2013 OHMS Model Show

On Saturday September 21, 2013, I had the chance to attend the Oregon Historical Modelers Society Model Show at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon.  Held in the Space Museum building, it was a nice event and probably about equal in size to an average Region 4 show.  (The official count was 423 models entered by 103 modelers.  The total number of models was up from 359 in 2012.) With a full scale P-51D, Corsair, SR-71, and various space items overlooking the model area, it was a fun venue for a show. There were a decent amount of vendors, with Rare Plane Detective being the most well known, and some great deals. The Evergreen campus is an interesting place: part air and space museum, part water park (with water-slides spiraling downward from the 747 on the roof), and part vineyard, it seems it has something for everyone...including the Spruce Goose! 

Here are a few of the 1/72 aircraft on display:

A KP MB-200 in Luftwaffe markings?

A High Planes Mirage in Israeli markings.

I assume this Boeing YP-9 was scratchbuilt.

An A-Model Brawny.

A nicely done Breda.

A Delta Caproni.

Nice to see a CF-104 at the show.

The new Meng F-102 in camo.

A shiny Gamma.

A South American Junkers.

A Fine Molds Lorna.

An A-Model Mary.

A nicely done Airfix MiG-15.

NASA Predator.

A Pucara.

RCN Sea Fury.

What is an AScale Canadian show report without a RCAF Spitfire?

An African SU-7.

The Sword T-33 done up in Guatemala markings.

A Testors T-45 Goshawk.

Not often you see a Trans Maldivian Airways Twin Otter at a model show.

A RAF Typhoon.

A nicely done Frog Whitley.

A well done MPM A-20 Havoc.

B-10 diorama.

Even though it was 1/48, this was my favorite model at the show.  It was really well done and I loved the choice of subject and scheme.

P.S.:  In what may come as a shock to many Region 4 show organizers, the model room stayed open during judging.  Oddly, the sky did not fall and the world did not end.  Wake up Region 4 clubs!  It is a model show; closing the model room during judging and keeping your attendees from looking at the models is ridiculous and needs to change immediately. I don't care what bogus arguments you make to justify having to close the room - there is no good reason for doing so and it’s nice to see the west coast clubs being a bit more creative in their thinking.