The BMSS thanks the show organisers, stewards, judges, traders, and everyone who attended and brought models along, and offers our congratulations to all who won medals in the competitions. The date for next year's show is Saturday 25 April 2020, put the date in your diaries, calendars, smart phones, and electronic devices, as it it promises to be to be another hugely enjoyable event for everyone.
The 2019 BMSS Annual Show was held on Saturday 27 April at St Saviour's Church Hall in Pimlico, and it was another great day for model soldier enthusiasts. The main hall of trade stands was busy all day, while the competitions in the Pimlico Room saw not only a marked increase in the number of entries but the overall standard in the work on display was outstanding. All those who won medals on the day can be very proud of their achievement, and everyone who entered their models gave us all much to enjoy and admire. Please all try again next year and once again thank you for giving all the show visitors so much pleasure in seeing such fine examples of military modelling in all its many forms. The BMSS thanks the show organisers, stewards, judges, traders, and everyone who attended and brought models along, and offers our congratulations to all who won medals in the competitions. The date for next year's show is Saturday 25 April 2020, put the date in your diaries, calendars, smart phones, and electronic devices, as it it promises to be to be another hugely enjoyable event for everyone.
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We are pleased to announce the list of traders who will be at the 2019 BMSS Annual Show:
Ace Miniatures Alex Riches C and T Auctioneers Darkstar Elan13 Harry Kemp Hawk Miniatures Mercator Trading Military Art Micks Micks Redcoat Replica Metal Soldiers and Models Oakwood Bases Peter Harris Sphere Tommy Atkins Tommys War A great range with much of interest for all model soldier enthusiasts, and we thank our good friends in the trade for their splendid support. For more details of the 2019 BMSS Annual Show, including a full list of the competition classes (which are open to everyone, whether BMSS members of not), please see our Annual Show page. The List for the BMSS Auction on Friday 18 January 2019 is now available on the BMSS Auctions page, along with more preview photos of some of the lots.
We are pleased to be able to publish the first preview pictures of some of the interesting lots from the collection of the late Arthur Smith which will be for sale in the next BMSS Auction, to be held on Friday 18th January 2019 at our usual venue of the Church Hall, St Saviour's, Lupus Street, Pimlico, London, SW1V 3QW. Below is Lot 162: Britains Royal Field Artillery gun team - for more pictures and details see the BMSS Auctions page . Full lists should be published in December so please check back to the Auctions page to see them.
Sadly, due to the serious indisposition of a key member of the auction team, it is with great regret that the National Committee have been forced to postpone the auction which was due to be held on Friday 16th November 2018 at Napier Hall. We sincerely apologise for this unfortunate but unavoidable change of plan and would be grateful if you would pass the word on to any other members and collectors of your acquaintance.
NOW FOR THE GOOD NEWS! The sale has been re-scheduled for Friday 18th January 2019 and will be held in the Church Hall at St Saviour’s, Lupus Street, Pimlico, our usual London monthly venue. We have access to the hall from 4.30 p.m. until 7 p.m. Viewing will be from 5 p.m. and the sale will commence promptly at 5.30 p.m. Lists will be available in December online at www.bmssonline.com and at the December National meeting. Please tell anyone that may not see this post and would usually attend the auctions. It is a great pleasure to be able to report that a large proportion of the BMSS National Collection, which had been in storage, is now once again on display to the public in a new venue at the British Ironwork Centre near Oswestry, in Shropshire.
The British Ironwork Centre is a large tourist attraction on the A5, a few miles east of Oswestry. The road to the Centre’s car park goes through a sculpture park leading to the central cluster of buildings, where there are numerous workshops for crafts people and some large galleries displaying a wide range of arts and crafts. The area given over to the BMSS National Collection is right at the heart of the Centre, on a gallery which runs the length of the café area. It is well lit from large skylights, and could not be better placed for visitors. The collection is currently shown across twenty display cabinets. With the opening of the National Collection display at the British Ironwork Centre the BMSS now has an excellent public display once again, at a venue that attracts thousands of visitors all year round. There are plans for further expansion of the display with more cabinets, more detailed labelling and information boards. For details on the National Collection and more pictures, see the National Collection page. What a great day was this year's BMSS Annual Show! The halls were packed all day and there was a great buzz throughout. The traders were doing brisk business, while in the competitions hall the quality of the entries was as high as it has ever been. Congratulations to Alex Long, who took the President's Medal for his "Arrow Blocker", a tremendous example of modelling, painting and presentation all coming together to make an outstanding entry. A huge thank you to everyone who entered the competitions and gave us all so much to enjoy, please enter again next year. Many thanks also to the show organisers for all the work they put in, to the volunteers who helped with the set-up, stewarding, and all the many other jobs on the day, and thank you to the judges, who had a very difficult task with so many excellent entries on display.
For pictures from the show please see the Annual Show page, and put the date of the 2019 show in your diaries now - it is not to be missed! The photo shows Alex Long's medal-winning "The Arrow Blocker". ![]() The 2018 BMSS Annual Show is nearly here, and the plans are all ready. There will again be plenty for everyone to enjoy, with many traders, the open competitions (all welcome), displays, and a Paint 'n' Take for young people - enjoy painting a model soldiers and take your figure away with you. The show is on Saturday 28 April 2018 at St Saviour's Church Hall, Lupus Street, Pimlico, London, SW1V 3QW, open from 10.30. The venue of only a couple of minutes walk from Pimlico Underground Station. Full details of the event, traders, list of competitions, and location map, are all on the Annual Show page. See you all there! I have managed to obtain our local community centre for the afternoon of Sat 18th June (Waterloo Day) for a joint meeting of North London, Northants and North Herts Branches as I have done in previous years. I have the hall from 12 noon until 5pm and the meeting takes the form of a workshop, bring & buy and general “chat”. In previous gatherings we have managed to entice up to 15 members and guests.
If at all possible, could mention be made of the event in Bulletin Extra and/or Website. It is open to all but no “trade stands”. Refreshments will be provided and there is an excellent chippy only 200yds away – ideal for lunch. The location is: The Bragbury Centre, Kenilworth Close, Bragbury End, Stevenage, SG2 8TB [http://thebragburycentre.co.uk/ ] NEW VENUE – NEW DAY and DATE! Sunday 27th November 2016 Presented by the Bristol Area Branch of the British Model Soldier Society & South West Figure Modellers Adults £5, Children under 12 £2, OAP £4, Family £9 Nailsea School, “The Link” Mizzymead Road, Nailsea, North Somerset BS48 2HN FREE PARKING! Probably the largest exhibition of military models in the South West. Numerous displays of models including fantasy / garage kits, aircraft, ships, AFV’s, cars and miniature figures. Refreshments available all day and a large selection of trade stands and modelling and painting demonstrations. Exhibitor contact details; Kevin Peart –[email protected] Trader contact details: Bob Orr – [email protected] Web Page - http://www.bmssbristol.org.uk/ |
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