[WWI] Santa Clara Show

[J.R. Boye]

      It was a nice show at a great location, and it was a treat to meet Tom and Mike in person- even more so because I don't get around much. Tom's data on OT models is truly amazing.
       The seaplane collection had a large number of OT craft, most of them vac kits nicely done. The 1/72 Hughes Spruce Goose was truly amazing. I think all of the OT planes would easily fit inside it!
      More than one of the vendors had kits displayed about 7' (2 metres) high. I was scared by how many old kits I recognized as having built at one point or another in my life- not only OT stuff but WWII planes, cars, ships, spacecraft, dinosaurs, motorcycles, anatomy models, monsters and even weird-ohs. Scarey!

                                                           J.R. Boye


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From: Thomas Young <maiesm72 at att.net>
To: wwi at wwi-models.org
Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 9:20:24 PM
Subject: [WWI] Santa Clara Show


It was a blast! Lots and lots of models, a good number of vendors and an amazing display of 120 1/72 scale floatplanes and flying boats from 1910-2000 by Jim Lund.
 
Mike Vice and Chris Salak were kind enough to help me mind the vendor table, otherwise I would never have found the time to enter sixteen models (thus officially ending my long battle with AMS) and buy two models and a set of wheels, all WWI, of course. Thanks guys :-)
 

 
Happy modeling,
 
Tom 
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