The next regular MAMA meeting will be 15 October 2022 at the The Fire Museum of Maryland.

to MAMA's Diner, the official home of the Maryland Automotive Modelers' Association (MAMA), where we serve entrees of fun, friendship, and model cars.

MAMA's current leadership team is: President: Tim Powers Vice-President: Dave Toups Treasurer: Matt Guilfoyle Newsletter Editor: Tim Sickle

Notes from the MAMA President:

Happy 34th Anniversary, MAMA! Way back in 1988, Norman Veber saw an opportunity to do a good thing for Baltimore Area Model Car Builders and he founded a club to give these builders an opportunity to meet, look at model cars, talk about model cars, and even share hints and tips for building them. While we were all happy to have found these benefits, the one thing none of realized was that we'd also found some new friends. Thank you Norman for providing us all these benefits. And thank you to all MAMA members for being an essential part of MAMA. You are MAMA's history and you will be MAMA's future. You are MAMA.

Where's Lyle?
When I was at the Super September Showdown back on the 11th, the number one question that people at the show asked me was, "Where's Lyle?" Other MAMA members reported getting that question a lot, too. Well, that gave me an idea for a new game...

So we had planned on taking a club vote at the September meeting regarding whether or not to move back to the Greenbelt Community Center (GCC). The word we had gotten at the August meeting was that the Union Hall we were looking into was a dead issue. Well, suprize! During the week before the September meeting a call came in from one of the people running the hall and as a result, Matt is scheduling an in-person meeting with all the key players to make sure the hall folks are all on the same page about renting it to us. Because of this new turn of events, we decided to postpone the vote until the October meeting. We have received the following details from the folks at Greenbelt: we can get the same room, same price, same hours, and same schedule. The drawback is that the West-side entrance (near the little playground area) that the majority of us used is no longer open to the public. This means if you can't find a spot in the tiny East-side entrance, you'll have to hoof it up the hill between the GCC and the library, then around to the front entrance that faces Crescent Road, and then walk all the way through to the back of the building where the room is. Hopefully we'll have more information next month.

The National Capital Model Soldier Society show is coming up on 01 October at the Springfield Hilton in Springfield, VA. The NCMSS has once again graciously offered a table for MAMA member to display our cars and talk with attendees about our facet of the model-building hobby. Looks like Steve Buter and Mike Coastic are already planning to attend, although I don't think Rex Turner will make it this year. To learn more, check out the show web page.

This year the MarauderCon hosted by IPMS Baltimore & IPMS Washington DC will be held 22 October at the Level Voolunteer Fire Company in Havre de Grace, MD. MAMA is planning to sponsor a trophy package for one of their automotive categories. To learn more, check out the show web page.

Speaking of sponsoring, our founder, Norman Veber, will be participating iin the 2022 Greater Maryland Heart Walk on 08 October at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium. For more details about the heart walk and how to donate or enter check out the event web page.

Steve Buter shared with us that this November FineScale Modeler magazine is launching a new celebration of model building to be known as Build a Model Month (BAMM). BAMM is all about building scale models, raising awareness of the hobby, building models with each other, and spreading the fun of scale modeling by helping someone get started on building them. They are encouraging model clubs/organization to consider group builds. FineScale Modeler will also be holding an on-line model contest featuring a cash prize, cover position and story for the winner.

Please continue to keep our friends in the Ukraine in your thoughts and prayers as Russia's senseless war on them continues.

Since last month, the COVID positivity rate for Maryland has been hanging around 9%. This is good news and I hope it continues to fall. I do still urge everyone to remain cautious for ourselves, and our families, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. It ain't over yet. Please continue to follow changing county mandates and mitigations as they adapt to address the evolving COVID virus variants. As always, I reccommend that you keep wearing your masks when in public spaces even if they are not required and continue to use hand sanitizers to help reduce the chances of spreading diseases like colds and the flu, especially as we are about to enter the fall season.