Deans Marine hold an open day every year for model boater’s. As well as giving us the run of the factory and the chance to have a good dig around their showroom, there are displays of models from the Peterborough Model boat club and trade support from Mobile Marine Models.
As is traditional on this blog, the photograph shows my favourite model at the event. This was a closely fought contest but the winner was MMM’s tug Wilanne. While not the greatest model there, it was the one I really fancy building. If there weren’t a number of projects already sitting in the cupboard I’d probably have ordered a kit there and then. Given the attention of someone putting a lot of effort in, this would be a superb model. The proportions are right and there is the potential for a model boat full of character. The one on the stand fulfils its role as a demonstrator assembled by the manufacturer to entice would be tug owners into parting with their cash very effectively !
Obviously there were lots of really nice vessels on display. When I have time I’ll stick a Flickr group together so you can all take a look.
The benefit of going to a small friendly show like this was apparent almost immediately – we found a model of a cargo vessel that we have a hull for in store. The hull was bought second hand without a plan. After a chat to the owner a plan is on its way.
One thing to watch out for next if you go to next years even – Peterborough Model Boat Club have a stall which always seems to relieve us of money. I’m the proud owner of all sorts os useful bits and pieces now that I didn’t know I needed before today !
Update: The photos can be found here.
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