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
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Meeting Information
2022
Two Great Ways to Participate!
Next Regular Meeting - Program & Contest
These meetings will follow the normal monthly format of a short Business Meeting, followed by a Program, Contest & Raffle
(1st)Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 6:30pm
Fairfax High School
3501 Lion Run, Fairfax, VA
Contest: Gunships and Gun Trucks. Any vehicle that provides close support to the troops, think AC-47, AC-119, AC-130 or anti aircraft trucks.
Program: The USS Barb - The only US submarine to sink a train in World War II - Presented by Tim Barb
COVID 19 Information
Fairfax County currently requires masks to be used within the building
Next Tips & Share (Virtual) Meeting
These meetings will be more informal get togethers, much like chatting with your fellow modelers before the start of a monthly meeting.
The Tips & Share session will also enable folks who live too far away to attend meetings in person join in the fun!
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 7pm
Notification Link will be sent via the Google Group
If you are not enrolled in Google Forms, please click here to join:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/northernvirginiamodelers
Next Special (Virtual) Meeting with the UK Staffordshire/Moorlands Club
Now that NoVA Modelers club is back to in person monthly meetings we don't want to forget our British friends from the
IPMS UK Staffordshire Moorlands club.
The format will be Quarterly Virtual meetings scheduled on a weekend date at 2pm (allows for the time difference from the UK)
The meetings will feature a contest and the subject will be attendees describing the techniques they used to create their entry.
Next date: TBD
(This special meeting is in place of the regular monthlyTips & Share meeting )
Notification Link will be sent via the Google Group
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/northernvirginiamodelers
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January 2022
Meeting Highlights
Best of 2021
John Lingwood's (UK) Tyne Class Lifeboat
Best Out of Box
Peter Espada's Panzer MkIV \
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Regular
Monthly Meetings
7pm - 9pm
2022
February 1 (1st Tuesday)
March 2 (1st Wednesday)
April 6 (1st Wednesday)
May 10 (2nd Tuesday)
June8 (2nd Wednesday)
Upcoming Virtual
Tips & Share Meetings
7pm - 9pm
(Unless noted in RED)
2022
February 16 (Wednesday)
March 16 (Wednesday)
April 20 (Wednesday)
May 18 (Wednesday)
June 15 (Wednesday)
July 20 (Wednesday)
August 17 (Wednesday)
September 21 (Wednesday)
October 19 (Wednesday)
November 16 (Wednesday)
December 21 (Wednesday)
Upcoming Shows
Region 2 & National
(Click links for show websites)
February 26, 2022
Richmond Raceway Complex
Henrico Hall
600 East Laburnum Richmond, VA
April 7- 9, 2022
Newport News, VA
Northern Virginia Model Classic 2022
April 16, 2022
Fairfax, VA
IPMS USA National Convention 2022
July 20-23 2022
Omaha, NE
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 at Penncon 2021 in Gettysburg PA
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 toasting our Sister Chapter, IPMS UK Staffordshire Moorlands in November 2019 at the UK annual Scale Model World.