Last weekend played host to the irish 52nd annual model show. The event was held in the national museum (collins barracks) and the turn-out was really good. It was the first year I myself attended & I'm glad I did.To my surprise there were war & military rein-actors such as roman centurions, german paratroopers & other various military personal. They put on a great show & the level of authenticity was astounding, they set-up displays of war time equipment & paraphernalia along with guns such as the .303 bren & an assortment of hand-guns & grenades. The models themselves were expertly crafted & the detail on some of them was out of this world. The day before the show I had first experimented with building a model kit of my own so the show the next day was the best introduction anyone could ever have to the hobby. Its great to see that Ireland as small as it is has such a high level of skilled modellers, its no easy hobby & it takes patience & hard work but it’s a hobby I’ll try to keep pursuing. Below are links to a gallery of pictures from the show itself & a gallery of models of my own. I’ll be uploading my own gallery as I get through kits. For the moment I’m sticking with 1/72 model kits but the 1/35 kit I have my eye on is the Chinese df21 ICBM truck by the trumpeter, I was told it would take weeks to construct so I’m not sure when/if I’ll actually get it. My next kit is an Israeli merkava III by revell, also 1/72. I’d love to hear from any other model builders out there so if you have any tips on building/painting please feel free to send them along.
Pictures from the show - Some of my own models.. so far
