With Scale Model Challenge, held in the Netherlands in late October, we almost reach the end of the 2018 show season.  It’s been a pretty interesting year in terms of shows, we have visited several new places, reached new audiences, and we have learned many things too.  2019 promises to be as varied, and we are looking forward to trying out another handful of new shows, while our ‘highlights’ are likely to be the IPMS Austria National Convention in Vienna, MosonShow in Hungary, Brno in the Czech Republic plus the IPMS Belgium National Convention and SMC again in October.  With the revival of our RetroTracks range, we are planning to visit On Track in Folkestone in February and a further UK visit is planned for March with the Southern Expo.  Time will tell (in fact we may know in a couple of days already as we are writing just ahead of the crucial EU-UK meeting of the 17th of October) whether further UK visits will be on the menu past the Southern Expo…  Customs fees, long waiting times at the ports, probable chaos on the M20 and A2 in Kent will be, unfortunately, strong points against crossing the Channel.

More positively, we will soon be releasing our long-awaited 1/144 MiG-21 Analog (conversion kit with decals), and the Schmalturm turret for the World War Toons Panther kit.  Lots of further 1/144 sets are in the making or being cast but this will be, in terms of release, for later this year and early 2019 already!   Keep up to date by visiting our Facebook page where we present pictures of patterns in the making, and tips about future releases!

Happy scale modelling, Folks!