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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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, December 18, 2024
7:30pm - 9pm
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
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.
Contest: Best of 2024
Program: TBD
Fairfax High School
3501 Lion Run (Formerly Rebel Run), Fairfax, VA
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
7pm - 9pm
NEW!
Group Build - Saturday, January 18, 2025 1 - 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
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 TBD
To allow for the time difference with our friends across the pond
Notification Link will be sent via the Google Group
(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
Perhaps for the first time in IPMS/USA history, the IPMS Northern Virginia Modelers have "adopted" a sister club in another country. When NoVA club members attend the annual Scale Model World event in the UK, they can count on these folks rolling out the red carpet for us.
October 2024
Meeting Highlights
Best of Show
Wes Schull
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Regular
Monthly Meetings
7pm - 10pm
2025
January 8
February 4
March 5
April 2
May 7
June 11 2nd Wed.
Upcoming Virtual
Monthly Meetings
7pm - 9pm
3rd Wed. of the month unless otherwise noted
2024
December 18
2025
January 15
February 19
March 19
April 16
May 21
June 18
July 16
August 20
September 17
October 15
November 19
December 17
Upcoming Shows
Region 2 & National
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February 22, 2025
Richmond, VA
March 29 2025
Myrtle Beach, SC
August, 6-9 2025
Hampton Roads, VA