October 19, 2026
From President Dave : Fri, Oct 16 at 9:28 AM. Hey guys, Lots going on at the Ball homestead so this will be quick. The theme this month is ” Box Stock Atlantis”. Of...
Category: Contest and Demo Themes
Monthly Themes for contests and how to demonstrations held at the IPMS Fame Cities meetings.
March 16, 2026 Meeting
Happy St Patrick’s Day ! From President Dave Ball: Hey Guys; Damn it’s wet outside! Oh well, it’s Ohio. I should be used to this. Enough of my winnings. The theme this month is...
September 14, 2025 Meeting/Picnic
Sunday September 14 at 1:00 pm, Fame Cities/Ed Kinney Chapter will hold its annual picnic at John Shimek’s house. This month there will be a theme contest sponsored in memory of Ed Kinney – “Best...
2023 Monthly Contest Themes
IPMS Fame Cities/Ed Kinney Chapter Contest Themes January – February – ‘Middle East Wars – Any time Period’ sponsored by member John Shimek March – Bigger is Better’: Ships 1/72, Air 1/32, Veh 1/16...
2016 Theme Contests Fame Cities
IPMS Fame Cities/Ed Kinney Chapter 2016 Contest Themes January – ‘Anything British Empire’ by member Ralph Nolan February – Mike Guest, Sci-Fi, March – Mike Guest, Anything that fought in Afghan wars April –...
2015 Fame Cities Theme Contest
The theme contest list is starting to fill out again as we head into the new year. If you would like to sponsor a contest send John Shimek an email and we will get...
2013 Monthly Contest Categories
Following is the list of FameCities IPMS contest subjects for the current year. As you can see we have a couple of open months. If you would like to sponsor a contest or present...
Monthly Contest’s and Demo’s 2012
May – ‘Build What You Normally Don’t’ contest by John Shimek, i.e., Armor Guys build other than armor, Aircraft guys build other than aircraft, etc. June – Classics : Any subject Pre-1980 Kit contest...
Monthly Contest and Demo’s 2011
February – Plane Finishes demo by Larry Davis. March – Oil Washes demo by Mark Gamble May – ‘Build What You Normally Don’t’ contest by John Shimek, i.e., Armor Guys build other than armor,...
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