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Plastic Model Club to Meet at AeroKnow Museum

Starting at 6:30 pm, Wednesday, November 14, Springfield Area Plastic Modelers Club (SAPMC) will meet in a new venue: AeroKnow Museum (AKM), located at Landmark Aviation, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois.  We will likely meet for the first … Continue reading

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A New Public Room at AKM

Saturday I worked from 5:05 to 9:45 am and they from 2:15 to 7:55 pm on one project at the museum, and if you caught me at the wrong moment you might have misunderstood.To capture the passing MAJESTY of that … Continue reading

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Merton and Andrew

The two visitors were amazed when I explained that the last person to hold the Revell model of the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle was the Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Without fanfare … Continue reading

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It’s News to Me: Springfield Area Plastic Modelers Club

From my friend Mark Houpt yesterday, May 23, came an invitation to attend that evening’s meeting of the Springfield Area Plastic Modelers Club (SAPMC). This was BIG NEWS to me. For years, off and on, I have offered Plastic Wings Model Club … Continue reading

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