The SVAS organised Scale Model Exhibition took place in the engineering hangar at Shuttleworth on Sunday 18th February and was enjoyed by hundreds of additional visitors.
Event organiser and SVAS Chairman Kevin Panter said “Everybody that I have spoken to has enjoyed the day and although it is hard work putting on, it is worth it to see the enjoyment that people get from the day.”
Judges Rory Cook and Rob Millinship inspect the entrants in Category 2 of the scale model competition
The competition at the event was especially difficult to judge, but fortunately, Collection pilots Peter Holloway and Rob Millinship and engineer Rory Cook, were able to come to agreements for each of the categories. Judge Peter Holloway said “The standard of models around the show this year is particularly high and the junior modellers in particular are very good. In a few years time the junior modellers today could be in with a shout of winning the other competition categories!”
The winners of the Competitions were:
Category 1 – 1/72nd Scale or smaller – Chris Jones, FW189A2
Category 2 – 1/48th Scale or smaller (exc. Cat 1) – Chris Jones, F105D Thunderchief
Category 3 – Larger than 1/48th Scale – Terry Hatch, Churchill Tank
Junior Modeller – Winner – Alexandra Read-Simpson (age 12), Stuka
Best In Show – Richard Watts, scratch built 1/16 Clerget Rotary engine
All photographs provided by courtesy of Peter Baughan.
Scratch built Clerget rotary engine by Richard Watts – Winner of the John Morris Memorial Trophy for Best in ShowChris Jones’ Focke-Wulf FW189A2 model – winner of Category 1 in the scale model competitionChris Jones’ F105D Thunderchief model, winner of Category 2Chris Jones – Winner of Category 1 and Category 2 in the competitionTerry Hatch – Winner of Category 3 in the scale model competitionJudges Rob Millinship and Peter Holloway judging the winner of the Junior Modeller category12 year old Alexandra Read-Simpson, winner of the Junior Modeller categoryHighly Commended Junior Modeller – Tom Shaw age 8
