IPMS Richmond Events CANCELLED Until Further Notice

Due to the continuing threat of the Covid-19 pandemic, the E-board has determined that all IPMS Richmond face-to-face meetings and events are cancelled or postponed until further notice. This includes the December holiday party and the January chapter contest.

Meetings and events will recommence once Virginia health officials determine that is safe to do so. You will be notified when chapter activities return to "normal." You will also be notified with details of upcoming remote meetings.

Please note that "Spare Parts" is not quarantined, so please continue to support our fine newsletter by sending your electronic articles, kit reviews, etc. to the editor, Mark Elder, at mark701@comcast.net. An editable kit review form is available HERE.

And be sure to keep watching our site, www.ipmsrichmond.blogspot.com, for continuing information!

November 2020 Spare Parts

The November 2020 issue of Spare Parts is now available online. The link is under the "Spare Parts" tab above or simply click here. 

Next Meeting: November 9, 2020

Our next meeting will be November 9, 2020 at the Smoketree Community Center. Location details may be found on our website at www.ipmsrichmond.blogspot.com.

Our own Scott Holtz will speak on Real Space Modeling. Be sure not to miss it!

Spare Parts 2014-2015 Now Available Online

Thanks to Mark Elder, all Spare Parts issues from 2014 and 2015 are now available online. That brings the total to almost seven years of information and memories. Be sure to check them out for some great photos and models from IPMS Richmond's past.

All may be accessed under the "Spare Parts" tab at the top of the page. Enjoy!

Blasts from the Past

Several links have been repaired to the 2020 Spare Parts. Additionally, Mark Elder has provided all the issues from 2016. With any luck, we will post issues going back further than that.

The above Spare Parts tab lists links to all Spare Parts issues from January 2016 through October 2020... enjoy!

Cancellation of 2021 Old Dominion Open

After much consideration, IPMS Richmond has decided to cancel the Old Dominion Open scheduled for February 27, 2021.  The event will not be rescheduled for a later date next year.  However, we are already planning the 2022 Old Dominion Open.  We appreciate your understanding and thank you for support of our annual event. 

Our chapter’s Old Dominion Open Committee spent the past seven months monitoring the Coronavirus situation while preparing for the 2021 ODO.  We have watched as Coronavirus remains a persistent and serious hazard.  Our ODO Committee has carefully analyzed the risks involved in holding the event next February.  In light of the uncertainty of the Covid 19 situation over the next few months, the possible legal restrictions the government may mandate and the health, safety and financial risks involved, our chapter concluded that it would be impractical to host the 2021 Old Dominion Open.  IPMS Richmond reached this decision with regret and disappointment, but we believe it is in the best interests of our guests, vendors, exhibitors and chapter. 

We hope that this pandemic will be finally overcome and that hobby shows and contests can soon safely resume.  Giving the Old Dominion Open a year’s “vacation” should result in an event we can all enjoy in 2022.  We appreciate all of the generous support that fellow IPMS chapters, other hobby organizations, vendors, sponsors and the scale modeling community have given IPMS Richmond over the years.  We look forward to inviting you to the 2022 Old Dominion Open.

October 2020 Spare Parts Now Available

The October issue of Spare Parts is now available for reading or download at the "Spare Parts" tab above or by clicking here.