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Mad-Modeller - 29 May 2007 05:09 GMT

Tonight the local CBS outlet ran a story on a gentleman who had
served on the Missouri during the Korean action. He decided to build
his own in his workshop. It took him 4 years but he has a beautiful
1/96th Missouri with operating radar masts, rotating turrets and lights
on the masts. The searchlights light up too.
He told his story which was interspersed with the wife's tale. It
sounded humourously familiar. "Every time I wanted him, he was
downstairs!" She also learned not to touch the model because she always
knocked something off.
Next up he plans to build a destroyer to accompany 'Big Mo'.
Wish I'd have known ahead to have a tape ready.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

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John - 29 May 2007 16:03 GMT

> Wish I'd have known ahead to have a tape ready.

Bill, contact the staion. They may be willing to sell you a tape of
that segment. It may help if you want it for a non-profit youth
program. For example, I work with the US Naval Sea Cadet Corps and
something like this would be great to show the cadets. Just a
suggestion.

You might also see if you can contact the individual - often the
station will give them a copy of the segment. It might also be on the
station's web site.

I've gotten a couple of photos from the newspaper that way.

No worse off if they say no.

John Alger
IPMS 10906
Charlotte Scale Modelers

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willshak - 29 May 2007 16:45 GMT

on 5/29/2007 1:04 AM Mad-Modeller said the following:

> Tonight the local CBS outlet ran a story on a gentleman who had
> served on the Missouri during the Korean action. He decided to build
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> Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
>

It may show up on YouTube.

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