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Theromseymodellermay2009-HQ MAY 2009 THIS MONTH Welcome to the third edition of The Romsey Modeller. This month putting this magazine together has been a real struggle, not due to lack of content but too much, the first draft ran to 52 pages! Consequently I had to serialise many of the articles, which I will run over the next few months. As ever thanks for the fantastic support I have received from all those who have written pieces for this publication. Lack of space in this edition prevents me from publishing a full analysis of the club survey results but does provide an opportunity for anybody who hasn’t returned their survey form to do, so before I close the exercise. One item that was mentioned on almost all returns was the desire for the club to organise day trips to museums, air shows etc, with the most requested destination being the Bovington Tank Museum. I will raise this at our next meeting, I sure that it would not be too difficult to organise. While I think about our next meeting, a reminder that we will be holding a photo session, so bring some kits along. This is intended to provide some good quality images for the gallery on the website. The website is continuing to attract more visitors with traffic up 30% in the last month that equated to over 1000 unique visitors to the site from 64 countries. Back to this edition of the magazine, we have part 1 of an exclusive account written by Nigel Denchfield of his father’s wartime experiences flying Spitfires. Paul finally finishes his Yamaha build; I write about the resumption of my Lancaster build whilst Russell starts building a SAS jeep. And there’s more… Pat seems to have no trouble with Airfix in his build of the new Canberra and Gary tells us more about his Hornet obsession (there must be a support group for him!). There’s also plenty of club news as the show season gets into full swing . Phew at 30 pages the final edition seems positively slim line. Tony… This is the newsletter of Romsey Modellers a multitalented group of plastic modellers based in Southern Hampshire. We cater for all modelling genres and skill levels from beginners to well seasoned gurus. We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 8pm to 10pm in Ampfield, Hampshire, where we often run workshops and club competitions but more importantly have a good chat about our hobby. We also attend most of the local model shows, where we exhibit our member’s completed projects. We have an open door policy so if you want to sample how we can help you get more out of your hobby or just come and have a friendly discussion (tea and biscuits provided) please feel free to turn up – see the last page for details or visit our web site www.romseymodellers.co.uk 2 CONTENTS May 2009 ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 This Month ......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Contents ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Club News ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 April 2009: Test Trout Competition: Airfix Build ................................................................................................ 7 The Assen Assassin – the final chapter! by Paul Adams ..................................................................................... 8 Hunting Spitfire N3249, DW‐P of 610 Squadron. by Nigel Denchfield ............................................................ 10 SAS Jeeps: part 1 by Russell Eden ..................................................................................................................... 15 Airfix1:48Ref A10102 English Electric Canberra B(I)8 : Part 2.by Pat Camp ..................................................... 17 What the papers say… ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Avro Lancaster BMkIII Dambuster part II by Tony Adams ................................................................................ 25 Mass producing your favourite kit Part 1 by Gary Jarman .............................................................................. 28 In Next Months Romsey Modeller ................................................................................................................... 29 Club Diary ......................................................................................................................................................... 30 Contact Info ...................................................................................................................................................... 30 CLUB NEWS MODEL SHOWS We have attended two shows in the last month: here are the reports from our Web site where you find loads of pictures. POOLE VIKINGS SHOW: 18TH APRIL Russell Eden, Dale Koppi and Paul Adams manned the club display at the 2009 edition of the Poole Vikings Show on Saturday 19th April. Other club members visiting were Keith Trotman, Tony Adams and Daughter Caitlin who were on hand to man the table for 3 hours. Mr Pheon Models himself, Rowan Broadbent was found looking for his decals (attending as a trader for the first time, he forget his stock!) Rowan also provided some of his excellent aircraft models for our display, so we were suitably sympathetic. As ever, shopping is always a priority at any show (it would be rude not to!) and without too much encouragement members parted with their hard earned cash. Russell left with some cheap bases and decals, Paul purchased another WWI aircraft kit, the lovely Special Hobby Morane Saulnier in1/32nd (will he ever build 3 them is the question!) and some bike bases at 50p for the pair. Bargain! Tony increased the size of his equipment with a purchase at Cammetts (a Iwata Revolution TR1 : but don't tell his partner!) and Dale left with 300 men! The competition tables appeared a little down on entrants this year, but quality prevailed. Russell picked up a silver in Dioramas for his Fast Recon Vehicle, Dale was left unrewarded for his efforts with the Airfix Fearless whilst Paul bagged a silver in civilian vehicles for his 2007 Assen Yamaha M1. This show marked the first occasion the club ventured to use a new cloth colour for the display. We were duly awarded Best Club Display. Result! EASTLEIGH SHOW AT BARTON PEVRIL SCHOOL This was a new show that aimed to raise fund for Naomi House Children's Hospice. Held over two days at Barton Pevril College Eastleigh the show was a mixed modelling event having railway , boat and static model societies exhibiting. The location was excellent with a good size carpeted sports hall allowing plenty of room to show off our hobby. Along with a boating lake and excellent catering facilities this should have been an excellent show. However unfortunately the show seems to have been let down by a lack of advertising and consequently we had very few visitors over the two days. Paul Adams, Tony Adams and Vic Short manned the club stand on Saturday, with Tony and Vic trying unsuccessfully to complete a kit in a day. Tony was attempting a Hobby boss P‐51B which he gave up prior to the painting phase due to the lack of airbrush power! Vic modelling a Italri 1/72 Predator made an outrageous amount of progress by his standards and hopefully has cleared his "modelling block". He went home promising to complete his kit by the end of the weekend. On Sunday Richard Stewart, Keith Hawkins and Dave O'Meara took over stand duty with Keith building a RNLI lifeboat. The stand was noticeably different over the two days though it would be difficult to select a winner on quality, it is good news that the club can continue to put out diverse excellent quality displays. FORTHCOMING EVENTS The model show season is in full swing and already the club are about to attend their fourth and fifth events this year. We will be attending the Salisbury Model Show on Saturday 30th May, which is being held at the Wyvern College Sports Hall, Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury, SP1 1RE. Proceedings start at 09:30am. We have 12ft of table space booked and attending so far are Tony and Paul Adams, so we have plenty of space for other members wishing to attend. Phil Butler will be there also with the Phantom Sig. This is always a popular show for exhibitors and visitors alike with plenty to quality models on show in a well lit hall, good traders and a well 4 run competition. More information can be found here http://www.romseymodellers.co.uk/images/salisburyflyer09.pdf The following day, Sunday 31st May, the club will be exhibiting at the IPMS Barnet Show, which uses the superb RAF Hendon Museum, Grahame Park Way, NW9 5LL. The club have 12ft of space, hopefully by the Beaufighter, and will be represented by Phil Butler, Russell Eden, Dale Koppi and Paul Adams. Exhibitors have been limited by pre‐arrangement due to security reasons, however members are encouraged to attend this excellent event, not only for the superb models on display but of course the chance to collect reference for your next aircraft project! The show opens at 10:00am and closes at 6:00pm. More information is here http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/whatson/event.cfm?event_id=370 JUST AN IDEA
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