IPMS Farnborough
Welcome to the IPMS Farnborough Model Club
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We specialise in static scale models made from plastic construction kits, but welcome and encourage all forms of modelling In this site we describe our hobby, our club and its meetings, and the various shows and events around the country where we exhibit our models We also have information on our annual show, Modelfest, and some real-world reference material |
May 2012
Welcome to the new look IPMS Farnborough website! This new version has been designed to be as easy to maintain as possible, plus the photo galleries have undergone a major revamp so that you can see larger, clearer photos of the subjects in the monthly meeting competitions. I am also hoping that we will be able to update and expand the Reference section.
The gallery contains photos from the past meeting currently only back to Februrary 2011. I am hoping to extend this further back as time goes on so we have a good record from the past, but this does involve cataloging several hundred, if not thousands, of older pictures, so it might take a while!
Please bear with us if the occasional link within some pages doesn't work properly - a site with as much content as this has can take a little while to settle down after such a large revamp.
April 2012
Some photos from the IPMS Shropshire show at RAF Cosford.
February 2012
The diary is now up to date as are the competition results and gallery, featuring models show at our January club night
January 2012
January club night is always one of the highlights of the IPMS Farnborough year featuring the ‘Model of the Year’ contest. This year 50+ models were entered, representing the very best work of the club members across all scales and classes. As ever, the competition was close and keenly contested. After much debate members voted Mark Chisholm’s "Road to Malmedy" Model of the Year for 2011 - congratulations Mark!
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Mark Chisholm - “Road to Malmedy" - Model of the Year 2011
Mark’s wonderful diorama captures a moment from the ‘Battle of the Bulge’, Germany’s final offensive on the Western Front during the bitter winter of 1944/5. An American GI stands guard by a disabled Panther Ausf.G disguised with tinplate and paint to resemble a U.S. Army M10 Gun Motor Carriage.
Mark’s model will represent IPMS Farnborough at the Nationals in November.
December 2011
The diary is now up to date as are the competition results and gallery, featuring models show at our December club night
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All dressed up at Telford 2011
Pictures of the IPMS Farnborough Table at Telford can be seen here
November 2011
A brief update tonight. There are new dates in the diary and competition results for November and October (sorry no pictures).
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October 2011
Thanks to everyone for the splendid help with Modelfest this year. There was a really good turnout to help with setting up and taking down, which makes it so much easier, and we were done in record time.
Numbers through the door were noticeably up on 2010, and first cut of the figures says we're up financially on last year as well, despite one major trader pulling out at the last minute, and despite the economic climate.
We’ve had a number of nice emails from clubs and traders alike, thanking us for a great show, and some wanting to book for next year already.
Finally, there are also some good photos on Britmodeller at http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=78305&st=0
The diary is now up to date as are the competition results and gallery, featuring models show at our September club night
September 2011
August club nights in the past have been quiet affairs with may people away on holiday. Not this August; the competition tables were as busy as ever. Go to the competition results and model gallery to see the class winners and many other on the models on display.
July 2011
Another bumper Club Night in July. The monthly competition featured the largest entry in the most classes yet seen, with the tables overflowing with the most wonderful range of models. Some of the more memorable and unusual subjects included a 1932 Roma racing bike, a saxophone, a German radar installation and a what-if sci-fi model made from tank parts!
Go to the competition results and model gallery to see the class winners and many other on the models on display.
Regarding the competition, the club members agreed to the setting up of a new diorama class separate from the military vehicles class.
June 2011
The highlight of our June Club Night was the presentation of a cheque for £1500 to the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice. Phyllis Tuckwell, based in Farnham, cares for seriously ill people and their families both at the Hospice and out in the local community.
The picture, left, shows Fiona Coleman of the Hospice receiving the cheque from Chris McKee and Pete Readman.
IPMS Farnborough are proud to be associated with the Hospice and each year we donate the profits from our ModelFest show to the charity.
The diary has been updated with new dates for shows in 2012
The competition results page now includes links to photo galleries of the models on display on the competition tables. To display the gallery for given month click on the appropriate link in the left hand column of the results table.
Here are the competition winners for June together with some of the other superb models built our club members.