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ASMS Meetings & Club Information
The Austin Scale Modeler's Society meets on the fourth Saturday
of each month at 11:00AM. Meetings are held at
Austin Northwest Recreation Center, which is located
at 2913 Northland Drive, Austin.
In addition to our regular club business, we usually have a model show-and-tell, a contest, and a member presentation. There will also be a short build 'n bull session starting at 9:00am for anyone who wants to attend early.
Get your Show & Tell Info Cards printed and filled out ahead of the meeting!
2024 Monthly Contests
| Month | Theme | Winner |
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| January | Open | Peter Dasso, 1/48 ICM B-26K Invader |
| February | Open | Gene Myers, Queen Mary 2 |
| March | First annual "Started by Milton" Challenge | Peter Dasso, Japanese A5M4 |
| April | Open | Gene Myers, Phantom II F-50 |
| May | Open | Ron McCracken, F-101A |
| June | Sci-Fi and Gundam | Matthew Brown, TIE Fighter Maintenance |
| July | Open, PLUS First Annual "Double Dog Dare" Challenge with traveling DDD trophy | Open: Ron McCracken, Spirit of St. Louis
DDD: Peter Dasso, ACA-5 |
| August | Open | Carl Smoot, A-20 Havoc |
| September | Procrastinator Challenge | Matthew Brown, 3D printed Uber
Eats Storm Trooper |
| October | Open | Ron Askew, "Checkpoint Joshua" Diorama |
| November | Open, PLUS 10th and Final Phil "Bondo" Brandt Memorial Challenge. Traveling Trophy to be retired. | - |
| December | White Elephant Stampede with travelling trophy | - |
White Elephant Winners
- 2008 - Eric Choy
- 2009 - Tim Robb
- 2010 - Tim Robb
- 2011 - Russ Holm
- 2012 - Russ Holm
- 2013 - Russ Holm
- 2014 - Ron McCracken
- 2015 - Ron McCracken
- 2016 - Ben Morton
- 2017 - Rick Herrington
- 2018 - Mike Gilsbach
- 2019 - Tim Robb
- 2022 - Jorge Martins
- 2023 - Tim Robb
- 2024 - ???
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Original traveling White Elephant trophy on the left, now retired with the first 12 winners inscribed on the base. Second generation trophy on the right. Will your name be on it? |
Double Dog Dare Winners
- 2024 - Peter Dasso, Sincao-Nieuport ACA-5 (Unicraft Resin 1/72)
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Dues & Membership
Austin Scale Modelers Society (ASMS) is affiliated with the International
Plastic Modeler's Society (IPMS) as the Republic of Texas Chapter.
Annual dues for full membership in ASMS are $30.00 for an individual ($25 if paid before April 1)
and $35.00 for a family.
Annual membership dues for IPMS/USA are $25.00 and are paid directly
to IPMS. IPMS membership is not required to be a member of ASMS,
but is recommended and is required to hold an officer position in
ASMS.
"Build & Bull" Sessions
Grab your latest project and come build with other ASMS members!
- SOUTH: Sessions are scheduled for the first Saturday of every month, starting at 10am at Lionheart Hobby in Kyle, in Suite 111.
Cancelled in November due to expansion construction! Will resume in December.
- NORTH: Sessions are scheduled for the third Saturday of every month, starting at 10am at Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy.
Cancelled in November due to conflicting event! Will resume in December.
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