USS Hornet Model Expo 2012

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USS Hornet Model Expo 2012
This was a bring and display your stuff show (not a contest) on board the Hornet which is currently docked at the nearby decommissioned Alameda Naval Air Station. It was sponsored by the Hornet museum, and a couple of local IPMS chapters. I brought a couple of models and was able to duck the normal admission fee (I made a donation anyway).

The models were displayed in the hanger deck. The light wasn’t great, but there was plenty of room. I was expecting a bigger turnout, but as this was my first one, I really didn’t have any idea what to expect.

I’m not a ship guy (yet), but I was impressed with some of the tiny ship and submarine models. Car keys were put in the foreground to show scale.

Thanks for looking.

Cheers,

Bill

Sci Fi

Ships

Hanger deck

Civies

AFV

 

[reconron]

What a fantastic location to have a modelshow! :woohoo:

Great line up of models.Like that camo scheme on the 'Hetzer' for sure!

Thanks for sharing these,Bill!

Greetings,Ron.

 

[moon puppy]

Wounder what they use for riggin on those little ships, that's amazing. Neat to check out that Sea Fury also, Thanks Bill.

 

[jknaus]

Very very cool. Would love to go through the carrier. And the modeling is just WOW
James

 

[SA Dave]

Awesome setting for a model show BUT how did they keep the modelers out of the planes? :geek

 

[wds]

Thanks Ron, Bob, James, and Dave.

I realized I duplicated a picture of the RSO, so I deleted one and added a couple of more. Sorry for the out of focus. I was shooting hand-held and trying not to use the flash.

Bob, I thought about trying to track down the builder of that Yukikaze to ask him about the rigging, but I just ADHDed on to something else. Fine as spider web. Wow.

Thanks again,

Bill

 

[Sherman 18]

Thanks for sharing!

What a cool place for a show.

 

[moon puppy]

Opps, I said Sea Fury, that's not a Sea Fury, that's FJ-2 Fury, maybe. I'm not up on the North American Navy variants.

 

[wds]

Thanks Sherm.

Bob, I don't know them at all. I had to look up fj2. Ah..... the saber jet. I thought " Darn, his eyes are good. I don't see a Sea Furry anywhere!" :coolio :v

Bill