Our meetings are diverse, and cover a range of different activities, all of which you are invited to. Our main meeting is the monthly meeting, held at the usual location:
Jordan Ford
(2nd Floor Conference Room)
13010 N Interstate 35
San Antonio, Texas 78233
First Thursday of each month
6:00 PM - 7:50 PM
PREVIOUSLY | MEETING SCHEDULE | LEARNING PROGRAM | CONTEST | WORK IN PROGRESS | GALLERY
The November meeting was a crowded one, with new members being introduced. Learning Demo subject was Naval modeling camouflage techniques, imparted by Bob Stiegel. The WIP segment had a large amount of models, with some very interesting and diverse subjects. Finally, the monthly contest!
Squadron monthly meetings start with matters that concern the club. From event reminders, membership suggestions, concerns, awards or volunteer or officer requests are adressed at this point.
Most of our meetings feature a Learning Program segment, where a speaker presents diverse modeling tips, tools, techniques, etc. aimed to improve and expand your modeling skills and obtain ideas for materials or projects. The speaker usually is a different member of the Squadron, but guest speakers from other clubs have disected their projects and experience.
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Contest Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/2023 | Judging Clinic Pt 1 | Rob Booth | Model of the Year |
| 02/2023 | Judging Clinic Pt 2 | Rob Booth | Open |
| 03/2023 | Cutting Machines and Modeling | Mario Fernandez | Make it Snappy (Snap together kits) |
| 04/2023 | Modern US Armor Details Pt 2 | Mark Verdi | Shelf of Doom. Kits you've forsaken and revived for this contest |
| 05/2023 | Modern Aircraft Ordnance | Devon McCollough | Open |
| 06/2023 | Star Wars Modeling | Jerry Escobedo | Movie Stars. Models of things in Movies |
| 07/2023 | 3D Printing | TBA | Open |
| 08/2023 | Scratch Building | TBA | Need for Speed. Models of fast stuff |
| 09/2023 | Swap Meet | TBA | Open |
| 10/2023 | TBA | TBA | That's just scary |
| 11/2023 | TBA | TBA | Open |
| 12/2023 | White Elephant Gift Exchange | None | First Love (What got you Modeling) |
Every meeting an Alamo Squadron member or special guest prepares a 20-30 minute presentation where diverse modelling matters are presented to the membership. The subjects vary from Real life in-depth detail of vehicles to model, modeling techniques, tendencies, or other diverse subjects which are benefitial for any modeler, regardless of modeling interest.
Starting in 2023, the Alamo Squadron marketing team decided to take this to a new level and start our own YouTube Channel. Please consider liking, sharing and subscribing to it!
Members are encouraged to bring their finished builds to compete with one another in friendly competition. Judging is conducted by members attending that night's meeting and select 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.
Each month's winning models are invited back at the end of the year to compete in Alamo Squadron's Model of the Year competition. The winner of our Model of the Year contest has his/her name engraved on a dedicated plaque that the club maintains.
Note: placing in a monthly meeting contest does not prohibit a member from entering in any other contest at any level.
Judging is conducted in accordance with IPMS guidelines, which adhere to the following basics:
At each monthly meeting Alamo Squadron invites members to bring the current kit (or kits) they are working and give a couple-minute run-down about the kit(s) and the progress they have made so far. We encourage members to tell the rest of the club the positives and negatives of the build as well as how they overcame the negatives. This is an extremely effective way to spur discussion on differing kits, tools, and supplies on the market today as well as the techniques utilized to apply them.
What are our meetings like? What are the models we take? Have a look at some.
