Looking For A Good Home For A Large Model Collection
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Looking For A Good Home For A Large Model Collection
This is a very different request I am putting out here.
Through my work I was asked to help a friend of my boss. His friend is a 93 year widow who's husband was a passionate model builder before recently passing away. I spoke with this lady last week and offered my assistance through this community.
Her husband built over 250 1:72 scale plastic model kits. He was very skilled with no glue finger prints on the canopy's unlike any of the models that I built as a kid. They are works of art. She wants her husbands models to be displayed somewhere where they will be very appreciated. These are not for sale. I repeat - she does not want anything for these. She will donate the entire collection if we can find a worthy place for them.
There are a fair number of CAF aircraft and as you can see from other countries also. Most having a military role.
I was thinking an Air Cadet Squadron drill hall, a Flying Club, a Museum, the local airport terminal building. Maybe you have some better idea's. Please have a look at the pictures and get in touch with me if you think you know somewhere these could find a fitting place to help out my new 93 year old friend. I have more pictures.
This will be a big job and perhaps with some shipping costs if they need to travel far. They are located in Ontario and there are people available to help with packing etc.
Thank you in advance
Through my work I was asked to help a friend of my boss. His friend is a 93 year widow who's husband was a passionate model builder before recently passing away. I spoke with this lady last week and offered my assistance through this community.
Her husband built over 250 1:72 scale plastic model kits. He was very skilled with no glue finger prints on the canopy's unlike any of the models that I built as a kid. They are works of art. She wants her husbands models to be displayed somewhere where they will be very appreciated. These are not for sale. I repeat - she does not want anything for these. She will donate the entire collection if we can find a worthy place for them.
There are a fair number of CAF aircraft and as you can see from other countries also. Most having a military role.
I was thinking an Air Cadet Squadron drill hall, a Flying Club, a Museum, the local airport terminal building. Maybe you have some better idea's. Please have a look at the pictures and get in touch with me if you think you know somewhere these could find a fitting place to help out my new 93 year old friend. I have more pictures.
This will be a big job and perhaps with some shipping costs if they need to travel far. They are located in Ontario and there are people available to help with packing etc.
Thank you in advance
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- rookiepilot
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Re: Looking For A Good Home For A Large Model Collection
Wow. That is an amazing collection.
Sure be nice to see those In a fine museum. One of the museums in Ottawa, perhaps, or Hamilton?
http://www.warplane.com
https://ingeniumcanada.org/aviation/index.php
https://www.warmuseum.ca
Sorry, not connected with any. Good luck.
Sure be nice to see those In a fine museum. One of the museums in Ottawa, perhaps, or Hamilton?
http://www.warplane.com
https://ingeniumcanada.org/aviation/index.php
https://www.warmuseum.ca
Sorry, not connected with any. Good luck.
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If you have any contacts there, please let them know about it. Several museums in Ontario have already been contacted and declined or failed to even respond back. Museums have only so much display space and resources to maintain collections, so they tend to be very picky regarding subject matter.
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Try Elliot Lake , Ontario airport. Their terminal has a nice collection started there in glass cases and hanging from the ceiling. Good Luck, looks impressive.
Man up to it ; Git 'r Dun !
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Hello Skythings, what a marvelous collection! I had sent an email to an airport operator whom I know is setting up a display of vintage aircraft. If there is interest, I will certainly do what I can to advance the effort...
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Marvellous collection that needs and deserves a good home!
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Beautiful collection.
100% set on having them displayed publicly? I'm aware I'm being selfish in wanting them for myself but we have a plane in Sault Ste Marie for maintenance so would be "easy" to ship them up.
100% set on having them displayed publicly? I'm aware I'm being selfish in wanting them for myself but we have a plane in Sault Ste Marie for maintenance so would be "easy" to ship them up.
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Thank you for the idea's so far.
Madd Doggy I have left a message with the Elliot Lake APM.
rookiepilot - My understanding is a family friend has already contacted most of the local Ontario museums.
TheRealMcCoy - You are correct, her first wishes are for them to be enjoyed in a public setting, but with that said, if no other options would present themselves she would likely consider your proposal. She wants them appreciated. She is worried that if she passed that they would end up in a blue bin. Please send me a PM and I will put you on the list of idea's.
Noel
Madd Doggy I have left a message with the Elliot Lake APM.
rookiepilot - My understanding is a family friend has already contacted most of the local Ontario museums.
TheRealMcCoy - You are correct, her first wishes are for them to be enjoyed in a public setting, but with that said, if no other options would present themselves she would likely consider your proposal. She wants them appreciated. She is worried that if she passed that they would end up in a blue bin. Please send me a PM and I will put you on the list of idea's.
Noel
Re: Looking For A Good Home For A Large Model Collection
National Airforce Museum in Trenton. CYTR.
Phone
613-965-7223
1-866-701-RCAF (7223)
Address
220 RCAF Rd.
Astra, ON. K0K 3W0
Phone
613-965-7223
1-866-701-RCAF (7223)
Address
220 RCAF Rd.
Astra, ON. K0K 3W0
Re: Looking For A Good Home For A Large Model Collection
That's amazing. Even if they don't have space, why not hang them all from the ceiling with fishing line? It would look amazing. You could even set them up so it looks like a massive dog fight.
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Here are some more pictures.
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And some more.
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- rookiepilot
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Re: Looking For A Good Home For A Large Model Collection
Another nice GA airport already with a display hanging from the ceiling is Hannover - Saugeen. Nice folks too.
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Was just talking to the folks at Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay) who would love to put these on display in their pilot lounge - call Malcolm at (705)878-9354
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What a beautiful collection, he was an artist
i hip these can be displayed, thry legions air force associtons etc, excellent looking models i wish i was that talented
i hip these can be displayed, thry legions air force associtons etc, excellent looking models i wish i was that talented
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Re: Looking For A Good Home For A Large Model Collection
You should contact a model group near your location and try o find a builder who has built models for others, and get them appraised for income tax purposes when donated to a museum.