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

Silicon Valley Classic Contest has been postponed

Due to the ongoing corona virus emergency, Silicon Valley Classic Contest scheduled for April 18th, has been postponed until later in the year. Check out website or our Facebook page for announcements about it’s new date.

March 20th club meeting has been cancelled

The meeting on Friday, March 20th has been cancelled due to the Milpitas Police Department canceling the room reservation because of the Corona Virus. Check here for the updates as far as the April meeting.

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.