About IPMS Birmingham

A branch of IPMS(UK) we are a club for modellers and those interested in modelling in Birmingham and surrounding areas, we welcome people of all abilities to attend our meetings on the third Sunday of each month - please see "About IPMS Birmingham" page for venue details and times.

Wednesday 13 April 2011

Sad News

We have received the sad news that Lynn Hartill wife of our former club chairman Roger Hartill has died.

The thoughts, prayers and condolences of the club members go out to Roger and their daughter Anne-Marie. 

Monday 4 April 2011

March Meeting and model shows

The website hasn't  been properly updated for a while now due to the webmaster being otherwise engaged (Poor excuse you may, justifiably, say) so here is a bumper issue.

The club has attended several shows in the past couple of months including  Milton Keynes (Modelkraft), Huddersfield and Hinckley and here are a few photographs taken at these venues.

Milton Keynes
Bill Nicholls mans the club display at Modelkraft 2011















1/48 scale Baltimore on one of the other club stands.




To see more photographs of models on display at Modelkarft 2011 go to the album on the IPMS Birmingham Facebook page.








Huddersfield 

1/48 scale Avro Vulcan B.2 on the Bomber Command SIG table
Neil Robinson and Trevor Snowden on the Model Alliance stand.
 
For more photos of the Huddersfield show go to  the IPMS Birmingham Facebook page.

East Midlands Model Show, Hinckley.

1/48 scale Gloster Gauntlet

"Old Bill" bus.
























More pictures from Hinckley can be seen in the album at the IPMS Facebook page



 March Meeting

A major feature of the March club meeting on Sunday 20th was the judging of Hospice trophy, or at least those models that had been completed, quite a few members preferred to pay the fine (Thereby increasing the money raised for the Acorns Hospice).

The competition table at the March meeting.



The monthly competition was won by Shaun Bowater with his impressive piece of 1/35 scale armour.

The monthly winner.
Future Events.

On 31st July there will be a model show in the Griffin Pub, Rugby in aid of Help for Heroes, for more details please go to the dedicated website.

The next show the club will be attending will be at the RAF Museum, Cosford on Sunday 10th April.

And last but not least our own show, Midland Expo will be making its long anticipated return on 15th May, Midland Expo website.