SCALE MODEL NEWS

HERE'S A HANDSOMELY MADE BUNCH OF MODELS courtesy of our colleague Peter Chiang, of Hobby Bounties, Singapore.  David Jefferis: The sponsored competition is held annually, and proves that the modelmaking spirit is alive and well in this corner of Asia. The model of HMS Victorious ( below ) has a flightdeck loaded for action. Aircraft on view include a trio of Supermarine Scimitars and a quintet of de Havilland Sea Vixens. Sadly, it looks like a Scimitar missed the deck and is in the drink.  Other pictures here show a wide range of skills, though World War II is clearly the most popular theme and era for these scale modellers. An exception is the neatly made Grumman F-14 Tomcat, finished in the the colours of the IIAF (Imperial Iranian Air Force). These were exported as land-based interceptors to Iran in 1976, and a few are still in service by the present Islamic regime. As always, click a pic for an enlarged view. And click here to visit Peter's Hobby Bounties model store. ...

HERE'S THE INFO on Singapore's 2018 National Airfix Aeronautical Model Engineering Competition. SMN report: The 2018 comp represents another chance for local model makers to show their skills. The pictures below show some examples of their fine work. Click at the bottom for entry details. We've shown other examples of previous entries in this, so follow the link at the bottom to read more.  Military jets ( below ) compared, each on its own base. The mini-dioramas ( below ) really make the models stand out. Science fiction subjects are popular ( below ) with Singapore model makers, as they are elsewhere.   Group sessions ( below ) are good for morale! Click here for more Singapore stuff at SMN. Click here for the 2018 competition details.

HERE’S A RUNDOWN ON ENTRIES at the annual Airfix Aeronautical Model Competition 2016. The event is run every year by Singapore dealer Hobby Bounties, and attracts some first class talent. SMN report: To give you a flavour of the Airfix Competition, here is the invite from Peter Chiang, of Hobby Bounties. “I would like to invite you to our National Airfix Aeronautical Model Engineering Competition 2016 at ITE Central (A2 Event Hall, ITE HQ) at 2pm on Saturday 24th September 2016. “This is the 10th year we are organising this and it has been quite successful in getting people from every segment of society - young, old, male, female, working, schooling, retired - to share their passion for building scale models of aircraft to the highest possible degree of accuracy.  Peter goes on: “This is a hobby which requires skill in reading technical drawings, logic and motor skills to follow the assembly instructions (and to avoid pitfalls), followed by painting to create a replica as close to...