YORK AND DISTRICT PLASTIC MODELLERS' SOCIETY

Signaal
For 12 September 2006
The newsletter of thoughts, ideas, concepts and records of The Y. & D.P.M.S.
The views expressed in Signaal are, as always, those of the individual contributors.
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Chairman and Transfer Banker: Martin Dawson Secretary: Chris Kendall.
MAFVA Rep: Mike Welch. IPMS Rep: Brian Derbyshire
Events Officer: Brian Derbyshire

Important Announcement - Next meeting is

Tuesday 10 October, 2006
First Word.
Gentleman,
Its now October!!! And traditionally we have always had an AGM or Annual General Meeting. In the past we have always got the
management side of things out of the way quickly (so much so, in 2004 we forgot about it!!!).
Over the last few years we have seen quite a few changes, a plaque outside Neals building, a Yahoo! Site, Budgies AFV and AVN daily
picture quiz. We also have an extended family, not only do we have the regular members who live near or in York who meet but we have
gained members who use the Yahoo! Site and have access to Signaal, it would be nice to meet these extended members at a model show
some time say Telford in November 2006 or Huddersfield in February 2007. As well as the August Out of Town Meeting in Old Malton,
Budgie also has a small chapter that meets on a Monday morning over coffee and biscuits, what a little organisation we are!
And for the future? I would like to see us have Society visits, say to Museums; in August Francis and I visited the National Railway
Museum in York. One idea is a visit to the North East Aircraft Museum at Sunderland, say one Saturday, its not that far and the collection
of aircraft is impressive, Up for it? Also we have Eden Camp and the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington so theres plenty of scope.
So heres to the next season of 2006-7!
All the best lads and happy modelling!
Martin

Martin Dawson

The York and District Plastic Models Society

Meeting for 12 September 2006
Venue: Guppies enterprise Club, Nunnery Lane, York
Attendees: Steve Burgess, Joel Christy, Barry Wilson, Brian Derbyshire, Mike Welch, Dave Cole, Francis Chapman, Chris Kendall, and
Martin Dawson.
Apologise: Ken King
We had a good turn out to night well done lads, good to see you all.
Cheekily I kicked the meeting of with me! And showed what has rolled out of Flugluft Holgate A.G. recently the Space Shuttle
Discovery and an unmanned Shuttle-C variant in the form of the Airfix model to 1:144, these contrasted lovely with Joels 1:144 Golden
Era fleet, but less of me the better! But I would say thank lads for the round of applause; it was really nice of you all!!!!
Steve Budgie Burgess of Acombe Flugzeug Werke had no models to show but plenty to say for himself!!!
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Joel next, and his Haxby Aeroplane Company had another excellent collection of 1:144 scale scratch built Golden Era aeroplanes, first
up a Dornier F VIIa Superwal in Duetsche Lufthansa markings, a Curtiss NC-4 flying boat, the first plane across the Atlantic - took 27
days! Ryan Spirit of St Louis, which brought a huge Q and A session from those present and a KLM Fokker VIIa. Finally a work in
progress of a Curtis P6E, which will be in U.S.Army colours. Its always good to see work in progress, especially scratch built work as it
shows how the builder is actually building his latest pride and joy.
Chris Kendalls MW Aircraft PLC had no models but contributed plenty of questions and created some good threads in the
conversations.
Next up was Barry Wilson with more of his air fleet. Due to illness amongst the staff in the Wilson Aerospace Corporation PLC
production has been hit and so we were only treated to two models this month. More of the F-16 derivatives. First up a F-16N Aggressor
aircraft for the US Navy, was based at Miramar Top Gun fighter school. They had only a short service life and are now all retired. Similar
to the F-16C but had two Air Combat training sensors on the intake sides. The colour scheme was later used on the Greek Flacons. His
second F-16 is in a commemorative Cripes a Mighty scheme first used on a P51 Mustang in 1948. A Hasagawa kit with Experts Choice
transfers. Barry, Why not build a P-51 in the original scheme? They would look good together. Next month will see the W.A.c. PLC rolling
out a Belgian F-16B and this should see the F-16 fleet complete.
Brian had a book review RNZAF, the First Decade ex-Amazon/Aardvark production. Hes been chasing it for ages and could not find it,
even when he took a trip to New Zealand. I guess we will be seeing some New Zealand aeroplanes from the House of Derbyshire that
will give Francis some company.
Mike had a review of an Airfix Churchill Crocodile that cost him 4.99 from Monk Bar Model Shop, a collection of Sherman Crab
photographs. Cheekily Mike was grinning when he held up a book that was a retrospective look at the German magazine Signal, wonder
why... Mikes AFV REME Light Aid Detachment has now moved from York and has now new workshops in Thorpe Willoughby near
Selby.
David Cardboard Coles Panzer und Maschine Fabrik Werk de Acombe A.G. showed off two of its latest products both SdKfz 250s.
First up a Tamiya SdKfz 250 conversion to variant /7 with 80mm Mortar. The Dragon SdKfz 250/5 shows the difference between these
two manufactures products. The Tamiya model ...has always been notorious for its dimensional issues... and compared with each other
the more accurate dragon model stands out. PuMFWdA has built four different variants of the /250 and has eight more awaiting there turn
in the Werk Shoppes.
Finally, Francis next and his model emporium Avions et Automobillie Internazionale (PTY) is working hard at an Airfix 1:72 Britten
Norman Islander/Defender (03067) in the colours of Milford Sound Flight Seeing of Queenstown in New Zealand from 2005. Francis says
the colours are wrong on the transfer sheet and when Budgie and I visited the AAI corporate HQ Francis was able to show what the
problem was, it seems that Airfix have printed the transfer sheet wrong, what should be gold is green!!! This just emphasis the need for
good quality research. But worse was to come, the sides of the fuselage had huge ridges which is plainly (pun intended) not on the real
machine, unless the prototype had them and Airfix reproduced the model way back in the early 70s as they saw it, who knows.

Final Orbits
Mr. Raymond Baxter
It is with great sadness that I report the passing of RAYMOND Baxter, the original presenter of BBC show Tomorrow's World, died
yesterday. He was 84. He passed away at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, Berks. Baxter presented the popular science and
technology programme for 12 years from its launch in 1965. David Pickthall, executive producer, BBC Events, paid tribute to the veteran
presenter. He said: "Raymond Baxter was without doubt a British television pioneer, whose groundbreaking outside broadcast work for the
BBC, beginning in the 1950s, set standards for the industry. "His distinctive voice provided the viewer with a trusted guide to many
television firsts - the first live pictures from America, the first flight of Concorde amongst the best remembered. "His presentation of
Tomorrow's World was for many their first entry into an understanding and interest in the world of science and technology." During World
War II Baxter served in the RAF as a Spitfire pilot and was mentioned in dispatches for his role in a daring daylight raid on the Shell-Mex
building in The Hague. Aside from his work on Tomorrow's World, he provided radio and television commentary at major events from
motor racing to great State occasions, including the funerals of Sir Winston Churchill and King George VI. He was a renowned Formula 1
Grand Prix commentator as well as being an accomplished rally driver. He reported on 14 consecutive Monte Carlo Rallies and 30
consecutive Farnborough Air Shows where, as a veteran combat pilot, he flew a Harrier on two occasions. Phil Dolling, former deputy
editor of Tomorrow's World, said Baxter would be remembered as one of the great television presenters of his time. "Raymond was
fearless in front of a live camera - reporting around the world on important moments in history," he said. attached a wartime picture of
Raymond in his Spitfire, and a picture of his boat L`Orage (a dunkirk veteran herself)
Steve W-B 16/09/06
I was sorry to hear of Mr. Baxter's passing, I always remember when he left Tomorrow's World, it was over a argument with a editor on
TW, the editor said something like '...Britain can not afford Concorde...' and Mr. Baxter replied '...Britain can not afford to be with out
Concorde..'. I have both volumes of the TW book. It is quaint seeing how Spaceflight should have developed, I guess he was sad at the
thought of how this country (and the USA) has chucked away such brilliant work and designs.
I always loved his story of how his wing man shot at a V2 as it launched from a suburb some where in Holland, but hated the image of him
dressed as a woman or wearing a sting vest!!! But I suppose that showed the full spectrum of the man.
Thursday night, Top of the Pops (now cancelled) and Tomorrow's World (again cancelled) and now with Mr. Baxter's passing, it makes my
memories of sitting in Vickers Instruments Social Club at Bishophill in York (now shut and closed) all the more warmer.
Good night Mr. Baxter, sleep easy.....
Martin Dawson
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How Bizarre
Out of the chaotic events in the past months of in my life has arisen a new saying: My wife Pat caught me nonplused and in an apparent
daze (day dreaming) When she said "Where were you". I spontaneously came out with "I'm having a Raymond Baxter"
She asked what did I mean .. It just seemed the perfect way to describe it..........and said "I was in Tomorrows World "
As an ex Spitfire pilot I had great respect and admiration for The Gentleman of TV Presenter's
Kind regards to ALL
Mike Welch
Reference: Tomorrows World Volume 1 and 2, Raymond Baxter and James Burke, 1970 and 1971, BBC tv
The Daily Mail, Saturday, 16 September, 2006

Derek Blaster Bates

I also want to record the passing away of Mr. Derek Blaster Bates. I first came across Blaster Bates stories in the late 70s. My mother
introduced me to a gentleman who lived in my old village (Bishopthorpe) Phil Green was his name, served his apprenticeship at the BSA
works in Birmingham and as I was interested in motorbikes we soon got on, every Sunday morning would have me going to his house for a
cup of coffee and a chat. Sometimes he would help me with my bike and other times I would build model bikes for his two sons. One day
he asked me if I had heard of Blaster Bates. I said no and then he introduced me to these fantastic little stories. Knicker Brook was the first
one I heard, Blaster Bates helped with some work on the Oulton Park racing circuit and one day he was blowing up some old trees, when
he and his gang came a cross a semi-naked courting couple who they disturbed and fled one of his explosions! I was hooked and soon
started collection the tapes and records (and lately the CDs). In 1981 he visited York and did a performance at the York Theatre Royal and
Our Lass and my self went, what a show, I distinctly remember the smell from the charge he set off in a pint glass!
Thank you Blaster, thank you for the laughs and tears of mirth! You will be missed.
Martin Dawson

Market Place
For Sale
A work colleague of mine has a large collection of models for sale.
German WII Infantry "Destroyer Set" 1:35 Academy 1370
German Tank PzKpfw 1:35 Italeri No.212
Resting Infantry, The German Reich 1939-45, 1:35 Preiser No.64000
US Army Infantry, 1:35 Tamiya 35013**300
US Aerospace Ground Equipment set, 1:72, Hasegawa X72:6
Schutzenpanzer Marder 1A2 1:35 Tamiya 35162*1800
German engineers w/ Goliath Demolition Vehicle, 1:35 Dragon 6103
GMC 6x6 2 Ton 1:35 Italeri No. 205
Panzer II Ausf. C, 1:35 ALAN
Wehrmact Tank Crew and Infantryman (2 figures) 1:35 Tamiya 89621*800
BT-2 Light Tank, 1:35 Maquette MQ-3565
Brazilian EE-T2 Osorio, 1:35 Trumpter MM-00333
Advancing German Infantry, Preiser 1:35 64004
Tiger 1 Ausf. E/H1 1:35 Italeri No. 286
SpaePz 2 "Luchs" 1:35 Revell 03036
Crusader Mk II, 1:35 Italeri No. 6385
Borgward IV ausf. A 1:35 Revell 03041
LAV-25 Piranha, 1:35 Italeri No. 259
US Marines Khe Sanh 1968, 1:35 Dragon 3307
M-1036 HMMV with TOW, 1:35 Italeri No. 369
British Stretcher Party, 1:35 Tamiya 35106**300
Field Tool Shop, 1:35 Italeri No. 419
Hughes AH-64 Apache, 1:48 Airfix, 07101
Hawker Harrier, 1:48 Monogram 5420
He is rebuilding a Land Rover 110 and needs the funds to complete it; he also has a lot of started but complete models, get in touch at the
first instance to discuss....
keeton8@hotmail.com

Air Brush and Compressor

Paasche Professional Air Eraser Kit AEC-K (boxed) with Binks Bullows Compact Spray Bee Compressor 1/3 hp 240v plus drum of
pressure hose and various fittings, please get in touch at the first instance to discuss....
pab@theolddairy1.freeserve.co.uk
Wants
Barry is looking out for Model kits, conversions and/or decals to enable him to build the following aircraft in 1/72nd scale:
Mitsubishi, prototype FS-X (XF-2A)
Sukhoi Flanker A Prototype Su 27
Boeing Growler EA-18G
North American Sabre F-86L
North American Sabre F-86K
North American Sabre Prototype XF-86
Fairchild Republic Warthog Two-Seater YA-10B
Martin is still looking for the following World War Two Photo Album Third Reich
3 Waffen-SS in Russia
5 Panzers in NorthWest Europe
9 Panzers in Russia 1942-43
12 Panzers in Russia 1943-45
13 paper back German Bombers over the Med
14 paper back German Capital Ships
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I will pay a good price for books in an excellent condition; prefer hard backs with dust jackets, although I have the paper back editions of
13 and 14, I may buy the hard backs and put the paper backs up for sale, so come lets deal!!!
Some one I work with has a 10-year old son who is mad about UK/US/German 1:72-1:76 Armour from WW2, do any of you lot have any
thing you could spare, any old unwanted kits, built or unbuilt? Pass them to me and lets make this young lad happy and encourage him in
making models!
Martin
Computer Stuff
One of the reasons given for the demise of Airfix has been the increase in computer games. I recently found a computer game / programme
to build and run a model railway. I suppose it takes up less space. Computer model kits would be a good idea, no paint to spill or dry out,
no tiny aerials to sink into the carpet, no glue to drip onto the settee. And, if it goes wrong , reload and start again.
Chris

Darwin Award
I received an article from Brian, enjoy
From : brian derbyshire <bd1944@yahoo.com> Sent : 20 September 2006 16:27:36
To : Martin Dawson <flugluftholgate@hotmail.co.uk> Subject : Mythbusters
Hi, Martin. Dunno why nobody mentioned this last Tuesday: might make a little piece for Signaal?
Some years ago we had a lovely bit of "evolution in action" reported on the Net. Some good ol' boy, it seems, made his bid for a Darwin
Award by strapping an ex-USAF JATO rocket to his Chevy Impala..... The tale was told of a lonely road in Nevada, flat and dead straight
for a fair few miles. Screams of banshees were reported from downwind, faint and far away, and heard just before dark. The Highway
Patrol found traces of scorched road centreline, and after half a mile some skid marks: but nothing else on the
road. Off it, however, a glint of reflected light led to a trail of finely-minced wreckage where the Impala had landed.... it was estimated
that a figure of some 370 mph was involved, the car being even less like an aeroplane than Donald Campbells Bluebird
(Which took off from Coniston at 210 mph.)
True, false, or just an exaggeration? The "Mythbusters" TV programme set out to recreate the adventure. The car wasn't too hard, but the
Jato unit was impossible and they had to substitute amateur spaceflight rockets. Wisely, they took great care to get the thrust lines bang on
centre, to fiddle the suspension to a nose-down attitude, and to install remote radio control. Given the target speed, the
decision to use a chase helicopter might be regarded as surprising .... but see below. Anyway, it all worked, nobody was hurt, and the car
failed to leave the chopper behind. Max. speed, a mere (though hair-raising) 130 mph. No chance of flight: Myth declared Busted.
Did they really need to bother? Well, only to make an entertaining programme. The data to bust the myth was given in the first couple of
minutes, and if we'd had this to begin with the myth would never have got established. This was the impulse of a standard RATO unit 1000lb. thrust, for 15 sec.
Now my old Golf weighed almost exactly a ton. American cars are heavier, so shall we estimate an Impala at a ton and a half, say 3000lb?
1000lb. push on 3000lb. mass gives us 1/3 x "g" with zero friction, and "g" is 32.2 ft/sec per sec. So we have around 10 ft/sec/sec for 15
sec. which is a DeltaV of 150 ft/sec. It just so happens that 88 ft/sec. is worth 60 mph, so we can expect an extra 102 mph .... plus the initial
engine-driven 80 mph, less lots of resistance from air drag, running friction, and trying to turn a car engine over at more revs than it can do
on its own .... I reckon the programme got the car to go as well as could be expected.
Suppose you were some clown who really did half-inch a rocket? Strap it in the boot (not on the roof, like the mythbusters did) blast up to
80, and light it off? You'd get the scorched road, and a really impressive push in the back: 1/3 "g" is a LOT for a car. After 5 sec. you're
doing about 110 and beginning to panic. You jam the brakes on, and good brakes are worth about 1/4 "g" (see late 1960s rules for
motorbike MOTs!) There's still 1/12 "g" left, less friction, say zero .... so you're stuck for 10 more seconds, doing 110 mph, with your
brakes full on! Under these circumstances, each second feels like half a minute.....
When the two idiots (you need two, for mutual egging-on purposes: it's much easier to owl-out* on your own) have stopped shaking and
hit the bar, they talk about what might have been. They're overwhelmed. They're IMPRESSED. They're not very numerate (or they
wouldn't have been so daft in the first place.) So they guess at how fast they might have gone, and what effect a bump in the road might
have had .... and there's your myth, as soon as they tell their friends. Or maybe it was all just a daydream, too good to be
allowed to fade away!
Footnote: * Owling out: like chickening out, but for reasons of wisdom rather than cowardice.
Cheers! - Bri.
Thank you Brian, I remember this Darwin award story from when I was at Datong electronics, we used to have quite a laugh at
unfortunates, the idea is this, do some thing stupid, get killed in the process and remove your self from any breeding programme, hence
Darwin. You made me smile at the motorbikes brakes giving about g, I was always impressed by Yamaha RD350s when they first came
out they had a claimed 1g of deceleration (see Motorcycles, Bantam Books No.55, 1975) and that was with one disc brake. My old (then
new) Kawasaki KH250-B3 was very similar, I once braked for a dog and stood the bike up right my crown jewels said hello to the filler
cap and our lass was sat where I should have been! And as for nowadays, bikes have higher performance and stopping capabilities!!!
For more Darwin Awards (and a good laugh!) try www.darwinawards.com
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Bucaneer
I recently met a man who flew Bucaneers with the FAA. I venture to ask him about the Torey Canyon affair. He said that this was a huge
embarrassment to the FAA and he was glad it was not his squadron who were involved. He said that the problem really was that they were
using ex WW2 bombs, because the was nothing else. They watched the cine films, frame by frame, time after time the bomb went down,
hit the ship, and either bounced off, went through it and didnt explode, or exploded so pathetically that it did no damage. It was probably
easier for those on high to blame the FAA than to admit that as a country we didnt have any decent bombs.
Chris
Throwing up in a Lightning
He also told me about hitching a lift from Germany to Lossiemouth in a two seat Lightning. 20 mins. The pilot decided to do some stunting
and my man threw up. The RAF does not like people throwing up in its planes. The official reaction is to make the aircraft unserviceable
not popular with a plane like the Lightning, censure the thrower up and put it on his record. The alternative is to give the Flight Sergeant
35. he kept half and gave the rest to the erks who cleaned out the plane.
Chris
Pete Bell
I went to a handicraft fair in Harogate on Sunday. Lots of fabrics, card making stuff, embroidery etc. My main purpose was to drive the
car fro wife and daughter. I met Peter Bell. He showed me some needlew he had bought which he reckoned would be perfect for biplane
rigging. I reckn he was right, so I bought some as well.
It was nice to see him and I said wed like to see him again sometime.
Chris
Comms
Hello Folks
Latest bizarre request from Mr Lynn Ritger:
would you happen to have decals for a 1/48 English Electric Lightning F.1A and F.6 from 56 Sqn in 1/48 scale? I picked up the new
Revell/Germany Eurofighter, and I'm going to do a "vintage" 56 Sqn "Firebirds" scheme on it, circa 1963... Just because I can. :) I just
can't find the old Aeromaster sets for those (48-369 and 48-370).
Anyone have any spares from an Airfix kit?

Cheers Gary

Gary Hatcher, Deputy Editor, Scale Aviation Modeller International, Scale Models Collector International gary@sampublications.com
07901 898473
From : brian derbyshire <bd1944@yahoo.com> Sent : 24 September 2006 13:18:14
To : Martin Dawson <flugluftholgate@hotmail.co.uk> Subject : October meeting YDPMS
Hi, Martin.
Apologies for absence, October - I'll be in the Greek Islands with Ramblers' Holidays (Not Spain, as I told Francis, that was last year!)
Leave me on as IPMS rep. and events contact man.
Regards, Bri.

1/144 A4-K test shots

Hi guy,
Just fired up the 'puter and am working my way through the inbox. This is the latest from my mate Dave Lochead and concerns his 1/144th
scale A-4K Skyhawk kit test shots.
Ciao
Francis

Photoquiz
A few members have been pulling their hair out, burning the midnight oil and generally racking their brains (Ed. And wrecking there
Dens) to identify the rare, odd, bizarre, unusual and amazing pictures. If you think you know your aircraft, cars, AFV`s etc and you
would like to take part just send me an e-mail to stevenpaula@tiscali.co.uk and Ill put you on the mailing list, Its fun ,free, frustrating and
non-fattening.
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Signaal on CD-ROM
Here's a thought for you all, do you like 'Signaal'? Do you really like what we as a group are doing?? well, would you like to buy a
computer disk with all the Signaal's we have wrote, all the pictures I have taken (at meetings and shows), would you like a record of what
we do? How about this, you give me a quid and I'll give you a CD-ROM, the quid will go towards the CD and the rest to the Decal bank,
can't say fairer than that, Interested??? Let me know and I'll burn you a disk

Yahoo group site

We now have a Yahoo group site, its free, free to join and free to post messages and pictures of your work.
Tap in http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/ydpms and follow the instructions. On the left is a list of things, like messages, a calendar and
photos for example. The Calendar I have filled up with meetings for the rest of this year, when I have time Ill post model show dates.
Messages, when you post a message everybody in the club should get a copy so instead of e-mailing every one and going through your
address book it will do it automatically, hopefully. The Photo albums are brilliant, open up a new one in your own name and display your
work. Steve, Francis and I have opened several and I have started a few for some of you that I have pictures of your work. Think of it as a
continuous model meeting night or model show, you can visit when ever you like and as often. Contribute as much as you like as little or in
large amounts its up to you. But like all good things its only as good as the input. Try and keep pictures small, it is early days yet and
memory is not an issue but I could see a day when we will have problems, if you can edit your pictures before posting, please do, also if
you can use a lower resolution in your camera then again please do.
Model Shop and Suppliers Directory
Old Crow, www.oldcrowmodels.co.uk, 110a High Street, Carshalton, Surry, SM5-3AE, Deals in some nice looking science fiction models.
I conducted some mail order business with them, no problems, highly recommended.
GB & SD Hobbies, GB&SDhobbies@worgaimz.karoo.co.uk, GB & SD Hobbies, 69 Newland Avenue, Hull, HU5-2A, stocks a large
collection of military kits .
Forgotten Heroes Painting Service, plofthouse@msn.com Commissions undertaken, a large selection of large scale figure already
painted for sale
Under the Bed Enterprises, www.underbed.co.uk, Under the Bed enterprises, Unit 28, Stonehills, Shields Road, Gateshead, NE10-0HW,
sell some very nice looking 1:76 (20mm) artillery models, perhaps some of there range are not included in the mainstream model maker's
list?
Sloppy Jalopy, www.sloppyjalopy.com, Highfield House, Conway Road, Carlton, Nottinghamshire, NG4-2PU. sell a mixture of Great
war, inter war and cold, wheeled and track vehicles to 1:48 and 1:56 scale. Again do there stock include models not made by the major
manufacturers'??
Mongrel Miniatures, www.mongrelminiatures.co.uk, Field End, Goldenholme Lane, Rampton, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22-0LT.
Stock some very nice and unusual figures, WarPac, N.A.T.O., Israeli Army, Afghan Army and Mujahideen,
Peter Le Vescontes Collectables plvcollectables@jerseymail.co.uk62 Stopford Road, St, Helier, Jersey, JE2 4LZ. They deal in
Uniforms, Helmets, badges, German items and Jersey Militia, as well as die-casts and model kits.
Berkshire Model Centre, enquiries@shopformodels.co.uk www.shopformodels.co.uk 263 Barkham Road, Wokingham, Berkshire,
RG41-4BY, 0118-9893337, e-mail
Woking Models, shop@wokingmodels. co.uk www.woking-models.co.uk 1 Central Buildings, Chobham Road, Woking, Surrey, GU211JH, 01483-763023
Arrow Models and Toys, sales@arrowmodels.com 54 Newborough, Scarborough, YO11 1ET, Tel: 01723 503503
Louth Lincolnshire a nice model shop just on the edge of the town centre. Half is models, half is fishing. (Chris)
www.themodelbox.co.uk Visit our web site for all youre die cast and model kit needs. Download our brochure to
view over 80 pages of models, kits and other related items, specialist in mail order.
Kitmastercat Models stevenpaula@tiscali.co.uk Is a small concern working out of a small office in Acomb, York, he likes to think he
can get ANY model you can name, so go on give him a try!
York Bookbinding Some of you I know collect magazines and they can cost a lot of money, if you like to keep them for
reference, then why not have them professionally bound? Any colour binding you like with the title in gold leaf and they will look good on
your book case. I collect a magazine called Spaceflight and have had over 40 volumes bound by York Bookbinding and can testify they
do look very good, try York 0190-415240, email winskill@onetel.net
www.yorkbookbinding.co.uk
SQUIRES Model & Craft Tools, 100 London Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21-1DD Tel; 01243 842424 Suppliers of model and
craft tools, theres every thing here, well worth a look.
Armstrong Bases, Olive House, Seaside Lane, Easington, Co. Durham, Tel: 0191 5270532 If you need a particular base for that latest
project then why not ask them? They helped me out recently and I was very impressed.
Harrogate Models, 67, Leeds Road, Harrogate, HG2 8BD Tel: 01423 871364 Stockists of all modellers requirements also die cast and
plastic kits.
Midlands Spaceflight Society (MSS) is a non-profit making group of spaceflight enthusiasts based in the West Midlands (UK).
The aim of MSS is to distribute information on space exploration activities from around the World, including historical ventures and future
plans. This is achieved through its newsletter CapCom, which is published 6 times per year, and from time to time arranges meetings in the
Midlands. The Society is open to all and membership is gained through subscription to the newsletter CapCom. To see what's in the latest
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issue of CapCom and to become a Member, please visit our CapCom page. http://www.midspace.org.uk/ also a Yahoo! Site MSS
Publishes a newsletter called CapCom. For just 8.00 per year you will receive 6 issues. To subscribe please send a cheque made payable
to Midlands Spaceflight Society to Andy Salmon, Olympus Mons, 13 Jacmar Crescent, Smethwick, West Midlands. B67 7LF.
Website Directory
www.hannants.co.uk these guys have got the lot.
www.creativemodels.net large stockists of aviation, military, figures, etc.
www.militarybookcentre.com A large and varied stock of all types of books
www.midlandcountiessuperstore.com probably the largest collection of transport, military, aviation, spaceflight books under
one roof
www.hobbycraft.co.uk a huge chain of nationwide stores, one in Crown Point Leeds.
The Aviation Book Centre has a nice mail order catalogue, www.avaitionbookcentre.com
www.barbicanbookshop.co.uk
www.laud.no/la6nca/radio/german and home.hetnet.nl Dave recommended these two sites perhaps have a look.
www.genuinemodels.com its is a Lego construction site displaying what can be built with original Lego Technic, dont laugh you havent
had a look yet, oh and for you sexists out there they where all built by a lady, Jennifer Clark, while you are there have a look at The Guild
of Bricksmiths. These two sites show what can be made with what is meant to be a childs toy.
www.wanpela.com/holdouts/index.html This website deals with Japanese holdouts who carried on fighting the Second World
War for years after 1945, a sad story but worth a look what ever discipline you are interested in.
I found a interesting website for Queen Mary trailers try www.christhodgephotos.co.uk also try www.raf_lichfield.co.uk for RAF Stafford
2MT members.aol.com/camjustin/miles8 67MU
You like rockets? I do have a look at www.aero-vault.co.uk for Thor
http://www.internetmodeler.com General modelling review site
http://wingsandwires.piczo.com Joels Picture site
World War 1 Modeling page http://www.wwimodles.org WW1 Site
www.scalemodelindex.com thank you to Mike Collins for this site
www.autogallery.org.ru this is a interesting site
www.scania.com if you like Lorries and buses you can get some great screen savers, back grounds and downloads from Scania, go on
surprise your self!
If you have a problem locating a colour or shade try www://simmerpaint.com/colours
If you like cars and you like Jaguars, you should do your self a favour and look at http://www.jaguar.co.uk/uk/en/home.htm a very
professional website (as you would expect) with some brilliant pictures...
If you like 1:72 Cararama cars or want to look at something different try www.fotolog.com/minimaqueta. Its maintained by a gentleman
called Sebastian Lopez in Santiago, Chile and shows his models in a street scene. Very good and well worth searching for.
www.armouredengineers.co.uk/photose3.htm If you like big heavy pieces of equipment, then try this, Steve sent this in.

If you come across a website that you feel may be of interest to members then please let us know and we will add it to this directory.
Diary 2006
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday in each month; kick off at 20:00 at Guppies, Nunnery Lane, York in the small room at the back. I
have confirmed these dates with Neal so take them as gospel!!!
Date

Notes

October 10
November 14
December 12
January 11
February 13
March 13

The Annual General meeting

The Dreaded Party
First meeting of 2007

The Wider World

A selection of upcoming events for Jolly Boys Days out!!!
18-19 November 2006 - IPMS Scale Modelworld 2006 to be held at the Telford International Centre Incorporating the IPMS /UK Annual
Competition Open Saturday from 10.am to 6.00pm and Sunday from 10.00am to 4.00pm (IPMS members admission from 9.00am) Expect
the usual 100 or so traders and 60 or so club displays including some from overseas. Ticket prices are: - a) Adults 9.00 for one day. b)
Senior Citizens and Concessions 6.00 for one day. c) Children under 16 one day 4.00 d) Family Ticket (two adults and up to two
children) 18.00 Advance tickets may be purchased from the Treasurer,
77 Sutherland Avenue, Petts Wood, Kent BR5 1QY. These tickets will not gain you early entrance but will save you a lot of queuing.
Cheques only please made payable to IPMS UK and for one day tickets please state the day you will be visiting the show as tickets are

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colour coded. IPMS Members free. No 2-day tickets this year. IPMS UK and for one day tickets please state the day you will be visiting
the show as tickets are colour coded. IPMS Members free.
24-26 November, 2006 Friday Evening to Sunday, the 45th Wakefield Annual Model Railway Show, Tel: 01924-256191
2-3 December, 2006 Saturday Sunday, Warley National Model Railway Exhibition, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham.
http://www.warley-mrc.org.uk or Squires Model and Craft Tools, Tel:01243-842424
From : brian derbyshire <bd1944@yahoo.com>

Sent : 14 September 2006 13:24:54

Hi, everybody.
Haydn has beaten the postal system this year, and actually got our invite delivered safely. The show is at the usual place - the Pine St.
Sports Centre - on Sunday Feb. 11th 2007. Doors open 08.00 for exhibitors, 10.00 to the public. Closing time 17.00. Entrance is free to
card-carrying IPMS members, but there's no mention of the door price to the hoi-polloi (that's most of you lot!) We can order up to FOUR
tables, and it's first come, first served. Right - Who's coming? What are you bringing? HOW MANY TABLES DO I BOOK? Answers
pronto please, I'll reply Friday evening latest and guess from what I've heard by then.
Cheers, Bri.
Well, hope that little lot keeps you busy and provides some ideas for days away. If any of you come across any more dates, please let Brian
and Martin know and well include it. Lets build a database up of forth coming shows and events!
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