Adrian

Heads up for the next major UK event - the Heathrow Aircraft Enthusiasts Fair, which has outgrown its usual venue at Feltham and will now be held at Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury-on-Thames on Saturday 10th November. Details here:

http://www.aircraftenthusiastsfairs.co.uk/

I shall be going, so if anyone wants any Corgi Aviation Archive models, please PM me for a VERY special price and I'll save you postage/packing also by bringing the model to the show for you to collect!

Roarer

On average, how many UK shows are there each year??

I mean, are there any in Scotland or is it mainly a Heathrow/Lutonish thing??


Thanks.

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'Up close, the Britten Norman Islander has the air of a relic from a bygone era, but it is precisely that.
Built in the '80s to a 1960s design, this is a plane that first turned up for work when Prime Minister Harold Wilson wore a Gannex raincoat and the first coat of paint was still wet on Coronation Street.
But when the daily remit is multiple short hops between tiny bumpy strips in a climate that flickers from the blustery to the apocalyptic, this sturdy little craft is hard to beat.'

Adrian

Difficult to say, but there are around 6-8 each year, with annually one or two near the major airports at Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham,Manchester Luton and one at Bristol. Don't know of any in Scotland, but everything anyone collects can be found at these shows - models, photos, kits, postcards, slides, books, decals, DVDs etc. You can't leave any of them without taking away something you have been wanting!

I shall have a table at Kempton Park, Sunbury-on-Thames on Saturday 10th November selling mainly Corgi models at bargain prices. I will be pleased to meet anyone coming to this event.

Adrian

Great to meet so many DAC forum members here yesterday including the maestro of Aeroclassics, Andrew.

GliderPilot

Interested to hear from anyone who was there. What did you get? Was it better than Feltham venue? I was stuck in work so couldn't get there.

When is the next one?

Adrian

I had a table there and everyone remarked how much better it was than at Feltham, MUCH MUCH bigger with about the same area and number of traders as at LGW Gatwick Aviation Enthusiasts Fair, which is held at Crawley Leisure Centre. Coffee bar, hot food cafe, it was great. Only problem was the queue of cars to get in, as it clashed with an Auto-jumble sale next door. I picked up the latest 6 Aeroclassics 1/400 Boeing 707s from ARD and the new Avion Video BAC One-Eleven Pt.2 story DVD. Next event there will be on Sunday 11th May 2008, but before that we have LGW08 on Sunday 27th April 2008 at the K2 Crawley Leisure Centre. I consider that both now will be the best two aviation enthusiasts fairs in the UK and there were LOTS of diecast bargains to be had. With so many traders, you could just walk round and compare prices.Andrew Klein was selling all the latest Aeroclassics 1/400th DC-9s for £9 each for example.

GliderPilot

Thanks Adrian,I went to the Gatwick fair a couple of years ago. Enjoyed it immensly. That was before I was collecting diecast models though.I've made a note of the next dates, just going to look at my roster and see if I need to book leave.

gottols

Wow, pretty nice price,where these the liveries released in October 2007 ??

Adrian

Yes, he had all the Iberias and TAA DC-9s there.

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1/400th new mould wish list -
Vickers Viscount(DONE),Vickers Vanguard,Vickers VC-10(DONE),BAC One-Eleven 200/400(DONE),Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy,Bristol Britannia(DONE),De Havilland Comet 4/4B/4C(DONE),De Havilland Trident(DONE),Handley Page Herald,Avro 748,Bristol Freighter,Airspeed Ambassador,Avro York,Fokker F.28(DONE)Breguet 763 Deux Ponts,Tupolev Tu-104,Tupolev Tu-114,Ilyushin IL-14, IL-18,Convair 440(DONE),Douglas DC-4(DONE),Douglas DC-7, Canadair CL-44, Boeing Stratocruiser.

Ciuffi

Pictures of the show?

Prestwick Pioneer

I must admit that I didnt take my camera but suffice to say that we all looked fabulous.

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Adrian

...and all with our 400SH badges! Swell!

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Adrian

1/400th new mould wish list -
Vickers Viscount(DONE),Vickers Vanguard,Vickers VC-10(DONE),BAC One-Eleven 200/400(DONE),Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy,Bristol Britannia(DONE),De Havilland Comet 4/4B/4C(DONE),De Havilland Trident(DONE),Handley Page Herald,Avro 748,Bristol Freighter,Airspeed Ambassador,Avro York,Fokker F.28(DONE)Breguet 763 Deux Ponts,Tupolev Tu-104,Tupolev Tu-114,Ilyushin IL-14, IL-18,Convair 440(DONE),Douglas DC-4(DONE),Douglas DC-7, Canadair CL-44, Boeing Stratocruiser.