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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Fairfax High School
3501 Lion Run (Formerly Rebel Run), Fairfax, VA
Upcoming
Northern Virginia Modelers
Contest Themes & Programs
2022
June 1 Contest: Video models – any model of a vehicle found in an online video game series. Star Trek online, Star Wars online, World of Tanks, World of Planes, World of Ships or any other online game.
Program: TBD
July 6
Contest: What Could Have Been – any vehicle that was under development and then got cancelled for any reason. e.g. CF-105, TSR-2, XB-70, other vehicles cancelled before they went into full production..
Program: TBD
August 3
Contest: Need for Speed – Bring in any vehicle whose max speed was super fast For Airplanes Mach 2+, Cars 200+mph, etc. Can also be vehicles whose speed set records for its respective decade.
Program: TBD
September
Contest: U.S. Air Force at 75. Bring in any USAF vehicles from 1947 to current.
Program: TBD
October
Contest: Piggyback – Bring in any vehicle that could be piggybacked onto another vehicle, e.g. Mistel, SR-71/D-21, Shuttle/747, etc.
Program: TBD
November
Contest: Family portrait. Bring in a collection of the same family of vehicles perhaps in different markings or variants. e.g. Spitfires, A-4s, F-4s, B-17s, Sherman tanks, etc.
Program: TBD
December
Contest: Build the Same Subject – Supermarine Spitfire, M1 Abrams, Starship USS Enterprise, Stock Cars (All subjects can be any scale and any kit)
Program: Annual Holiday Party
Contest & program subject to change
Read the Annual BTSS Rules here