Donations to Offset Association Costs to Build Model CVA/CV64
for Display in our Carrier Row Museum, USS Lexington Museum
on the USS Lexington Museum on the
Bay, Corpus Christi, TX. No donation amount is too small and is very
appreciated. Mail check made out to the Association and mail to
Sidney Rodgers, Treasurer, 7706 Cumbertree Court, Springfield, VA 22153.
Ships cost to build $4,005, we
have raised $3,687 leaving $318 deficit.
The following sailors have donated and joined this wall of fame.
CVA64 Assoc                                                                      50/50 Raffle

BEST                                                                                TOMMY & REBECCA

GRIMES                                                                             JAMES & DOROTHY

LEONARD                                                                         ROSS

MASTRANGELO                                                                ARKY

RAINES                                                                               GARY & RENEE

RODGERS                                                                           SIDNEY & KYLE

ROSSOMANDO                                                                  GUS & KATHY

RUSHING                                                                              GAYLAND & DINAH

SHAW                                                                                    DENNIS

SOUTH                                                                                   GLENN & HELEN

TAMBASCO                                                                            PHIL & CAROL

WALKER                                                                                 JERRY & MARIANNE

 
 



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As most of you know the USS Constellation CVA/CV64 Association secured a small space, for “Carrier Row”, onboard the USS Lexington Museum on the Bay, Corpus Christi, TX, a couple years ago. The Lexington Group charges us zero rent, however, we donated $5,000 to air condition our space to provide a more moisture free environment to protect our loaned items already on display. Today our Association just commissioned a  model ship builder to create a 46” replica, of a circa 1966-1969 Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier, paint will be lightly weathered for realism, twenty period aircraft and cranes/tow equipment will be included. It rests on a mahogany base, with brass stand lifts and will be stored in a 52” mahogany Plexiglas display case. It will be a first class endeavor to enshrine, honor and display a beautiful memory of a large part of our Navy heritage and your “Connie” family forever. Construction begins this month and it will be available to ship by November 2018.
If you would like to participate, in purchasing this model ship and offset costs, please send check made out to USS Constellation CVA/CV64 Association, Gayland Rushing, President, 1512 Auburn Drive, Longview, TX 75601.

Fair winds and following seas,
Long live the Connie spirit

Gayland Rushing,President
 
P.S. Our Naval Warship models are made-to-order, meaning we do not stock any pre-made models. Only when a customer tells us the size and scale desired do we build the model. Each model comes fully assembled with a solid hull, hand carved from kiln dried mahogany. Other parts are made from a variety of woods, putty, resin and metals. sig SD Model Makers