Model Shows.

(Also shows & events featuring models on display)

MIDLAND AIR MUSEUM -BIRMINGHAM MILITARY VEHICLES CLUB SPRING 'CRANK UP' 16-04-2005

FIRST THE HISTORIC COLLECTION OF VEHICLES THAT MEMBERS BROUGHT ALONG TO THE SHOW,THE STANDARD OF RESTORATION WAS SUPERB,DETAILS OF THESE TO FOLLOW,THE NUMBERS ARE ONLY TEMPORARY UNTIL EVERYTHING IS IDENTIFIED-

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NEXT THE MODELS WHICH WERE ON DISPLAY IN THE MAIN MUSEUM BY MEMBERS OF THE COVENTRY & WARWICKS BRANCH OF THE IPMS-

RICHARD AT WORK ON ONE OF HIS MODELS.

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THE 'HISTORY OF FLIGHT' COLLECTION BY WONWINGLO-

A REPRESENTATIVE COLLECTION OF MODELS OF AIRCRAFT THAT HAVE HELPED SHAPE THE EVOLUTION OF AVIATION,THIS IS ONLY A TINY SELECTION OF OVER 1,000 MODEL AIRCRAFT IN THE COLLECTION-

FROM THE REAR LEFT TO RIGHT WORKING FORWARD-AVRO VULCAN,H.P VICTOR,DH.83 FOX MOTH,BAC CONCORDE,VICKERS VC-10,FOKKER DR.1,SOPWITH TRIPLANE,GLOSTER METEOR 1,LOCKHEED VEGA,CESSNA 150,DH.84 DRAGON,HAWKEYE,ENGLISH ELECTRIC CANBERRA B(I)8,CANBERRA B.2,CANBERRA B(1)8,NORD NORATLAS,FOKKER D.7,AVIA 23,CESSNA BIRD DOG,HANDLEY PAGE 0/400.

LEFT TO RIGHT FROM REAR READING FORWARDS-ARMSTRON WHITWORTH WHITLEY,BEREIV BE.12,LOCKHEED CONSTELLATION (ACE FREIGHTERS,BAGINTON COLOURS),CONSOLIDATED PRIVATEER,DOUGLAS DC-3 (EARLY BRITISH EUROPEAN AIRWAYS COLOURS),DC-6 (THE COLOURSCHEME REPRESENTS WHAT THE INTENDED DC-6 AIRCRAFT WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE IN BAGINTON BASED TRANS EUROPEAN AIRWAYS MARKINGS,HAD THEY BEEN DELIVERED)

CLOSE UP OF THE BRISTOL FREIGHTERS MK.31 & MK.32 IN MIDLAND AIR CARGO & SAFE AIR NEW ZEALAND COLOURSCHEMES.

THE CANADAIR CL.215.

THE CL.415 TURBOPROP VERSION.

THE DE HAVILLAND TWIN BIPLANE COLLECTION NESTLE NEAR CONCORDE.

HOWARD 500,WALRUS AND GRUMMAN WIDGEON.

AVRO LANCASTER '9J-L' PB731 THE AIRCRAFT MY FATHER FLEW DURING WORLD WAR 2.

HANDLEY PAGE 0/400 WITH A BEECH KANSAN TO THE RIGHT.

VICKERS VARSITY IN EMPIRE TEST PILOTS SCHOOL COLOURS.

HANDLEY PAGE VICTOR WITH AN AUSTER A.O.P.6 TO THE RIGHT.

NORD NORATLAS IN POST-WAR LUFTWAFFE COLOURS.

VICKERS VC-10 WITH GLOSTER METEOR 1 AT THE REAR.

AVRO VULCAN K.2 TANKER.

CANBERRA B(I)8,B2,B(I)8

EARLIER DISPLAY IN THE EDUCATION CENTRE AT THE MIDLAND AIR MUSEUM.

Model show at the Midland Air Museum,Rowley road,Baginton on 05-12-2004.

How many types of aircraft can you identify here ?

Sopwith one and a half Strutter.

Coventry & District IPMS Stand at the Midland Air Museum.

Lockheed Ventura.

IPMS Scale Modelworld Telford 2005

TSR.2 1=48th scale mock up and 1=72nd scale mock up on the Airfix stand at Telford 2005.

Projected Nimrod and to the right 1=48th scale Canberra on the Airfix stand at Telford 2005.

Pictures by Dave Peace.

Another view of the Airfix 1=48TH scale Canberra planned for 2006.

Lovely selection of pre war aerobatic team machines,Avro Cadet's,Siskin,Gloster Grebe,Tiger Moth's and Genet Moth's.