Model in a Day: 6th September 2009 by Tony Adams
This year saw the inaugural "Build a model in a day" event. with 15 club members accepting the challenge to create a modelling masterpiece in just 7 ½ hours (or 6 hours for those that either couldn't get out of bed or went to the pub at lunch time!).
Many participants arrived with the proverbial kitchen sink included in their modelling equipment. After a quick group photo we were off.
There was a good variety of kits under way : aircraft , ships, tanks and cars. Roger was even trying a 1/48 Eduard Wildcat.
Time flew by , and the concentration in the hall was intense, the silence only being punctuated by the sound of rubbing down, the gentle blast of airbrushes and outbursts of swearing (mainly by myself) when things didn't go to plan. In some ways I found the experience quite stressful and made some schoolboy errors trying to speed things up.
A number of participants had the confidence to turn up after 10am but they may have regretted the decision as the afternoon drew to a close. The last hour seemed to flash by. I was desperately trying to complete on time , it is the first time I have ever dipped a whole decal sheet in water in order to speed up the process.
By 4:30 pm we had quite an impressive set of mainly completed models. We didn't have time to judge the results, which will now be deferred to our next meeting.
All in all a very enjoyable day.
| Name | Model | Completed |
| Tony Adams | Hobby Boss 1/72 P-39 Aircobra | Yes |
| Richard Steward | 1/144 Sabre | Yes |
| Les Cooper | 1/32 Airfix McLaren Mercedees | Yes |
| Les Cooper | 1/72 Hasegawa 1/72 Nakajima Ki44 Tojo | No |
| Russell Eden | Fairlady 240Z | Yes |
| Dale Koppi | 1/700 Tamiya IJN Harusame | Yes |
| Ben Short | 1/72 IDS MIG 23S Flooder | No |
| Vic Short | 1/72 Hasegawa Mitsubishi Zero | No |
| Paul Guppy | 1/72 Revell M60a3 | Yes (ish) |
| Keith Farmer | Italeri Mangusta A129 helicopter | Yes |
| Keith Trotman | 1/72 Airfix Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat | No |
| Phil Butler | 1/72 King Cobra? | No |
| Karol Wicinski | Italeri Super Puma | No |
| Caitlin Adams | Sweet 1/144 Wildcat | Yes |
| Roger Doswell | Eduard 1/48 Hellcat | Yes(ish) |
| Malcolm Paton Grant | 1/35 Tiger | No |
On the following club night (September) the models were judged producing the following result:
| 1st | Fairlady 240Z | Russell Eden |
| 2nd | Eduard 1/48 Hellcat | Roger Doswell |
| 3rd | Hobby Boss 1/72 P-39 Aircobra | Tony Adams |
