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Note:  Some of the links back to older article postings below no longer work.  If you cannot find an older article mentioned in the
Website Update listings below, it would be best to check the "Archived Articles" page as it was probably moved to that location.

May 11-12, 2008:

Posted May's American MiG Killer Contest Results and Model Pics; began posting Meeting Pics; posted new Hints & Tips on Making Barbed Wire.

April 30, 2008:

Posted "Dem Brudders Visit Albuquerque" article by Ken Liotta.

April 29, 2008:

Posted May "Prez" E-Board article, E-Board Kit Review by Jim Guld,  Trip Reports - AMPS Nationals by Jim Guld, Trip Report - Starfest 2008 by Joe Walters,
new Jim's Sprues & Reviews by Jim Guld, and ASM Supports the Troops - 2008 article by Frank Randall.  The Trip Reports were also posted to the
ASM Field Trips page.  Hope to get more Starfest and AMPS Nationals pics to post ASAP.

April 28, 2008:

Posted May 2008 Newsletter;

April 11-13, 2008:

Posted April's Model Pics; posted April's Meeting Pics; updated Modeler of the Year Point Standings with April results.

April 8, 2008:

Posted April's Contest Results and Model of the Year Contenders; continued posting Model and People Pics.

April 6, 2008:

Posted info on the upcoming May meeting and contests; began posting results from the April 4th meeting.

April 2, 2008:

Posted April ASM Newsletter; posted new Presidential Spew E-Board article; added picture of ASM's 2008 Support the Troops contibutions; posted articles on New Club in Town; and the Pima Air Museum Road Trip (12-13 April).

March 30, 2008:

Posted new Judges Chambers E-Board article; posted latest briefing on the 2008 Region 10 SHOCON08 contest and convention - 13 September 2008 in Ogden, Utah.

March 26, 2008:

Posted Modeler of the Year Points Standings with points totals through the March 4 contest.

March 25, 2008:

Posted new Hints and Tips item on modulating colors while airbrushing - submitted by Jim Guld.

March 23, 2008:

Posted new Trip Report on the USAF Armament Museuem on the Articles page and the Field Trips page; Note: more pics are posted on the Field Trips page.

March 8-9, 2008:

Posted April meeting notice information; posted March's Contest Results, Model Pictures, and updated Model Of The Year Contenders; started posting Meeting Pictures; added new info on the Pikes Peak Model Expo 2008 (June 7, 2008 in Pueblo, Colorado);

March 2, 2008:

Posted March Newsletter; posted two new articles to Articles page: Model Contest at Hobbies 'N Stuff (March 29th) by Tom Perea and
Book Review on "The Jolly Rogers" (VF-17) by Don Smith;

February 24, 2008:

Posted new ASM Prez E-Board article; posted new Jim's Sprues and Reviews article by Jim Guld; \
posted info on Centennial IPMS Special Raffle - Dragon's 1/6 Scale Kettenrad kit;

February 17, 2008:

Posted new ASM Promotional Handout (pdf file) available on the Home Page; posted new items on assembling
German tool clasps to the ASM Hints & Tips and Modeling Links pages.

February 2-3, 2008:

Posted February Model Pictures and Meeting Pictures; added info on March meeting; added additional January Model Pictures.

January 26-27, 2008:

Posted Change 1 to the 2008 Contest Schedule; posted ASM 2008 Workshop Schedule (Articles page and Schedule page); posted February Newsletter;
updated E-Board signatures to ASM By-Laws (25 Jan 2008); posted information and links to the IPMS Region 10 Convention, SHOCON 08 taking place
on Sep 13, 2008 in Ogden, Utah;  posted new Prez's article,  Jim's Sprues and Review article, and Cub Scouts Modeling Presentation article; 
created a new, separate Website Updates page.
Some of the links back to older article postings below no longer work.  If you cannot find an older
article mentioned in the Website Update listings,  it would be best to check the "Archived Articles" page as it was probably moved to that location.

January 11-12, 2008:

Posted January Meeting Pictures;  updated 2008 Model of the Year Contenders with the January winners; added new info in the Prez's Spiel and  Webmaster's Tales sections
of the E-Board articles; added two new articles: Jim's Sprues and Reviews by Jim Guld and Sci-Fi Update by Joe Walters; posted January Newsletter;
updated info on Salt Lake City-2008 Model Contest (April 26); moved older articles to Archived Articles page.

January 5-6, 2008:

Added info on February 1st Swap-Meet Meeting (No Contests); posted January Contest Results and Model Pictures; added new 2008 pages for
Contest Results and Model Pictures - more will be added ASAP!

December 20-21, 2007:

Added new Trip Report to Articles page and  to Field Trips page; posted December Model Pics; moved older material to the Archived Articles page.

December 14-15, 2007:

Added new Articles. finished posting 2008 ASM Contest Schedule; added 2007 Modeler of the Year and Model of the Year winner info;

December 11, 2007:

Posted Jan 2008 contest info; posted December 2007 Newsletter; posted 2008 ASM Contest Schedule.

December 1, 2007:

Posted new Prez Notes article by outgoing 2007 ASM President Ken Liotta; moved older articles to the Archived Articles page.

November 17, 2007:

Posted new Historical Tidbit on the attack on Pearl Harbor.

November 10-11, 2007:

Posted November Model Pics and Meeting Pics; posted two new articles: Jim's Sprues & Reviews by Jim Guld and Sci-Fi Update by Joe Walters; posted article on the passing of Robert Lawrence, WW II Tuskegee Airman and Chile Con 2006 guest speaker; added new Historical Tidbit.

November 6-8, 2007:

Posted November Newsletter and November Contest Results; updated 2007 Model of the Year Contenders.

October 19, 2007:

Added information on 1/12th Scale Model Contest for Hobbies 'N Stuff Doll House on 27 October at Hobbies 'N Stuff.

October 14, 2007:

Added information on the 27-28 October Holloman AFB Air and Space Expo and X-Prize Cup;  added story on Tex Hill, AVG ace.

October 6-8, 2007:

Posted November meeting info; posted October Meeting Pics and October Contest Results and   October Model Pics; updated Modeler of the Year Point Standings.

October 1, 2007:

Posted October 2007 Newsletter.

September 29-30, 2007:

Added "What is Scale Modeling" info and more pics to the New / Prospective Member Information page; added new E-Board articles.; added IPMS/USA 2008 National Convention information and links.

September 22-23, 2007:

"One Hour Model" Contest originally scheduled for Oct 5 meeting has been postponed until further notice;  posted more NM State Fair pics;

September 18-19, 2007:

Posted two new items to Historical Tidbits page.

September 14-16, 2007:

Posted new Modeler Of The Year Points Standings including the results of the Sep 7, 2007 meeting; posted Aug and Sep Meeting Pictures; established separate Historical Tidbits page and moved items there from Home Page; added New / Prospective Member Information page containing need-to-know info on ASM's operations.

September 8-9, 2007:

Posted October 2007 meeting information; posted September Model Pics , Contest Results and Model of the Year Contenders; posted 2007 NM Sate Fair Contest Results; began posting September Meeting Pics; posted new articles.

September 5, 2007:

Posted September 2007 ASM Newsletter.

August 26, 2007:

Posted new Modeler Of The Year Points Standings after Aug 3, 2007 meeting.  Posted new Historical Tidbits.

August 5, 2007:

Posted information about upcoming September 7th meeting; added that meeting will include a Distressed Kit Auction.

July 31, 2007:

Posted the August 2007 ASM Newsletter and a new Jim's Sprues & Reviews article. 

July 29, 2007:

Added info on new Sponsored Contest for October 5th meeting: "Best Wildcat" hosted by Don Smith; posted info on the Model Show and Contest on September 22nd at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver CO; added Dave Boehning's "Judges Chambers" E-Board Article

July 21-22, 2007:

Finished posting July Contest Results, July Model Pics, and July Meeting Pics; updated ASM Model of the Year Contenders and Modeler of the Year Point Standings with July winners.

July 16, 2007:

Began posting July Contest Results, and pics to Model Pics and Meeting Pics pages.

July 15, 2007:

Posted information on upcoming August meeting; posted new articles: Jim's Sprues & Reviews on the 1/35 scale M3 Lee Tank, Don Smith's Book Review on "The Bedford Boys", and Mike Blohm's D-Day Additions at the National Atomic Museum display; began posting July meeting results information; moved multiple articles to the Archived Articles page.

July 9, 2007:

Posted July 2007 Newsletter.

July 8, 2007:

Be reminded that the July meeting is on Friday, July 13; added new Historical Tidbit on the Battle of Kursk in World War II.

July 1, 2007:

Be reminded that the July meeting is on Friday, July 13; added new information on the 2007 New Mexico State Fair Model Contest; posted new D-Day additions article and photos on Atomic Museum Display page; added new Historical Tidbit on the Battle of the Somme in World War I. 

June 14, 2007:

Posted item on SR-71 speaker (Col Don Byrnes) at the National Atomic Museum on June 16 at 11:00 AM. 

June 10, 2007:

Posted updated Modeler of the Year Points Standings from the June 2007 meeting.

June 2-3, 2007:

Posted July 2007 meeting information; posted "Best Modern U.S. Aircraft Carrier" sponsored contest results; posted June Model pics and Meeting pics; posted article on burial of famed pilot "Earthquake McGoon" at Arlington National Cemetery.

  May 31, 2007:

Posted two new Historical Tidbits on the Battle of Midway (4 June 1942) and D-Day (6 June 1944); moved some older Historical Tidbits to the Archived Articles page.

May 24, 2007:

Posted June 2007 ASM Newsletter; posted two new articles by Jim Guld on the Articles page: Pike's Peak Model Show and Jim's Sprues and Reviews featuring the Skybow 1/35 scale WC-51/52 3/4-ton Dodge weapons carrier.   

May 19, 2007:

Finished posting all May 2007 Contest Results; posted Dave Boehning's Contest Director's article covering the May contest; added new trip report on the Display Aircraft at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada to the Articles page and the ASM Field Trips page.

May 11, 2007:

Updated Modeler of the Year Point Standings with results from the May contest; posted info that Keith Liotta's "Best Modern U.S. Carrier" Sponsored Contest has been extended to the June 1st meeting; added new Historical Tidbit on VE-Day - May 8, 1945.

May 5-6, 2007:

Upcoming June meeting and July contest info updated; posted May Contest Results, Model of the Year Contenders, and May Model and Meeting pics;

April 27-29, 2007:

Added new Prez article covering ASM winning the Region X Chapter of the Year Award for 2006; added article by Joe Walters on Starfest 2007 - added to both the Articles page and to ASM Field Trips page; added May 2007 Newsletter; added new Sprues and Reviews article by Jim Guld on the Dragon 1/35 scale 251/16 C halftrack, and a new Book Review on "Brothers in Arms" by Don Smith.

April 21, 2007:

Added remaining pictures to Jim Guld's article: Visits to Museums in the United Kingdom; added notice of Blue Angels # 6 crash during the Beaufort, South Carolina air show.

April 19, 2007:

Added points from the April 6 meeting to the 2007 Modeler of the Year Points Standings page.

April 14-15, 2007:

Added more pictures to the two new articles: Visits to Museums in the United Kingdom by Jim Guld and a Visit to the National Air & Space Museum by Mike Blohm (pictures complete); reduced total number of pics from these articles posted on the Articles page - all pictures are retained on the Field Trips page.

April 8-9, 2007:

Added two new articles on Visits to Museums in the United Kingdom by Jim Guld and a Visit to the National Air & Space Museum by Mike Blohm (pics still being added); and added the new ASM Field Trips page covering both current and past field trips and visit / trip reports by ASM members. 

April 7, 2007:

Upcoming May contests info updated; posted next Southwest Armor Modelers Club meeting information (April 21); posted results of April's "Best Sherman" Sponsored Contest to Contest Results page and Model Pics page; added new "Historical Tidbits" on Home Page.

April 4, 2007:

Posted two new articles:  Jim Guld's Sprues and Reviews, and a Book Review by Don Smith on Lorraine 1944.

April 1-2, 2007:

Posted article on Mr. Bob Lawrence, Tuskegee Airmen guest speaker at Chile Con 2006, added new "Historical Tidbits" on Home Page; added new "Webmaster's Tales" article.

March 30, 2007:

Posted April Newsletter; relinked to and fixed pics on the ASM Winners at the 2006 IPMS/USA Nationals page;

March 24-25, 2007:

Posted SHOCON 07 contest information and links (Ogden Utah, 22 Sep 2007); added pics of Sherman models built by ASM members to Best Sherman Tank sponsored contest. 

March 15-18, 2007:

Posted article on ASM Supporting the Troops model kit donation; relinked the rest of the Chile Con 2006 pages - main link is now at the bottom of the "Local Contest Information" section on the Articles page; relinked all pics on Chile Con 2006 Contest Results with Pictures page..

March 12, 2007:

Posted E-Board Article from Dave Boehning; posted February 2, 2007 update to the ASM By-Laws.

March 9, 2007:

Updated Modeler of the Year Points Standings with March contest results; relinked Chile Con 2006 Contest Results page; relinked page for 2006 New Mexico State Fair Contest Results.

March 3-4, 2007:

Updated info on April meeting and contests; added March Contest Results; added March Model pictures; added March Meeting pictures; added March winners to the 2007 Model of the Year Contenders

February 23, 2007:

Added March 2007 Newsletter; added March 2007 E-Board Articles; added workshops and demonstrations to Schedule.

February 12, 2007:

Updated Points Standings as of the February meeting; first AMPS meeting set for Feb 24, 2007;

February 3, 2007:

Added Feb 2007 Meeting Pictures, updated website information for March Contests.

January 27-8, 2007:

Added February 2007 Newsletter; added Jim's Sprues & Reviews by Jim Guld and Book Review by Don Smith; completed dividing-up of 2006 Meeting Pics into quarterly segments with independent hot links; all 2006 Meeting Pics now relinked; transferred several older articles to the Archived Articles page.

January 25, 2007:

Added promotional information from IPMS Craig Hewitt Chapter (Phoenix AZ) for the 2007 Region 10 Convention.

January 24, 2007:

Added new "Prez Notes" E-Board Article from Ken Liotta; added review of the Dogfights TV series by Mike Blohm; began splitting up 2006 Meeting Pictures into quarterly groups.

January 20-21, 2007:

Added January Model of the Year Contenders info; split 2006 Model Pics into quarterly groups (three months each) to speed downloads; added new Sponsored Contest information on Jim Guld's "Best Sherman" contest in April and added Keith Liotta's ROE for his "Best Modern U.S. Aircraft Carrier" contest in May; added new column "Smoke Trails" where Keith Liotta will provide progress reports on the Blue Angels Chapter Entry at the 2007 IPMS-USA Nationals.

January 15, 2007:

Added January 2007 Model Pics, Meeting Pics and pics to Contest Results.

January 14, 2007:

Added new "Webmaster's Tales" section to Articles page to provide updates on changes to the website; Added January Contest Results and Modeler of the Year Points Standings info; Created new pages for previous year's Contest Results - there are now pages for 2006 through 2003; Added December and November 2006 Meeting Pics into those sections; Re-linked 2006 Meeting Pictures from Dec through June (so far). 

January 12-13, 2007:

Added information on the first meeting of the local Armor Modeling and Preservation Society - 4:00 PM on January 20, 2007; relinked all 2006 Model Pics and added additional "Best F-Teen" sponsored contest pics.

January 9-10, 2007:

Added 2007 Local Contests information (two in May, one in June) on Articles page; modified and relinked pictures on Cavalcade of Wings page and National Atomic Museum page; adding new pics to Atomic Museum page..

January 6-7, 2007:

Added Feb 2 meeting info; added Navigating the ASM Website page with updates; began adding new 2007 Model Pics and 2007 Meeting Pics pages; corrected picture links throughout website.

 

October 16, 2006:

Added October Newsletter, November meeting info, October Contest Results, and Modeler of the Year Point Standings through October Contest; added President and Vice President articles; added 2006 New Mexico State Fair Contest Results.

October 2, 2006:

Added September Model Pics, Contest Results , Modeler of the Year Points Standing; and Model of the Year Contenders; added more September Meeting Pics, and moved some older articles to the Archived Articles page.

September 18, 2006:

Added September Newsletter, added October contest information, added articles on ASM at the IPMS/USA Nationals, Herky Green, and the E-Board section, began adding September Model Pics, Meeting Pics, and Contest Results.

August 28, 2006:

Added additional local contest information on SHOCON 06 and points of contact information to the others contests.  Hard copies of handouts for these contests are at Hobbies N Stuff for pickup.  Added information about entering models in the 2006 New Mexico State Fair. 

August 14, 2006:

Added August Meeting pics, updated Model of the Year Contenders with July results; added ASM Winner pics from the 2006 IPMS National Convention; added local contest information and links for Desertcon 2006 (October 6 in El Paso) and ModelZona 2006 (October 21 in Phoenix).

July 31, 2006:

Added August Newsletter; added July Model Pics; added pics to July Contest Results; began adding pics to July Meeting Pics.  

July 24, 2006:

Finished adding all pictures to Chile Con "Contest Results with Pictures" page; added August meeting information (Swap Meet with No Contests).

July 17, 2006:

Added July Contest Meeting Highlights (Rotating Pics); began positing July Model Pictures and Meeting Pictures.;   all remaining Chile Con winner's model pics have bee entered onto the "Contest Results with Pictures" page.

July 3, 2006:

Added additional pics to the Chile Con  "Contest Results with Pictures" page.  Added two new articles to the Articles webpage: John Tate's report on Modelmania 2006 in Germany, and a Region 10 Update report from Don Kehrer, Region 10 Coordinator.

June 19, 2006:

Added additional pics to the Chile Con  "Contest Results with Pictures" page.  Added names to several "Unknown" modelers.

June 7, 2006:

Added June 2006 ASM Newsletter; added remaining June Model pics; added June "Rotational Pics" on the ASM website Home Page and on the Meeting Pics page.  Finished adding winning entries framework (template) info on the Chile Con "Contest Results with Pictures" page - now plugging away at adding all the pics.  Some updates have been made to the ROE for Stan Johnson's "Fighters of the Fifties" Sponsored Contest - so go check those out.

June 5, 2006:

Added July ASM Contest info; added June Contest Results and updated Model of the Year Contenders; began adding June Model Pics.

May 31, 2006:

Added more "Contest Results with Pictures" info to that Chile Con page.

May 27, 2006:

Added new "Post-Chile Con Info" page with links to different Pictures and Contest Results sections; Added Chile Con Pictures into separate Thumbnail and Rotating formats; Added Contest Results List; Began construction of Contest Results With Pictures page.

May 26, 2006:

Added Chile Con Pictures in thumbnail format; changed Chile Con "Rotating Pictures" viewing time from 4 to 10 seconds;  added "Passing of American Heroes" article to the ASM Articles page; finished adding April 28 Meeting Pics.

May 17, 2006:

Added "Rotating Pictures" to new "Chile Con Pictures" page; added remaining April 28 Model pictures; posted April 28 winners to Model of the Year Contenders page; and Pics to Contest Results page.

May 10, 2006:

Updated Chile Con website and ASM Home Page to include Post-Chile Con remarks from IPMS President Jack Kennedy; added June 2 meeting info; added April 28 Meeting pics; began adding April 28 Model and Contest Results info

May 1, 2006:

Updated Chile Con Seminars & Speakers schedule - changes made to topics and times on both May 5 and 6.

April 24, 2006:

Added new note to Chile Con Contest Rules that Category Sweeps are not allowed at Chile Con; added info to Raffles & Prizes page that winners must be present at the Awards Ceremony to win the Super-Raffle and Door Prize air brushes.

April 19, 2006:

Added May Newsletter; added Chile Con Raffles & Prizes info, updated Chile Con Trophy Sales.

April 17, 2006:

Added April Contest Results and Points Standings through the April 7 contest.   Updated Chile Con Trophy Sales, added Book Signings info.

April 10, 2006:

Added April Model Pics, Meeting Pics, Model of the Year Contenders info, and started Contest Results pages.  Split 2006 and 2005 Model Pics and Meeting Pics onto separate pages for each year.  Updated Chile Con Speakers & Seminar info; updated Trophy Package sales info, added new Badges web page..

April 3, 2006:

Added April 2006 Newsletter; added new articles to Articles page; updated Chile Con Trophy Sales info;

March 29, 2006:

Added downloadable Trophy Package Purchase form (pdf file) on the Chile Con Trophy Package Information page; updated Trophy Sales info; added updated pictures to the National Atomic Museum Display and Cavalcade of Wings pages.

March 27, 2006:

Added biography info and pictures to Chile Con Seminars & Schedule page; updated Trophy Sales info.

March 20, 2006:

Added Chile Con convention facilities map/diagram and additional hotel pics on the Chile Con Hotel Info page; Updated Chile Con What's New page; added "Treasury Report E-Board article; updated "2006 Model of the Year Contenders" page with March contest winners and moved 2005 MOY Contender info to separate 2005 page; added new Awards Info on Contest Schedule for Mark Soppet's "Best Gooney Bird" sponsored contest.

March 15, 2006:

Updated Chile Con What's New page; completed March Model Pics; added more March Meeting Pics;

March 8, 2006:

Updated Trophy Package sales info on Chile Con web page; Updated "What's New" Chile Con page; added more March Model pics (almost done!); moved older articles to the Archived Articles page.

March 6, 2006:

Added March Contest Results; added March Meeting Pics; started March Model Pics; added Hotel Room pics that will be used during Chile Con; added Chile Con Award pics; updated Chile Con "What's New" page;

March 1, 2006:

Added March E-Board articles; added Additional ASM Member articles; updated "What's New" page on Chile Con website.

February 27, 2006:

Added March 2006 ASM Newsletter; added new "What's New" page on Chile Con website; added info that the "May 2006" ASM meeting is actually on April 28 due to Chile Con taking place on the first Friday of May;

February 22, 2006:

Added new "Awards Information" page to Chile Con web pages.

February 6, 2006:

Added March 2006 meeting and contest info; Updated 2006 Schedule (added three new sponsored contests); added Feb 2006 ASM Newsletter; added Trophy Packages Sold Thus Far info to Chile Con "Trophy Package" Page;  added From the Judges Chambers article; added link to 2006 IPMS/USA Nationals website.


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