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
Please visit our Sister IPMS club in the UK
IPMS Staffordshire/Moorlands
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Meeting Information
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Next (In Person) Monthly Meeting
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.
Wednesday October 4, 2023 at 7 - 10pm
Contest: They Also Served - Any military support vehicle - ie. fuel truck, portable kitchen wagon, Engineering vehicle, etc
Program: Sci-Fi Modeling and Beyond! A Show Report from WonderFest 2023, presented by Brian Nicklas. The largest sci-fi, horror, and fantasy scale modeling show in the United States is held every year in Louisville, Kentucky. Club member Brian Nicklas attended the most recent WonderFest in 2023, and here, he shares highlights which include work by some of the most talented scale modelers in the world.
Fairfax High School
3501 Lion Run (Formerly Rebel Run), Fairfax, VA
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, September. 20, 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 jon.etherton@outlook.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!
Date to be announced
(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 jon.etherton@outlook.com
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September 2023
Meeting Highlights
Best of Show
P-38G
by Haagen Klaus
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Regular
Monthly Meetings
7pm - 10pm
2023
October 4
November 1
December 6
2024
January 3
February 7
March 6
April 3
May 1
June 13 (NOTE: 2nd Thursday)
July TBA
August TBA
September TBA
October TBA
November TBA
December TBA
Upcoming Virtual
Monthly Meetings
7pm - 9pm
3rd Wed. of the month unless otherwise noted
2023
Sept 20
October 18
November 15
December 20
Upcoming Shows
Region 2 & National
(Click links for show websites)
February 24 , 2024
Richmond VA
March 23, 2024
Myrtle Beach, SC
April 13, 2024
Fairfax, VA
July 17-20, 2024
Madison, WI
IPMS USA Nationals
August, 6-9 2025
Hampton Roads, VA
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