Your Houston Scale Auto Modeling Club
Welcome to the Houston Automotive Modeler’s Society (HAMS), a community of hobby enthusiasts who share a love for building automotive model kits.
(this site is a work in progress)
HAMS is an official local chapter of the International Plastic Modeler Society (IPMS). We meet monthly to share tips and techniques, showcase our models, and engage in friendly discussion. We host an annual model competition that attracts a large number of visitors, exhibitors, vendors and contestants.
Check out our contests page and our gallery of photos of club member’s work.
Get More Fun From Your Hobby
We are a relaxed, friendly community of auto-modeling enthusiasts from all walks of life who meet monthly to socialize with people who share our love of modeling and all things automotive.
Members and guests are encouraged to bring finished models and “work in progress” projects for “show and tell” each month. You are welcome to bring anything you’re working on, but we also have an optional theme each month to encourage you to bring your theme-related work to the meeting for show and tell.
Experts and novices alike freely share their tips and techniques to help you grow in the hobby. Networking with other people also helps you find kit parts, “special deals” and solve your model building puzzles.
We also hold the annual “Space City Shootout” auto-modeling contest which gives everyone the opportunity to showcase their work for a large audience and gain recognition for your accomplishments.
2025 Space City Shootout Contest Wrap-up
Our best yet show was held on July 12th at the Stafford Centre in Stafford Texas. It set new records for the number of attendees, the number of competition entrants and the number of model kits entered in the show. The show was very well supported by sponsors and vendors.
Click here for the phot gallery and the complete set of results
Click here to checkout our members work!
Explore a curated collection of incredible models created by our talented society members. Click to see details!
Get in Touch
We would love to hear from you! Feel free to reach out anytime with questions or comments.
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Monthly Meetings
We get together (usually) on the 2nd Friday of every month
- Come for the monthly “show-and-tell” where you show off your work
- Come for the Hands-on build sessions where you can get help from other members
- Come for the “how-to” sessions where other builders illustrate how they build their masterpieces
- Come for the monthly door prizes (usually model kits)
Our next meeting will be our Christmas Party on Friday, December 12th, at IHOP:
- 2940 W Sam Houston Pkwy S, Houston, TX 77042
- There won’t be any show and tell this time
Club Group Builds Update:
Chevy II Novas – Done: The plan is to take the Novas to enter in the Club group build category to the shows that have the category. RiverCon in Shreveport will be the first show that we take the Novas to.
60s Truck Group Build – Rules for the build are: Build any 60s Truck and have it finished by our January 10 meeting.
After the 60s Truck Group build, the Dodge Charger will be the next Group Build. That group build will run from Jan-June.
Club Calendar for the rest of the year
We’re almost done with 2025!
December 12 – Christmas party at IHOP
Upcoming Contests
September 25 – Rock-Con- Little Rock, ARK
November 1 – Cajun Modfest 37 – Baton Rouge, LA
November 8 – Capitol Classic – Austin, TX
January 3 – Modelfiesta – New Braunfels, TX
Below are links to some of the podcasts that we talked about at the last meeting.
https://www.youtube.com/live/z33eRRRJ1pI?si=38462sZLeAD3EYAE
The Automotive Podcast – Episode 30 (S2:E15) – Getting Stoked About the Hobby w/Guest Martin Aveyard
The Automotive Podcast – Episode 29 (S2;E14) – Post Nats, Pre-Tariffs – w/Special Guest Terry Jessee
https://youtu.be/w0ekjIJvNz0?si=CHU1bHmLD_KjlGgD
Hope to see everyone at the October meeting
David