Shropshire Model show -RAF Cosford Sunday 12th April. role call and an idea for the meet up

[yak face]

Hi all as we've seen from Rons earler thread the Shropshire Model Show at RAF Cosford is on sunday 12th April . I think weve got around 8 or 9 definites so far but if anyone else is coming , give us a shout and let us know. We plan to meet under the wing of the Vulcan in the Cold war exhibition Hangar at 12 o clock just like usual . The last couple of years weve had a bit of a free raffle , prizes being donated by several members , but this time We thought it would be fun to have a Stash Swap . We've all got kits in our stash that we've had for years and never built and probably never will , sometimes we dont even know how they ended up in there !! The idea is for anyone who wants to participate to bring a COMPLETE AND UNSTARTED kit from their stash and exchange it for someone elses , the method of choice being a random draw . If we say that the kit should be no more than £ 10 in value then it should keep things fair . Each member will be given a number which will be drawn out and paired to another , a bit like the FA cup draw but ours wont be a load of balls!! The upshot of all this is you'll come away with a kit that you didnt expect ,and variety is the spice of life so lets spice it up a bit!! I'll bring two just in case we end up with an odd number of entrants , so whos up for it? time to throw your hat into the ring . cheers Tony

[spanner570]

Count me in Tony. Good idea and should be a laugh....We might even get time to look around the hangers!


I dropped a hint that something was afoot on my Cosford thread a short time ago.

[Dave W]

Good idea Tony .i will bring two kits as well.

[Gern]

If I'd got a hat I'd throw it in the ring. As I haven't I'll just say 'Count me in'

[Guest]

Count me in too gents

[Guest]

So do we wrap them up so they can't be seen

[yak face]

So do we wrap them up so they can't be seen

No it doesnt matter Andrew , its a random draw , whoevers number gets drawn , then thats the one you'll get

[papa 695]

I will bring one also Tony

[Gern]

We are looking at complete and unstarted kits here Tony? Not the ones we got half way through then abandoned or the 'bargains' we found in a charity shop which have half the bits missing?

[yak face]

We are looking at complete and unstarted kits here Tony? Not the ones we got half way through then abandoned or the 'bargains' we found in a charity shop which have half the bits missing?

Yes , spot on Dave , I forgot to add that bit . The Kits must be complete and unstarted , Ive just edited the first post , cheers for the reminder , Tony

[Dave W]

Yes , spot on Dave , I forgot to add that bit . The Kits must be complete and unstarted , Ive just edited the first post , cheers for the reminder , Tony

Personally I will be donating complete,untouched kits to the raffle.I wouldn't want something incomplete or half built myself,so Wouldnt give anything in that condition.

[yak face]

Well its this sunday so any more takers for the stash swap when we meet up ? by my reckoning theres six of us at the moment , anyone else fancy trading something out of the stash ? See start of thread for details but a quick summary is - an unstarted ,complete kit costing roughly not more than a tenner to be brought out of your stash and swapped for a random picked one that someone else has brought. Gives us a chance to maybe build something we might not ordinarily have gone for . As usual well be meeting on the walkway under the vulcans wing at twelve o clock , then into the cafe for drinks and bunfight ! see you there cheers tony

[spanner570]

Hopefully, see you all on Sunday.....Safe journey boys.

[Gern]

Been looking forward to it for weeks!

[papa 695]

Been looking forward to it for weeks!

Me too