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KMK Scaleworld 2015

On September 13th 2015 I visited the Scaleworld modelling event hosted bij KMK and held in Mol, Belgium.

Last year I visited this event for the first time and was pleasantly surprised by the amount of vendors, clubs, and last but not least, great models.
This year was no different and I'm glad I made the trip again.

Although my modelling has sadly come to some sort of a standstill at the moment (but don't be afraid, or maybe do be afraid..., I will continue building hopefully later this year) it is good to see other people are making great models and diorama's and it's always good for getting some inspiration and keeping the modelling flame alive.

As with last year, KMK had invited several modellers to give a workshop/demonstration.
Among these was Fabrice Maréchal, a well known car builder. I decided against attending his workshop and chose to go to the workshop by Andrew Argent where he showed how to do some groundwork (walls, bushes and other details).
It was very interesting to see how (easily) great looking things can be achieved. And I hope to be putting some of those techniques to good use in one of my coming builds.

Here's a small selection of pictures from the event.


More can be found here in my Flickr album.
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Location: Kruisven 25, 2400 Mol, België

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