ModelExpo 08 Open 2018
Today I spent a few hours at the local IPMS Stockholm show, ModelExpo 08 Open. Lots of wonderful models, some very unique others not so very but still very skillfully made. For various reasons I chose not to participate with any models this year but enjoyed the show nevertheless. Great to see a number of friends from other parts of Sweden and others coming over from neighbouring countries. Mr iModeler himself, Martin Waligorski, looked happy among all display tables. A separate hall filled with vendors and a café kept visitors happy and refueled when they needed a break.
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Craig Abrahamson said on April 8, 2018
So very many outstanding entries pictured here, one doesn’t quite know just where to begin with all the accolades….thanks very much for sharing your trip and photos.
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on April 8, 2018
Accolades…why not do them in alphabetic order? Thanks for your comment, Craig.
david leigh-smith said on April 8, 2018
‘Liked’ – with a passion. What a great collection, with some of my favourite subjects; Jules Verne’s Nautilus, Wurgers, Schwalbes, dios to die for, steampunk, sci-if, and that Sabre…gorgeous.
Thanks, Stellan!
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on April 8, 2018
Yes, quite a wide collection of models. Would be unbearable if there were only Pz IVs and T-55s… Did my best to vary the photos but I also think they reflect my own interests.
My pleasure!
Rob Pollock said on April 8, 2018
V cool selection- thanks for posting!
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on April 8, 2018
Happy to please, Rob!
Robert Royes said on April 8, 2018
Real nice!!
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on April 9, 2018
Happy you like it!
Ulf Lundberg said on April 8, 2018
Thanks for posting this. We IPMS-Stockholm members haven’t been very good at posting pictures of our own event here on imodeler. It was about time somebody did it.
Great pictures!
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on April 9, 2018
Hmm have you checked for photos from the event previus years? iModeler isn´t that old so we have not had much chance to fail posting photos… Thanks, Ulf. Very nice to see you again. Way too seldom we see one another these days.
Michel Verschuere said on April 8, 2018
@Ulf 🙂
@Stellan: Thanks for posting, there are some really nice models here! I certainly think the majority is worth being posted here on imodeler…
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on April 9, 2018
Absolutely so. Usually the standard is quite high at 08 Open. Happy you like the photos.
Allan J Withers said on April 8, 2018
Thanks Stellan, more great modelling on display !!
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on April 9, 2018
Happy to please you, Alan! Hope to be able to make it to SAPMA in Adelaide later this year. Might bring a few of my own models if so.
Tom Cleaver said on April 8, 2018
Lots of really nice stuff there, but I’m particularly knocked out by the Walrus rescue diorama and the damaged B-17. But what I really want to know is, how did that guy get a 1:1 Kawasaki motorcycle up on the table???
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on April 9, 2018
Yeah, the Walrus was nice. Strangely enough there were actually two very similar scenes of a Walrus picking up a pilot in a dinghy. Scroll down a bit for photo on this http://www.ipmsstockholm.se/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9898&sid=e6ff36478f28ab0f17d821e58faf98c0&start=10. The Walruses were competing in this year´s theme class: Rescue. So did the privy you see on the first photo, (child coming with a roll of paper for dad). What 1:1 scale Kawasaki? I only saw a 2:1 model….
Ferry Dierckxsens said on April 9, 2018
Thanks for sharing your pics Stellan. Fantastic work on display on this show.
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on April 9, 2018
My pleasure, Ferry! Lots of great models for sure.
Editor said on April 9, 2018
Well needless to say I especially liked the final pic 😆 Thanks for sharing!
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on April 9, 2018
Martin, you looked so…focused on what you were doing so I had to get you into the frame. However, the Airfix Fury wasn´t too bad either.
Greg Kittinger said on April 9, 2018
Some really great stuff!
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on April 9, 2018
Yep! You got it.
Jeff Bailey said on April 10, 2018
Outstanding, Stellan! This looks like another great viewing where we get to see some REAL talent on display. Thanks for sharing!
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on April 10, 2018
Yep, lots of talent at this show. Glad you liked it!
Dirk Derks said on April 12, 2018
Hello Stellan,
Thanks for sharing these pics with us.
Always good to look over your “own”border to see what is going in.
Regards, Dirk / The Netherlands.
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on April 12, 2018
My pleasure, Dirk. Why not come on over next April, not very far from Netherlands.
Charles King said on July 3, 2018
Love the photos.