Prison City Modelers - IPMS

09/02/2026

We are just a month away from our model show and contest in downtown Leavenworth. We will open the doors to the public at 9:00 am on Saturday, October 3 with registration running until noon.

Judging begins at 1200, and then the awards presentation is at 3:00 pm sharp. We use the IPMS USA judging standards.

We still have a few vendor tables available, so send us an message with how many you'd like to reserve. Go to our website https://leavenworthmodelersclub.org/ for forms, directions, categories and almost anything else you can think of contest related.

Hope to see you at the Heritage Center in October 3rd!

We are a group of plastic model builders in Leavenworth, Kansas.

07/13/2026

We have our chapter meeting this Wednesday, July 15 at 6:30 pm.

The IPMS Prison City Modelers will hold their July meeting on Wednesday, July 15 at 6:30 pm. Hope you can join us; we’ll have a demo, then show what ya’ brung, and discussion of our coming show on October 3, … Continue reading →

06/10/2026

Hello all, we have our next chapter meeting on Wednesday, June 17 at 6:30 pm. We meet at the Pilgrim Community Church on Arch Street in Leavenworth.

Bring what you are working on to show the group.

If you are new to the area and just want to come by and see what we build, you are more than welcome.
Hope to see you there,
Mark

12/24/2025

Found these lighted display cases on AliExpress. They are made for 1:64 cars, but also work well with 1:72 armor! I added various backgrounds with vinyl sticker paper. I may buy more!

11/06/2025

Can you spot all of the technologies that we have today that makes model building easy for us?

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10/06/2025

Thank you everyone for coming out to the Leavenworth Model Show and Contest last week. Unofficial tally was 63 modelers and 263 models. We had participants from as far away as Minnesota, Las Vegas, and Florida. Great quality of models, a full vendor room with a great variety of products. Save the date for next year, Saturday, October 3, 2026.

10/03/2025

We are ready! The Leavenworth model contest and show begins tomorrow, October 4. Registration starts at 9:00, and judging starts at noon. If you are entering a model, you can get the forms on our webpage, https://leavenworthmodelersclub.org

It’s free to just wander around, admire the workmanship, and visit our vendors!

We are a group of plastic model builders in Leavenworth, Kansas.

10/02/2025

The Leavenworth Model Show and Contest, sponsored by the IPMS Prison City Modelers is right around the corner. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. for registration; judging begins at noon, and the awards ceremony begins at 3:00 p.m. It is at the Heritage Center, 109 Delaware Street, in historic downtown Leavenworth. Hotels, resturants, and shops are all within walking distance of the venue. The link to the registration forms is IPMS Prison City Modelers 2025 show and contest – IPMS Prison City ModelersIPMS Prison City Modelers

Today’s sponsor spotlight is StirlingKit USA. They advertise themselves as:

“Welcome to Stirlingkit.com! We offer stirling engines, internal combustion engines, RC engines, steam engines, tesla coil, engine model kits, and RC cars for modelers, collectors, teachers or simply those who are looking for a gift. Please don’t hesitate to visit our website to start your journey into your micro engine model.”

They also offer a military and student discount. For the Leavenworth show, StirlingKit donated a Teching T700 Turboshaft engine model in 1/4 scale. This is the engine that powers the UH-60 Blackhawk. The retail value of the kit (contains over 480 pieces) is $499.00. This will be the grand prize in our show’s raffle. Thank you StirlingKits!

09/28/2025

https://leavenworthmodelersclub.org/sponsor-highlight-leavenworth-contest-and-show-october-4-2025/

Only six days until the Leavenworth Contest and Show, or five days and a wake-up as we’d say in the Army. If you build models but have never entered a show, this is a great place to start. We have … Continue reading →

09/27/2025

Folks, we are one week out from our Leavenworth contest and show, Saturday October4. Registration opens at 9:00 a.m. at the Heritage Center,109 Delaware Street in downtown Leavenworth. Information such categories and paperwork to enter your models can be found at: https://leavenworthmodelersclub.org/leavenworth-model-show-and-contest/contest-winners/

We have a full room of vendors, so even if you aren’t entering a model, please come by and support them. You may find some motivation to start your next project. And as always, it is free to just come in and look over the entries.

We are going to highlight our corporate sponsors over the next few days. Testors provided glue, knives, paint and a variety of modeling items for the raffle. Thank you Testors! ; city modelers