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, 2017 & 2021
IPMS/USA Ralph Forehand Website of the Year
2017
IPMS R2 Newsletter of the Year
2020
Since 1984
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Meeting Information
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Next Monthly Meeting
Fairfax High School
3501 Lion Run (Formerly Rebel Run), Fairfax, VA
We begin gathering at 6:30PM with attendees entering models in the monthly contest and purchasing raffle tickets. At 8PM, we have a short business meeting, followed by the raffle drawing, a program, and the announcement of contest results.
(1st Wednesday) April 5, 2023 at 7 - 10pm
Contest: Gimmicks - Any model with toy like working features
Program: Haagen Klaus - "Coverage of the Aerospace Valley Airshow held at Edwards AFB in October 2022 on the 75th anniversary of supersonic flight. This talk provides a look at much of the current Edwards test fleet, from the F-22 to the F-16, F-35, B-1B, KC-135, B-52, KC-46, and X-62 VISTA in the air and on the ground. NASA assets such as the F-15B, F/A-18C, and the last flights of the SOFIA airborne observatory are also featured. We also got a look at rare Air Force Flight Test Museum aircraft such as the F-16XL, A-10 NAW, SR-71, and lifting bodies. The presentation also provides a detailed walk-around at the full-scale movie prop of the hypersonic "Darkstar" aircraft fabricated by Lockheed's Skunk Works for the 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick."
Next Monthly (Virtual) Meeting
The virtual meetings enable folks who live too far away to attend meetings in person join in the fun!
3rd Wednesday
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 7pm
Notification Link will be sent via the Google Group
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Let's see your latest builds and tell us about them
Send images to modlrfleck@yahoo.com
Quarterly (Virtual) Meeting with the UK Staffordshire/Moorlands Club
The virtual meetings enable folks who live too far away to attend meetings in person join in the fun!
Next Date TBA
(This special meeting is in place of the regular monthly Virtual meeting)
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Let's see your latest builds and tell us about them
Send images to modlrfleck@yahoo.com
NEW!
Group Build - Saturday, March 11 - 12 -4 pm
West Springfield Government Center, 6140 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA 22152
Bring a kit and your tools. Enjoy hanging out with your fellow club members, working on a model, and talking about your work.
(No food or drink except water. No spraying solvent-based paints.)
Questions: jon.etherton@outlook.com
March 2023
Meeting Highlights


Best of Show
Me-163
by Mark Haskell
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Regular
Monthly Meetings
7pm - 10pm
2023
April 5 (1st Wednesday)
May 3 (1st Wednesday)
June 14 (2ndWednesday)
July TBA
August TBA
Sept TBA
October TBA
November TBA
December TBA
Upcoming Virtual
Monthly Meetings
7pm - 9pm
3rd Wed. of the month unless otherwise noted
2023
April 19
May 17
June 21
July 19
August 16
Sept 20
October 18
November 15
December 20
Upcoming Shows
Region 2 & National
(Click links for show websites)
March 25, 2023
Myrtle Beach, SC
Rescheduled from Oct. 2022 due to inclement weather
April 1
Wayne, NJ
April 15, 2023
Fairfax, VA
August 2-6, 2023
San Marcos, TX
Club News
NoVA Modelers - Out & About

NoVA Modelers at ODO in Richmond, VA, Feb.2023
(Photo by Tim Barb)

NoVA Modelers with Our sister club Staffordshire Moorlands Modelers at Scale Model World 2022 in Telford UK

NoVA Modelers at 2022 Virginia Shootout
Roanoke, VA

NoVA Modelers at Old Dominion Open 2022
in Richmond, VA

NoVA Modelers at Penncon 2022
Mechanicsburg, PA

NoVA Modelers at IPMS 2022 Nationals
in Omaha, NE