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Miniature Armoured Fighting Vehicle Association
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| August | ||
| Write-up of the 2010 Nationals by Paul Middleton with images from the Nationals 2010 - also on Tankette page. Thanks to Carl Dennis | ||
| Images from the Nationals 2010 - throughout the site. Thanks to Simon Ward and Shaun Symonds. All the pictures that were through the site are on the 2009 Archive pages, including the photographs from the 2009 Nationals. | ||
| http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Cambridge-MAFVA/133003563389515?ref=ts see for yourselves! | ||
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See latest Cambridge Branch Newsletter. Next meeting is 7th September – ‘Nosh Nite’ social evening |
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| New Essex Branch links - also new diary entries for Essex Show 14th August | ||
| www.covenantermodellingsite.com | ||
| May | ||
| Trucks 'N' Tracks is under new ownership. See details on the show site. Trevor Claringbold, having started the show and built it to the international reputation it has today, has sold it on: we hope he will now have more time to enjoy building his own models! The MAFVA zone will remain. | ||
| See additions and updates including: Midland Branch 2010 dates; new Tankette review and back issues update; more resources; | ||
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It is that time of the year to get rid of that loft insulation and bring your unwanted kits to the MAFVA Bring and Buy at the Nationals. |
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| April | ||
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All MAFVA members please note that Scale Military Modeller International have kindly offered MAFVA members 10% discount on subscriptions. Contact
mail@sampublications.com and quote your membership number. Visit www.sampublications.com to see the style of the magazine, or pick one up in W.H. Smiths to peruse. You will note that MAFVA has its own page which allows us to have a voice in a commercial publication. Many thanks to SMMI for this very kind offer. |
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CHANGES TO MAFVA ANNUAL COMPETITIONS - The Annual MAFVA UK National Competitions for 2010 will be at the Imperial War Museum Duxford on June 6. This year will see an experimental change to an open style of competition with gold, silver and bronze awards. This means there can be any number (or none) of these in any competition class at the judges’ discretion. Please note there will still be categories for MAFVA members only, and for modellers who are non-members. The entry rules and competition classes will remain the same. A list of model definitions is now available to ensure that entrants place their models in the correct class. This will enable competition entrants to check eligibility and avoid disqualification for incorrect entry. Competition entrants will be given a ticket to accompany their models allowing a brief description of work done. This will assist the judges in assessing the work. Entry slips will be available shortly to be downloaded from the website. These can be completed in advance and brought in with the models on the day of the competition. JH. 12/03/2010 (see amendments, under competition rules) |
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The Aerospace & Vehicle Club present their Annual Scale Model Show and Competition plus Junior Make & Take Sunday 5th September 2010 10.00am - 4.00pm at The Community Centre, Church Road, Wombourne, (Just off A449) Kindly sponsored by Mainly Military Models |
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MAFVA
Nationals Great Bring and Buy Sale Do
you have old un-wanted and unloved kits cluttering up your
loft/garage/study/spare room/wardrobe? Want
to turn them into cash for
new kits? Then
bring them to Duxford on 6 June 2010 and let MAFVA sell them for you.
Two tables at the show have been set aside so that members can
sell their unwanted kits. Just
drop them off and let us do the selling.
Call back at the end of the show and pick up any un-sold kits
and your cash. No
photographs to take, no wrapping and packing or trips to the post
office to sell them via E Bay. Let
MAFVA do the hard work. Just
drop them off and then once you are ready to leave, come back and
pocket the cash. MAFVA
will deduct 10% of the value of the sold items and that will go
towards helping to fund the show – so not only are you helping
yourself, you are also helping the Association.
Contact by E mail tom.cole@twmsystems.co.uk
for an application form and more details. |
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| MICK BELL AUTHORS’ PRIZE 2010 | ||
| http://www.findonvillage.com/0959_more_on_the_tank_on_our_downland.htm an early Churchill exhumed | ||
| http://maquettegarden.free.fr/materiel39_45.htm - good site for pictures | ||
| March | 6th June, 2010 Nationals - please help with publicity: copy poster here . | |
| April 17th, (not May as shown before - sorry) Poole Vikings Model Club Annual Show, Parkstone Grammar School, Sopers Lane, Poole, Dorset. Contact Sue Meadowcroft on 01202-535059 or poolevikings@tiscali.co.uk | ||
| M4A1 High Speed Tractor some pics of the real thing from Spike | ||
| www.covemodels.co.uk - new model stockist on the links page | ||
| Four more shows in the diary for June-July | ||
| February |
Lots more in the diary page - including the Scottish Nationals |
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| Tankette 44/6 review | ||
| Save the Tiger | ||
| Glasgow Miniature Armour Group | ||
| January | new pictures on the Tankette Page | |
| 5th June 2009. IPMS Salisbury - see diary page for further information. | ||
| Date agreed for the 2010 Nationals - Sunday 6th June | ||
| 2010 | Happy New Year | |
| November 09 | ||
| Tankette - review of issue 44/5 and update to back issues list | ||
| more in the diary, and a few more photographs | ||
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| Oct 09 | see updates to the diary page - more needed please! send to Bill Hanna Site Editor | |
| 2009 Nationals results | ||
| Apologies to John Murcutt for taking so long to get his pictures of the 2009 Nationals onto the site | ||
| John's 2008 pictures are now in Photographs Archive 2009 - see also a recurring theme | ||
| see pics from the Saumur Show linked to the Photographs page | ||
| Review of Tankette 44/4 - the new format is proving very popular. Back issues sell out, so do follow the link on the Tankette page | ||
| More news from Branches | ||
| new printable Membership Form | ||
| Sept 09 | Review of Tankette 44/3 | |
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Your next ECD set is *finally* available:
ECD3502 Flashpoint T-55s! Covering (24) schemes, this should set
your Tamiya kits apart from the usual "Russian green" fare
on the contest table. Users include North Korea, South Sudan
Liberation Movement, Uganda, Eritrea, Cambodia, and many others... This sheet is in stock and now available from my site. The placement guide is attached for your review. ..and, yes, I am developing more armor sheets! For the aircraft guys, the next sheet's artwork is in progress and will be available before the end of year. After the delivery issues I've experienced with the last few sheets, I will not be making any premature announcements. Yet, like your other ECD sheets, it will offer some exciting schemes not seen in decal form before. Brian Wiedemann www.empirecitydecals.com |
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| May 2009 | ||
| Update to Cambridge branch - latest newsletter | ||
| March 2009 | Trucks 'n'Tracks 2009 | |
| Updates to Cambridge and Wilts (Mendip) branches | ||
| a set of links sent in by Carl Dennis | ||
| Review Tankette 44/1 - the first A4 mag | ||
| Cambridge Branch newsletter February 2009 | ||
| Bring and Buy at the Nationals | ||
| 12.8cm_Selbstfahrlafette pics - with thanks to Spike | ||
| IPMS Salisbury 30th May 2009 | ||
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holding their annual Model Show and Competition on Saturday, 30th
May 2009 between 0930 – 1630 at
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| December 2008 | updates to resources, including - Images from the German Federal Archive by year | |
| rare back issues of Tankette available | ||
| Trucks 'n' Tracks 2009 information | ||
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Accurate Armour have moved! ACCURATE ARMOUR, UNIT 6 & 7, KELBURN BUSINESS PARK, PORT GLASGOW, INVERCLYDE, PA14 6TD, SCOTLAND |
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| Tankette review - issue 43/6 | ||
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Help! since the site has moved I still occasionally come across lots of links to MAFVA in other modelling and similar sites which need to be updated. I can't catch them all. Please, anyone who is on other favourite sites, check MAFVA links and if they are out of date, tell the site editor, Bill Hanna Many thanks, |
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November 2008
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A big increase in our list of military vehicles sites - accessible from Links or Resources pages | |
| More Tankette reviews - issues 43/5 and more on the change of format | ||
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Changes to Tankette Following lengthy discussions by various members of the MAFVA membership relating to the Tankette A4 debate, a meeting was held to discuss the feasibility of going to an A4 Tankette after the positive feedback from the membership for the increased size. One of the major concerns has always been, could we afford to cover the extra cost involved. Gary & Heather Williams produced a financial statement which showed that MAFVA is in a good financial position at the meeting. The discussions then centred on the feasibility of being able to produce an A4, 20 page Tankette with, initially, limited colour content. Being the Editor, my view was that the idea was do-able and would give the MAFVA members a better quality of magazine, with more scope towards the types of article being printed. This larger size would allow photographs to be reproduced larger allowing more detail of the subject to be seen. Also this would not limit to the types of vehicles plans in 1/35th scale that could be printed, which has been the case with the current half foolscap format has. To necessitate these improvements to Tankette an increase in subscriptions will be required; however the gains far out weight the extra cost. Hopefully these changes will entice more people to join MAFVA. It is planned to start this new format with the next volume, number 44 which is due out in the New Year and the initial layouts are well in hand. Home |
| Accurate
Armour have moved:
24/7
on-line mail order and all our latest product news |
| August 2008 | Links page has been upgrades and a new link added - PlasticClassifieds.com |
| More Tankette reviews - issues 43/3,4 | |
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Northern Home Counties Branch |
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| White Ensign Colourcoats New
Release. It is ARB 03A Khaki Green No.3 for use on early/mid-war British and Commonwealth vehicles. This enamel paint was formulated with help from Mike Starmer and is available in the standard tinlet from White Ensign Models Ltd, South Farm, Snitton, Ludlow, SY8 3EZ. Tel: 0844 415 0914 e-mail wem@onetel.com website www.whiteensignmodels.com |
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| Sunday August 17th 2008, Maryport MAFVA & Maryport Model Club will host their Annual Model Show at the Freemasons Hall, High Street, Maryport, Cumbria, 10.00hrs till 17.00hrs. For more info contact Mr. Trevor Austin on 0190081 daytime or Mr. Les Ward on 07732 013 136 between 19.00hrs and 21.00hrs. | |
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| May 2008 | New Branch details - Midlands branch; |
| New sections in both Photographs and Resources, including vehicle registration tables | |
| updates information on the Nationals - traders and exhibitors/clubs attending | |
| New release from White Ensign Models , Italian Armour colours, see Links page under PAINTS | |