Welcome to the Missouri
Ozarks Scale Specialists

We are a dedicated club for plastic scale model enthusiasts in Southwest Missouri, meeting monthly to share techniques and showcase our builds, from planes, tanks, cars, trucks, real space, sci-fi, dioramas, and figures culminating in an annual contest open to all model builders.

Our members are passionate about scale modeling, fostering a supportive environment where we learn from each other and celebrate our craft through discussions, workshops, and friendly competitions each year.

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Membership

We have a core group of model building enthusiasts that meet regularly. Currently we have around 25 actively participating members. As an IPMS club we must have a minimum number of members that also have IPMS membership.

International Plastic Modelers' Society (IPMS) membership is not required in order to be a member of M.O.S.S., but since we are an IPMS Chapter we do strongly encourage it! There are a great many benefits to IPMS membership.

Full IPMS / MOSS membership is:

• Adult (ages 18+) - $20 / year
  (discounted with a current IPMS/USA membership to $10 / year)

• Junior (ages 12-17) - $15 / year
  (discounted with a current IPMS/USA membership to $10 / year)

• Youth (under age 12) - $8 / year

• Family Associate* membership - $8 / year

*Family Associate is a non-modeler who accompanies a Junior or Youth modeler who is a M.O.S.S. member

Club Participation

As with most clubs, there are a few members with responsibility to set the direction of the club and to run the meetings and annual MOSS CON contests. If you are interested in leveraging your leadership abilities or passion for the hobby please reach out. We can always use the help!

The formal positions within the club are:

• President - Nate Jones

• Vice President - Nick Kimes

• Secretary / Treasurer - Phil Jurkowski

• Membership Coordinator - Jonathan Havrilek

• MOSS CON Coordinators - Phil Jurkowski & Nick Kimes

• Website Admin - Brian Lloyd

Club Leadership

IPMS / MOSS Mission Statement

To build and nurture a creative, fun-loving, family- and hobby-friendly environment and to promote the furtherance of model builder's skills through the exchange of ideas in a positive and encouraging manner, no matter the scale, subject, or builder's skill level.