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ASMS Meetings & Club Information
The Austin Scale Modeler's Society meets on the third Thursday
of each month at 6:30 PM. Meetings are held at
Mr. Tramps Sports Pub & Cafe, which is located
at 8565 Research Blvd, Austin.
In addition to our regular club business, we usually have a model show-and-tell, a contest, and a member presentation.
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 | - |
| June | Sci-Fi and Gundam | - |
| July | Open, PLUS First Annual Double Dog Dare Challenge with traveling DDD trophy | - |
| August | Open | - |
| September | Procrastinator Challenge | - |
| October | Open, PLUS 10th and Final Phil "Bondo" Brandt Memorial Challenge. Traveling Trophy to be retired. | - |
| November | Open | - |
| 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? |
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.
- NORTH: Sessions are scheduled for the fourth Saturday of every month, starting at 10am at Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy. NOTE: The April meeting will be the third Saturday, April 20.
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