Fantasy of Flight
Fantasy of Flight in Lakeland is open on a limited basis each weekend. Rather than the full museum, they’ve got one hangar open with a variety of aircraft and vehicles on display. There are abbreviated tours, and when we were there they were offering flights in a couple biplanes.
The future looks bright if they can deliver on what they want to do. Based on conversations with some of the staff, the goal is to significantly expand the facility, with hangars devoted to specific time periods, and a centralized area that will have rides and activities. They’re striving to make it more family-friendly, so the target audience won’t simply be airheads like all of us but have activities for significant others and the kids. Kermit Weeks has a lot of interesting aircraft in his collection, so I wish them all the luck and hope they can get started soon.
These photos were taken in December 2015 and show all of the aircraft on display in the single hangar.
JaxCon 2016 Photos
We decided at the last minute to drive over to Jacksonville for the show. There was a great turnout at JaxCon this year, and there were plenty of nice models on display. We were even able to get a couple good deals in the vendor area. Not in any particular order, and really tried to get as many shots as I could in a limited amount of time – they closed the model display area at 1:00 for judging.
Pelikan Club S&T – 12-1-15
Our last meeting of 2015 had a good combination of auto, armor, and aircraft.
Pelikan Club S&T – 9/1/15
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- Tom Milne goes rotary-wing with this nice 1:48 Revell UH-34 in Marine Corps colors.
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- Prez Dave shifts gears with this cool Tamiya 1:12 Honda RC211V painted with Tamiya rattle-cans.
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- Big George Hecht continues his support of underprivileged Chinese youth with his latest project from K&C in 1:30, a vignette featuring a French 2nd Armored M-10 with real sand from the beaches of Normandy.
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- Mike G again with another 1:35 DML in-progress: BTR-80A
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- In recognition of the BoB, Prez Dave brought in his battered 1:48 Hurricane.
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- Mike Garofolo’s 1:35 Tamiya in-progress Leopard 2A6
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- Jeff Price goes yellow with this ultra-cool looking helo.
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- Mike Garofolo’s 1:35 DML in-progress BTR-90
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- Tom Knapp continues with Sherman-mania in his 1:35 Tamiya M4 work-in-progress.
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- Never to be pidgeon-holed, Jeff Price goes armor as well with this nice 1:35 BTR.
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- Andy Mason had this nice looking F4 in 1:48 from hasegawa because he liked the markings.
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- Tom Knapp’s driver for his Sherman.
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- Libby Brut slays this dragon with her nicely done flat in oils.
Vintage Event at Sebring
We attended a vintage racing (SVRA) event at Sebring Raceway on 2/27, and took quite a number of photos. Here are some of the cars on the track. Other, more detailed photos of cars in the paddock will be available on www.scaleautosport.com
Pelikan Meerting S&T Photos – 11/4/14
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