Museum Research

by Chris Rasmussen
(Mare Island, Vallejo, CA, USA)

I am trying to locate one or more of the French modelers who were featured in an article in here about 6 years ago.

It was about their work to build an elaborate set of models associated with Mare Island Naval Shipyard in northern California. I found it both remarkable and surprising that this would have been done.


I am hoping that you can establish a contact between us.

This is the title of the piece on the Website at the time:

French Precision
Mare Island Diorama at 1/700th!!

The URL:

http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/z-scale-pictorial.html

Regards,

Chris Rasmussen
Mare Island

P.S.--Yes, I now live on Mare Island


SMH Responds I believe the person you are trying to reach are Bruno Gire and, Jean Mahieux. I do not have contact information but they have also been featured on the website http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=33372. I think Jim Baumann, email is jbys1@tiscali.co.uk, can help you.

You will find many examples of his work at:
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/users/jim-baumann/user-index.html