Maryland Automotive Modelers' Association (MAMA)

Next Meeting: July 18, 2026

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Sadly, MAMA and CPMCC member Terry Adams passed away on Tuesday, 09 June, 2026. He was 81 years old.

The July theme table Theme of the Month will be Foreign Cars.

See you at the July meeting!

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:

The 31st Mid-Atlantic NNL show is now part of our club history. We must be doing it right, all of the feedback that we received directly, indirectly, or overheard was positive.

As always, the participants who displayed their models, the spectators who attended, the vendors who vended, the club members who helped with the set up/tear down/operations of the show, and the Level VFD Ladies Auxiliary who ran the kitchen for us made it a great show that everyone enjoys.

Interestingly, although we had more participants this year than last year, there were 110 fewer models enetered.

Time for some shout-outs:

First, a big thank you to the 13 companies and 9 individuals for their prize contributions.
Next I want to acknowledge Mike Costic, Matt Guilfoyle, and Carl Michaelmen for their kit contributions to this year's Make-and-Take for the kids. And a special thanks to Mike Costic for his efforts in running the Make and Take.
I also want to recognize Lyle Willits for once again shooting photos of the entries on the tables and the award winners.
Once again I am also very thankful to Ms. Karen Lopes and the Level Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary for all their work behind the scenes in representing our interests with the fire hall's operational and administrative leaders, helping with the setup/teardown, and overtly for making so much good breakfast and lunch food available for us and our guests.
And I want to give a very big Thank-You to all the MAMA members who were on hand before, during, and after the show to help with setup, operation, and teardown. To everyone who assisted, I am most grateful.

We already have the Level Volunteer Fire Hall booked for next year's show on May 8th, 2027. The themes for our 2027 show are Mustangs and Pre-WWII Cars (1939 and Older).

June Meeting Photos:

Lyle Willits had this 1932 5-Window coupe powered by a hot-rodded 4-banger on the table.

Ricky Wallace has been busy with this Camaro, two Chevy trucks and a Scania T series hauler.

Norm Veber brought the Bellini Models 1/20 scale Aston Martin Ulster that he built in 1983 (43 years ago) when he was their US distributor.

Rich Meany built this race-ready 1938 Willys Coupe.

Ken Shanks mashed-up a Jimmy Flintstone resin Nash Rambler body with the chassis and driveline from an AMT Ford Probe.

Derald Carpenter displayed his builds of the Ed Roth Beatnik Bandit and Beatnik Bandit II along with Carl Casper's Undertaker, Darryl Starbird's Predicta, and a 1970 Dodge Coronet.

Steve Buter uncharacteristically displayed a Revell Datsun 510 Tuner decaled as a rally car and a custom 1961 Ford Galaxie hardtop with no accompanying feminine figures.

Kevin Buter parked a 1958 Plymouth Fury, 1929 Mercedes Benz SSK, and a 1959 Chevrolet El Camino on the display table.

Howdly Hoffman, Jr. brought eight models to the table, including a 1969 Shelby GT-500, 1964 Chevrolet Malibu Station Wagon tow car, 1964 Chevrolet Malibu Station Wagon race car on a trailer, 1965 Chevolet A/FX CHevy II Nova Gasser, 1969 Chevrolet Nova drag car, 1972 Chevrolet Nova Pro-Stocker, 1972 Pontiac Ventura drag racer, and a 1970 Pontiac GTO.