The Hall of Fame exhibit is almost complete. Here’s the work that has been done since the last update: – All the biographies were saved into the proper file format for the kiosk, and loaded into the kiosk’s computer software. – Life-size photos of some particularly famous members of the Hall […]
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The wonderful life of balsa wood.
Ochroma lagopus, is the scientific name for balsa wood! Balsa is a Spanish word meaning raft; it got its name for the excellent buoyant characteristics that it possesses. While intern Samantha Weaver was doing research for the new balsa wood exhibit, she came across many facts about the life of […]
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Balsa wood is an integral part of building model airplanes. To allow our visitors to learn more about this, we’re in the process of installing an exhibit in the hands-on gallery exploring the life cycle of balsa wood. Here’s the how the exhibit progressed. 1. A stylized balsa tree graphic […]
Continue readingHall of Fame Exhibit Installation, Part 4
More progress on the AMA Model Aviation Hall of Fame exhibit in the museum lobby (see previous progress in part one and part two and part three). There was lots of debate regarding the color of this label. Should it be blue to match with the background, or orange to stand […]
Continue readingHall of Fame Exhibit Installation, Part 3
More progress on the AMA Model Aviation Hall of Fame exhibit in the museum lobby (see previous progress in part one and part two). The wall & ceiling space has been painted and the background graphics are up. On 4/10/2013, Michael Smith hangs the background exhibit panels for the new […]
Continue readingHall of Fame Exhibit Installation, part 2
There’s been some progress on the AMA Model Aviation Hall of Fame exhibit in the museum lobby (read more on this in part one here). We’ve been working on getting the graphics to print and size correctly (which did not make exciting photographs). Now that they are correct, though, here’s the finished and […]
Continue readingHall of Fame Exhibit Installation, part 1
To better honor those in the AMA Model Aviation Hall of Fame, the museum is installing a graphic exhibit and computer kiosk in the museum’s front lobby. As the installation of the exhibit progresses, we will be updating the museum’s blog with pictures.
Continue readingLanding Party a success!
A great time was had by all! The Landing Party, held on November 17, 2012 to welcome back to the museum the 1/40-scale test models of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and Space Shuttle from their trip to Los Angeles aboard NASA’s full-scale Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was a great success. The party […]
Continue readingLanding Party on Saturday November 17, 2012
You’re invited to a free party welcoming back to Muncie’s National Model Aviation Museum the 1/40-scale test models sent along with NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft as it brought the Space Shuttle Endeavour to Los Angeles. Also returning to the museum after a loan to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis are five NASA research […]
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AMA member marks an anniversary with model building project
For the past two years, Scott Cheslik has been spending an inordinate amount of time with Miss Shirley, but his wife Sharon doesn’t mind. Miss Shirley, after all, is a model airplane. Not just any model airplane, though. The blue and yellow beauty with the more than eight-foot wingspan, which […]
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