Spookytooth Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 All the above Peter, richly deserved sir. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Peter my hat is off to the master I felt privileged to have seen you collect your rich desserts Well done master B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Looked high and low for it yesterday at Telford I just had to see it in the flesh as it were, but I could not find it anywhere, then someone told me it had won the competition, I was made up it is such a worthy winner, well done Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) 19 hours ago, CedB said: Well deserved Peter - she's a beauty. For those who didn't get to Telford I hope you won't mind me posting some rubbish shots I grabbed with my 'phone through the admiring crowd: Pride of place, just where she (and your skills) belong I've just noticed the "IPMS Czech Republic, Allied Aircraft - Second Place" placard. Blimey; the winner must have been quite some model… A couple more "rubbish shots grabbed with an iPhone" (or gratuitous photos of someone else's model just to wallow in its exquisiosity, as I prefer to put it): [Note to readers for whom English is not their first language: "exquisiosity" is not a real word.] Edited November 13, 2017 by Ex-FAAWAFU 9 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Was not, Crisp I shall likely use it again, now coined And for this work of art it is suitably coined ☺ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) thank you all again, I know I keep saying this but I still can't believe it I got back home safely this afternoon, after a nervous trip back - not for the squeamish, but this is how i got the Spitfire there & back.. on the back seat of my car, and in fact it spent Sunday night there in the cold - I felt a bit bad I met so many wonderful people and have been talking models for 48hrs - there really isn't a better way to interact with the hobby - and thanks again to everyone who stopped by to congratulate me, it was a pleasure meeting you and I have some lifetime memories of these few days I was quite overwhelmed by the whole experience, and now I am home I sit and look at the awards in awe - it won: Best in Show, Senior National Champion, The IPMS Canada Trophy, The Aviation Hobby Shop Trophy, The Airbrush Heaven Trophy (with a lovely spray booth :), The Edgar Brooks Spitfire Trophy and despite what the label says the Czech IPMS Best Allied Aircraft - at least I think it did because the trophy was by the model when I took it all away - it's the glass one seen in some of the pics ..even writing that all down has me shaking my head.. dumbstruck.. I want to thank everyone who congratulated me and shared the 18 month journey to what will be the pinnacle of my modelling life, and in particular those who came with advice, clarified or provided references and helped me - I see this as a team win, not my win thank you to you all Peter Edited November 13, 2017 by airscale 22 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, airscale said: I see this as a team win, not my win Hmm. My normal expectation of contribution to a team is more than sitting around open-mouthed staring at my screen. I really do think you're going to have to take at least 99.9999999% of the credit! (the remainder being for the assumed positive effect of us mortals contributing humour, wonder and a dash of envy). Kirk PS/ You missed a bit of paint on the tyre contact patches. Edited November 13, 2017 by Kirk Smart-ar** postscript. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Well, Peter, we're all very proud of you! Keep it up, and you might become quite a good modeller in time... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvyn hiscock Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I went all the way to Telford walked around what I thought was everything to see and STILL managed to miss this. <insert choice rude word here> Those awards are all well deserved Not only did we not get to see the Spitfire but we nipped over to Ironbridge as I has ever been there and the bridge is covered in scaffolding! I didn't even buy anything at the show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy wood Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) I feel extremely privalidged to have watched this build bit by bit. To think it is awarded the best model in the world (for that is what it is, really) should have been no surprise, but, it is truly wonderful to see a britmodeller wip receive the ultimate accolade. Edited November 13, 2017 by andy wood Bad spelling or stupid predictive text. Take your pick! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 You deserve all the awards and plaudits bestowed on you and your beautiful Spitfire. Thank you once again for the memorable journey that was your WIP, it's become a gospel in my bookmarked references. Good luck with your Firefly and even if it's only half as good as the Spitfire, it'll still be brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Am I the only one who smiles at the irony of Peter winning a spray booth as reward for building a model... with almost no paint on it at all? 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Lewis Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 A pleasure to meet you on Sunday. I eventually found and had a look at this fabulous build in the metal (so to speak) and I was not disappointed. As everyone else has already said, all those awards are richly deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Rich Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Peter, I had NO DOUBT IN MY MIND as to the outcome of this contest. It was just a feeling and not knocking the talents of so many other dedicated hobbyists. Being at such an event is a win. Taking home trophies is a bonus for which in your case, is very well deserved! Well done and congratulations! PS> The Czech award is no surprise either as she was based on an HpH core is she not? A nod perhaps to that which lies beneath the skin?! PR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Very well deserved: Firefly next year? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 As the others have said Peter, well deserved for what I can only describe as a sublime piece of work. Literally off the scale (pun intended). A real joy to see first hand. PS love the little oil tray beneath the model, lovely touch. Myself and a guy taking a photograph of the build noticed it at the same time and laughed aloud in awe. Don't mind if I nick plagiarise copy erm seek inspiration to replicate sometime (the oil tray of course, not the model, which for me would be like trying to build a 1:1 scale DNA double helix from matchsticks, impossible!). The source for my inspiration will be duly credited. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve in Ottawa Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Hi Peter, Once again let me say what a pleasure it was to meet you and your family at the Airscale booth, to talk to you about the model, and for the chance to see this great work of the modeller's art in person. As I thought I would, seeing the Spitfire with my own eyes was an even more impressive experience than seeing it in close-up via the build photos here. Don't get me wrong folks; the online images are a real blessing, no question, but being able to take it in as a complete work, with several follow-up visits, allowed those of us lucky enough to get to Telford and see it as it was meant to be seen. Thanks again for sharing the journey with us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Simply magnificent - also nice to see those photos of it Telford too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) Congratulations Peter, very well done on your win. Nice to see my prediction made in post 1243 come true. It was lovely to see your model in person. Here are my pictures taken before the judging (I took more pictures of your model than I did in the rest of the show combined): Absolutely incredible looking work. Here is the photo I took after the judging and your win: I did try to confer my congratulations in person but you weren't on your stand on those occasions. Maybe I can do it in person next year. Very best regards, Nigel Edited November 25, 2017 by Nigel Heath photo links updated 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Incidentally, does this mean that bidding has now closed? I think I still have the high bid... Would you accept payment in incomplete (butchered) models? Kirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Great photographs to compliment a wonderful work of technical artwork Brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 thank you all just had a bunch of studio shots done for the KLP Publishing e-book - here is a teaser ..they certainly made it look nice TTFN Peter 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Its alright I suppose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Oh, I shall most certainly be buying a copy of that; let us know when they publish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 On 11/20/2017 at 12:06 AM, Nigel Heath said: If I didn't know for certain that this is a model, I would swear blind it was a real Spit. [Great photo, too, Nigel!] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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