Shizuoka 2015 #6
The (67) diorama was one of my most favorite of the show. Two more postings tomorrow and that will be all. Thank you for the comments and support. Glad you like.
iModeler Show Reports
Reports from modeling shows, air displays and similar events.
Shizuoka 2015 #5
More photos. The first funky ship with the pagoda temple was built by a different modeler but there was no tag so I have no further details. The rest of the ships were built by a group called "Zenkoku Jokaku Mokei Fukyu Kyokai" [...]
Shizuoka 2015 #4
There were two most interesting tables in Shizuoka this year. The first featured the works of modeler and manga illustrator Tanaka Yoshimi who is using Yakult ((link)) bottles and other food containers to create some absolutely amazing [...]
Shizuoka 2015 #3
More photos and more coming up. I hope you like them.
In Japanese "carrot" is "ninjin" and sounds very much like "enjin"; therefore the He162 with the carrot.
Shizuoka 2015 #2
Thank you guys for the comments. More photos today.
The camera we use is a Pentax X70 which is great to take photos outdoors, museums etc but has let us down a few times during modeling shows with more demanding environment. Which camera [...]
Shizuoka 2015 #1
Photos we took on May 16 during the 54th Modelling Show in Shizuoka. Part#1. Many more coming up. Don't forget to visit our blog for photos of Japanese airplanes.
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The only flying Seversky in the world
I noticed in comments on the P-36C that our Swedish friends haven't forgotten the P-35s their government once ordered that ended up in the Philippines (where one actually shot down a Zero on December 9, 1941). This is the two-seat trainer [...]
The last P-36C built flies again!
This is the last Curtiss P-36C constructed, serial number 38-210. Built in 1939 and delivered to Selfridge Field, Michigan in May 1939. She participated in the 1939 Cleveland Air Races in September 1939 with experimental camouflage, then [...]
Modelkraft 2015 (Photo Report, 2 of 2)
Final selection of photos from the Modelkraft show at Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, on April 26.
Modelkraft 2015 (Photo Report, 1 of 2)
Every year IPMS Milton Keynes hosts a regional show in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
It's a fairly large show, this year with 40+ clubs attending and as many traders. It's held in a large Leisure Centre, with a main hall, with secondary [...]
