IX Scale Modeling Festival in Bytom

Next to the models which entered the contest the attendees could supply their stashes with new kits from the swap and sale or directly from the manufacturers (RS Models, AML, Karaya, Panzer Art, Stratus Publishing) or hobby shops. For the first time in the history of Bytom festival attendees could present their clubs or models at the exhibitions of Special Interest Group. Some of the SIG displays were for example „Anything Japanese” or „Internet modeling” (kits which were presented at the internet hobby forum www.pwm.org.pl - „Modeling with passion”). The SIG displays were also organized by the clubs from Poland IPMS Silesia, IPMS Świdnica, IPMS Kraków and from Czech, HR Cappucino Club from Varazdina, RC models from Silesia Aero Team and Polish modeling clubs from Będzin, Inowrocław and Jaworzno. One of the additional attraction was the multimedia presentation of the weathering techniques for the AFV by the modeler – Kamil Feliks Sztarbała. The lecture hall was full for the all time of Kamils presentation so I assume he didn't bore anyone to death. On the hall the RC modelers shown their works both on the ground and in the air. On the contest display we could see a model which will be available soon on the market: a Special Hobby Yak-23 in 1/72 scale made by Ales Pavlas. You could see this kit on some of the pictures from latest Nürnberg Toy Fair.