Category Archives: Club Events

2017 Club Challenge: 3-kit ‘Mash-Up’ or Channeling Your Inner Frankenstein
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The club’s annual build Challenge theme for 2017 was to create a ‘mash-up’ using the parts from three different kits (and for extra spice, from different genres such as plane-ship-tank…)  The goal was to use only the parts provided by the … Full Article→

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Show News : RVIPMS Virginia Shoot-Out Returns
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The fine folks at the IPMS/Roanoke Chapter [http://www.rvipms.com/] have just provided information regarding the 2017 Virginia Shoot-Out Model Convention, Show & Swap Meet coming Saturday, August 12th at the Salem Convention Center (Main Arena).  This is a well-attended and highly … Full Article→

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What is it? A Bird, A Plane… No, the 2016 Club Build Challenge
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The latest club model build challenge was completed at the November meeting with five entries on display.  Originally scheduled for October, the low meeting attendance made pushing the Challenge to the next meeting a reasonable move for those present. As … Full Article→

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9th Annual Hampton Roads Kit Swap
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IMPORTANT!  DATE CHANGE TO 29 OCTOBER 2016! Time again for the Annual HRSM Model Auction / Swap Meet aka “Kit Dump”. Sited at the customary Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Virginia Beach. VA (click for Google Maps), the Auction promised to be … Full Article→

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8th Annual “Model Auction” Swap Meet 10 Oct 2015
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The event known as the Annual HRSM Swap Meet “Model Auction” has come around again with the goal of a fun day of kit swapping & modeling camaraderie.  As before, it will be held at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Virginia … Full Article→

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Winner of Club Build Challenge: ‘Build a P-38 Any Which Way But Loose’
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This gallery contains 16 photos.

The club 2014 Build Challenge was completed on 21 November with 7 entries and two incomplete WIPs available for inspection.  The completed entrants were: Mike Schine – P-38 Lightning (1:48 scale, Hobbyboss) Tom Kean – F-5A Photo Lightning (1:48 scale, … Full Article→

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Saturday @ the Hobby Shop February 15th
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Once again, we are slated to meet on Saturday, February 15th to spend time working on our latest projects and sharing the good word about ‘therapeutic modeling’ with any passersby. If you can’t make one of the other out of … Full Article→

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Menu Sign-up for Club Holiday Potluck Dinner Meeting – 20 Dec 2013
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Please put your planned food item and number of attendees into the “Leave a Reply”for this post; read the other Replies to see what everyone is bringing (I will consolidate the list as we progress for easier reading.)  Remember, bring … Full Article→

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Saturday @ The Hobby Shop – November 9th, 2013
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Once again, the Day is just around the corner!  Get your “battle boxes” out and dig out a portable project, then plan on coming by the Club Saturday Build Day at HobbyTown- USA (VA Beach store), anytime from 10 am … Full Article→

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5th Annual Model Auction ‘Swap Meet’ 22 September
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“One man’s junk is another man’s treasure” – AUCTION REPORT Once again, the club took a deep breath and rustled together a day of model tossing, kit tipping and glue sniffing.  Wait, no that was … never mind – there … Full Article→

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