6th International Paper Modelers Convention

October 26 & 27, 2002 [ D.C. Area ]

Dulles Days Hotel, Herndon, Virginia

H&B Precision Card Models display [Pete Heesch]2. Wilhelmshaven 1:250sc. (#1062) Salvage tug 'Oceanic' & (1218) 'USS Nautilus', 1st nuclear sub.3., 3a. Wilhelmshaven (#1074) Excursion vessel 'Drachenfels.4. Wilhelmshaven (#1066) bouy tender 'Bussard', 'Drachenfels' & Cruise Ship 'Europa'.(#1040 out-of-print) 1:250sc5. Wilhelmshaven 'Nautilus', 'Oceanic' & 'Europa'6. Wilhelmshaven (#1634) MiG 15, 1:50sc. 7. Wilhelmshaven 1:50sc planes; Spitfire, (#1646) Hunter mkIII, & DC-3.7a. Wilhelmshaven (#1632) Supermarine 'Spifire mk VIII'.

8a., 14. Wilhelmshaven (#1506) Lufthansa Douglas DC-3

8b., 9a. Wilhelmshaven (#1620) 1:50sc Polikarpov I-16 'Rata' in Spanish markings.

9b. Wilhelmshaven (#1512) 1:50sc Cessna 310B light Twin, in 50s colors.

9c. Wilhelmshaven (#1628) 1:50sc Lockheed F-117 stealth fighter.

10. Wilhelmshaven F-117, MiG 15, Hunter III, & Spitfire.

11., 12. Wilhelmshaven (#1633) 1:50sc Bristol Sycamore, light utility helicopter.

15. Jim Adam's 'Flying Fun' light plane series. Suhkoi Acrobat, foreground, with Piper Cub,T-6 Texan,Cessna 172, Beech Bonanza, Cessna 150, & DHC-3 Beaver floatplane behind.

13., 16. Wilhelmshaven (#1647) 1:50sc N.Am. P-51D Mustang, 'in flight'.,

Various Exbibits & Personalities83. Siegfried Wolter(l) of Möwe Verlag/Wilhelmshaven chats with Alan Wheeler(r) in the foreground, while Newlon Tauxe(r) talks with Pete Ansoff (l) as Ed Schulman of Perceptions Web Design, snaps a few pix.93. Matt Bergstrom @ the 'Build your own Chicago' table. 98. Lou Dausse with a portion of His display @ the 'Paper Models International' booth.110. Peter Heesch of 'H&B Precision Card Models' chats with Mrs. Cutrell, who helped out @ the Check-In table, amongst other things.20. Pete Ansoff's Fireball XL-5, from the 60s TV show.82. Peter Ansoff's display; note the variety of subjects: Kelloggs 'NORMANDIE', Dover 'Spirit of St. Louis', Korean early ironclad 'Turtle Ship', Civil War Ironclad, USS Passaic, Dover 'Knight in Armor', JFS 'BORKUM'.21. Tony Cole, living in Japan, designed & scratchbuilt this Crested Ibis, which was later sold at the annual auction. The Helix models in the background are his design as well.89.Kell Black's 'Little Boy' atomic bomb & road grader designs, which were included with the 2002 issues of the 'CardFormation' newsletter 85. Matt Sparks' latest designs; the SS Minnow of 'Gilligan's Island', done for the Bob Denver website, & the Myst-ery Ship rocket, done for the Delta 7 'Retro Rockets collection.

Lou Dausse/ PMI Exhibit100. PMI laserprints of Delta 7 Mercury & Gemini spacecraft. Capsules-1:24sc, boosters-1:96sc.42. Richard Dressler's 1:150sc USS Monitor, with full interior.43. PMI laserprint of Steve Bucher's Digital Card Models BE-2a.44. Model Fan 1:200sc Italian ironclad 'Dulio' of 1876.45. DSM rendition of Jules Verne's 'Nautilus' from 20,000 Leagues under the Sea. Also PMI reprint of the Albatros 'Egyptian galley 'of the fleet of Queen Hatsepsovet, from the 3 Ancient ships set.

99. Richard Dressler's Filibustering Tug 'Three Friends', in 2 versions.

101. Robert Kaelin's Stearman PT-17, 1:24sc

102a., 102b.PMI laserprint of the Digital Navy P-26 series, 1:32sc.

103a. PMI laserprint of John Cooks Gee Bee model Z, 1931

103b. PMI laserprint of John Cooks Gee Bee model R-1, 1932

104. Reprint of Heritage models St. Pauls Cathederal.

105. , 106. , 107. , 108. , 109. 5 Views of SMS RADETZKY,

Austro-Hungarian battleship, JSC kit in 1:250sc.

Jeff Cwiok 'Cwiokster' Exhibit47. "Digital kit-bashing"; Re-coloring of the old out-of-print Wilhelmshaven (#1200) USS Forrestal.48. More ships. LS (A25) 'Koningin Juliana' Channel Ferry, small HMV tug, Wilhelmshaven (old kit #1225) U-boat, & (#1031) Salvage tug 'Hermes'. Also, in progress projects to the right; tug Sirius, BOMARC missile, & Viggen.49.Digital reconstruction of an old Kranich/JungeWelt kit of East German Ferry 'Warnemünde'. Ingenia Curtiss Hawk75, from 1942 in foreground., 50. 1:33sc GELI #40 Suhkoi Su-9 'Fishpot' Soviet 1960s Interceptor, JFS 1:100sc Boeing 707 Lufthansa Jetliner, & Wilhelmshaven (#1641) 1:50sc McDonnell-Douglas F-4B 'Phantom II' US Navy fighter-bomber.

Roman Detyna / Digital Navy Exhibit 54. , 55. , 72. , 73. , 74. IJN Battleship FUSO; 1:250sc. Note extensive tower mast detail; a model in itself! 56. , 68. USS ARIZONA, 1941; 1:250sc. In Pearl Harbor configuration. 58. , 59. , 69. USS OREGON, 1896; 1:250sc. In 'Great White Fleet' color scheme.64. , 65. , 66. Focke Wulf Fw-190A, 1942; 1:32sc. Nice winter camouflage scheme.57. , 60. , 61. , 62. , 67. , 70. , 71. , 75. , 76. , 77. , 78. IJN Battleship YAMATO, 1941; 1:250sc @ beta test stage. Another of Roman's outstanding designs, to be released in 2003.63a., 63b. USS John D. Ford, DD 228 @ alpha test stage. Still under development. Roman was not satisfied with the results achieved with this experimental hull format. (Too many seam lines)

Matt Bergstrom / Build Your Own Chicago 91. The Hancock Center, the Amoco Building, & the Sears Tower.92. The Marina City complex. (well known to locals as 'the Corn Cobs")94. The Reliance building, the Wrigley building, & the home of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field.95. Another view of Wrigley Field, above, & the Bahá'í Temple below.96. The famous Chicago Water Tower (survivor of the Great Fire), the Reliance building (apartments), & the wedge shaped Wrigley building.97. Build your own Chicago group portrait. Note the rich level of detail in these tiny 'postcard' models.

[1st posted-Dec 31, 2002]