Sutton Coldfield Model Makers' Society
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E02_002599.JPG   Boeing X-32B by Paul Parkes  Sutton Coldfield Model Makers' Society - Finals Night, 2002  (573)
E02_002598.JPG   Douglas DC-3  Sutton Coldfield Model Makers' Society - Finals Night, 2002  (401)
E02_002596.JPG   De Havilland Comet  Sutton Coldfield Model Makers' Society - Finals Night, 2002  (389)
E02_002597.JPG   De Havilland (Canada) Dash Eight  Sutton Coldfield Model Makers' Society - Finals Night, 2002  (388)
Pict0002.jpg   ...and after  The Second Great Raid on Hannants!  (374)
Pict0001.jpg   Before....  The Second Great Raid on Hannants!  (347)
E02_002288.jpg.jpg   Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II  Model Spectacular 2002  (319)
E02_002287.jpg.jpg   Handley Page HP.42  Model Spectacular 2002  (288)
E02_002320.jpg.jpg   The Model Spectacular in full swing!  Model Spectacular 2002  (264)
10 E02_002586.JPG   Metro 6R4 rally car  Sutton Coldfield Model Makers' Society - Finals Night, 2002  (261)
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28th Jun 2009IPMS Coventry show, Midland Aircraft Museum New
Over the years, this show has been a moveable feast. The first couple of years, it was held in March. We were in the main museum building on one occasion and it was warmer outside than in! Then they moved it to September. But this year, it was held in June.

As ever, the weather was variable - whenever it's held, this show seems to attract a downpour! But this year, it also attracted a number of well-stocked traders and quite a few clubs. The main Robin hangar where they put the clubs was heaving half an hour before opening time!

As with last year, there is no separate competition but instead every model on display is judged. Last year, Joe Bridges was a winner; this year, Andy Keane won 'Best military vehicle' with his Pz.Kfw.38(t). (See the photo in the collection for the Shropshire Scale Models Show at RAF Cosford earlier this year.)
6th Jun 2009Fellowship Hall re-opening
Our regular meeting venue, the Fellowship Hall on South Parade, Sutton Coldfield, has been the subject of a major refurbishment project over the past year. This morning, it was formally re-opened by Councillor Peter Howard (though our own Doug Burchell, as Chairman of the Friends of the Fellowship Hall, has done a lot to drive the project forward but got no recognition for it). (Things were ever thus.)

The ceremony was followed by a display from various users of the Hall, such as ourselves, the Suttton Coldfield Flower Club, The Horticultural Society, The Guild of Artists, the South Staffordshire Bonsai Society, over-60s line dancers and a nice Turkish lady who demonstrated fitness through ethnic dance.
19th Apr 2009East Midlands Model Show, Hinckley
This show gets more and more popular - and more and more difficult to park at if you're at all late getting there. The adjoining Indestructable Sock Factory car park is no longer up to the job!
5th Apr 2009Shropshire Scale Models Show, RAF Cosford
A crisp, clear Spring morning saw us off to Cosford, and a mega-display by the TSR.2.
18th Dec 2008Awards Night 2008
To complement the collection showing the year's finalists, here are some pictures from the Awards Night, showing some models not included in the Finals competition (mainly Letter Night competitors). Also seen here are the entrants for the new Ivan Poyner Trophy, awarded for the first time by Dave and Mike Poyner, Ivan's sons. The trophy, in memory of Ivan, is given for the best World War 2 aircraft model.
26th Nov 2008Finals night 2008
20th Apr 2008East Midlands Model Show, Hinckley
29th Mar 2008
to 30th Mar 2008
Miniatura
We had been invited to have a stand at Miniatura, a dolls' house show at the NEC. Never wanting to miss a chance, Roy Poultney, Paul Barand, Peter Mells and I went along, and had a lot of interest.

It was a bit of an experience. The demographic was almost completely inverted from the shows we normally do. Here, at least 60% of the punters and probably 75% of the exhibitors were women; and it was amusing to see the number of husbands being dragged less than willingly around the show. Also, given the propensity of dolls' house collectors to go for the more ornate look, with the Victorian era appearing to be quite popular, it was very easy to get all chintzed out. One guy descended on our stand and the neighbouring Warley Model Railway Club stand with a cry of "At last! A proper Manly corner!".

Dolls' house collectors can spend a lot on accessories - some we saw were very pricy indeed. In particular, anyone wanting the working TV set for their house should probably put their bank manager on danger money. A lot of nice modelling was on display, though. And we made some new friends and contacts, too.
8th Dec 20072007 Finals Night
13th Jul 2005SAMI photo-shoot
For an article about the Society planned for 'Scale Aviation Modeller International', we held a photo-shoot evening of members' aircraft models on the July competition night. Here is a selection of the pictures that were sent up to the magazine. The article appeared in the October 2005 issue of the magazine.
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Welcome
The Sutton Coldfield Model Makers Society has been running for more than 35 years. We meet on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month in the Fellowship Hall, South Parade, Sutton Coldfield. The club holds competitions for members, organises trips, arranges talks and demonstrations by members, and engages speakers to come and talk about a wide range of activities connected with modelling.

We also take a club display to model shows around the country, and we organise our own show every September, the Model Spectacular, in Sutton Coldfield Town Hall.

SHOW DATE FOR 2009 - 20th September!

You may download copies of these pictures for your own use, or buy prints through Fotopic. This does not confer any reproduction rights, and reprint requests should be addressed to me directly at: robertday154@talktalk.net .

CHANGE TO MEETING PATTERNS

Competition Nights will now be the second meeting of the month - that's the FOURTH Wednesday - so that we can use the big hall and have enough room to get to see the models properly. It also avoids clashing with the Townswomen's Guild... And it also means that we all have to get modelling to fill the extra space!

NEXT MEETING: 8th July - a talk on Anzio

NOTE: the annual Jubilee Royale competition (for models depicting any subject of the Second Elizabethan Age), which was due to be held on our June competition night, has been held over to July to increase the number of entries.

NEXT SHOW: 28th June - IPMS Coventry, Midland Aircraft Museum, Baginton.

SEE THE ARTICLE in 'Scale Aviation Modeller International' for October 2005 and the report on the 2006 Model Spectacular in the issue for December 2006.

IN MEMORIAM:
2007 - Dennis Edgington
2008 - Ivan Poyner
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Paul Barand's North Cormorant drilling rig (7)
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