update includes a series of photos of his completed Italari 1/72 scale MH-53E Sea Dragon and Tamiya 1/35 scale Sd.Kfz.222, finished as a DAK vehicle from the North African Campaign. Head over to Ian’s Gallery page and have a look.
In another sci-fi related release, Fantastic Plastic have announced a 1/72 scale resin kit of the AT-99 Scorpion Gunship as seen in the film Avatar. Despite a pocket-busting $70 price tag, this does look rather nice — head over to Fantastic Plastic’s AT-99 kit page or have a look at the photos below!
Moebius Models have announced a 1/32 scale Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper MKII. Check out the box and assembled kit pictures below, or head over the the Moebius product page for more details. This kit is also now available from the on-line ModelZone store!
Continuing our series of feature articles, Ian Shumsky provides a a series of reference pictures of a Universal, or Ford Windsor, Carrier. These pictures will be particularly helpful for anyone building Tamiya’s Universal Carrier. Head over to the Ford Windsor Carrier feature page to view these useful photographs.
Associate Club member Steve Wright has updated his Gallery page with a few photos of his latest build, Revell’s 1/271 scale Mississippi Queen. Steve gave the model a coat of Tamiya XF2 and then a coat of XF74 wooden deck tan airbrushed in a patchy fashion. He then airbrushed Future floor polish and brushed several layers of Abtielung dark brown wash oil paint to bring out the wood grain. Head over to Steve’s Gallery page and have a look at his progress!
June’s Club meeting was held on Thursday 17th at our usual venue, The Royal British Legion, Newbury. There was a fair turn-out of Club members as well as a visit from Ian Vallins (yes, another Ian!), a modeller based in Burghfield interested in joining the Club.
Club member David Atkinson has three free entrance tickets for the Biggin Hill Air Show available to Club members on a first come first served basis. This year’s show will be held on the Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th June and promises to be a spectacular event.
Just a quick reminder that tonight is June’s Club meeting from 7pm at the Royal British Legion, Newbury.
The Royal British Legion, Pelican Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1NP.As well as the usual activities, tonight will be quiz night with prizes for the winning team!
You may have already seen the link over on the right of the page, so I am delighted to announce that NSMC have a new Club sponsor in ModelZone Reading. Kevin Basden, the Reading Store manager, has kindly provided the club with discount vouchers and has some exciting ideas on future links to the Club.
On-line model retailer SBX Model Shop are offering a 5% discount on all items available through their web site, valid until at least 31st July. On top of this they are also offering an whopping 15% off all Iwata items including airbrushes, compressors and combination packs. SBX also offer free shipping on all purchases over £6!
