Schleißheim Model Show 2007
Part 1: the plastic stuff
by Chris "The Ripper" Novak

Hy mates, here is an exclusive report of the annual Model-show from 3 – 4 March 2007 held in the „Flugwerft Oberschleißheim“, a location near Munich ( some 20 km´s away) which belongs to the German „Deutsches Museum“ and houses the aeronautics stuff and also a garage where they restore their own projects, some of them very rare! The „real stuff“ follows in part 2 of this article, part 1 will contain the plastic stuff.

The location itself is absolutely great ´cause you as modeller/exhibitor are allowed ( no......better: forced!) to exhibit your stuff right in between the museums exhibits in the big Lobby, for example some were standing under the wings of a displayed C-47, in front of some WW I double-deckers, besides a ( airworthy!) Fieseler Storch and so on....................lovely!

This years show was Nr. 9, the jubilee-show Nr. 10 surely will follow next year and the organization/ management is looking forward to see again modellers from Germany , Austria, Hungary, Poland and Italy.

Here is an overview first:

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Modelling stuff from all categories where present ( Military, ships, planes, Dioramas and more), here are the most interesting „LSP“-stuff ( 1/32 and large 1/48):

The Trumpeter Chinook and an F-5:

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An F/A-18 and a nice Ju 52 in 1/48:

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A couple of nice Navy displays:

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MiG 29:

My personal „Checkerboard-'Stang“-display:

I´ve not been the only LSP´er, Kai Reckstadt was also here, here we are doing a „Phantom-joint-venture“.

More of Kai´s birds:

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Kai´s actual project, an F-16 ( Tigermeet-GB entry perhaps?)

I proudly presented my Tigermeet-Phantom for the first time ( finished two days before!), here together with the sister „TORNADO“.

Surely I entered the annual contest and ............i made it (thank God Kai missed entering the contest with his stunning „Black-Bunny“-Phantom ;-) ) 1st in category ( planes, Medal) and 2nd in „best of show“ ( Cup):

More LSP´s, mostly Vac's , probably 1/48, but laaaaarge.................

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That´s it for part 1, part 2 will contain the „Real stuff“ and a bit of history.

enjoy
Chris „the ripper“ Novak

© Chris Novak 2007