I would suggest that he join the
Scale Aircraft ID/Recognition Models Facebook group. They're "just" a group of enthusiasts, not a museum, but they might have some advice or ideas based on past experiences. Philip Jewell, a collector who wrote an
article about having some of his models on display at a museum, is part of the group. The website Collectair, which is unfortunately no longer online, also had a really detailed
page that mentioned a small museum about World War II training materials.
The one museum that comes to mind is the
National Model Aviation Museum. My guess is that they already have a collection of these models, but given that their focus is as about a close as you are going to get to a museum dedicated to the subject, it would still probably be worth reaching out.
JohnB wrote:
BTW...are you referring to the factory made black "plastic" models it the volunteer wooden ones?
bdk wrote:
Are these all wood models, or plastic/rubber?
I would third this question. The "plastic" models companies like Cruver made during the war unfortunately tend to deteriorate pretty severely in some cases, so this is important. (The University of Delaware has a
blog post by one of their students that interned at the National Air and Space Museum about attempts to care for them that includes some pictures of this.)
On this note, I would make it very clear to any potential museum that he has
original models. Many museums are offered so many modern plastic models that they have to specifically turn them down with prejudice. However, if they are originals that date to the war, it would definitely change the calculus. (The curator of the Battleship New Jersey posted a video
video a month ago about a collection of ship recognition models that they received that might offer some insight into the situation.) Even better would be to provide an itemized list or pictures of the collection. The bottom line is that one of the best ways you can interest a museum in what you're offering is to provide as much information as possible.
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