Thankfully I had a better night’s sleep although this was largely due to consuming more beer than the evening before. Fortunately I manged to avoid any sort of hangover and got up on time. The main aim for getting into the show early was to take photo’s while it was quiet. As an IPMS member you get an hour head start over the general public so as soon as arrived I took the photo’s which all appear below. I will keep them attached to this post for as long as I can but as they will make a big dent in my WordPress capacity I will delete them at some point. If previous years are anything to go by then there will be plenty to see on YouTube for those who are interested. As and when I may include some links in future posts.
Next up was “Tea and Medals” and as several of you guessed it was the Wizard’s Tower which won me the Best In Show Diorama. Hopefully during the week I’ll get a further post done with more details about the competition and the fate of the models I entered.
A spot of lunch followed by a few more essential purchases (potential Christmas presents for SWMBO!) and then it was all about packing up, loading the car and starting the long drive home. I had planned to spend another night in Telford but SWMBO rang to tell me the washing machine had broken and a replacement was coming on Monday so I needed to be home to take out the old one and install the new one so I drove back after the show.
All in all a great weekend. I met some great people, talked hobby stuff, drank, ate and generally had a good time. Fingers crossed for more of the same next year. The images below will hopefully provide a flavour of the show and the range of models on display.
TIM
The Imperfect Modeller 
Fantastic- well done.
Thanks for taking the time to put up all the photos too.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Thanks Pete. The show is a 2 day event and we’ll worth checking out if you get the chance. It’s not War Gaming but you might like it all the same. 🙂
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Thanks for the photos, Dave! I also hadn’t noticed before how well the blue dragon in your Wizard’s Tower diorama sets off the water, making it look green and frothy by comparison.
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Thanks Dave. The model was a major effort and one I gave a lot of thought to as I went along. Not sure I’ll be able to manage something like it again though!
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Some truly great models on display, did enjoy the IPMS show at Thornbury, when I used to go as a trader, always a wide array of models on show.
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It’s an amazing show providing you like models of all descriptions. It takes place every November on Remberance weekend, a date for your diary perhaps? 🙂
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Certainly a possibility
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Looks like you had a great time, thanks for sharing the pics and I look forward to hearing what got your other golds!
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I did mate thank you and I hope your own event went well too. 🙂
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Glad you had a good time, and I really enjoyed mine will try to get a post about it later.
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Some great photos Dave and congratulations on the prize.
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Cheers Steve, still can’t get over it to be honest! 🤗
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Loadsa nice stuff there, Dave, so thanks for sharing! Nice to see you doing so well, a great achievement! 🙂
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Thanks John. 🙂
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Some real talent on show there mate, thanks for all the photo’s
Cheers Roger,
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It’s a show we’ll worth a visit Roger. 🙂
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And I thought you spoiled us last post with photos! Thanks for uploading all of these, mate. Its really neat to see all kinds of different work. There truly is a little something for everyone at these kind of shows 🙂
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Yes you are spot on, there is something there for everyone and loads and loads of it too. The venue is huge and the Two day event is run at the same time of the year so if you plan a trip to the UK at some point be sure to factor it in. 🙂.
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I’d love to time my trip with a show. That is a lovely idea! I shall submit it to SWMBO straight away 😀
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Wow! I love the big Star Wars walker and that Normandy Diorama is epic!! Thanks for sharing Dave and I’m glad you had fun. So much to see. Good luck with the washer.
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Thought you’d like the Star Wars walker. Washer all done mate thanks. 🙂
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Simply inspiring. And congratulations on your well deserved win.
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It’s a great show and it’s impossible not to come away with fresh ideas and even greater motivation. 🙂
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Obviously, this is an impressive show of very talented modelers putting out some amazing work. Thanks for sharing all the photos – and for the WordPress data sacrifice. I just went through each and was wowed. Even better, was getting to see your work recognized for what we all know it it – great art. Thanks Dave for sharing and big congrats to you. And I know you will go onward and upward!
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It’s an inspiring show Mark and it is impossible to not come away motivated with fresh ideas. Just so much skill and creativity on display. 🙂
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Wow. Those are some incredible models. All sorts, how can you even take it all in? So many wonderfully built and painted models to look at. Thanks for sharing!
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It really is quite an event. There are several videos on YouTube of the show if it interests you to see more. Just search Scale Model World Telford 2021. 🙂
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Well done Dave! the lads have said it all, thanks for all those photos it must have taken you all day!!
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Not quite Pat but it is one he’ll of a big show to get round!
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