Flanders Modelling Contest 2012

[wouter]

Hi everyone!

I'm happy to announce that IPMS Antwerp (I'm not a member btw) organises the Flanders Modelling Contest again in Hoboken on March 10th (that's Hoboken, Belgium, not Hoboken, NY ;D).
www.ipms-antwerpen.be/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=39

It's the first contest I entered last year and this year I'll be entering contest again with three models:



(just noticed on the facebook page of BSMC that Adam Wilder liked my Panther F btw, pretty proud of that

Would be great to see some of ya but I guess probably chances are small ;D (but who knows some of our Belgian and Dutch members can be seen there?)

Anyway, photos of the event will follow on this thread after March 10th

Cheers

[wouter]

mmm, not the TV series mate, I even never heard of that one ;D

Thanks mate ^^

Cheers

[TRM]

Very nice Wouts!!! Wishing you luck my friend!! Thinking Hoboken might be a bit outside the normal commute! Kudos on the AW "like"!!

[ron]

WOuter, find me at the table of modelbouwleuven, let's have a talk

[wouter]

well, last weekend there was the Flanders Modelling Contest. I'll post up some shots.

But first of all I have to apologise to Ron and Gert. Since I didn't have internet for well over two weeks I couldn't get in touch. Gert pm'd me his cell number but I hadn't put it into my cell yet, and I didn't know of which club Ron was part of, so sorry guys . Hope to see you at ModelForce this year

Now then, the show. Well, I came home with one gong: Highly commended in the Naked Kit category for the Panther F. No gongs for the Tiger I and Elefant .

This show left me a nasty taste to be honest .

Sure it was a bit dissapointing to have no prizes for the Tiger I and Elefant but I could have lived with that fact if some models which deserved it won the prices in stead.
I can't say that was the case though : the winner was a Initial Tiger I with pinmarks visible, a hatch in an unnatural position and sloppy paintwork. Second was a JagdPanther kit with also some very visible unremoved ejector pinmarks.
Now I though it was maybe just me, but no, I heard some other guys complain as well.

Second strange fact in my mind: the organizer of the show entered comp. as well, as well as some other members of the organising club. The winner in the Naked category was a Merkava with scratched parts, and was no doubt deserved (it was very nicely done I admit), but it was a kit produced by the clubs president...quite strange it seems to me. When Modelbouwclub Lier held it's MBSC at the beginning of this year , it's members didn't enter comp (amongst them Mario Eens).

Anywhoo...I don't think I'll be goin' there next year again.

So far my ranting...time for photos! ;D

Cheers

[wouter]

there were much less models at the show this year, but some great stuff was there none the less. Since this show is predominantly a wingy show I'll post them up first:

This MiG 21 won a lot of gongs, obviously well deserved:
















continued...

[wouter]

Only three contenders in the NK category:
Gold (though not officially mentioned during the price ceremony):

Highly Commended: the Panther F

and Commended: the Wippet:

















Continued...

[wouter]

Category SM3 (Military Vehicles 1:35 and larger, Out of the box - two sub categories: Standard and Advanced - also a 'special' thing: though the category states "out of the box", vehicles with PE and other upgrades had to enter this one as well...)

Gold: Initial Tiger I (silvering on the decals, ejector pinmarks, untidy paintwork)


Highly Commended: Jagdpanther:

And Commended (I think):

Other contenders:



Well that's it for the photos.

To end with a positive note: on the form which was lying underneath my Tiger I, someone of a Dutch magazine asked me if my Tiggy was for sale . I'm goin' to send the lad an email to mention that I'm not selling my first model but maybe I can get her in that mag that way ;D ;D ;D

That's all folks ^^

Cheers

[spud]

very nice Wouter

[robbo]

Great models on show and that MIG is something else

[multicam]

Nice recap wouter, I missed this:) fun to look at!

[wouter]

thanks dudes ^^, Robbo: yeah that MIG was unearthly, very cool done: the details were just stunning, which I wasn't able to really capture well on photo.

Dicky: thanks mate: myeah, well, I think the Merkava deserved the win, no doubt a bout that: she looked great (and I guess with more scratched parts than my Panther LOL ;D), indeed unfinished but I think that was for ease of painting .
About the Dutch magazine guy: he never replied my e-mail with the question if the Tiger could appear in his mag......Maybe he wanted to buy the Tiger to write his own article as if he built it ey ;D ;D ;D

Nate: glad you liked the photos bud

Cheers

[shawngehling]

Wow,
Great photo's thanks for sharing...
Shawn