More ODO Raffle Donations

Kits donated by Firehouse Hobbies for our 2023 Old Dominion Open raffle... many thanks to Firehouse Hobbies!

ODO Raffle Prizes from Tamiya

 

Shown above are the 2023 ODO raffle prizes generously donated by Tamiya. Plan to attend the show... you can't win if you're not there!

February 13, 2023 Meeting & Newsletter

Our next meeting will be held on February 13, 2023 at the Smoketree Community Building beginning at 6:30 p.m. Note that this is a change in both location and time. Further details can be found in the February Newsletter under the Spare Parts & Newsletters tab above or by clicking here.

This will be an important meeting! We will finalize plans for this year's Old Dominion Open to be held on February 25th as well as voting on a venue change for future meetings. Please attend if at all possible!

2023 ODO: Raffle Prizes Are Rolling In!

Mecha Warehouse Donation

 

Hobby Town Donation

Donations for this year's ODO raffle have been arriving! Shown above are those from Mecha Warehouse and from Hobby Town. Thanks to you both for supporting our ODO!

We'll see everyone on February 25th!

January 2023 Meeting & Spare Parts Special Edition

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, January 9, 2023 at the Deep Run Recreation Center located in Deep Run Park off of Ridgefield Parkway in Henrico County beginning at 6:00 p.m. This is a change both in location and time!

More information and a map can be found in the special January 2023 edition of Spare Parts accessed under the Spare Parts tab above or by clicking here. This special edition also includes photos from our chapter Christmas contest--thanks E. L. Motley, John Robinson, and all others who provided photos!

2022 Chapter Contest and Results

IPMS Richmond held its annual holiday meeting, dinner, and chapter contest on December 12, 2022.

Ten members entered twenty-six models in the contest and the builds were all extremely well-done. Voting was done by ballot by the attendees.

The winners were:

Best Model:

Richard Leininger, DKM Schornhorst & Type VII Subs

 

Category 1: Figures

First Place: Scott Ratliff, British Coldstream Guards, 1815

Second Place: Bob Walls, Bust, U.S. Navy Pilot WWII

 

Category 2: Armor/Artillery/Softskins

First Place: Alex Valz, British Staghound I Armored Car

Second Place: Tom Pulliam, Patriot SAM Battery

 

Category 3: Civilian Cars/Trucks

First Place: Richard Leininger, BMW M8 GTE

Second Place: Mike Lyons, 66 Ford GT40

 

Category 4: Maritime

First Place: Richard Leininger, DKM Schornhorst & Type VII Subs

Second Place: Scott Oates, The Turtle

Third Place: Adam South, Operation Linebacker Oct 1972

 

Category 5: Aircraft

First Place: Scott Ratliff, North American P-51B Mustang

Second Place: Tom Pulliam, P-61B Black Widow

Third Place: Alex Valz, Swedish Saab Draken

 

Category 6: Real Space/Sci-fi

First Place: Tom Pulliam, NCC-1701 USS Enterprise

Second Place: Scott Oates, Robbie the Robot

Third Place: Raleigh Norris, Kimaris VIDAR

 

Category 7: Dioramas/Vignettes

First Place: Alex Valz, Stopping by the Woods

Second Place: Bob Walls, Willie & Joe, Gotta be Patient

 

Category 8: Other Subjects

First Place: Bob Walls, Collection of WWII Tanks on Stuart Chassis

 

Category 9: Contest Theme “1972”

First Place: Scott Oates, Recovery of Apollo 17

Second Place: Richard Leininger, Lotus 72E

Third Place: Scott Ratliff, 1972 Datsun 240Z

You can download the results here.

Thank you to all who entered... let's see even more entries in 2023!

December 2022 Spare Parts and Meeting Notice

The December issue of Spare Parts can be accessed by clicking here or under the Spare Parts tab above.

Our December meeting to be held at the Smoketree Community Building on December 12 beginning at 6:00 p.m. and will feature our annual holiday dinner, club contest, and mega raffle for members. Details on all can be found in Spare Parts.

See everyone on the twelfth!