Silicon Valley Scale Modelers – SVSM is a Region IX chapter of IPMS/USA

Meeting tonight

We are back to in person meetings – we’ll be meeting on Monday, September 27th at Game Castle in Santa Clara.

Location is
Game Kastle (Santa Clara)

1350 Coleman Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95050

New post from the Museum of Flight

Here is a new update with photos from the Seattle’s Museum of Flight. We’ve added the albums with the walkarounds for Rumpler Taube, McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II, Lockheed Martin RQ-3A DarkStar and Boeing Model 80A-1.

Museum of Flight

Starting a new series of photos from Seattle’s Museum of Flight. We’ve posted the albums with Nieuport 27, Boeing P-26A Peashooter and Boeing Model 40B replica.

Last of Nellis and some missiles

Here are the last two photo albums from the Nellis 2016 Air Show – Aero L-159E Alca and General Atomics RQ-1 Predator, as well as last two missile albums from Point Mugu Missile Park – AGM-12C Bullpup B and AIM-7E Sparrow III.

German Tank Destroyers from Saumur

We’ve added three albums of the German tank destroyers and one self-propelled gun from Musee des Blindes, Saumur. The albums are SdKfz.162 Jagdpanzer IV Ausf F, SdKfz.162/1 Jagdpanzer IV Ausf A, SdKfz 173 Jagdpanther and SdKfz 166 Brummbär.

Yet another Nellis update

Here is second to last update from Nellis Air Show 2016. We’ve added the photos of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI, Beechcraft RC-12N Guardrail, MHU-14 I/M Munitions Cart and EOD Suit.

New post from Nellis 2016

Here is a new post with photos from Nellis Air Show 2016. This time we added the photos of Boeing AH-64D Apache, Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle, Max Holste MH.1521 Broussard and R-11 Refueler.

IPMS USA 2019 Nationals

Back from another great IPMS USA 2019 national convention in Chattanooga. Big thanks to the crew that put on the convention, it was great as usual. We’ve posted the photos of most of the models that were present at the convention. You can see them at the SVSM Gallery.

We’ve also posted the presentation from the awards banquet. The winners are posted in the reverse order – after the slide with the name of the category next model is the third place winner then second and then first.

Softskins from Nellis

Here are four vehicle albums done at the Nellis Air Show – they are Guardian Angel Air-deployable Rescue Vehicle (A/S32U-45) and Polaris MRZR used by the Air Force Rescue units, 9K33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko) from the Air Force Aggressor unit and a M916 Tractor Truck from a private collector.

Continuing with Nellis photos

Continuing posting the Nellis Air Show walkarounds we’ve added the ones for Lockheed F-35A Lightning II, Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II, Boeing EA-18G Growler and Gippsland GA8 Airvan.

Yet another set from Nellis

Here are four new albums from Nellis 2016. They are Lockheed F-22A Raptor, Rockwell B-1B Lancer, General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and Bell UH1-H Huey NDF.

Another set from Nellis

Here are four more albums from Nellis Air Show 2016 – Northrop F-5N Tiger II, Douglas A-4N Skyhawk, de Havilland Canada EO-5C ARL-M and Bombardier Learjet 35A.

Last of the MVTF

Here are the last four albums of our photos from the, now defunct, Military Vehicle Technology Foundation of Portola Valley, CA. They are Daimler Dingo Scout Car, Panhard M3 VTT, V-2 Tank Engine and Japanese 105mm Type 92 Howitzer.

Nellis Air Show 2016

We are starting a new series of posts from the Nellis Air Force Base Air Show 2016. Today we’ve added the photos of Bell P-63F Kingcobra, McDonnell-Douglas QF-4E Phantom II, Aermacchi MB-339CB and Mil Mi-24D Hind.

Last from Castle

Here are last four albums from Castle Air Museum – Douglas ERA-3B Skywarrior, Cessna U-3A Blue Canoe, Cessna T-37B Tweet and McDonnell Douglas VC-9C.

More albums from Castle

Here are four more albums from Castle Air Museum – Saab Sk.35 Draken, Vought RF-8G Crusader, de Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver and Convair HC-131A Samaritan.

More from MVTF

Here are four more albums from MVTF – CCV-L (Close Combat Vehicle, Light), M39 AUV, RCM748 Tracked Rapier and .303 Vickers Machine Gun on Mk.IV Tripod.

Castle Air Museum

Here are some new walkaraunds from the visit to the Castle Air Museum made in 2016. We’ve added the photos of the North American RA-5C Vigilante, North American B-45A-1-NA Tornado, Cessna T-51A and Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker.

Armor and accessories from MVTF

Here are some old walkarounds done at the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation. They are M1 Super Sherman, M75 APC, Continental R-975 Tank Engine and M47 Dragon Anti-Tank Missile Launcher with M222 Missile.

San Carlos Airport Open House 2016

Here are two albums from the San Carlos Airport Open House 2016 – Beechcraft A45 and Pilatus PC-12/45, as well as a Douglas A-1E Skyraider from Collins Foundation.