Building Ship Models and Community
The South Bay Model Shipwrights' final event of 2026 is the IPMS Show put on by the Fremont Hornets chapter of the International Plastic Modelers Society, or IPMS. The show, titled TriCity Classic 18, is once again being put on bythe Fremont Hornets chapter of the International Plastic Modelers Society. Doesn't look like we'll have …
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Our May meeting was the second meeting that we've held at the workshop of member Dave Monley. The meeting was well attended, with 11 members present. The showing of models began with a model by Clare Hess, his current paper model project, the 1/200 scale US Navy destroyer USS Bagley, a kit from the Ukrainian …
Our first Springtime meeting of 2026 took place on a rainy day at the workshop of new member Dave Monley. Dave was kind enough to offer to host us at his backyard boatyard, which is located only a short distance from our usual meeting location at the Game Kastle in Santa Clara. The rain kept …
The second issue of the newly rebooted Ships in Scale magazine is out, featuring the cover article Building the Billing Boats Oseberg. Ships in Scale is a ship modeling periodical that comes out every other month, with the tagline "Crafting the Future of Ship Modeling". With its arrival, we now have two magazines dedicated to …
Saturday, November 8th, is the date for the 2025 Fremont Hornets Tri-City Classic Seventeen, the 17th annual show of the Fremont Hornets chapter of the International Plastic Modelers Society. This is an event where members display their model works and enter them for competition. While the name of the organization suggests it's specifically for plastic …
One of the newest members of the South Bay Model Shipwrights is Bob Reklis, a retired engineer, currently residing in Palo Alto. At our meeting in July, Bob talked to us about his project, researching the British brig Black Joke, with the intent to eventually build a full model of her. The Black Joke was …
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Coming up in October in the annual Good Sam Showcase of Miniatures event in Santa Clara. The event, which takes place on Saturday and Sunday, October 11th and 12th, is a benefit for the Auxiliary of Good Samaritan Hospital. This is the 24th annual event and it takes place at the DoubleTree by Hilton San …
Our final meeting of the Summer was another great meeting. The August meeting wasn't as well attended as last month's, but we still had a room full of regulars, plus a returning visitor. Jim Rhetta presided, with members Walt Hlavecek, George Sloup, Jacob Cohn, Clare Hess, Fred Sotcher, and Chris Gounarides present, with guest Kevin …
https://blog.agesofsail.com/tag/sfmnhp/?page_id=9042 The steam tug Hercules is just one of several ships that have been relocated to the Mare Island waterfront in the past few months. The Hercules has joined the lumber schooner C.A. Thayer and the three-masted square-rigger Balclutha. The paddlewheel tug Eppleton Hall was at Mare Island for a time, but has temporarily relocated …
The July meeting turned out to be one of the most well attended meetings this year, thanks to the attendance of three guests, at least one of which has signed on as a new club member. Jim Rhetta presided, with members Walt Hlavecek, George Sloup, Jacob Cohn, Clare Hess, Fred Sotcher present, along with guests …
