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SVSM is a club dedicated to the promotion of the hobby of scale modeling. Our meetings feature modeling subjects and programs covering all areas and genres of the hobby. Our meetings are open to visitors (see the meetings page for directions and maps) and frequently feature a monthly contest.
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Fort Rodd-Hill

Fort Rodd-Hill

Here are three albums with the photos from the Canadian coast defense Fort Rodd-Hill in Esquimalt, BC.  The photos are of the fortifications of the Fort Rodd-Hill, as well as British Hotchkiss 6-pdr and QF 6-pounder 10 CWT Gun.

Format GalleryPosted on February 1, 2019Tags artillery, fortifications, walkarounds
Another set from Sacramento

Another set from Sacramento

Here is another set of photos from Capital City Air Show 2016 –  Grumman E-2C Hawkeye, Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy,  Marsh S-2F3AT Turbo Tracker and Waco YQC-6.

Format GalleryPosted on January 29, 2019Tags aircraft, walkarounds
Aircraft from New Zealand and Canada

Aircraft from New Zealand and Canada

Here are four albums from New Zealand and Canada.  From Auckland, NZ we’ve added the photos of the Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 22 Zero, the  Supermarine Spitfire Mk.16 and the Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine, while the Canadair Sabre Mk.V was added from the Ontario Regiment Museum, Oshawa, ON.

Posted on January 21, 2019Tags aircraft, aircraft engines, walkarounds
More armor from Canada

More armor from Canada

Here are four more galleries from the Aquino Tank Weekend 2017 in Oshawa, Canada.  They are Centurion Mk.5, Leopard 1A5(BE), M8 Greyhound and Lynx Reconnaissance Vehicle.

Format GalleryPosted on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019Tags armor, walkarounds
Capital City Airshow 2016

Capital City Airshow 2016

Starting a new set of photos from the Sacramento’s Capital City Airshow 2016, we’ve added three walkaround albums.  They are  Lockheed F-35A Lightning II, North American T-6G Texan and  Air Tractor AT-802A Fire Boss.

Format GalleryPosted on January 15, 2019Tags Air shows, aircraft, walkarounds
Maritime update

Maritime update

Maritime themed update today bring us the photos of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum, the Diving Suit and 2.5″ Lyle Lifesaving Cannon from there, as well as 1918 Yacht Zumbrota photographed in Rio Del Mar, CA.

Format GalleryPosted on January 11, 2019Tags museums, ships, walkarounds
Last of the USAF Museum

Last of the USAF Museum

We finally reached the end of the photos taken at the UASF Museum at Dayton, OH.  The last four galleries are Junkers Ju 88D-1/Trop,  Piper Pa-48 Enforcer, Boeing X-36 and a  Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X (Fritz X) Guided Bomb.

Posted on January 8, 2019Tags aircraft, aircraft armaments, walkarounds
Yet another post from Dayton

Yet another post from Dayton

Almost done with photos from Dayton, here are four new ones – “Naked” North American F-86H Sabre,  DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter,  General Atomics YMQ-9 Reaper and Avro Canada VZ-9AV Avrocar

Format GalleryPosted on November 20, 2018Tags aircraft, softskins, walkarounds
HornetCon 2018

HornetCon 2018

Here are the photos from the last weekend’s HornetCon 2018, that was held on board USS Hornet in Alameda. Thanks a lot to everyone who braved the bad air quality to come out for the contest.

Posted on November 19, 2018Tags club, contests
Last of the Hiller photos

Last of the Hiller photos

Here are last four of the photo sets from the Hiller Seaplane fly-in –  Republic RC-3 Sea Bee,  Bede BD-5T, Lake LA-4A Buccaneer and 1958  Messerschmidt Cabin Scooter KR200.

Format GalleryPosted on November 13, 2018Tags aircraft, automotive, walkarounds
Softskins from South Carolina

Softskins from South Carolina

Here are four albums from the South Carolina Military Museum.  They are M38A1C Jeep with M40 106mm Recoilless Rifle, M274A5 Mule, LARC V and Hotchkiss Portable Light Machine Gun Mk.1.

Format GalleryPosted on November 8, 2018Tags infantry weapons, softskins, walkarounds
New Dayton photos

New Dayton photos

Here are four more albums from the USAF museum in Dayton, OH.  They are – Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc,  Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk,  WACO CG-4A Haig and  A-3 Lifeboat.

Format GalleryPosted on October 23, 2018Tags aircraft, aircraft internals, walkarounds
Armor from Israel

Armor from Israel

Here are four new armor walkarounds from Israeli Batey ha-Osef museum –  Shot Kal Alef tank, M3 Mk.D mortar carrier, Panhard AML-90 armore car and M577 command vehicle.

Format GalleryPosted on October 5, 2018October 5, 2018Tags armor, walkarounds
Hiller Museum Seaplane Fly-in

Hiller Museum Seaplane Fly-in

Here are three albums from the Hiller Museum Sea Plane Fly-in 2013, they are  Grumman HU-16RD Albatross,  Cessna A185F Skywagon and de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver MK.I.

Format GalleryPosted on October 2, 2018Tags Air shows, aircraft, walkarounds
More USAF Museum albums

More USAF Museum albums

Here are four more albums from the USAF Museum in Dayton – Consolidated PT-1 Trusty, North American T-6D Mosquito, Lockheed VC-140B JetStar and V-1710-85 Engine with 37mm M4 Cannon.

Format GalleryPosted on August 27, 2018Tags aircraft, aircraft armaments, walkarounds
New artillery albums

New artillery albums

Here are four new artillery walkarounds.  Two of them are from South Carolina Military Museum – the Spanish 18pdr Fortress Cannon and the German 10.5 cm leFH 16 Field Howitzer and two more are from Saumur – the Italian Obice da 75mm/18 Modello 35 and the French 47mm SA37 Anti-Tank Gun.

Format GalleryPosted on August 24, 2018Tags artillery, walkarounds
This and That

This and That

Here are four albums that are all loosely related to aviation –  Canadair CL-13 Sabre, JB-2 Loon, AGM-78 Standard ARM and Hough T500 tow vehicle.

Format GalleryPosted on August 20, 2018Tags aircraft, aircraft armaments, GSE, walkarounds
Last of the MVCC Camp Delta

Last of the MVCC Camp Delta

Here are the last of the long long running set of the photos from the MVCC Camp Delta photos.  They are M35A3 truck, M274A2 Mule with 106mm M40A2 Recoilless Rifle, Dodge WC-52 and  Dodge WC12 truck from Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, CA.

Format GalleryPosted on August 17, 2018Tags softskins, walkarounds
Yet another post from Dayton

Yet another post from Dayton

Continuing to post albums from the National Museum of the USAF, we’ve added the photos of Caquot Type R Observation Balloon,  Bell P-63E Kingcobra,  American Helicopter Company XH-26 Jet Jeep and M40 Parafrag Bomb.

Format GalleryPosted on August 13, 2018Tags aircraft, aircraft armaments, walkarounds
Armor from Canada

Armor from Canada

Here are four new albums from Aquino Tank Weekend in Oshawa, ON last year.  We’ve added the photos of  Leopard C1,  Sabre CVR(T) FV107, FV701 Ferret Mk.1 and M113A1 MTV-E.

Format GalleryPosted on August 10, 2018August 16, 2018Tags armor, walkarounds

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