ASM 2015 Meeting Pictures
and Major Events
ASM Website Pages - Click on applicable Title below to visit that page.
Include the following (use links below):
ASM Group Field Trip - War Eagles Air Museum - February 18, 2015
ASM Super Challenge Model Build - Started April 3, 2015
ASM Make 'N Take with Cub Scout Pack 336 - May 20, 2015
ASM at the 2015 Region 10 Contest - June 12-13, 2015
ASM Wins IPMS/USA Region 10 2014 Chapter of the Year Award - June 13, 2015
ASM Group Field Trip - Two Museum Tours - June 20, 2015
ASM Wins IPMS/USA 2014 Chapter of the Year Award - July 25, 2015
ASM-Sponsored Model Contest at the 2015 New Mexico State Fair - September, 2015
Additional items will be posted as they occur
Pictures by Joe Walters, Frank Randall, and Mike Blohm
Click on the Hot Links below to view Meeting Pictures from previous years:
Meeting Pictures
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ASM Model of the Year Showdown
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Competition amongst the Best of Show winners at each skill level
from all of the 2015 Theme (Points) and Special (Non-points) Contests
Click here to see all contending models
ASM 2015 Model of the Year Winners |
Meeting Pictures
Super Model Challenge Build - Completed Models:
Steve Broduer - Sky Crane | Theron Brawley - F-18 and Sea Knight |
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Jack Garriss - UN Land Rover |
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Click to see
December Model Pictures
Click here to see December Contest Results
"Open"
Theme (Points)
Contest
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Best of Show & People's Choice Winners from November's "Open" Theme Contest & "Best Little Fokker" Sponsored Contest |
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Super Model Challenge Build
November Meeting Awards
Click here to see November Model Pictures
Click here to see November Contest Results
"Nuclear Winters"
Theme (Points)
Contest
Meeting Pictures
Super Model Challenge Build and Completed Models
Victor Maestas - Marder; Michel Wingard - Puma; and Glenn Bingham - A-4 Skyhawk
Built Models from Challenge Build by Brian Peck at September Meeting (See Below)
October Meeting Awards
Click here to see October Model Pictures
Click here to see October Contest Results
"Trainers"
Theme (Points) Contest
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Best EntriesWinners from September's "It's All Greek to Me" Sponsored Contest Hosted by Gil De La Plain |
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Meeting Pictures
Model Challenge Build by Brian Peck at September Meeting
Completed Models from Super Model Challenge Build
Jack Garriss - M8 Howitzer Motor Carraige, and Blaine Couch - M4A1 Sherman
October Meeting Awards
Click here to see September Contest Results
Click here to see
September
Model Pictures
"ASM Swap Meet"
With No Contests
Meeting Pictures
Dave Straub discusses 2015 IPMS/USA National Convention; Special Olympics Champion Jeannie Garriss displays her medals
Distressed Kit Auction
"1945"
Special (Non-Points)
Contest
Best of Show & People's Choice Intermediate |
Best of Show - Masters
- Aircraft & People's Choice - Masters |
Best of Show Masters - Armor |
Jerry Little | Larry Glenn | Fred Franceschi |
P-51D "Lazy Daisy" | Fw 190D-9 JV-44 | Su-100 Tank Destroyer |
Best Juniors Entry |
Matt's Favorite |
Mike's Favorite |
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Aleya Montano | Glenn Bingham | Brian Peck |
Gundams |
Do24K-1 Vs F1M2 Pete |
F4U-1 Corsair Vs A6M2 Zero |
ASM Winners from the2015 Region 10 Contest (CoMMiES Fest 6)
Click here to see July Contest Results
Click here to see July Model Pictures
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Theme (Points) Contest
Open to any kit, any subject, any scale. The Rotary Wing theme
represents any scale or subject
that has a rotar (helicopter, CV-22,
gyro-copter).
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Best of Show & People's Choice Winners from June's "Rotary Wing" Contest and "Lockheed Martin" Sponsored Contest |
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Meeting Pictures
June Meeting Awards
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"Lockheed Martin"
Hosted by Patrick Dick
Best Entry "Lockheed Martin" |
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Victor Maestas |
F-117 Stealth Fighter |
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Click here to see June Contest Results
Click here to see
June Model
Pictures
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Theme (Points) Contest
Open to any kit, any subject, any scale that represents the conflict between the European Axis Powers and co-biligerent Finland againt the Soviet Union, Poland, or other allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Central and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. Known as the "Great Patriotic War" in Russia and "Eastern Front" in Germany.
Model Clinic - Molding and Scratch Building by Dave Straub
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Meeting Pictures
Awards for the May Contest
Click here to see May Contest Results
Click here to see May Model Pictures
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"April Fools"
Special (Non-Points) Contest
Any subject or scale that depicts a "What If," "Future Fantasy," "Never Happened," or "Hollywierd" theme
Best of Show Basic |
Best of Show Intermediate |
Best of Show Masters |
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Kim Rogulich | Ken Piniak | Victor Maestas |
Dragon Funny Car |
Tiger Tank "Kelly's Heroes" |
Red Bull F-117A |
Meeting Pictures
Awards for 2014 Modeler and Model of the Year
Awards from Previous Month's Contests
ASM Super Model Challenge Build
The "ASM Super Model Challenge Build" was launched at the April 3rd meeting. A large amount of model kits were donated to ASM under a specific set of "Rules of Engagement (ROE)." The intent was to have the models be built by the members and to have fun doing so - they were not to be sold by the club or the members. The E-Board mulled over a bunch of options and decided upon the "Challenge Build" approach that we have been doing for years, just in a very large way in this case. There are multiple 2015 ASM contests that the donated models could fit into. So the plan is to offer the kits to the members with the intent to build them for those contests. These include the "Rotary Wings" (June 5th), "1945" (July 10th), and "Nuclear Winters" (October 2nd) contests. ASM is building models for the Nuclear Weapons Heritage Model Display at Kirtland AFB and there are a large number of kits that can be built specifically for that display. There is a Sponsored Contest for the Nuclear Weapons Heritage Model Display on October 2nd.
There were about 77 kits out on the tables for members
to choose from, and 27 challenges were accepted during during the meeting.
Pictures were taken of the members holding their selected kits.
The "ASM Super Model Challenge Build" - info and pictures - can be found
on the ASM Website's Meeting Pictures webpage.
The remaining kits will be brought back to the next several ASM meetings.
A couple of items that have come up since the April 3rd meeting:
These models can be completed and brought in for any contest - it does
not have to be at the suggested contests, i.e. at the Rotary Wings contest, if
you already had three entries being built for that.
The Nuclear Weapons Heritage
Model Display is also interested in non-nuclear-related Cold War era
models, so all those Cold War armor vehicles are a player to be displayed there
too. Please get with Erik McIntyre
to confirm if your kits are desired in the display.
Click here to see
April Contest Results
Click here to see
April Model Pictures
"Open"
Theme (Points) Contest
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Meeting Pictures
Click here to see March Contest Results
Click here to see March Model Pictures
ASM Swap Meet - No Contests
Meeting Pictures
February Pictures by Joe Walters and Ken Liotta
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Moe Blalter's
"Sci-Fi, Real Space, Science & Fantasy"
Special (Non-Points) Contest
Just Staff's
Most Favorite Awards for the Moe Blalters Contest |
Basic | Intermediate | Masters |
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Jeannie Garriss | Tom Perea | Patrick Dick |
X-Wing |
Project Gemini Capsule |
Battlestar Pegasus |
No eligible Junior entries
Meeting Pictures
ASM 2014 Modeler of the Year and Model of the Year Awards
Awards for December's "Mustangs and Corsairs" Special Contest
"70th
Anniversary of the Battle of the
Bulge"
Sponsored Contest
Click here to see January Contest Results
Click here to see January Model Pictures
ASM Wins IPMS/USA
2014
Chapter of the Year Award
By Tony Humphries
As I'm sure you are all aware, the IPMS National Convention has been
held this weekend in
What you may not yet know is that the National Chapter of the Year was announced
at the awards ceremony and we won it.
The credit for this of course, goes to all of you as members of this club. As I
have said before, this club is what it is because of what you all put into it.
So I want to say a big thank you to all of you for all of the time that you have
put in to club events, make & takes, the State Fair, last year's Region 10
convention, and everything else that you all do for this club. You make this
club what it is and this award is for all of you. Thank you and congratulations.
Pictures below by Steve Stronach and Richard Engar, showing the Chapter of the
Year award, the award being accepted by Dave Straub on behalf of ASM from
IPMS/USA President Dick Christ, the award amongst the line-up of other
presento's at the banquet, the plate at the base of the award, and the ASM
attendees at the awards banquet.
ASM
Wins IPMS/USA Region 10 Chapter of the Year Award for 2014
by Mike Blohm
During the awards ceremony at the CoMMiESFest-6 Region 10 Contest (June
13, 2015), Region 10 Coordinator Mike Mackowski presented the three
annual Regional awards for the year of 2014. ASM won the Chapter
of the Year Award. The winners, rationale and citations listed
below are from an E-mail sent out by Mike Mackowski after the Region 10
Contest:
Chapter of the Year (Region 10):
The 2014 IPMS/USA Region 10 Chapter of the Year is the Albuquerque Scale Modelers. They are repeat winners from last year, with good communications, many events, and an emphasis on helping members become better model builders. They are strong promoters of IPMS/USA via their website and participation in national conventions. Their sponsorship of the 2014 Region 10 Convention was very much appreciated and no small factor in their award this year. The club does a lot of outreach via Make ‘n Take events, model displays, and service projects.
Citation: For excellence in promoting the craft of scale modeling and the
Society via competitions, displays, Make 'n Takes, and support of local,
regional, and national modeling events.
Webmaster of the Year
went to High Plains Modelers:
Webmaster of the Year (Region 10):
Pablo Bauleo
(from High Plains Modelers in northern
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Promote IPMS/USA
- Timely announcements
- Regular updates
- Easy to navigate
- Easy to find contact info
Their site is
at:
http://ipmshpm.blogspot.com/
Citation: For producing links to
IPMS/USA. This club's improvement over last year is notable and deserves this
recognition.
Newsletter of the Year
went to
The Corsair,
newsletter of IPMS Craig Hewitt in
Newsletter
of the Year (Region 10):
The Corsair,
editor Mike Pabis, from the
Citation: For publishing a easy to read newsletter on a regular basis with
useful and timely content including ready links to IPMS/USA.
ASM
Awards at CoMMiESFest 6, the 2015 Region 10 Contest
This report provides some information on the 2015 Region 10 Contest held
in Denver, Colorado on June 12-13. The event had 87 entrants, who entered about
411 models. Overall it was a good show and a fun time, and ASM congratulates the
CoMMiES for their effort and hard work in hosting it.
ASM received the 2014 Region 10 Chapter of the Year Award at the awards
ceremony - see first two pictures below. The citation for the award is as
follows: "For excellence in promoting the craft of scale modeling
and the Society via competitions, displays, Make & Takes, and support of local,
regional, and national modeling events." A longer version covering all
three Region 10 Awards is posted on the
ASM Website
(http://tinyurl.com/asmarticles).
Some pictures of the awards won by the ASM members who made the drive to Denver are posted below.
Additional information on the awards is posted on the 2015 Contest Results webpage.
ASM Group Field
Trip - Museum
By Mike Blohm
ASM members conducted a group field trip on
Saturday, June 20, 2015 to two different museums in
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ASM Make 'N Take with Cub Scout Pack 336
ASM conducted a Make ‘N
Take with Cub Scout Pack 336 on May 20, 2015 at the
Mike Blohm started the program by discussing "What is
Scale Modeling" using a large group of models - 49 total - in different scales,
including aircraft, armor, automotive, ships and science fiction models.
The discussion explained what "scale modeling" means, what the different
scales are and the pro's and con's of each, and gave a quick overview of going
from what was in a typical model kit box - sprues, instructions and decals - to
getting a finished model. Tips and
problem areas to avoid were also discussed.
Lots of finished kits were on display to show what could be built and
there were a lot of good questions.
The scouts were encouraged to enter their models from that night, and anything
else they build, in the 2015 New Mexico State Fair Model Contest coming up in
late August, as well as entering their Pinewood Derby cars in the Automotive
Model Contest at the Fair.
The next step was the fun of model-building.
The kits included the F-14 Tomcat and the Pontiac GTO automobile.
The set-up was very well organized with six tables each with one ASM
member, four to five scouts, and a couple of parents.
ASM members provided coaching, tips, and recommendations as they worked
their way through their kits. The
kits each had their own little challenges to work through, but the Cubs
persevered and had a lot of fun.
Feedback from the group was that the Cubs enjoyed the Make N Take and had a lot
of fun. Hopefully we'll see
some of these scouts decide to take up the hobby and have some great fun while
doing so. Please check out the pics
below. Thanks to all who helped
out.
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ASM Super Model Challenge Build
The "ASM Super Model Challenge Build" was launched at the April 3rd meeting. A large amount of model kits were donated to ASM under a specific set of "Rules of Engagement (ROE)." The intent was to have the models be built by the members and to have fun doing so - they were not to be sold by the club or the members. The E-Board mulled over a bunch of options and decided upon the "Challenge Build" approach that we have been doing for years, just in a very large way in this case. There are multiple 2015 ASM contests that the donated models could fit into. So the plan is to offer the kits to the members with the intent to build them for those contests. These include the "Rotary Wings" (June 5th), "1945" (July 10th), and "Nuclear Winters" (October 2nd) contests. ASM is building models for the Nuclear Weapons Heritage Model Display at Kirtland AFB and there are a large number of kits that can be built specifically for that display. There is a Sponsored Contest for the Nuclear Weapons Heritage Model Display on October 2nd.
There were about 77 kits out on the tables for members
to choose from, and 27 challenges were accepted during during the meeting.
Pictures were taken of the members holding their selected kits.
The "ASM Super Model Challenge Build" - info and pictures - will be
updated each month here in the Major Events section of the 2015 Meeting Pictures
webpage. The remaining kits will be
brought back to the next several ASM meetings.
A couple of items that have come up since the April 3rd meeting:
These models can be completed and brought in for any contest - it does
not have to be at the suggested contests, i.e. at the Rotary Wings contest, if
you already had three entries being built for that.
The Nuclear Weapons Heritage
Model Display is also interested in non-nuclear-related Cold War era
models, so all those Cold War armor vehicles are a player to be displayed there
too. Please get with Erik McIntyre
to confirm if your kits are desired in the display.
April 3, 2015 Meeting
May 1st, 2015 Meeting
June 5th, 2015 Meeting
Frank Randal - YSH-2E Seasprite | Glenn Bingham - SH-2F Seasprite |
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September 4th, 2015 Meeting
Jack Garriss - M8 Howitzer Motor Carraige | Blaine Couch - M4A1 Sherman |
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October 2nd, 2015 Meeting
Michel Wingard - Puma Helicopter | Glenn Bingham - A-4 Skyhawk |
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Victor Maestas - Marder |
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November 6th, 2015 Meeting
Jeff Frichstad - M113 APC |
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December 4th, 2015 Meeting
Steve Broduer - Sky Crane | Theron Brawley - F-18 and Sea Knight |
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Jack Garriss - UN Land Rover |
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More pictures will be added as additional models are accepted for build
ASM Field Trip - War
Eagles Museum 2015
It's like when you open a kit that's been on
the shelf for while waiting to be built and finding an extra set of
decals in the box. That was
the case when we pulled into the parking lot of the
When the club members decided to take a day
trip down to
Because the trip down to
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Once we arrived, Tommy Willers made a bee-line for the Tri-motor and
secured his ticket for a ride.
The Tri-motor was produced by Ford between 1925 and June 7, 1933 when
the last of the 199 aircraft rolled off the assembly line.
While the Tin Goose was founding member of the civil aviation
market, it was also used in the military and other countries around the
world. Tommy's ticket put him on Flt 17 and lasted about 30 minutes
while flying around the
Entry into the museum is cheap at $5 and
that gets you into the gift shop and museum floor.
Walking through the door the first thing that hits you is the
view of a well restored P-40 Warhawk that flew with the "23rd Fighter
Group" in
As we were walking through the rows of
aircraft, I overheard Tim Woods say to his son: "I know what you're
looking at! ... it was a 1970 E type Jaguar.
In addition to the aircraft, the museum has over 26 classic
automobiles and motorcycles.
This includes a stunning 1935 Auburn Boattail Speedster and a
1936 BMW R5 motorcycle named "Max".
Interestingly enough, all of the vehicles in the museum have a
name given to them by the curators.
Another interesting thing about the museum was two aircraft on display,
at T-37 Tweet and a Mig 21 were donated on behalf of the German Air
Force. Ft Bliss and
Holloman were the home to the 2nd German Air Force for many years.
When one of the commanding Generals visited the museum, he noted
that it would be a great place for aircraft displays.
Undenounced to them and with great surprise, one day the museum
was notified they had a "large crate" for them in
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After spending a few hours in the museum, we
all piled back in the cars for the trip home.
Of course we had to stop for nourishment so Rudy's was the go to
place. The brisket was just
right but we all decided to skip the beans!
The trip to the
The
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