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A Change for the Better |
Jun 23, 2006 |
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Category: Announcements
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| A little over two weeks ago the TotalModel.com website was attacked by hackers. This is not the first time the site has been targeted but this last episode was perhaps the most sinister. Although our ever-vigilant server hosts managed to intercept the attack before it could do any real damage, the incident raised questions about the security of the site. [more...]
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Salute 2006 - Show Report |
Jun 6, 2006 |
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Category: On Location
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| In April I donned my pack and headed off to London on my annual pilgrimage to Salute. This would be the fourth year in succession that I had visited the event. This time, however, I would not be making the familiar trek to Olympia where the show had been staged for very many years. The South London Warlords, who organise Salute, had decided that the old hall was just too small to cope with the scrum of people that attend each gathering. A new more spacious venue was required. That new venue was the ExCel Exhibition and Conference Centre on the banks of the River Thames. The only problem I faced was finding the place! [more...]
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Sandown Model Symposium '06 - Show Report |
May 27, 2006 |
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Category: On Location
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| Last week I trotted off to Sandown racecourse in the leaf-green London suburb of Esher to attend the annual Model Symposium. Unlike almost all the other shows I've visited, in which modellers strive for aesthetic realism in terms of form and finish, the Symposium concentrates solely on operation. There were hundreds of models on display, including aircraft, boats and all manner of land vehicles and all of them could be either flown, piloted or driven. There were even a few submarines on manoeuvres above and below the waves in a specially prepared pool outside. [more...]
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John "Dragonet" Pilkington |
Apr 2, 2006 |
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Category: Model Citizens
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| Whenever you take a cursosry dip into the totalmodels.co.uk User Gallery you can't help but notice the work of Dragonet - aka John Pilkington. His folio boasts some of the most evocative - certainly the most alluring - pieces ever to appear on this site. He has a taste for the fantastic and the fancy. His figure bases - in particular - demostrate a quite spectacular use of materials and often include sections of geodes and machine components. His canon of work is a must-see for everyone even remotely interested in fantasy and sci-fi genres or, come to that, figurine painting in general. It is why John Pilkington - aka Dragonet - is one of our Model Citizens. [more...]
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MAFVA NATIONALS 2006 |
Jan 21, 2006 |
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The Cambridge Branch MAFVA is pleased to announce that the 2006 UK MAFVA National Championships will be held on Sunday 18th of June 2006 at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire in conjunction with the annual Duxford Military Vehicle Show. As in past years, the Saturday will be for setting up, socialising, looking round the Museum and visiting vehicles, with the Sunday for the competitions and the actual vehicle rally. The competitions will include classes for MAFVA members and Open classes.
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totalmodels.co.uk Site Stats 2005 |
Dec 31, 2005 |
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Category: Announcements
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| As has become customary, here's a run down of the site statistics for 2005 which shows the number of people passing through the doors. [more...]
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Salute 2006 - Preview |
Dec 17, 2005 |
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Salute is almost three and a half decades old. The UK’s biggest collection of traders and gamers bar none is moving to ExCel, London.
Along with gaming tables showing the very best in participation and demonstration wargames and RPGs, the painting competition is well worth entering this year. With over £600 of prizes already promised including over £200 worth from Harbinger, there are twelve categories to choose from. The best over all winner from the two categories: Category 4: Science Fiction Single Figure up to and including 54mm Scale and category 7: Fantasy Single Figure up to and including 54mm Scale; will win the Harbinger prize. Best of Show (all categories) will win £300 worth of prizes from Foundry Miniatures. Best in the Category X: Painting the Salute Zero Five Figure of Saint George will win a £50 voucher to spend at the show. All categories will win a trophy and the Best of Show will also win our Arthurian themed sword ‘Excalibur’!
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Games Day 2005 - Preview |
Aug 21, 2005 |
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Category: On Location
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This year we're moving Games Day to a new home – the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham. Apart from being easier to get to, the NEC provides more space for even more hobby activities! The action now takes place throughout three separate halls; the Forum, Arena and Pavillion.
Whether you're a Games Day veteran or have only recently started your hobby journey there's something for everyone at this year's show. [more...]
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M.A.F.V.A. Nationals 2005 - Preview |
Jun 26, 2005 |
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Category: On Location
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| The annual UK show of the Miniature Armoured Fighting Vehicle Association will take place on Sunday August 7 th at the Imperial War Museum Duxford. As in previous years, the show will take place in conjunction with the Military Vehicle Show organised by the volunteers of the Duxford Aviation Society . Thus you get three events for the same price! For the standard entry fee (under 16's go free), you get to see the Model Show, the Military Vehicle Show and the whole of the Museum as well. In addition, there is always something flying at the weekend. [more...]
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Partizan MMV |
May 25, 2005 |
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Category: On Location
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| On sunday 29th May the Newark Irregulars will be hosting their annual Partizan MMV event in the delightful surroundings of Kelham Hall. [more...]
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