First Club Meeting of 2012

The abysmal weather did not keep many members away from this, the first meeting of the New Year. Along the lines of “What did Santa bring?” most members turned up sporting their seasonal haul of new kits, ranging from a rather startling 1:24 scale London bus, 1:32 aircraft, to field artillery and a Cold War Soviet APC, topped perhaps by a Haynes Tiger Tank Owners’ Manual. Work-in-Progress models included a Chieftain Mk 3 from the venerable Tamiya offering, a Canadian conversion of the Leopard 2A6 (and good luck to Brian Rose when he has to paint this particular beast!), and a 1:35 Gepard anti aircraft tank, with excellent etch details added by Mick Ellis. Completed models on the table included aircraft, figurines, and a finely detailed Japanese submarine, causing club members of a certain vintage to reach for their reading glasses in order to identify the superb detailing on this particular model. All in all, a good start to the year and an enjoyable evening.

Thanks to Brian Stoddart for the report and pictures.