Northern Virginia Modelers
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IPMS Region 2 Chapter of the Year
1990, 1997 and 2013
IPMS/USA Mike Rastiello Chapter of the Year
1990 and 2013
IPMS Region 2 Newsletter of the Year
2015
IPMS Region 2 Website of the Year
2015, 2017 & 2021
IPMS/USA Ralph Forehand Website of the Year
2017
IPMS R2 Newsletter of the Year
2020
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3501 Lion Run (Formerly Rebel Run), Fairfax, VA
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Contest Themes & Programs
2024
May
Contest: May 1, 1949 - 75 years ago - Batman first appears in Detective Comics (Model something inspired by super heroes or comics figures or vehicles)
Program: Chris Derks - working with Photo Etch
June
Contest: June 6, 1944 - 80 years ago - D-Day (build something which took place in Operatuon Overlord)
Program: TBD
July
Contest: July 16, 1969 - 55 years ag - First man on the moon (Build something space related)
Program: TBD
August
Contest: Aug 3, 1954 - 70 years ago - 1st VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) flown (Build a VTOL)
Program: TBD
September
Contest: Sept 1, 1939 - 85 years ago - WWII Begins - Early WWII (Build something from the beginning of WWII)
Program: TBD
October
Contest: Oct 1, 1924 - 100 years ago - 1st Dutch airliner, the Fokker F.VII takes off from Amsterdam for Batavia, Java (Build any airliner , any time frame, country, and scale).
Program: TBD
November
Contest: Nov 9, 1989 - 35 years ago - Fall of Berlin Wall (Build any vehicle from the end of the Cold War)
Program: TBD
December
Annual Holiday Party, Blind Gift Exchange, Food
Contest: Build the Same Subject (BTSS)
Sherman Tank, 1968 Mustang, P-52, Gundam
Contest, Programs & Activities subject to change
Read the Annual BTSS Rules here