Gold and two Silvers for Jared
Congratulations to Jared who picked up a Gold and two Silver awards at Bugle Call 2023 for his Curtis A8 Strike, P-51B and T-28 Trojan. Thanks for cleaning up the awards Jared!
Charity Donations
Alzheimer’s/Dementia Society
A member of the public contacted the club after his father passed away. During the house clearance, a significant number of unmade and completed kits were discovered. He inquired whether the club could sell these items, with any proceeds being donated to the Alzheimer’s/Dementia Society in honor of his father, who had suffered from this condition. The club successfully sold all the items, and, after topping up the funds, presented a total of £100.00 to Alan Richardson, a local volunteer representative of the Society, on Sunday 28 April 2024.
In Memorium 1:24 Bell Huey
When Mick Cooper passed away, he had an unfinished 1:24 Bell Huey on the go.
Helen, his wife told me that he always wated to donate it to THM for display inside the 1:1 Huey. So, I volunteered to complete it on his behalf. Andy T.
Andy Trewin
Mr. Burns from the Simpsons as Davros
The figure is a mash-up, Found at the IPMS Gloucester show. Gliding illusion using color-changing LEDs. Lower base made from recycled Ferrero Rocher box. This houses a PCB with a further 4 x Fast rainbow LED's to feed the fibre optics and the battery bank. WIP to display at the Helicopter Museum for the Dalek event.
Gold for Jared
Congratulations to Jared who picked up a Gold at Bugle Call 2022 for his Mitsubishi Dinah.
Mitsubishi Ki-46 mk2 Dinah, 6th Dokuritsu Hiko Chutai (Independant Air Squadron), Air Defence of Japan, Osama 1944. Airfix 1/72 kit with Airwaves etch, airbrushed with Humbrol and Saxo paints.
IPMS North Somerset take Gold at Telford 2022
The "Life's a Beach" display took the Gold Branch Display award at the 2022 International Show at Telford
Bugle Call - Nailsea - 2021
2021 has been a tricky year for shows but we have done what we can and ended the year with a local show at Nailsea. Rich Owen took a Whizz around the show and here are some builds that he thought we should see.
NSMS Take Silver for Branch Display at Telford 2021
The club was very pleased to receive a Silver Award for the "First Timer's" display at Scale Model World, Telford in Nov 2021. These adds to the Silver won in 2018 for The Trench and many other SMW Awards.
Club Day Trip to the Submarine Museum
Arrival at the Museum
Everyone arrived at the Museum as arranged and booked in, we found that the ticket also included entrance to the Explosives Museum, just up the road.
HMS Alliance
We first visited HMS Alliance, Andy Trewins old boat, one of the pictures shows Andy in his actual bunk, Andy gave us a very interesting guided tour.
Explosives Museum
After visiting the rest of the museum it was decided to have some lunch, Terry suggested The Star, a Wetherspoons in Gosport High Street, after which we then visited the Explosives Museum, it covered all forms of Naval Armament history, the photo shows some naval guns at the entrance
The Trench Takes a Silver at IPMS Telford 2018
The Trench Takes a Silver at IPMS Telford 2018
Proud to say that The Trench took a Silver award for Best Branch Display at the IPMS Telford.
Andy Trewin's Model Model Show
Displayed in a small Ferrero Rocher box 140mm x 65mm x 75mm, the 6’ x 2’ table is 3D printed to scale with two layers of tissue paper wet with 50/50 mix of Mod Podge Matt and water. Because the last person to pack the club office didn’t fold the cloth right it’s got wrinkles – you can blame them!
Club banner along front of the table is screen printed from a photo, reduced to the right size and printed on a colour laser.
Back row; American School Bus, Donald Duck, Tigger, Fireman Sam, Dalek, Bristo
Charity Donations
RSPCA & MIND
A member of the North Somerset Modellers, Phil Hollinshead, passed away recently and his wife ask the club if we could dispose of his models and tools on her behalf.
This we did and raised some money which the club topped up to £100.00, the money was to go to the RSPCA and MIND charities, £50.00 to each.
As the club is affiliated to the Helicopter Museum it was arranged for the cheques to be presented there, with Anne Simon for MIND and Rita Hinton for the RSPCA to receive the cheques..
Burnham and District Model Railway Club
Andy Trewin at the Sovereign Centre
Andy represented the club at the Sovereign Centre on the 30th May where there was a "City of Truro" speed challenge. Andy took a selection of models with him as well as his own entry to the challenge. The challenge was won by youngster Billie Jarvis.
Pink Panzer and Tigger's Tiger
City of Truro Speed Challenge Display
Andy's display of models
City of Truro Challenge Entry
Ghostbusters ECTO1 and the Mini Model Show
Weston-super-Mare Helicopter Musuem
The club meets every one Sunday each month at the Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare and in the August 2017 issue of Airfix magazine, the museum had a two page spread. Please take a look by following clicking on the button
Land Rover ½ ton Lightweight Kit from PH Designs
Mike Costello is working with PH Designs on this 3d Printed Kit. Click the button below to see more about this new kit
IPMS Branch Profile - 2020/04
