May 2022 Spare Parts and Meeting

The May 2022 issue of Spare Parts is available under the Spare Parts tab above or by clicking here. Can you identify the "Bonus" page?  Alex Valz and E.L. Motley return with a kit review and "History Behind the Models", respectively. Young award winning member, Travis Johnson, does a brief but very well illustrated kit review of his 2022 ODO winner: Tamiya 1/12 Renault Williams FW14B. Armor, cutting edge Cold War jets, Gundam, Formula One, Real Space, World War II winter and desert warriors--the May Spare Parts has it all!  Thanks to all that contributed to this month's issue.

 This Monday's chapter meeting will be a special Build Night, so bring a model (or models) to work on. If you bring your own lighting, remember you'll need to provide an extension cord. If painting, please provide some cover for your table. 

The Great Group Jeep Build Reveal is also featured, so see Page 6 in newsletter for participants' special instructions. There will be Show & Tell, so don't forget to register your brag items on the provided form. After presenting your subject(s), please move them to the photo station to be recorded. Mike's hosting his big Prize Drawing, so bring some dough for tickets. And there may be a complete 2022 NOVA Show report...

--Mark Elder

April 2022 Spare Parts and Meeting

The April 2022 issue of Spare Parts is now available online. Simply click here or access it and previous issues under the Spare Parts tab above.

Featured in this issue are the Spring Regional Report from Tim Ward, exotic car and armor kit build reviews, a shout-out to awesome show vendor Tiger Werke, Bob Walls's reminder for the Group Jeep Build, and much more.

This Monday's IPMS RVA chapter meeting is a great venue to introduce yourself and your latest scale modeling project, whether you are just starting in the hobby or are an advanced modeler. We hope to see the locals this Monday evening at the Smoketree Community Building.

March 2022 Spare Parts Available Online

The March 2022 issue of Spare Parts can be accessed by clicking here or under the Spare Parts tab above.

Don't forget our meeting this coming Monday, March 14, at the Smoketree Community building. See you there!

ODO 2022: Missing Model

 The following model was inadvertently removed from last Saturday's ODO in Richmond, VA. It's a 1/72 scale FW-190. If you know of its whereabouts please notify us at ipmsrichmond@gmail.com so we can return it to its rightful owner. Thank you.

2022 ODO Results and Photos of Class Winners

Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make this year's ODO a success! Without your work both on the day of the show and, for many, the year before, we would not have been able to provide modelers with the experience that is uniquely the ODO. And thanks, too, to all the vendors and attendees for once again making the trek to the Richmond Raceway.

Contest results and other pertinent ODO information can be accessed by clicking here.

Following are photos of the class winners. Several people contributed photos... thanks to all of you!

Best in Show & Best Maritime

USS Constellation, James Herndon

Photo by Richard Leininger

Best Aircraft

Nieuport 11, Rob Willis

Photo by Scott Bricker

Best Military Vehicle

MIM-14B Nike-Hercules, Scott Bregi

Photo by Scott Bricker

Best Automotive

Custom Caddy, Mike DeSorbo

Photo by Jim Sottile

Best Figure

Han Solo on Taun Taun, Mike Witkowski

Photo by Mark Elder

Best Gundam

Wodom Pod, ZguyK Fieri

Photo by Scott Bricker

Best Real Space & Sci-fi

Luna Gans, T.J. Haller

Photo by Scott Bricker

Best Diorama

Red on Red, Sino-Vietnamese War, 1979

Philip Poole

Photo by Scott Bricker

Best Junior

Chopped Model T, Sadi Denehing

Photo by Mark Elder

Mecha Warehouse Kit Donation for ODO Raffle

 
Pictured above are the kits donated by Mecha Warehouse for our 2022 ODO raffle... thanks, Mecha!

We'll see everyone on Feb. 26th!

2022 ODO Rules & Category Clarifications

As our annual show nears, we are receiving more and more questions regarding the category and rule changes for 2022. Following are the revisions for 2022:

Categories:

• Gundam: The four Gundam categories have been split from under Figures, allowing for a "Best Gundam" special award.
  
  
• Miscellaneous & Other Materials: Two categories have been added. The old Miscellaneous (Cat. 69) is for primarily plastic models and the winner will be Best of Show eligible. Cat. 70 is Maritime, wood constructed, and is NOT Best of Show eligible. Cat. 71 is All Other Types and is for paper and other materials (not plastic nor wood) and is NOT Best of Show eligible. These changes mirror those at the IPMS USA level and are due to the proliferation of non-plastic-based models.

Rules:

• Model Registration: Entries are limited to 8 models total with no more than 1 per category.
  
  
• Display Only Table: There will only be one Display Only table. Once it is filled, no more will be placed.
  
  
• Scratch-Built: 3D printed models/parts ARE allowed, but must be entered in the appropriate stock categories and NOT in Scratch-Built.
  
  
• Composition: If the predominate material in a model is other than plastic, those entries MUST be placed in either Cat. 70 or 71 (see "Miscellaneous & Other Materials" under "Categories" above).
  
  
• Photos in Time: In addition to how well the models capture the photos displayed, they will also be judged on the quality of the build.

If there are further questions, please email the Head Judge at greyhund@verizon.net.