[Jul 20, 2013] FIGURE WORLD 2013 (Oundle)

[elanlane13]

The Social side
O.K. we mentioned the displays last time, and we’ve told you about the Paintathon too, but what about night time if you’re staying over for the weekend.
Want to talk to the guys who run FigureWorld ?
Or just want to chat with other figure modellers there to attend the show ?
During the day of the show and the Paintathon, the refreshments room will be open next to the Great Hall in Oundle School.

In the evening there’s one of two pubs to be in - both in Oundle, and both close together. One is The Ship Inn, and the other is The Talbot. Both serve good food and even better beer, and after 8pm, you’ll probably find one or two modellers ( O.K. probably more than one or two modellers actually ) in either one of those establishments….or both, on the Friday and Saturday nights – 20th and 21st July respectively.

The show is still being held on Saturday the 20th of July 2013 at Oundle School, Oundle, Near Peterborough. PE8 4GH.
Opening times for the Saturday will be 9:30am until 16:30pm.
And don’t forget the Paintathon on the Sunday: - 9:30am until 14:30pm

So there you go, “Reason Number Five” for returning to FigureWorld in 2013 – Beer and food – can’t paint with ‘em, but can’t live without ‘em.
For more information:-
http://www.tbfigureworld.co.uk/
The Usual Suspects.

 

[RossM]

Details also posted on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/events/591264524238307/

Look forward to see many of you there.

Ross

 

[elanlane13]

The Ideas
They say that there’s nothing new under the sun…….they also say that I began Reason 7 in exactly the same way last year…..and they’d be absolutely right.
But if you’ve got a winning team, with a great product……well why change ?

So, the ideas.

Yes, there’s so many models to see at FigureWorld, you’ve be hard pressed not to have that eureka moment hit you at some point during the show.

With all the different people present at the show, there’s bound to be plenty of help in bringing your new ideas into reality, the encouragement of fellow modellers, and not to mention the variety and depth of their skills, all so easily tapped, simply be turning round and chatting to the folk around you.

With modelling seeming to advance at such a pace over the past couple of years, surely the best place to be to improve, or even to just discuss new projects is in a room full of like-minded souls.

And that’s what we’re aiming for – cross pollination of ideas it’s called these days. We just think it’s a darn fine excuse to get away for a weekend and meet with old friends.

So there you are, Reason 7 – the ideas and enthusiasm – we’re doing it just for you !

The show is being held on Saturday the 20th of July 2013 at Oundle School, Oundle, Near Peterborough. PE8 4GH.


Opening times for the Saturday will be 9:30am until 16:30pm.

And don’t forget the Paintathon on the Sunday: - 9:30am until 14:30pm

For more information:-
http://www.tbfigureworld.co.uk/

 

[Nap]

Hi Guys ,

This is going to be a great day for figure modellers , great models , great traders , great company, great modelling chat ...what a shame I am unable to make it not really miffed ...much !!!...but fear not I shall be there in spirit and think of the money I will save !!!!

Hope to see some of you at Bugle Call on the 24th November ....get it in the diary!!

Have a great day folks

Nap

 

[elanlane13]

The Demonstrators.
No, not a group of people with placards complaining about something; not that at all.
No, our Demonstrators are the helpful type, people who come along to share with you, the visitor, their years of knowledge and expertise. And this year weve got some that return for yet another session of showing exactly that can be done, alongside a couple of new chaps ready and willing to give their time freely to you the visitors.
Situated for easier access in the refreshments room yes, you can have a cuppa and a snack whilst you quiz them on that nugget of information you need to get the effect you really need, but havent nailed yet !

So, who do we have ?

Well, returning for a third time is the superb Dave Maddox both a talented sculptor as well as a master with airbrush and conventional bristled brushes, Dave has garnered Gold Medals at Euro Militaire, SCHAMMS along with many Best of Show awards in the UK. and is a noted judge at several prestigious shows including Darlington, Welling and Euro Militaire. Also of note are Daves articles several of which have appeared in Military Modelling magazine over the years.

New to the seated panel this year is Conrad Mynett ( Prawnpower ) again a multiple medal winner at Euro Militaire for his fantasy pieces, but also winner of Best of Show at Salute last year, which took him across the Atlantic to enter in the Crystal brush awards. Here he received several medals recognising his fine work. Like Dave, Conrad has established himself at the UK shows with several Best of Show awards and also Conrad has enjoyed success at the French Golden Demon awards last year picking up a demon for one of his entries.

Also joining the demonstration panel this year is Nick Ball, a painter noted for his flat figures and who has gained Gold Medal status at Euro Militaire, several Best of Show medals on the UK circuit and is very quickly becoming the leading light of flat figure painting within the UK.

Together, these three fellows have more than enough knowledge of painting techniques to furnish you with answers to any questions you may have. Theyll have a selection of examples of their superb work on show, and as has been said many times before, reading about how to do something can be very informative; but its nowhere near as good as having the expert right there to talk you through and possible even show you how a particular technique is achieved.

So, Reason number 9 for coming to FigureWorld 2013. The Demonstrators. Because not only do they represent Championship quality and skill, theyre some of the most pleasant and enthusiastic figure painters youre likely to meet.

The show is still being held on Saturday the 20th of July 2013 at Oundle School, Oundle, Near Peterborough. PE8 4GH.
Opening times for the Saturday will be 9:30am until 16:30pm.
And dont forget the Paintathon on the Sunday: - 9:30am until 14:30pm
For more information:-
http://www.tbfigureworld.co.uk/
The Usual Suspects.

 

[DarkArt]

only a couple of days to go now before Figure world 2013.. it will be our first one so we are really looking forward to it and are pushing to have our new minotaur/devil/cyclops resin kit ready for release on the day..

we will have our whole range on show plus lots of various painting products by your favorite brands.. our flag ship painter Beau will also be on the stand doing a painting demo hopefully for the new kit... see you there

more pics here

 

[Helm]

Looks interesting looking forward to seeing it hopefully

Steve

 

[DarkArt]

Special thanks to Adrian & everyone involved for bringing it all together.. what an excellent day.. we were blown away by the variety and high standard of the models on show roll on 2014..

 

[smudger1960]

Had a very enjoyable day at figureworld yesterday,met up with old friends and had some good chat,excellent display of figures on show from various clubs.
Trade stands were very busy with Steve Kirtley and Matt Grech exhibiting their wares and goodies,saw some excellent flats on Ken Farrars stand,ken had told me that some of the flats had been painted by a Russian painter,they really were quite special,saw some beautiful figures on Mitches stand,the large scale Guy Gibson was really nice as were the British paratroopers also on display to name a few,I could go on but there's too many to mention,a big thank you for the organisers who helped make it a great day,I look forward to 2014.

It was lovely to meet up with friends again that I hav'nt seen since Euro last year as well, look forward to seeing them again in Folkestone .

 

[RossM]

Great show. Thank you to everyone who came along. Without you there would be no show. The displays looked great and there seemed to be a lot of people parting with hard earned cash. Picture and news concerning next years show will be posted soon but in the meantime I would just like to mention that the show now has a presence on Facebook. If you want to keep up to date on the show then go and 'like' the page - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Figureworld-Model-Show/266654803437473

Ross

 

[Tommys War]

Great day, thanks to the organisers for all their work. It was great to see so many familiar faces, and to meet some new ones.

There was some fantastic work on display, I'm looking forward to 2014 already

 

[DarkArt]

a few pictures we managed to get.. sorry they don't do the models justice.. FB link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.631984493486308.1073741829.216298188388276&type=1

 

[JonP]

I can only repeat the previous comments; it was a truly enjoyable day. There was a fantastic variety of figures on display, everytime i walked around I spotted something different.

Thanks to everyone who came to see us on the stand; your custom and feedback is very much appreciated and we look forward to seeing you there next year.

I didn't get away totally unscathed and bought the Fusilier Captain from Tommy's War (this is now becoming a tradition as I bought the Douglas and rider at last years show!) and a couple of flats from Brian at 2D which I think I may bring together despite the diverse subject matter!

Thanks to Adrian, Robin, Rob, Ross, Mac, Kev, Conrad, Mark and the rest of the guys for putting on a great show, you should be very proud of what you have created here guys.

 

[War Griffon]

Thanks again to all involved in the organisation of this event it is really turning into an event to look forward to each year and as usual next years Figureworld can't come soon enough.

It was great to meet up with everyone again and meet new people that came along for the first time, had a great day and a great weekend with great company.

 

[DEL]

Sounds like a great event, wall to wall appreciation from those attending.
It's just a pity it's just too far to drive and too awkward by train Oh! and wrong time of year.
It'd be good if the organisers could move it to Carlisle and to May
Sounds as if it's getting better year by year
Cheers
Derek

 

[polyphemus]

Manchester-ish, any time of the year.

Geoff

 

[Dennis]

On behalf of Terry, Lester and myself I would like to thank the organisers for a great day out. We will be returning next year, Rob could we have a stand for the DMSS again. It was great to see all of our mates again and we are looking forward to next year.
Dennis

 

[elgreco]

Still recovering from a great show. Well done to the organisers for another excellent day. Roll on to FigureWorld 2014.
And thank you to all customers and friends (new and old) who stopped by our stand.
Matt & Celine

 

[marta]

Trully great weekend.
Thx everyone for your effort in organizing it.
'eM

 

[elanlane13]

Thank you to everyone who attended the show and a special thank you to those who put their figures on display, it was great to see such a wide variety in scale and genre. Traders your support is always most welcome.
Dennis the display space has your name on it!