Engine Doctor Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Did anyone go to the Dave Bishops Plumpton show ? Fantastic atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 14 minutes ago, Engine Doctor said: Did anyone go to the Dave Bishops Plumpton show ? Fantastic atmosphere. MIL lived just outside Worthing so with great trepidation we took her to Plumpton for a day out. She loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Yes, another great show, I lived in mid Sussex at the time so easy for me to get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Wood Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Elvington near York has a massive space big enough for the Nats. The LMA have their August show there. I think it's privately owned. The model jet jockeys use it as well and it also has the Yorkshire Air Museum. Some of you may think it's too far north but it's roughly halfway between Lands End and Aberdeen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 I'm not sure Elvington would be suitable for a full blown Nats in one go, and again....it would be deemed too far north for the southern lads....shame. ken anderson...ne..1...Elvington dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilco Wingco Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Blackbushe was a local show that upheld the idea of "normal" modelers, plus a few big names. Local model clubs could show their wares, great bring and buy well priced food and drink. A real modellers show not a place for the very wealthy few to demonstrate their skills. How many of us can afford £5k for a jet or have the space to fly them. Most can buy a Foame wot 4 and have just as much fun in the local club. Thats what its all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 17 hours ago, Engine Doctor said: Did anyone go to the Dave Bishops Plumpton show ? Fantastic atmosphere. We did do DB's Plumpton show on just the one occasion because it was quite a distance to travel for us at the time. Well worth the effort though, certainly a very family orientated show for the likes of the sports type modeller. If the Scale Nats at Bucky are non-spectator and I can understand the reasons for that, then as has been suggested a live feed on YouTube or whatever would not be beyond possibility given the availability of such tech these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Carlton Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 There are, of course, some less active MOD bases which would be ideal and probably less difficult than BH. RAF Syerston springs to mind as being reasonably central and quite well laid out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Minchell Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Matt Carlton As far as spectators are concerned at the scale nats, I suggested you contacted Chris Allen as I was not sure about spectators. You haven't, so I did, and the situation is as follows:- BMFA Members are allowed as long as they abide by the Buckminster site rules. There will not be roped off areas - ie don't wander about on the flightline or runways when competitors are flying or about to fly - etc. List of visitor protocols on the Buckminster website. Non BMFA Spectators - situation and entry fee, if allowed, still under discussion. As far as using alternative RAF sites to Barkston - I am informed that all outside agencies (BMFA and us modellers) are not allowed to use any RAF facilities till further notice & C19 pandemic is over. So that would preclude using any other airfield until life is back to normal, at which point we will probably be allowed to use Barkston again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Carlton Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 Hi, Thanks for the clarification on those things John. The reason I considered an alternative to Barkston was really just speculative in the event that operational issues prevent the return to BH. I am quite sure all this has been considered however, so I am not trying to preach ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Beckett Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Many comments resonate here. Have simply been priced out of the hobby to a point that I rarely fly these days, and agree with comments regarding the Nats showline. Used to love it and flew there, and at the Engineering Exhibition, Olympia for a number of years. All manner of models, that more often than not, could be purchased on the trade line after salivating over a demo slot. All a bit cliquey and exclusive these days. Things change, I get it. But not always for the better... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 That's sad. Some stuff has certainly gone up hugely in the last 18 months or so........... but prices do seem to be stabilizing a little. A few months ago, I totted up what I'd spent in the previous year, and it was scary. But when I compare this to what some if my flying buddies spend, I'm rather frugal! I think I'm at the point now where I'll stick to my limited monthly 'odds n sods' budget and only get airframes on birthday and xmas. Any broken planes will need to be repaired, or a replacement sought from all my decommissioned stuff........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 (edited) Have to say that I'm not really seeing the thing about prices being high and harking back to the good old days. In those good old days the vast majority of folks would have some serious saving up to do, in order to buy just one proportional four channel set of radio. Typically you would have a single receiver, one set of servos, a very small number of engines and maybe one or two models at at time. Those things were expensive in real terms. Npbody would have dreamed of having a complete set of radio in multiple models. Yes, as GG said, compared to half-a-dozen years ago prices have gone up, but in real terms and compared to many other hobbies, this is a cheap hobby. I do agree with regards to the sort of models that are paraded at shows these days, which are all about the most spectacular models - but bear in mind those shows aren't aimed 100% at the modelling public, they are also aimed at providing an entertainment for the general public. So not so much about providing a showcase for the models that you might buy on the day from the trade tents. Back in the noughties I used to really enjoy the various electric fly-ins, which were marvellously low key affairs, catering to modellers of all sorts and where you went along to fly and chat and watch other peoples models. Never gave any thought to what folks were flying at the big shows at the time as being anything that might directly reflect what the average club modeller was up to. Edited October 15, 2022 by leccyflyer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 On 15/10/2022 at 01:14, Julian Beckett said: Many comments resonate here. Have simply been priced out of the hobby to a point that I rarely fly these days, and agree with comments regarding the Nats showline. Used to love it and flew there, and at the Engineering Exhibition, Olympia for a number of years. All manner of models, that more often than not, could be purchased on the trade line after salivating over a demo slot. All a bit cliquey and exclusive these days. Things change, I get it. But not always for the better... Just curious that you say that you've been "priced out of the hobby" which reduces your flying to what sounds like next to nothing. Do you only fly very specialist or large scale models? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Newton Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Surely no one who has been in the hobby for any length of time is being priced out. A long term modeller would normally have a selection of engines and radio gear to use, when I was a boy I used to buy my models a few sheets of wood at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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