Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Military Modelling 11 1995


Remember those Mil Mod Annuals and Manuals? And such things of the past? They were very popular when they first appeared and some are now eagerly sought as 'collectors' items'. 'Something extra from the Mil Mod team' has been the constant request from regular readers in your completed surveys, or from your letters and telephone calls to the editorial office ...and also verbally at every opportunity at shows we attend. It didn't all fall on deaf ears and this year we're publishing the Military Modelling Christmas Special on 2nd December. It will be packed with articles on all subjects dear to the readership without the usual monthly departments such as 'Notice Board', 'On Parade', "Atten-Shun!", Observation Post, etc., with all available space being given over to the features you've told us you like best... both modelling and historical, and plenty of them too. The December issue will be on sale earlier this year - 10th November - don't miss it because in it we'll give you a list of what to expect in the Special Issue. Keep a look out for it.

Military Modelling 09 1996


Whenever dedicated military modellers put their heads together and decide that they want to combine their talents to work for others, a model competition is usually the result. The result of all this organising was Lancer Conquest', the first independent and international military modelling competition which was held on 25th November, 1995 in Bunnik, in the centre of Holland. The set-up was small, with just one trader, the show's sponsor Lancier Modelbouw. However, without the benefit of hindsight nobody knew how it would go for the first time. Special guests on Lancier Modelbouw's stand were the makers of Precision Models and trading was brisk right from the start. For the organisers, "Lancers Conquest' was a big success. A total of 209 models were entered in 13 competition classes by 83 modellers. Roughly half of the competitors came from Holland and a large contingent of Belgian modellers entered, mostly in the figure classes. Models from Germany, Great Britain and France were also entered in the competition.