School display

Club Event Discussion
Post Reply
User avatar
scott154
Club Member
Club Member
Posts: 1181
Joined: 04 Apr 2010 22:52
Fleet Base: Gulf Waters
My Ship Yard: HMAS Parramatta 154(under construction), USS Scott 995(under construction), HMAS Canberra 02, HMAS Glenelg 96, HMS Active 171(under construction),Giuseppe Garibaldi 551( under construction), HMAS Sydney 42.
Location: Adelaide

School display

Post by scott154 »

A few years ago I was asked to bring some models into my Daughters class at her primary school and do a small talk about them and I was lucky enough to have a loan of Graham Hamilton's beautiful HMAS Nizam at the time which coincided with Anzac day. This was a huge success that the same teacher had approached my daughter and asked if I could do the same as before but with the whole school this time :no: so with this I asked two of the boys Jim Warren and Graham Hamilton for some help with this display. Jim and Graham didn't hesitate and jumped on board! We had a great selection of models on display being;
HMCS Protector
HMAS Nizam
HMAS Vampire
HMAS Bathurst
HMAS Sydney
HMAS Canberra
USS Missouri
Giuseppe Garibaldi
We had each class of kids for around 15mins listening to our speeches with a small Q & A. After each session finished the kids were invited to walk around the back of the models so they could get a better look, this was by far the kids favorite time as Jim would follow the kids with Missouri's turrets and then fire her guns. They absolutely loved it lol. From students to teachers the models were a hit. Thank you very much Jim and Graham for your help as it would not have been so good with out you guys :clap: :clap: :clap: I only have two photos at the moment as soon as I get some from the school I will post them. Scott
Attachments
Resized_20180528_122341_4151.jpeg
Resized_20180528_122344_4637.jpeg
User avatar
BsHvyCgn9
Club Member
Club Member
Posts: 2027
Joined: 30 Jan 2010 18:33
Fleet Base: Gulf Waters
My Ship Yard: USS Long Beach CGN9
USS California CGN36
USS John Paul Jones DDG53
USS Saipan LHA2
USS Shark SSN591
USS Seawolf SSN21
USS Albany CG10
Location: Adelaide

Re: School display

Post by BsHvyCgn9 »

Well done lads!! 8-) 8-)

B2 :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:
rritchie71
Committee
Committee
Posts: 896
Joined: 27 Jan 2010 12:59
Fleet Base: Perth
My Ship Yard: HMAS Adelaide (LHD), USS Roosevelt, USS Anzio, RFS Peter the Great, Scharnhorst, HMAS Melbourne, HMAS Sydney (AWD), ITS Carlo Bergamini, HNLMS Evertsen, HMS Middelton, HMS Severn, RFS Arkangelsk, Fairplay 30, Normand Master, Fure West

Re: School display

Post by rritchie71 »

That is brilliant, really good to see.

It's good for TF72, good for the hobby, the kids would have loved it and now your in the "really cool dad" books as well..... :D

Robert
User avatar
SlatsSSN
Club Member
Club Member
Posts: 1413
Joined: 21 Jan 2010 10:25
Fleet Base: Gulf Waters
My Ship Yard: Fleet - in service and under construction

Submarines:
HMS Talent S92 - Trafalgar Class SSN (James Slater)
USS Columbus 762 - Improved LA Class 688i

Merchants:
SMIT Japan Harbour Tug - (James Slater).
Vivienne Venezia - Harbour Tug.

Warships: (Under construction) -
HMAS Anzac -150 FFH (2007)
HMCS Forest Hill -K486 Flower Class Corvette
HMAS Stuart DE48 (James Slater)
HMS Cavalier D73
HMCS Fraser DDH233
Location: Adelaide

Re: School display

Post by SlatsSSN »

Fantastic - well done.
J
He who dies with the most toys, just dies...you can't take it with you.
User avatar
fastone045
Club Member
Club Member
Posts: 432
Joined: 25 Feb 2010 13:11
Fleet Base: Sydney
My Ship Yard: HMAS Jervis Bay
HMAS Sydney
FNS Tornio
IJNS Takao

Re: School display

Post by fastone045 »

Looks like a lot of fun guys, great work.

Craig
User avatar
RussF172
Life Member
Life Member
Posts: 1049
Joined: 08 Feb 2010 08:53
Fleet Base: Hunter Central
My Ship Yard: USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL (DDG-81)
HMAS HOBART (DDGH-39)
HMAS CANBERRA (LHD-02)
HMAS ADELAIDE (FFG-01 - 1990)
HMAS HUNTER (FFG-???)
HMAS ARUNTA (FFH-151)
HMAS BRISBANE (DDG-41) Perth Class Post Mod.
WRS RUSHCUTTER (A-51) Weapon Recovery/Training/Drone launch ship
Location: Uralla, NSW
Contact:

Re: School display

Post by RussF172 »

Excellent stuff guys. The kids really love it. I've done a few over the years from a tiny school of 19 kids right up to a school of about 300. Best fun is that all the boys around Mel's class at school think it must be so much fun to have a Dad who does model ships. She's taken photos along of her actually driving them and they are all jealous.
User avatar
scott154
Club Member
Club Member
Posts: 1181
Joined: 04 Apr 2010 22:52
Fleet Base: Gulf Waters
My Ship Yard: HMAS Parramatta 154(under construction), USS Scott 995(under construction), HMAS Canberra 02, HMAS Glenelg 96, HMS Active 171(under construction),Giuseppe Garibaldi 551( under construction), HMAS Sydney 42.
Location: Adelaide

Re: School display

Post by scott154 »

Lol, yes Rob I'm still in her cool books. I bet the boys in Mel's class are jealous lol. The school sent
Their news letter today. :tup:
Attachments
Screenshot_20180530-161237.png
Post Reply