Conversations around the Thanksgiving table tomorrow will, at some point, surely, turn to memories and funny stories from the olden days. Just like, equally surely, conversations do at club fields and flying events. There isn’t enough room in the museum to fly a model, and eating in the gallery is […]
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Byron Originals Mustang Restoration
Several years ago, the Acquisition Committee approved the donation of a Byron Originals P-51D Mustang from the collection of Gordon Ingram. After its acceptance, multiple conversations between the donor, the museum and a shipping company planned out the model’s arrival. Unfortunately, the shipment was not smooth, and the Mustang arrived […]
Continue readingBing Autoplan Conservation, pt. 2
A dedicated, but attention shy, museum volunteer has stepped up to help draw a set of plans for the Bing Autoplan. And since plans are useless unless they are as accurate as possible, we spent several hours recently examining the Bing Autoplan in close detail. Right now the plans will […]
Continue readingWAA-08 SQuiRT Joins Museum Collection
During an adventure lasting 5 years, 145 days, 21 hours and 50 minutes, the Wings across America 2008 SQuiRT helped educate countless people about model aviation, and helped build camaraderie between the over 800 participating pilots. On October 18, 2013 the SQuiRT began a new adventure as part of the […]
Continue readingWhen you build… tips from the past, pt. 1
In honor of yesterday’s (10/10/2013) Plans Build Webinar and Model Aviation’s October issue on scratch building, the museum presents some handy building tips, circa 1940. The importance of sanding “When designing and building the model the main idea is to get a well-balanced plane with as little drag as possible. […]
Continue readingBing Autoplan Conservation, pt. 1
This Bing Autoplan was manufactured in Germany in 1914, was powered by compressed air, and was originally covered in silk. The silk has, unfortunately, deteriorated away leaving only a few scraps attached to the wire framework of the wings and tail. The metal is corroding and is bent out of […]
Continue readingNational Model Aviation Day
There’ll be giant-scale WWI model airplanes, soaring gliders, small electric models and flight demonstrations to see at the National Model Aviation Museum this coming Saturday August 17, 2013. Around the museum enjoy hands-on activities, and talk to modelers from the local Munsee Skychiefs and Anderson Aeromodelers clubs about their airplanes […]
Continue readingJoe Konefes’ Buzzard Bombshell
The museum portion of August’s Model Aviation “In the Air” column looks at Joe Konefes’ Buzzard Bombshell in the museum collection. There wasn’t enough room in the column to share all of the information related to the model, so it is shared here in a “deleted scenes” type format. Joe […]
Continue readingAre you a Museum Patron yet?
Are you a Museum Patron yet? If not, now’s the time to join. Up until August 31, 2013 all new Museum Patrons will receive a coupon for 20% off an AMA Plans Service purchase in addition to receiving the other patron benefits. For more information, including how to sign up, check […]
Continue readingPreservation Week Day 1: Preserving Stories
This is the first post in a week-long series celebrating National Preservation Week. NMAM blog posts in this series will discuss how to preserve your own modeling history. Preserving your stories is the single most important thing you can do to preserve your photographs, model airplanes and the other objects […]
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