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!

December 2022 IPMS Richmond Chapter Contest

 

In addition to our annual chapter dinner, the December meeting will feature our annual contest. The theme this year is "1972"--a model of anything in use or existence in 1972 is eligible. Theme entries will be entered in a separate category so if 1972 isn't your bag you can enter any of the other categories.

For your convenience, you can download the contest entry form here. Print as many as you need (one per model entered) and bring the completed forms with you to the meeting. This will greatly speed up the registration process and let you get to the food just that much earlier!

See you then!

. and put less strain on the guys who will be registering the contest entries.

November 2022 Meeting

Our November meeting will be held on Monday, November 14, at the Smoketree Community Building. You can see the meeting notice here. In addition to updates on our Christmas dinner and club contest, Bob Walls will talk about "Visual Aids." 

See everyone Monday!

2023 ODO Brochure and Forms Now Available Online

The brochure for our February 25, 2023 Old Dominion Open is now available online. You can access it through the 2023 ODO tab above or by CLICKING HERE.

Further information will be posted soon along with reminders for attendees and contest entrants.

As in previous years, we will be limiting the space allocated for onsite completion of your entry forms, so please complete your forms before coming to the show. The entry forms in the brochure can be downloaded to your PC, saved, completed, and printed.