Be sure to attend the Tenth Annual Chicago Tri-Club Association Modeler’s Symposium on October 1, 2005.

Three Chicago-area scale model ship clubs bring you this all-day event, the Midwest Model Shipwrights, the Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago, and the Northshore Deadeyes. Join us for a full schedule of events including talks, demonstrations, model displays, and swap tables.

We welcome both members and non-members alike. For members, entry is $15.00; for non-members, the entry fee is $25.00 (payable to Chicago Tri-Club Association). with your name and contact information so we can pre-register you!

Schedule of Events

From 10:00 to 1:30, Jan Meyers, Sales Manager from Badger Airbrush will be in the model display room demonstrating several airbrushes. Attendees will be able to try these out.

All times are approximate and may shift a bit. However, breaks will not exceed the scheduled times.

Directions

The Oakbrook Terrace Park District Heritage Center is on Ardmore, 3 blocks south of Roosevelt Rd. (Route 38) 1 mile west of Route 83 from the east or about 3 miles east of I355 from the west. Click here for a map and directions from your location.

More Information

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The Hampton Roads Ship Model Society will sponsor the 32nd conference of the Nautical Research Guild in Hampton Roads during the weekend of 4-6 November 2005. The Radisson Hotel Hampton, which sits right on the waterfront, will be the conference headquarters.

Conference activities will begin on Friday afternoon with a boat tour of Hampton Roads and the Norfolk Harbor areas. A reception will be held that evening at the Virginia Air and Space Museum, which is a stone’s throw from the hotel. Not only does this museum have a notable collection of interesting ship models, but the museum has also made room available for conference attendees to display models in a secure space that will also be open to public viewing. Attendees are encouraged to bring and display their models.

Technical sessions include:

• Dr. Jack Bobbitt, an HRSMS member, will speak on finishing techniques that give models an air of compelling reality.
• Jeff Johnston, the NOAA historian for the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, will discuss recent findings on recovered Monitor artifacts that will permit builders to produce more realistic models of this historic ship. Jeff will also go along on Friday’s harbor cruise and will speak about interesting facts concerning the battle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia as we pass through that area. Many members should remember seeing Jeff on both the Discovery and History television channels.
• Roger Cole, an HRSMS member from Canada, will complete his talk on building a model of the cutter Alert that was begun in 2000.
• Peter Danks, a notable model builder from Great Britain and a retired RAF officer, will make two presentations on the state of model building in the UK and his particular methods of model making techniques. Peter will describe building the early 19th century bomb vessels HMS Hecla and HMS Blazer. The former is a fully sectioned model showing the interior arrangement. Peter will also speak on the development of Scottish fishing vessels and the construction of a model of one type called a “scaffie”. He expects to bring some examples of his superb models to the conference. Dave Abbott, also from England, was a particular hit in 2000 and we hope to improve on this standard in 2005.

Click here to go to the NRG 2005 Conference site for more information on what’s certain to be an outstanding conference!