Tag Archives: Competition

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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Winner of Club Build Challenge: ‘Build a P-38 Any Which Way But Loose’
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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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2014 Old Dominion Open Show Report
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Remarkable! The IPMS/Richmond guys are consistently getting better each year in putting on their annual ODO model show & contest. It helps that the Richmond Raceway facilities have been nicely updated with better lighting and new accommodations but even with … Full Article→

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2014 Old Dominion Open is a GO!
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Post-show Report HERE The highly popular Old Dominion Open is revving up for its 2014 incarnation.   It is to be held on 22 February at the Richmond Raceway Complex in the Henrico Building (the same as last year.)  Chazz … Full Article→

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NOVA Model Classic Show Report – 27 April 2013
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As a first time attendee, I really didn’t know what to expect of the Northern Virginia – aka “NOVA” – Model Classic contest & model show. (http://www.novaipms.org/) I’ve known that others go to it seemingly every year and HRSM gets … Full Article→

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NOVA Model Classic Show Gallery 2013
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Here are some images of the show in no particular order – just stuff that caught my eye.  Enjoy!  

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AMPS 2013 Convention Report
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Clint Mills, Joe Koenig and I hit the road to Atlanta early Thursday morning bound for this year’s AMPS International Convention. We stowed our models carefully and headed down Rt. 58, headed for I-85 south and, eventually, Atlanta. The drive … Full Article→

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AMPS 2013 Convention Pix
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