Northern Virginia Modelers
By Modelers, For Modelers
IPMS Region 2 Chapter of the Year
1990, 1997 and 2013
IPMS/USA Mike Rastiello Chapter of the Year
1990 and 2013
IPMS Region 2 Newsletter of the Year
2015
IPMS Region 2 Website of the Year
2015 and 2017
IPMS/USA Ralph Forehand Website of the Year
2017
IPMS R2 Newsletter of the Year
2020
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Meeting Information
Two Great Ways to Participate!
Next (Virtual) Meeting - Program & Contest
These meetings will follow the normal monthly format of a short business meeting, followed by a program and monthly (virtual) contest results
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Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 7pm
Contest: Abandoned – Any vehicle left to rot, decay or seen in a decrepit state, Any country, Any time frame.
Program: Members will talk about their contest entry
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IMPORTANT NOTE
September will mark the end of virtual meetings and a return to Fairfax High School
Upcoming Meeting Dates
2021: Sept.8 (2nd Wed.), Oct.5 (1st Tues.), Nov.3 (1st Wed.) , Dec.8 (2nd Wed.)
2022: Jan.5 (1st Wed.), Feb.1 (1st Tues.), Mar.2 (1st Wed.), Apr.6 (1st Wed.), Jun.8 (2nd Wed.)
May meeting TBD
* Dates subject to change
Tips & Share meetings will continue in the Virtual format to allow our out of area members to participate
Monthly(Virtual) Tips & Share Meetings on Zoom
These meetings will be more informal get togethers, much like chatting with your fellow modelers before the start of a monthly meeting
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Next (Virtual) Tips & Share Meeting
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 7pm
Upcoming Virtual Tips & Share Dates
3rd Wednesday of each month at 7pm *
Exceptions noted in RED
2021: Aug.18, Sep.15, Oct.20, Nov.17, Dec. 15
* Dates subject to change
July 2021
Meeting Highlights
Best of Show
David Cope's Ta-154
Special - Red, White & Blue
Jim Rotramel's Mirage 2000N
Upcoming Events
Rescheduled
Saturday, July 31, 2021
Wayne PAL Hall
PAL Drive
Wayne, NJ
August 18-21
Las Vegas, NV
Saturday, Sept 11, 2021
Eisenhower Complex
2638 Emmitsburg Rd.
Gettysburg, PA
Natl. Capital Model Soldier Show
Saturday, Sept 25, 2021
Springfield Hilton
6550 Loisdale Rd.
Springfield, VA
November 13-14, 2021
Telford, UK
April 7- 9, 2022
Newport News, VA
Northern Virginia Model Classic 2022
April 15, 2022
Fairfax, VA
Club News
Getting Back to Normal!
After an 18 month hiatus we're finally getting back to shows again. Great to see old friends!
NoVA Modelers - Out & About
NoVA Modelers at the R12 show in Columbia, SC.
(l-r) Jim Rotramel, Tom Henderson, Mike Fleckenstein, Bob Wells, Mark Tutton, Mike Poreda, Mike Johnson
NoVA Modelers crossed the pond in November 2019 for the UK annual Scale Model World.
(l-r) Jim Rotramel, Barbara Barb, Carol Fleckenstein, Tim Barb, Charlie Dykas, Chris Nicoll, Jon Etherton, Tom Henderson & Mike Fleckenstein.
NoVA Modelers toasting our Sister Chapter, IPMS UK Staffordshire Moorlands in November 2019 at the UK annual Scale Model World.
NoVA Modelers was well represented at the 2019 National Convention in Chattanooga, TN.
Several of our members who attended but were not available for the group photo included Curtis & Shirley Clinton, Jon Etherton, Aris Pappas, Walter and Gail Schlueter, Jerry Lawson, Grant Berry, Nelson Kee, Keith Hudson, Haagen Klaus and Barbara Barb.
We did well in the competition with Nelson Kee, Haagen Klaus, Pat Brown, Alex Bernardo, Keith Hudson, Sunil Gupta, Mike Fleckenstein, Jose Luis Lopez, Sherman Collings, Tom Faletti & Mark Tutton taking home awards.