just a quick hissy fit

Modeling Subjects Ships
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i was cruising the web going to all the ipms sites around the world.

everyone had several photo sessions from various model shows in their countres

i was just so darn dissapointed that the pics were about 90-93% air and afv, hardly any ships

i love air. and afv too but i was looking for ships and overall not that many o be found[BH]

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The numbers you quote are about right.

Modeling interest in ships runs just about 5 to 10 percent of the total modeling market. Just to make you feel better - real space and science fiction has a smaller draw than ships.

There is a reason why IPMS is called the International Plane Modeling Society

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Don’t get depressed going to those sites just stick with Modelwarships.com and SteelNavy.com. There are other sites in Europe that also specialize in ships try this one too: www.modellmarine.de/phpwebsite/. After you go there you will begin to find other ship sites too. WS

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In the world of plastic modeling, IPMS has one very valuable feature. The models display a level of fit, and finish, that are, for the most part unequaled. Studying these models can show just how well built a plastic model can be. As for subject matter? “The proud, the few, the ship modelers”.

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This definitely seems to be the case at most model shows I’ve visited. At the Milton Keynes show last week there were only a handful of club stands with ships of any kind (although one of these was a very impressive display of 1/1200 scratchbuilt Royal Navy ships, from the 19th century to WW2)

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Try entering a spacecraft, or scifi subject…[alien]

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i will say this IF you include fantasy figures in that group i have seen more of them then ships

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http://www.starshipmodeler.info/gallery6/pj_starship.htm This took a second place at a Northern Illinois Modelers Open…it was one of three models entered.[:-^]

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To make you feel a little bit better…my collection consists mostly of planes and armor but I have a 1/72 VIIC/47 in work on the table with another VIIC and the new Gato in the wings, and just today I bought the Tamiya 1/350 Bismark [4:-)]

Scott