Christmas Display for the Public in Saskatoon, Canada |
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Article by Vern Gwin |
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The Scale Modellers Association of
Saskatoon had it's fourth Christmas display at the "Diefenbaker Canada
Centre". This display is held every second year. Various
members of our club contribute models of every size and type of subject
matter. Cam Tetrault of our club [who's work you have seen here from time
to time] is the guest curator for the display. His efforts and those of
Gregg Burke of the museum are extraordinary to bring together this
display. Putting all the models into the display is the work of all the
club members, it covers various skills, subjects and age groups.
This
years showcase includes sponsorship by Westjet Airlines. Two models of
their aircraft and a B-25 sit outside the entrance as a hint of what's to come
once you enter the venue.
A 1/25th drive-in movie display,
several tall ships, NASCAR racers, Canadian aircraft, movie figures and a case
full of stuff showing the history of models along with building techniques are
just some of the things to be seen.
The photos shown here were taken by
various modeller and show a small sample of what is there.
One of the highlights of the
show is a complete 1-144 airfield, depicting the goings on at airfield open
house. The open house display includes the work of Shane Armstrong and Cam
Tetrault. The aircraft on the tarmac include several unique pieces,
Harvards, Sea Fury, North Star, etc. The hangar is a Corgi paper building
and it's lighted and detailed throughout, look closely for lots of things
going on.
The whole display is dedicated to
the Veterans form the HMCS Saskatoon.
Students from Marion Graham High
School built the "Saskatoon" as part of their history class that Shane
Armstrong teaches.
Hope you like the photos,
Vern Gwin
Click on
images below to see larger images
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