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| Author: | Owen Miller [ Mon Nov 29, 2004 8:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | P'cola Celebration of Modeling Art |
I am recently returned from the first annual Celebration of Modeling Art sponsored by NMNA in Pensacola. It was a reincarnation of sorts of the Blue Angel Model Fest with some improvements. It was a really good time and I want to thank John Struck and John Walen for all their hard work putting it together. I also want to thank the museum for sponsoring it, the employees and volunteers who stayed late at night and came in on the weekend to make it possible for us to have a good time. It would be hard to beat NMNA as a venue for a model show. There is something special about being around the real aircraft we model. For me the open cockpits and the restoration area tour takes it to another level. Let me tell you there is quite a feeling that comes over you when you sit in the cockpit of the Midway SBD (Bu2106). Sit there, think about where all that plane fought, and the men who flew it....well ya just gotta be there. To sit in the P-40 was close but that plane really never was "there". We also got to sit in the Tri-Motor, the Fury, the F7F,the George, the F2H, Crusader, and NAVY1. The restoration area was also great. We got to see the Coronado, Lockheed Electra, a Dolphin, the Buffalo and Bucaneer, an SNJ, and a few others. We got to walk around the flight line out back and see close up some of the damage from Ivan. The speaker at the dinner was really interesting. Beyond that he was personable and very approachable. He hung around quite a while and talked after things wound down. And yes, the dinner was good too; it was real food not baked checked and potatoes. So think about attending next years event when the motel roon situation settles down. This thing is way more than a model contest. Where else are you gonna get to do that sort of things? Blue skies, Owen |
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| Author: | Owen Miller [ Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Brewsters |
I've been a bit slow in getting my photos processed and up on Webshots. However I do have some ready of the Bucaneer and the Buffalo (BW-372). Other material will follow as time permits. Below is a link to shots taken 11/28/04. Blue skies, Owen http://community.webshots.com/album/234043341JfVLwL |
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