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The First weekend in June usually means it’s the weekend of the Northern Model Show, which takes place in North Shields at the Parks Sports Centre and is hosted by the good guys at IPMS Tyneside. To get to North Shields most of us had to brave the Tyne Tunnel,

Saturday the 23 rd of May meant two things, it was the Bank Holiday weekend but more importantly it was show day, and Sword and Lance is one of the only few shows that is on a Saturday. They decided to host the show slightly later than last year which

A new year rolls around, the last of the excitement from Telford slowly fades into memory and thoughts turn once again to a fresh show calendar stretching out ahead of us for 2026. New kits, new purchases, half-finished projects staring accusingly from shelves at home, and of course, new shows.

It’s June again and as always, the first Sunday in June is always the Northern Show. A popular event with club members as at least 20 of us ventured to the land of the Geordie Banger man to sample the delights of this friendly show. Those that did travel north

It was Sunday, Saturday that meant for not too many times during the year it was show day. This unusual but regular yearly event in the calendar had caused some confusion with some members, who will remain anonymous (Hughie!). This meant they were unable to sink their teeth into it

It’s a new year which means resolutions, diets and other such nonsense. But for us modellers it has much more importance as it means it’s time for the Bolton Model show. Long established as the start of the modelling year, it has definitely become an important date in the calendar

Two weeks on from Telford and it’s time to write a blog post. Last year it was noted that the show seemed to be returning to pre Covid/Brexit levels. This year, I can confirm that that target has been reached and surpassed. More space was needed, so the competition was

Late September saw the men of Cleveland setting forth to attend this year’s Keighley show. The morning was bright and everyone set off in good spirits. Some of us though quickly ran into difficulties as, just outside Thirsk the road was infested by a group of escaped chickens. This is

The last weekend in August had arrived and this meant another show for the noble men of IPMS Cleveland. Staffordshire County Showground was the venue and IPMS Stoke were the hosts this time. There was a slight deviation from the norm that is a show weekend, the difference being that