On Saturday, March 31, 2007, Paul Jacobs and Chris Daley organized the first formal West Coast Collectors Meeting on board the Liberty Ship S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien in San Francisco. Attendees were able to tour the ship and observe a war game staged by several of the collectors present. Chris Daley's 1250Ships offered a range of the latest release models for sale and several participants took out tables for exhibits and second-hand model sales. Though it was a Kassel year, several producers including Rudi and Egbert Kraus (Navis/Neptun), Dave Love (Mountford), Paul Jacobs (SMY), Norbert and Matti Broecher (Rhenania), Chris Daley (California/1250Ships), John Eagan (Eagan Ship Models) and John Youngerman were present. The following afternoon many of the attendees enjoyed an open house at Paul and Renee Jacobs' home in nearby Saratoga.
S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien
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Photos courtesy of Egbert Kraus
Exhibit space on the second deck of the O'Brien, looking aft. Exhibit space looking forward. John and Ann Eagan, John
Ulrich Rudofsky and Rudi Kraus are in discussion at Chris Daley's Youngerman and Dave Love are at their stations.
table.
The "Exhibit Deck" with Dave Love, John Olsen, Rudi Kraus, Ulrich Rudofsky, Jim Angelis, Paul Jacobs and Chris Daley among the
attendees.
John Olsen's Great White Fleet exhibit. A large scale D-Day exhibit on the O'Brien.
Rudi Kraus touring the ship with a volunteer guide. In the engine room.
The O'Brien's 5 inch deck gun. The skyline from the bridge.
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Egbert's Gallery
Paul Jacobs Dave Shadell and Paul Jacobs
Paul Jacobs with Ron Astin Tom Vargas
Bill Laferriere Hal Andrews Hjalmar Heinen
Rudi Kraus Randy Short
Matti Broecher with his father Norbert. John Olsen
