Fatbear

HI Thx for the suggestions. I like the idea too, but as they are my kits they need to be fully built so as to be used in displays at a museum I help run. We now have in the Airfix JU88, and the new Tiger Moth is due next week - or the week after if not. I1ll post here once it arrives. Other new models we have scheduled for Feb are: Airfix Hurricane Mk 1 ( I'm not sure if 1/72 or 1/48 yet) Airfix Boeing 727 Revell 1:44 Saturn V Revell Seafire giftset Revell HMS Kelly giftset More intel as I hear it. There's also the MZ website - which is found on the WH Smiths site. Finally; just a quick plug for the model show at the Barry Island based Glamorgan Wartime Heritage Centre, Sun Mar 9th. Our museum will also be exhibiting at the Fleet Air Arm model show, Feb 15th. Cheers

Hi all Here`s the little display that we`ve put together. If it helps to encourage new modellors, or to sell some more kits than it`s a win for everyone. :-) The kits I used are the Airfix Typhoon, the new Airfix Hawker Typhoon and the new Mk1 Airfix Hurricane.

Thnx for the support. As a modellor it used to annoy me (in the old Modelzone) the amount of times I heard a parent desuade a child from buying a model 'because you had to build it'. Sorry - I thought that was the idea of a model. The things is; if there isn't someone in your life that actually makes models you will never see what they actually look like built. We found that having an area showing the built kits encouraged new modellors and that has to be good for us all. It certainly sold more kits than before we had it. I`m afraid there`s only 10 MZs so far, and the only one in Scotland at present is Glasgow Sacusenhall (probably spelt wrong). I`m sure there`ll be more with time and the support from the modelling (and train) communities. :-)

Happy to say that at the Cardiff WHS/MZ branch we have now a good supply of the new AIRFIX LIGHTNING, JAVELIN , HARRIER GR1 HARRIER & BII LANCASTER. The 20% off vouchers given out are good until the 31st Jan and some of the magazines have vouchers with longer dates. We're also setting up a small area to display customer (and our) builds - to try to encourage more people into our hobby. Cheers all ...more intel as we get it.

Thanks for the kind comments about the Cardiff WHS / MZ. We do our best. Two of the three staff there are ex-MZ, and keen modellors who do the job for the love rather than the money. It was certainly happier opening the new MZ store than it was closing down the old one. What is in the stores now is the launch range, and all credit to 'Smiths for seeing the opportunity and getting the shops open this side of Christmas. It may be a limited range, but I`m for anything that gets new blood into the hobby. If there`s something you are after then I`d suggest asking the staff to pass it up the chain.