IPMS Middleton Cheney are delighted to confirm that the club will be attending three more events that will complete the club’s 2016 show season. Chief of these will be our inaugural appearance at Scale ModelWorld in Telford on the 12th & 13th November. Billed as the largest model show in the world, we’ll be bringingContinue reading “New shows confirmed to finish 2016 season”
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Report: Middleton Fete & Bloxham Steam Rally
Over the last few weeks the club has been putting in the hard yards with appearances at two local non-modeling themed events. We like to support local activities as much as possible, not only does it give visitors something else to look at, but it allows us to get into the community, make ourselves visible,Continue reading “Report: Middleton Fete & Bloxham Steam Rally”
Freddy Krueger pops by!
A little while ago Martin shared with us his latest finished figure. Adding to his already impressive collection is this cracking Freddy Krueger model, complete with his own diorama, where he’s about to sneak into a bedroom. Time to stick Nightmare on Elm Street on, but which one?
Works in Progress – May 2016
What’s been in the pipeline lately from club members? Well, club chairman Martin has been busy putting the finishes touches to his latest finished kit, the Matchbox 1/48 scale Seasprite! Eagle-eyed site visitors may have noticed the Seasprite has already made it’s way into our display cabinet photo gallery. It’s a cracking job on a vintageContinue reading “Works in Progress – May 2016”
Next Appearance: Middleton Cheney Fete
IPMS Middleton Cheney is pleased to announce that we will be displaying at next weekend’s Middleton Cheney Fete on Sunday 5th June. We’re delighted to be able to support local events and hope visitors enjoy our display. It provides a great opportunity for the club to make its presence known within the community, as well asContinue reading “Next Appearance: Middleton Cheney Fete”
WATCH: Our display featured in Sci-Fi & Fantasy SIG’s ModelKraft video
Courtesy of the fantastic efforts of John Marriott, you can view all of the brilliant science fiction and fantasy models that were on display at this year’s ModelKraft show in Milton Keynes in the video below. In addition, he has kindly made a special feature of our own 50 Years of Star Trek display in theContinue reading “WATCH: Our display featured in Sci-Fi & Fantasy SIG’s ModelKraft video”
Report: 2016 IPMS Gloucester Show
Our third model show in six weeks! Following on from the Poole Vikings show and ModelKraft, IPMS Middleton Cheney made its debut at IPMS Gloucester’s show on the 8th May. It was an absolutely beautiful day, a shame to be inside perhaps, but seeing lots of new stuff and being able to display our 50thContinue reading “Report: 2016 IPMS Gloucester Show”
Report: 2016 ModelKraft Show
Just under two weeks ago IPMS Middleton Cheney attended the ModelKraft show in Milton Keynes. Always a well-attended event with plenty to look at, 2016 was no different! As one of the nearest shows to our club, we always like to make an appearance and this year was the perfect occasion to properly debut ourContinue reading “Report: 2016 ModelKraft Show”
The Expert’s Eye: Volume 1
Last year we published a guide on how Martin built a box diorama using Airfix’s Jabba’s Throne Room kit. Well, with the new website finally coming along, here it is again. Entitled “Breathing New Life into a Golden Oldie”, Martin describes how he went about the project from the perspective of someone who had neverContinue reading “The Expert’s Eye: Volume 1”
April Club Meeting Review
The April monthly club meeting took place last night (21st April) with a very healthy turnout. It was the second round of the 2016 club competition and while unfortunately we have no pictures to show this month, the scores are very close. It’s proving to be a very competitive year! Discussion covered our upcoming shows:Continue reading “April Club Meeting Review”
Middleton Cheney Scale Model Club 