| D1 - IPMS Ireland Nationals 2011; The first Dublin Nationals - Swords, Co. Dublin, October 2nd 2011 | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 17 2013, 05:50 PM (2,240 Views) | |
| Prenton | Jan 17 2013, 05:50 PM Post #1 |
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As requested, I have started this thread to show photos of D1 - the IPMS Ireland Nationals for 2011, that were held in Swords, Co. Dublin, on 2nd October 2011. These photos are from a mixture of sources, including members of the club at the time, as well as some of the competitors and visitors to the show (who gave me permission to use their photographs). I am more than happy to give citations to folks whose photos are on these threads - just send me a PM or an e-mail (my e-mail addy is on the contacts page of the ipmsireland.com website). Philip First up are some general shots of the venue, showing the layout of the main club/competition area, and of some of the traders. The main room, with the club tables to the left, and the competition tables to the right:- ![]() Marks Models:- ![]() Paul Walsh Models:- ![]() Some other traders:- ![]() Next up are some shots of the competition tables:- lots of aircraft, both small and large:- ![]() ![]() and quite a few cars (unlike other Nationals before and since):- ![]() lots and lots of vehicles:- ![]() and also a number of ships and dioramas:- ![]() As the time for the start of the competition came, there were many modellers busy filling in their entry forms, while others were making sure their models looked their best:- ![]() Apart from the club and competition tables, this particular event also found space for a huge display, by one modeller, of his extensive collection of kits:- ![]() ![]() ![]() That's all for this post. The next one will feature a number of shots of the marvellous Best of Show, an ANT-20 by Yevgeniy Berbenitskiy, and some formal photos, taken by Paul, of the prizewinners. The latter were sent on to the IPMS UK magazine, by request, where they were published. |
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| Prenton | Jan 17 2013, 06:54 PM Post #2 |
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The Best of Show at D1 was an entirely scratchbuilt model of an early Soviet airliner, the ANT-20, Maksim Gorkiy, done by Yevgeniy Berbenitskiy. Here it is. I think you will agree that it definitely merited the award. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As I mentioned above, Paul "Kolbe" Hurley kindly agreed to take formal shots of some of the prizegiving, as the then IPMS (UK) magazine editor, John Tapsell, had come along to the show, and had promised to cover it in a future edition of that fine magazine. True to his word, indeed he did. One of his colleagues, Chris Ayre, who writes a column - focusing on the IPMS - in one of the commercial modelling magazines was there too. He also featured the Nationals, and included a couple of these photographs as well. (The photos also allowed us to demonstrate that the Airfix kits that had been donated to the club as additional prizes went to good homes). Here is Yevgeniy receiving his award for Best of Show from Vincent Murphy (Murfv), then Chairman of the club:- ![]() And here he is again receiving an award for the best aircraft model, also for the ANT-20:- ![]() The Irish Aviation trophy went to Filip Servit (Fise) for his model of an IAC Marchetti:- ![]() Filip himself is the sponsor (through his firm Mad Clown Design) for the Best Finish award, which was awarded for an immaculate model of a Ford Roadster by Alan Powell:- ![]() The new award in 2011 (and the main reason that John and his colleague Tony Horton - the Chief Judge at Telford - came over) was the IPMS (UK) Award for the best model of a British subject. This award is sponsored by our UK colleagues. In 2011, it was awarded to Joe Maxwell, seen here receiving it from John for his Meteor F4:- ![]() Finally, John and Tony were the judges for the best club display - for the best display on one of the club tables - and I was lucky enough to get this one, for the display of Bf 109's, from prototype to wars' end, that no doubt many of you will have seen at some stage.... ![]() My next posts on this thread will feature the models on the competition tables, and also some on the club tables. Philip |
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| Prenton | Jan 18 2013, 10:51 PM Post #3 |
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So - on to the aircraft on the competition table.....There were 69 entries in the various aircraft classes at D1, out of the total of 184 entries overall.... These are some shots of the aircraft models on the table:- Class A05 - the 1/72nd scale props: ![]() Class A06 - their jet colleagues:- ![]() Class A07 - modified props ![]() Class A09 - the larger jets ![]() Yes, it was getting a little crowded there, such was the interest in the competition. We had based the number of tables we needed on the 2010 Nationals, but it soon became clear on the day that the number of entries far exceeded these modest expectations... And here are some of the best of the individual aircraft entries(IMHO), apart from Yevgeniy's masterpiece, which I have covered above. In the smallest scale, there was this little Tomcat, which won Jason Browne a Gold in class A03:- ![]() and this was a lovely HP Heracles, also in 1/144th scale, which won Paul Hurley a Gold in class A01:- ![]() Don Whittaker bagged a Bronze in the same class as Paul, for this "blast from the past" - a DC-3 in vintage Aer Lingus colours:- ![]() and I myself managed a Silver, also in Class A01, for my postwar P-51C Mustang Racer:- ![]() A Gold was also awarded to Roy Kinsella for this lovely 1/72nd scale Spitfire PRIX, in its characteristic "pink" camo scheme:- ![]() Keeping with the Spitfire theme in the "one true scale" of 1/72nd, there were these lovely examples:- ![]() ![]() Gold and Silver, respectively, in classes A05 and A07. I'll finish this particular post with some more 1/72nd aircraft, done in Swiss Air Force colours by Roy Kinsella:- ![]() ![]() The next post will look at some more of the props, including a few "heavies". Philip |
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| Prenton | Jan 18 2013, 11:12 PM Post #4 |
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So - a couple of more aircraft. Still in the props area, there were a number of larger planes. Here is a small selection:- B-25 H by Alan Brislane ![]() B-17 by Roy McKay ![]() Another vintage Russian, an Ant-14, again by Yevgeniy ![]() Some other smaller props included these fine offers, both by Jason:- ![]() ![]() (The FW190 netted Jason a Gold in Class A10, and also the Trophy for the Best Kit Out Of the Box.) this Buzzard, I think by Paul ![]() this lovely pair of Sea Furies, by Stephen Nolan ![]() and this Ju-87 Stuka, with its excellent camo job, also by Stephen ![]() I will finish off this lot of props with this Lancaster diorama, built by Eryk Rawicz-Lipinski ![]() I realise that those of you with more modern interests may be getting a little tired of all these props, so I will cover some jets the next time. Philip |
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| Parkadge | May 16 2013, 10:24 PM Post #5 |
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I found this tonight while looking for something else It's a video of the Nationals 2011 by Marks Models I don't remember it being posted before Edited by Parkadge, May 16 2013, 10:25 PM.
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Pat McGrath Work to become not to acquire ![]() | |
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| Prenton | May 17 2013, 12:09 AM Post #6 |
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That's a great find, Pat. Some very good photography there. (They even feature my little Volkswagen, that even I haven't a photo for......) Philip |
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