Decorations Kit

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Decorations Kit

Vacation Bible School
Decorations Kit
Decorating Ideas and Resources for VBS!
© 2007 TruthQuest® Ministries
www.truthquest.net
Aim Higher.
1 Timothy 4:12
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Contents
Decorating Ideas
Airplane Hangars...........................................................................................................5
Runways................................................................................................................................5
Airport Terminals..........................................................................................................5
Aircraft...................................................................................................................................6
Wild Blue Yonder............................................................................................................6
Costuming...........................................................................................................................6
Ambient Noise..................................................................................................................6
Decoration & Clip Art Directory.........................................................................7-16
©2007 TruthQuest® Ministries. Permission is granted to the purchaser of this product to photocopy and distribute this page for VBS ministry purposes. Duplication and distribution is otherwise prohibited. • www.truthquest.net
For the Decorations Director
The Flight School Decorating Concept........................................................3
What’s in this Kit.............................................................................................................3
Volunteers Needed........................................................................................................3
Recruiting Tips.................................................................................................................3
What to Decorate..........................................................................................................3
Suggested Decorating Resources.....................................................................4
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Whether or not you will need these volunteers depends upon the plans
you make for decorating your facility for VBS. Your creativity will also
help to determine the kinds of decorations you can create and who you
will need to help you.
Vacation Bible School is coming, and soon, kids will be touring airplane
hangars, runways, airport terminals and more as they visit Flight
School! You and your volunteers are charged with the job of giving your
facility the look and feel of a Flight School for VBS!
The Flight School
Decorating Concept
At Flight School, children will be challenged to aim for higher standards
in their relationships with Christ. This will be done by drawing parallels
between the Christian walk and the mechanics of flight. Flight School
is a civil flight training facility where you’ll find everything from old
biplanes to F/A-18 fighter jets, and the decorating possibilities are
exciting! Parts of your facility can become aircraft hangars, runways, a
tarmac, an airplane maintenance hangar, supplies and parts lockers, an
airport terminal, a control tower, and more! Transforming your facility
into a Flight School will add to the overall experience of VBS for children,
and with the ideas and resources we’ve provided, the job before you
should be quite manageable.
What’s in This Kit
This kit is intended to assist you with the job of decorating your church
appropriately for Vacation Bible School. The Flight School VBS CD-ROM
or WebLink includes a variety of special artwork and posters which can
be used to help you to decorate for your VBS program. This kit includes
catalogs of the artwork to be found on the CD-ROM and WebLink, along
with a number of suggestions, ideas, and tips for preparing your VBS
facility for this exciting aviation theme!
Volunteers Needed
To assist you with the process of decorating for VBS, you may need to
recruit some volunteers. Whether you need additional help with the
job of decorating, and how much help you need, depends upon the scale
of your VBS and the limitations your facility may place upon decorating.
In the next column are volunteers you might want to recruit.
• Carpenters...
To build any special props you might want for your VBS.
• Artists...
To paint scenes or signs.
• Thrift store or garage sale shoppers...
To acquire decorating items.
• Craft hobbyists...
To assist in producing props and scenes.
Recruiting Tips
To find people to help you with the decorating for VBS, you may want
to keep a few points in mind. For example, you may be able to recruit
people who are already involved elsewhere in this VBS program who
may not be busy with the preparations. Here are a couple of tips:
• Most VBS workers should be Able to Help
you before VBS begins
Since most of the VBS volunteers’ jobs take place during VBS, many
of them will not be busy with VBS in the weeks before it starts. Try
recruiting these people, who are already committed to VBS, to help
with decorating!
• Be Specific!
Be specific about what you need your volunteers to help you with.
People will be more likely to help you if they know specifically what
they will be doing.
• Share Ideas
Have some ideas about how you will decorate before you begin
recruiting. This will help you to give more specific information about
what your volunteers will be doing.
What to Decorate
Perhaps the most important thing to remember as the Decorations
Director is that your imagination is the best tool you have. Your job is to
make the kids feel like they are at a Flight School, and this means that
you should think about all the ways in which you can make this illusion
seem real to the kids. Brainstorm ideas for decorating your facility.
Think about the possibilities for decorating the church sanctuary, the
classrooms, the hallways, the foyer, and even the exterior of the building
and the parking lot. Your budget will naturally play a role in determining
which of the brainstorm ideas are practical and which ideas are not,
but in the early going, don’t throw out any ideas. If an initial idea doesn’t
seem practical at first, you might find another application of the idea
later. The sky is the limit for what you can imagine. Then, it’s just a
matter of what your facility, volunteers and budget will enable you to
do!
Welcome to Flight School!
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Chain Link Fence Fabric
If you have access to some unused chain link fence, you can use that
in your facility to make “parts lockers” such as would be found in an
airplane hangar.
Imagination is the best and most important tool you have for
transforming your facility into a Flight School but there are a number of
resources which will be helpful to you as you decorate for VBS.
Suggested Decorating Resources
Gathering resources for transforming your facility into a Flight School
should be quite easy. Below are a few suggestions to help you.
Model Airplanes
Ask your congregation to donate or allow you to borrow model
airplanes with which you can use throughout the building to dress up
tables, rooms, etc. Hang some of the airplanes from the ceiling.
Fuel and Oil Drums
If you have access to empty 50 gallon drum barrels, bring them into
a large room or hallway. Label them with signs indicating what is
supposedly being stored in them such as “fuel” or “flammable.”
Tool Boxes and tools
Large toolboxes such as you’d find in an auto repair shop will look
right at home at Flight School, and so will most tools. If you choose to
display toolboxes, be sure to label them so you can return them to the
people you borrowed them from. When displaying tools, be careful not
to display woodworking tools such as claw hammers, saws, sandpaper,
etc.) Instead, display mechanical tools such as wrenches, screwdrivers,
ratchets, sockets, and the like. Be sure to keep safety in mind as you
consider the kinds of tools to display.
Spare Parts
A nice touch to your set would be to display some mechanical parts in
your facility. Old auto parts should be easy to acquire, and few people
will know the difference between auto parts and aircraft parts. We
suggest asking local auto mechanics for broken and discarded parts to
display. Additionally, inexpensive items like rubber hoses, fan belts, and
spark plugs can be displayed.
Metal Shelving
If you can acquire or borrow some industrial metal shelving, such as you’d
find in a garage, you can use these for decorating by setting spare parts, tools,
and other items in the shelves.
Pegboard
Similarly, if anyone in your church has some unused pegboard (such
as what you would hang tools on), you can use this to put on walls and
hang tools on for your facility, making parts of your facility look like a
mechanical repair shop.
WWII Era Posters and Aircraft Posters
Hang old WWII era posters on the walls in the hangar. There are also
some very good posters of modern aircraft available if you take the time
to look. You can look online for possible posters. These are sights we
found. This may end up being an expensive option, so choose wisely.
http://www.wwii-collectibles.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_
Code=WOC&Category_Code=uspaf
http://www.allposters.com/-st/Airplane-Posters_c1093_.htm
Travel Posters
If you decorate areas of your facility to look like an airport terminal,
consider getting some travel posters from local travel agencies.
Cardboard Sheets
If you can acquire large, flat sheets of cardboard, you can make your
own model airplanes to hang from the ceiling of your facility, and many
other things can be made of cardboard as well.
Included Resources
The Flight School VBS kit includes a number of resources that can be
helpful to you in decorating for VBS. These resources include:
Flight School Decorating Posters
The clip art section of Flight School includes a number of large
InstaPosters that can be printed on any printer and then assembled
into large, inexpensive posters to hang in your facility. InstaPosters are
available for all of the Flight School characters and all of the aircraft
featured in Flight School. Flight School logos and other items are also
available as InstaPosters. Check out the Clip Art library on the Flight
School CD-ROM or WebLink for a full selection.
Flight School Signs
The Flight School clip art library also includes a number of signs you
can use for decorating your facility. Some of these signs serve a purpose,
marking your restrooms, lost & found, and classroom areas, while other
signs are purely for decoration. Using these signs will add a consistent
look to your facility, increasing the illusion of being at a Flight School.
Aircraft Templates
Flight School also includes a few templates you can use for making your
own cardboard airplane models. You can use these templates with an
opaque projector to create large airplane models. Imagine having a
large airplane hanging from your ceiling during VBS! The aircraft model
templates are available in the Decorations section of the Flight School
CD-ROM or WebLink.
Turning Your Facility into A
Flight School
Corrugated Metal
If you have access to sheets of corrugated metal, these will look great
in an airplane hangar. In fact, airplane hangars are often constructed
from corrugated metal. Of course, most people don’t have this kind
of material laying around, but you may be able to make your own by
accordion-folding sheets of grey butcher paper and hanging them on
your walls like paneling.
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55-Gallon Drum Barrels
If you’re able to acquire any empty 55-gallon drum barrels, you can mark
them as oil, as fuel, or as “flammable” using the signs from the Flight
School clip art library. Or, you can create your own 55-gallon drums from
paper or cardboard and mark them in the same way.
Now, it’s time to let your imagination soar! There are any number of
things you can do to turn your facility into a Flight School, and the
more you’re able to do, the more memorable VBS will be for your kids.
You should keep in mind the functions of each room in your facility and
ensure that your decorating compliments those functions instead of
hindering them. A brief summary of the decorating ideas in this kit is
found below.
Airplane Hangars
This is the primary setting for Flight School, and you can have a lot of
fun transforming your facility to look like a hangar. This will be a very
industrial and utilitarian look. Here are a few basic things you can do to
create this illusion:
Corrugated Steel Panel Walls
By placing corrugated steel panels (which most airplane hangars are
constructed from) on the walls, you can create the feel of an airplane
hangar. Alternately, you can accordion-fold grey butcher paper to look
like corrugated steel.
Toolboxes and Pegboard
Try to borrow some large toolboxes to display, or create your own
toolboxes from cardboard boxes. If possible, display tools in the
toolboxes or hanging on pegboard.
Mechanical Tools
Try to borrow and display some mechanical tools such as wrenches,
ratchets, sockets, screwdrivers, and the like. Be sure not to display
woodworking tools such as saws, claw hammers, sandpaper and the
like, since these would not be in an airplane hangar.
Auto Parts
Try to acquire old or broken auto parts from local mechanics, along
with rubber hoses gaskets, and the like. Most folks won’t be able to tell
the difference between auto parts and aircraft parts, so you can display
these parts on shelves or work tables to make it appear that work is
being done on an airplane.
Old Tires
Every airplane has landing gear, and that means they need tires! You can
acquire old tires and display them in your facility with the idea that the
tires belong to landing gear.
Metal Shelving
Set up some metal shelves (such as you’d find in a garage) and display
tools, automotive parts, cans of motor oil, WD-40, and other mechanicallyrelated junk. Men in your church may allow you to borrow such things.
Chain Link Fence
If you’re able to acquire any discarded chain link fence, you can create a
parts locker, where aircraft parts might be stored. Or, you can use fence
material along walls as if to keep people off of runways.
Fuel Pump
Create a fuel pump by stacking some boxes, spray painting them red,
and attaching a hose to the side to look like the fuel line. If you have an
old gauge, you could mount that to the boxes to add to the illusion, or
you could draw your own gauge on your “fuel pump.”
Wheel Blocks
You may be able to acquire (or build) a couple of sets of wheel blocks. These
are generally two blocks of wood attached to each other by a rope so that
one block can sit in front of an airplane wheel and the other behind it in
order to keep the airplane from rolling.
Runways
Airplanes need a place to takeoff and land, so why not add a few runways
to your facility? This can be done quite easily by lining a hallway with
white rope lights or Christmas lights, just as a runway is lined with
lights for guiding airplanes in. Additionally, you can use masking tape
to tape large numbers on the floor of your “runway” so that pilots can
identify which runway they’re heading for from the air.
Runway Clip Art
Use the Runway clip art from the Flight School clip art library as a guide
when setting up runways in your facility.
Runway Signs
You can also place signs on the floor beside your runways to mark the
locations of different runways in your “air field.” The clip art library
includes signs like those you’d see out an airplane window as you taxi to
the runway for takeoff.
Airport Terminal
With a few simple touches, you can make parts of your facility resemble
an airport terminal, with ticket counters, baggage carousels, security
checkpoints, and departure gates. Here are a few ideas:
CONTROL TOWER
If you have a balcony or loft in your church, transform a small section
of the balcony or loft into a “Control Tower.” Hang maps, set up old
computers on tables, set up headphones around the computers and
have old CB radios on the table where kids can pretend to talk to
“airplanes” that are getting ready to take off or land.
Security Checkpoints
Make doorways in your facility look like the security checkpoints that
people have to walk through in airports. You could have a uniformed
volunteer dress up as a TSA security agent and even have him/her
pretend to do a wand inspection of some of the kids as they pass
through the doorway.
Baggage Carousel & Carts
Consider putting black or grey paper on the floor in a circle shape (to
resemble a baggage carousel) and place old suitcases on it. Complete
Basic Decorating IDEAS
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and sky have been created, you can hang model or toy airplanes with
fishing line from the ceiling.
Costuming
Departure Gates
You can use the signs in the Flight School clip art library to label some
of your doorways as departure gates, or you can mark them with signs
that direct kids to departure gates. We suggest browsing the clip art
library to spark your imagination.
Arrival/Departure Monitors
Using cardboard or even old computer screens, you could set up a bank of
screens that show arrival and departure times for flights to your “airport.”
Aircraft
Air fields, airports, and flight schools all have one thing in common;
airplanes! Here are some suggestions for adding aircraft to your VBS
decorating.
Aircraft Posters
The Flight School clip art library includes pictures and specification
posters of nine different aircraft ranging from classic biplanes to
modern fighter jets. These posters provide an inexpensive and easy
way to decorate your facility with aircraft. The aircraft spec posters
even identify the type of aircraft featured in each poster, along with
basic information about each aircraft. Browse the Flight School clip art
library to spark your imagination!
Plastic MODEL AIRPLANES
Consider borrowing or purchasing model airplanes and displaying
them in your facility during VBS. At the end of VBS, those same model
airplanes could be given away as prizes or awards to kids, provided that
they haven’t been borrowed, of course!
Cardboard Model Airplanes
Using an opaque projector and some large sheets of cardboard, you can
create large-scale models of airplanes to hang from your ceiling during
VBS. With a little tracing, cutting, and painting, you can add a lot of fun to
Flight School by having cardboard airplanes flying overhead! Templates
are provided in the Decorations section of the Flight School CD-ROM or
WebLink so that you can make your own cardboard aircraft.
Propellers
Using sheets of cardboard, you can make airplane propellers which
you can cut out, paint, and display on your walls. For example, you could
make large propellers out of cardboard and cover them with tinfoil.
Display them near the “Spare Parts” area.
Wild Blue Yonder
In one of the rooms being used by the kids, hang blue butcher paper on
the walls and ceilings. Then over the blue paper in irregular shapes, cut
out and hang pieces of quilt batting to create clouds. Once the clouds
Ambient Noise
Create ambience with airplane noises. You can download sound effects
of planes taking off and landing. You can also have people “paged” over
your sound system to give the sound of an airport in your sanctuary,
or you can set up portable players that have these noises playing in
hallways or even the bathrooms.
The Sky’s the Limit!
These are just a few ideas for decorating your facility to look like a Flight
School, but the most important tool you have is your imagination. See
what you can get donated to you to help with decorating; you might be
surprised at what people are willing to do. If you have an idea not listed
here, go for it! Don’t forget the tools we’ve provided on the Flight School
CD-ROM or WebLink, and have fun!
Flight School Artwork
The artwork from the Flight School CD-ROM or Weblink is available in
the following formats:
.pdf
PDF retains excellent print quality, although it is not as commonly
supported by other software applications for importing artwork. To
access a PDF version of a clip art file, simply click on “.PDF” below the file
name in the CD or WebLink browser.
.jpg
This format is useful for importing into other software applications
such as MS Office or Powerpoint, or even for posting on your church web
site. However, it is not the best choice for direct printing of the artwork,
since it can produce pixelated results. JPEG versions are available for
most of the clip art files. To access a .JPEG version of an art file, click on
“.JPEG” below the file name in the CD or WebLink browser.
InstaPoster™
InstaPoster is a simple method developed by TruthQuest Ministries to
allow you to create large posters out of letter-sized sheets. InstaPosters
are comprised of “tiles” that are all printable from any regular printer.
Then, following the assembly diagram on the front page of the poster
sheets, you can simply trim and tape the tiles together to form a large
poster. This simple solution allows churches to have large posters without
having to pay a sign shop to print them. A selection of the clip art files
from the Flight School CD-ROM or WebLink are available as InstaPosters.
the illusion by posting a sign in the center of the carousel that marks it
as Baggage Claim. You could also place luggage on carts like you might
find at an airport.
To add to the fun, your workers can dress in costumes, such as mechanics,
old-school aviators’ gear like bomber jackets, scarves and goggles, or
modern-day flight suits or jumpsuits with helmets. Other costumes could
include airline pilots or flight attendants. With appropriate costuming,
your workers can be some of the best decorations you can get!
Clip Art, Sign & Poster Directory
A directory of clip art, signs and posters available on the Flight School CD-ROM or Weblink
Use this directory to see the selection of available advertising materials and clip art.
You can use this art for decorating, organizing, and advertising your VBS program. All clip art in this directory can be found on the
Flight School CD-ROM or Weblink under the “Helpful Aids” section. You can either print the art directly or import it into software such as
Microsoft Office.
Artwork Formats
.pdf
PDF retains excellent print quality, although it is not as commonly
supported by other software applications for importing artwork. To
access a PDF version of a clip art file, simply click on “.PDF” below the
file name in the CD or WebLink browser.
.jpg
This format is useful for importing into other software applications
such as MS Office or Powerpoint, or even for posting on your church
web site. However, it is not the best choice for direct printing of the
artwork, since it can produce pixelated results. JPEG versions are
available for most of the clip art files. To access a .JPEG version of
an art file, click on “.JPEG” below the file name in the CD or WebLink
browser.
InstaPoster™
InstaPoster is a simple method developed by TruthQuest Ministries
to allow you to create large posters out of letter-sized sheets.
InstaPosters are comprised of “tiles” that are all printable from any
regular printer. Then, following the assembly diagram on the front
page of the poster sheets, you can simply trim and tape the tiles
together to form a large poster. This simple solution allows churches
to have large posters without having to pay a sign shop to print
them. A selection of the clip art files from the Flight School CD-ROM
or WebLink are available as InstaPosters.
Directory Includes:
• Flight School logos and posters
• Character artwork
• Age group logos (Squadron logos)
• General Flight School and aircraft clip art
• Signs and Posters
Clip
Art, Sign & Poster Directory
These artwork files can be printed from the Flight School CD-ROM or WebLink under the “Helpful
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Flight School Logo (color)
Flight School Logo (black & white)
Flight School Welcome Poster*
Flight School Decorating Poster*
Use for decorating or for use with other software
Use for decorating
Use for decorating
Flight School Character Poster*
Amelia (African)*
Amelia (Asian)*
Amelia (Caucasican)*
Use for decorating
Amelia (Hispanic)*
Amelia (Black & White)
Amelia (Asian, Black & White)
Boomer (African)*
Boomer (Asian)*
Boomer (Caucasian)*
Boomer (Hispanic)*
Boomer (Black & White)
Aids” section. Items listed in BLUE* with asterisks are also available in large poster sizes, printed
on several pages for you to put together into posters.
Clip
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Willby (African)*
Willby (Asian)*
Willby (Caucasian)*
Willby (Hispanic)*
Willby (Black & White)
Willby (Asian, Black & White)
Boeing 747 (Left, BW)
Boeing 747 (Right, BW)
Boeing 747 (Left)*
Boeing 747 (Right)*
Boeing Stearman (Left, BW)
Boeing Stearman (Right, BW)
Boeing Stearman (Left)*
Boeing Stearman (Right)*
Cessna 172 Skyhawk (Left, BW)
Cessna 172 Skyhawk (Right, BW)
Clip
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Cessna 172 Skyhawk (Left)*
Cessna 172 Skyhawk (Right)*
F-15 Eagle (Left, BW)
F-15 Eagle (Right, BW)
F-15 Eagle (Left)*
F-15 Eagle (Right)*
F-16 Falcon (Left, BW)
F-16 Falcon (Right, BW)
F-16 Falcon (Left)*
F-16 Falcon (Right)*
F/A-18 Hornet (Left, BW)
F/A-18 Hornet (Right, BW)
F/A-18 Hornet (Left)*
F/A-18 Hornet (Right)*
F/A-18 Blue Angels (Left)*
F/A-18 Blue Angels (Right)*
Clip
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Lockheed Electra (Left, BW)
Lockheed Electra (Right, BW)
Lockheed Electra (Left)*
Lockheed Electra (Right)*
P-51 Mustang (Left, BW)
P-51 Mustang (Right, BW)
P-51 Mustang (Left)*
P-51 Mustang (Right)*
DeHavilland Tiger Moth (Left, BW)
DeHavilland Tiger Moth (Right, BW)
DeHavilland Tiger Moth (Left)*
DeHavilland Tiger Moth (Right)*
Trainer Squadron*
Stearman Squadron*
Skyhawk Squadron*
Mustang Squadron*
Clip
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Electra Squadron*
Jumbojet Squadron*
Falcon Squadron*
Hornet Squadron*
Tiger Moth Spec Poster*
Boeing Stearman Spec Poster*
Cessna 172 Skyhawk Spec Poster*
P-51 Mustang Spec Poster*
Use for decorating
Use for decorating
Use for decorating
Use for decorating
Lockheed Electra Spec Poster*
Boeing 747 Spec Poster*
F-16 Falcon Spec Poster*
F/A-18 Hornet Spec Poster*
Use for decorating
Use for decorating
Use for decorating
Use for decorating
Bible Story Bug
Cloud
Crafts & Snacks Bug
Crafts Bug
Use to mark Bible Story room
Use to mark Crafts & Snacks area
Use to mark Crafts area
Clip
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Drama Bug
Games Bug
Music Bug
Application Lesson Bug
Use to mark drama skit area
Use to mark Games area
Use to mark Music area
Use to mark Application Lesson area
Snacks Bug
Wrench
Cloudy Sky
Airspeed Indicator
Use to mark Snacks area
Use with other software as a background
Altimeter
Attitude Indicator
Heading Indicator
Turn Coordinator
Vertical Speed Indicator
Full Instrument Panel*
Runway
Runway Marker Signs
Use as a model for a runway in your facility
Use for marking “runways” in your facility
Clip
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Danger Sign
Use for making your facility look like an aircraft hangar
Hangar 1 Sign
Hangar 2 Sign
Hangar 5 Sign
Hangar 6 Sign
Hangar 9 Sign
High Voltage Sign
Flammable Sign
Flight Training Sign
Use for making your facility look like an aircraft hangar Use for making your facility look like an aircraft hangar
Hangar 3 Sign
Hangar 4 Sign
Hangar 7 Sign
Hangar 8 Sign
Jet Fuel Sign
Keep Clear Sign
Control Tower Sign
Clip
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Lost & Found Sign
Maintenance Sign
Mechanical Hangar Sign
Missions Offering Sign
Use for marking your lost & found area
Use for marking your missions offering receptacle
Parts Locker Sign
Pilot Check In Sign
Restrooms Sign
Staging Area Sign
Use for marking your check-in area
Use for marking your restrooms
Authorized Personnel Sign
Blank Sign
Supply Locker Sign
Tarmac Sign
Baggage Check Sign
Gates 1-3 Sign
Gates 14-32 Sign
Ground Transportation Sign
Use for making your facility look like an airport
Clip
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Information Center Sign
Security Check-In Sign
Baggage Claim Sign
P-51 Mustang Template
Found in the Decorations section for making a
cardboard model
Bell X-1 Template
F/A-18 Template
cardboard model
cardboard model

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