United States Merchant Marine Academy at King's Point, New York, 2008. The American Merchant Marine Museum. Convoy Exhibit room is at left (3 windows) https://picasaweb.google.com/116219861399977821152/UnitedStatesMerchantMarineAcademyAndAmericanMerchantMarineMuseum#
Convoy Brochure https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B9QzbT15PL_FYjEyNjkzNjctMmExOS00ZmUzLWI5MDctNjY2ZDU2ZDFlMjll&hl=en_US
The American Merchant Marine Museum. PROPOSED SPACE for the 1250 convoy
The American Merchant Marine Museum: Desk-high display cases for convoy vignettes
John Olsen's design: Convoy of 79 merchants and escorts. Adjacent room will hold six vignettes of convoy operations.
John Olsen's design: Convoy of 79 merchants and escorts. 8 ft diameter at 1:1250 = 1.9 miles/3.1 km
John Olsen's design: Convoy of 79 merchants and escorts
Installation of the CONVOY! table, December 2011
Siding and rails for the table
January 7, 2012: adding the Atlantic to the table
January 7, 2012: adding the Atlantic to the table ("Pompeian" room in background will house the six vignettes)
Installation of the CONVOY! table, as seen from the main entrance foyer. Ladder in the background points to the "Pompeian" room that will house the convoy vignettes.
January 7, 2012: adding the Atlantic to the table (front entrance foyer)
January 7, 2012: adding the Atlantic to the table: start
January 7, 2012: adding the Atlantic to the table: John Olsen adding highlights
January 7, 2012: adding the Atlantic to the table: John Olsen testing the water
January 7, 2012: adding the Atlantic to the table: John Olsen adding the gel
January 7, 2012: Room for the six vignettes of various aspects of convoy operations from conversion of merchants to troop ships to attack and defense
January 7, 2012: unpacking and sorting dozens of contributed models for the convoy and the vignettes
January 7, 2012: unpacking and sorting dozens of contributed models for the convoy and the vignettes (John Olsen, Jan Muntz, Mark Geraghty)
January 7, 2012: unpacking and sorting dozens of contributed models for the convoy and the vignettes (John, Jan, Mark)
January 7, 2012: Jan Muntz, John Olsen, Ulrich Rudofsky
January 7, 2012: Examples of vignette displays for the cases
January 7, 2012: Lining up model for vignette displays for the cases
