Farnborough Modelfest - 20 August 2023

[Eric Mc]

After a four year absence sue to Covid and venue issues, we're back - at a brand new location too -

Hart Leisure Centre
Emerald Ave,
Fleet
Hampshire
GU51 5HS

There is ample free parking.

Below is a provisional list of clubs and traders who will be attending Modelfest. I'm getting quite excited about this now -



Clubs:

Airfix Modelling SIG

Airports Aerodromes and Airfields SIG

Aldingbourne Modellers

Asian Air Arms SIG

Bognor Regis Military Modelling Society

Gulf War SIG

Earley Risers

IPMS East Sussex

IPMS Salisbury

IPMS Thames Valley

IPMS West Middlesex

ISCA Modellers

Mirage SIG

Models For Heroes

Poole Vikings

Prima Minautos

Romsey Modellers

Russian Wheels And Tracks SIG

IPMS Southampton

Surrey Scale Model Club

Sussex Independent Modellers

UK Card Modellers

West Berkshire Model Club

Martin Hale

North Devon Model Society

IPMS Wallingford

French Air Forces SIG

Ships Submarines And Naval Air Power SIG

Blackbushe Heritage Trust





Traders:

Aviation Antiques

Freightdog

Valiant Wings

Paul Davis

Aeromodeller Books

Brigade Models

Title Page

Aerobilia

Pol Models

Colin Lee

Ed More

Affinity Models

Frome Model Centre

Chris Mitchell

Military Model

Fox Miniature Dioramas

Colin Levy

Jackhill Models

Fields Of Glory

Mark Spicer

Brooks Models

North Star Models

Lucky Model

Squires

[Eric Mc]

Today's the day. If you can make it, please do. The new venue is amazing. Everything is in one huge hall so no more tucked away rooms or corridors to deal with.

[Eric Mc]

No comments from anybody on this forum so I have to assume nobody from here made the journey.

The show went very well and all of the comments from clubs and traders who attended have been very positive. We hope to be able to hold the show again next year at the same venue. There is plenty of room to expand so more room for more clubs and traders if necessary.

This is a view of just HALF of the hall just as set-up was coming to an end and the doors opened to the public.

[iggie]

Looks a great set up and venue Eric
Farnborough is a good five hour drive for me now so not a chance I'll be able to get there I'm afraid... in fact there don't seem to be any 'big' shows reachable from here unfortunately

[Eric Mc]

The perils of leaving civilisation behind

[Bissyboat]

One of many scale model shows that I keep missing out on.

[beany]

We had family down from Scotland over the weekend otherwise I would have gone. That is my old stomping ground as I went to school in Fleet and lived in Bagshot, Camberley and Aldershot for years. Looks like a great venue Eric.

[iggie]

The perils of leaving civilisation behind

Ain't that the truth!
99% of the time it really suits us, but occasionally there are things we do miss...Lincoln is our nearest bit of civilisation (and home to our daughter, son in law and new grandson) and is only an hour away when we need a quick fix