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Old and out-of-date items or information for reference purposes only.

2018 Diary

May

Saturday 12th: IPMS (UK) Annual General Meeting, Midland Air Museum, Coventry

Saturday 19th: Club trip to Imperial War Museum, Duford

Sunday 20th: Club Meeting - Longbridge Methodist Church

Sunday 20th: Needle Museum, Redditch, 1940s day.
                                                                                 (IPMS Birmingham attending)

June

Sunday 17th, Club Meeting - Longbridge Methodist Church

Sunday 17th, IPMS Coventry & Warwickshire Model Show, Midland Air Museum

                                                                                  (IPMS Birmingham attending)

July

 

Sunday 8th: New Hall Water Mill, Sutton Coldfield Open Day. (IPMS Birmingham attending)

Sunday 8th: North Somerset Show, Helicopter Museum, Weston Super Mare. (IPMS Birmingham attending)

Sunday 17th: Club Meeting - Longbridge Methodist Church

August

Sunday 5th; Avon Show,  (IPMS Birmingham attending)

Sunday 19th: Club Meeting - Longbridge Methodist Church

September

Sunday 16th; Club Meeting - Longbridge Methodist Church

 

October

Sunday 21th; Club Meeting (Last entries for monthly competition/theme)

November

Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th, Scale ModelWorld 2016, 
                                                     Telford International Centre, TF3 4JH.
                                                     (IPMS Birmingham attending)

Sunday 18th; Club Meeting - AGM - Longbridge Methodist Church

December

Sunday 16th; Club Meeting - TBC (subject to church requirements)  - Christmas Party and Branch Championship.

 

 

2015 Diary

The competition theme (January to October) is "The Silver Screen"

January

Sunday 18th, Club Meeting 

February

Sunday 15th, Club Meeting 

Sunday 15th, Huddersfield Show, Huddersfield Sports Centre, Southgate. HD1 1TW.
                      (IPMS Birmingham attending)

March

                    
Sunday 15th, Club Meeting 

 Sunday 29th, East Midland Model Show, The Leisure Centre, Coventry Road,
                      Hinckley, Leicestershire. LE10 0JR. (IPMS Birmingham Attending)

April

Sunday 12th, Shropshire Model Show, RAF Museum, Cosford.
                   (IPMS Birmingham attending)

Sunday 19th, Club Meeting

Sunday 26th, Modelkraft 2105 (Milton Keynes Show) Santonbury  Leisure Centre, Milton Keynes.
                      (IPMS Birmingham attending)

May

Sunday 17th, Club Meeting

June

Sunday 21st, Club Meeting

July

Sunday 12th, Staffordshire Moorlands Show, The TA Centre, Martin Leake House,

Waterloo Road, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3HJ. 

(IPMS Birmingham attending)

Sunday 19th, Club Meeting

Sunday 26th, Midland Expo 2015 - our own show
 

August

Sunday 16th, Club Meeting 

September

Sunday 20th, Club Meeting 

October

Sunday 18th, Club Meeting 

November

Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th, Scale ModelWorld 2015, Telford International Centre, TF3 4JH.
                                              (IPMS Birmingham attending)


Sunday  15th, Club Meeting - AGM

December

Sunday 6th, Midland Air Museum Model Fair, Bagington (IPMS Birmingham attending)

Sunday 13th, Club Meeting - Christmas Party and Branch Championship.

 (N.B. this is the last meeting at Kings Heath we move to our new venue in January)

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2014 Diary

January

Sunday 19^th,  

Club meeting

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February

Sunday 16^th, 

Club meeting (Note; clashes with Huddersfield show)

Huddersfield Show, Huddersfield Sports Centre, Southgate Huddersfield,   HD1 1TW

 (IPMS Birmingham attending)

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Sunday, 23^rd, 

South Cheshire Militaire. (Invitation rec,d)

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March

Saturday 1^st,

North Somerset Modellers Society Model Show, The Locking Castle Campus, Highland Lane, Locking Castle, Weston Super Mare, BS24 7DX. 

(We normally attend this show but have not rec'd an invitation yet.)

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Sunday 16^th  

Club meeting

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Sunday, 23^rd, 

East Midlands Model Show, The Leisure Centre, Hinckley 

(IPMS Birmingham attending)

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April

Sunday 6^th,  

Shropshire Model Show, Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford. 

(IPMS Birmingham attending)

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Sunday 13^th, 

Club meeting (Note; change of date due to Easter falling on the 3rd Sunday of April)

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Sunday 27^th, 

Model Kraft 2014, Santonbury Leisure Centre, Milton Keynes.MK14 6BN.

 (IPMS Birmingham attending)

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May

Sunday 18^th,  

Club meeting

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June

Sunday 15^th,  

Club meeting (Note; clashes with MAFVA Nationals, Duxford)

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Sunday 22^nd, 

Coventry and Warwickshire Show, Midland Air Museum, Bagington, Coventry.

(IPMS Birmingham attending)

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July

Sunday 6^th,  

The Moorlands Model Show, TA Centre, Martin Leake House, Stonor Street, 

off Waterloo Road, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. ST6 3HJ. 

(IPMS Birmingham attending)

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Sunday 20th, 

Club meeting

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Sunday 27^th, 

Midland Expo 2014. Our own show

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August

Sunday 10th 

Avon Show  
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Sunday 17^th, 

Club meeting

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September

Sunday 14^th, 

Sutton Coldfield Model Spectacular 2014, Sutton Coldfield Town Hall. 

 (IPMS Birmingham attending)

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Sunday 21st,  

Club meeting. (Note; clashes with Euromilitaire)

 ____________________________________________________________________________

October

Sunday 19th, 

Club meeting

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November

Saturday 7^th and  Sunday 8^th, 

 

Scale ModelWorld, The International Centre, Telford. TF3 4JH.  

(IPMS Birmingham attending)

 ____________________________________________________________________________

Sunday 16^th,  

Club meeting - AGM

 ____________________________________________________________________________

December

Sunday 7th,

Midland Air Museum Model Fair, Bagington, Coventry. (IPMS Birmingham attending)

Sunday 14th, 

Club meeting - Christmas Party & and Branch Chamionship.

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In addition to those listed above, I have dates for the following shows for which we may receive invitations or have informal/verbal invitations. There will be others but the dates have yet to be announced.

24 May, Torbay Military Modelling Society Model Show 2014

1 June, The Northern Model Show.

10 Aug,(?) Avon Show (Date to be confirmed – we usually attend)

21 Sept, Wings & Things, Spalding (Clashes with meeting and Euromilitaire)

20 & 21 Sept, Exposition de Modeles Reduit, Frethun (near Calais)

11 & 12 Oct, Maquettexpo 2014, Hyères (South of France)

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2013 diary

January

Sunday 20th, Club Meeting - Competition theme; USA. CANCELLED

February

Sunday 17th, Club Meeting - Competition theme; Germany plus Hospice Trophy judging.

Sunday 17th, Huddersfield Show, Huddersfield Sports Centre, Southgate. HD1 1TW.
                      (IPMS Birmingham attending)

March

Saturday 2nd, North Somerset Model Show, The Campus, Locking Castle,
                      Weston-super-Mare. BS24 7DX (IPMS Birmingham attending)

                    
Sunday 17th, Club Meeting - Competition theme; United Kingdom.

 Sunday 24th, East Midland Model Show, The Leisure Centre, Coventry Road,
                      Hinckley, Leicestershire. LE10 0JR. (IPMS Birmingham Attending)

April

Sunday 7th, Shropshire Model Show, RAF Museum, Cosford.
                   (IPMS Birmingham attending)

Sunday 21st, Club Meeting - Competition theme; France.

Sunday 21st, Modelkraft 2102 (Milton Keynes Show) Santonbury  Leisure Centre, Milton Keynes.
                      (IPMS Birmingham attending)

May

Sunday 12th Gloucester Show

Sunday 19th, Club Meeting - Competition theme; Italy.

Sunday 19th Barnet (Hendon) Show, RAF Museum Hendon.

Sunday 25th Torbay Model Show, Torquay Town Hall.

June

Sunday 16th, Club Meeting - Competition theme; Japan.

Sunday 23rd, Coventry and Warwickshire Show, Midland Air Museum, Bagington,Coventry.

July

Sunday 21st, Club Meeting - Competition theme; South America.

Sunday 28th, Midland Expo 2013, Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre and Golf Course,
                     Alcester Road South, Kings Heath, Birmingham. B14 6ER.
                     (IPMS Birmingham's own show)

August

Sunday 11th, Avon Show, Thornbury Leisure Centre, Alveston Hill, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire.
                     BS35 3JB (IPMS Birmingham attending)

Sunday 18th, Club Meeting - Competition theme; Russia/USSR.

September

Sunday 1st,  Wombourne Scale Model Show, The Community Centre,, Church Road,
                    Wombourne, South Staffordshire, WV5 9EZ (IPMS Birmingham attending)

Sunday 8th, Sutton Coldfield Model Makers Show. Sutton Coldfield Town Hall.
                   (IPMS Birmingham attending)

Sunday 15th, Club Meeting - Competition theme; South East Asia.

October

Sunday 20th, Club Meeting - Competition theme; Middle East.

November

Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th, Scale ModelWorld 2013, Telford International Centre, TF3 4JH.
                                              (IPMS Birmingham attending)


Sunday  17th, Club Meeting - AGM

December

Sunday 1st, Coventry & Warkwickshire Winter Fayre and Model Show, Midland Air
Museum. (IPMS Birmingham attending)

Sunday 15th, Club Meeting - Christmas Party and Branch Championship.

BRANCH COMPETITION THEMES FOR 2013

January;          USA

February;        Germany

March;            United Kingdom

April;               France

May;               Italy

June;              Japan

July;               South America

August;           Russia/USSR

September;     South East Asia

October;          Middle East

The old competition judging system now superseded;

Points are awarded by the judges for construction (up to10 points), Painting and Finishing (up to 10 points) and embellishments (up to 5 points) with the maximum possible score of 25 points.