LSP_Kevin Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 The Australian Model Expo is a 3-day event normally held in Melbourne on the Queen's Birthday long weekend. This year, however, it got bumped back a week by a horse race (it's held at the Sandown Racecourse), and rescheduled from a Sat-Mon event to a Fri-Sun one. Thanks to the pandemic, the event was cancelled the previous two years, so this is the first time it has run since 2019. I attended yesterday, and despite also living in Melbourne, the venue is still a 90-minute drive from where I live - I could fly to Sydney in that time! It was great to catch up with friends and fellow modellers from around Australia, many of whom I hadn't seen in all that time. I'll be back on Sunday (tomorrow), but in the meantime, here are some photos of the LSP entries into the competition: And here was my own token entry into the show - non-LSP ironically! I also recorded a brief interview with Dave from the On the Bench podcast, but apparently he lost the audio file! Perhaps we can have another go when I'm back there tomorrow. Kev Dpgsbody55, Kagemusha, Michael931080 and 19 others 19 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 I like that Bronco a lot. Thanks, Kev. Good luck with your entry. LSP_Matt and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, LSP_K2 said: I like that Bronco a lot. Thanks, Kev. Good luck with your entry. The Bronco is our own Eric's build, along with the P-40. My own entry is just a token thing to allow me to gain the free weekend pass, and not a serious competitor. Kev LSP_K2 and LSP_Matt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Some very nice work there Kev! Jeff. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Great selection, some very familiar, really like the silver SE5a. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Thanks Kev! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Ya know, I look at pix of other people’s models and wonder why I even bother. Pete Fleischmann, LSP_Kevin, LSP_K2 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) Great to hear that you got to go to the show Kev. Thanks for sharing your photos. Have fun Edited June 18, 2022 by geedubelyer Correcting auto correction LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 7 hours ago, Oldbaldguy said: Ya know, I look at pix of other people’s models and wonder why I even bother. I'm just the opposite; it just makes me want to build even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Was there any info on that Beaufort build? Who makes a kit of that? Matt Dpgsbody55 and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 21 minutes ago, scvrobeson said: Was there any info on that Beaufort build? Who makes a kit of that? Matt The Beaufort is a conversion of the Revell Beaufighter by my friend Les Applebee (Uncle Les on Facebook and elsewhere). He designed and 3D-printed all the Beaufort bits, and combined them with the relevant kit parts to produce what you see. I've bugged him to print me up a set of parts, but to no avail. Kev scvrobeson, Dpgsbody55, LSP_Matt and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Some great looking models there. Love the Beaufort, P-40 and ME-163 especially, but all are very good. Looking forward to seeing more pics if you post them, Kev. Cheers, Michael PS. 90 minutes drive?? That's nothing. It's an almost six day drive for me . LSP_Matt and LSP_Kevin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 3 hours ago, Dpgsbody55 said: It's an almost six day drive for me . So you'll be late, then? Kev LSP_K2 and Dpgsbody55 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim61 Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Dpgsbody55 said: Some great looking models there. Love the Beaufort, P-40 and ME-163 especially, but all are very good. Looking forward to seeing more pics if you post them, Kev. Cheers, Michael PS. 90 minutes drive?? That's nothing. It's an almost six day drive for me . 6 days, you going via Darwin or something? LOL. 3 days Perth to Melb if you plan it right. It is only 3400Kms. Edited June 19, 2022 by Maxim61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 OK, 3 more photos of models that I missed on Friday - I think they arrived after I left. They're all by modeller Brad Fallen, who I think is a member here. The Buchon build claimed a much-deserved second place, and uses the same conversion as the one I'm currently working on. Shows just how good it is much better than my own effort! I didn't take any photos of non-LSPs, but there are plenty if those on Facebook now. My own Snowspeeder was rightly ignored for the winners circle, but I'm aiming to do better next year. Congrats to all the organisers and volunteers for a terrific event, which turned out to be a record-breaking one for competition entries. Great to finally have a local model show again! Kev LSP_Matt, Rockie Yarwood, LSP_K2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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