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.
Enjoy Your Hobby
We celebrate scale modeling with a friendly community of like-minded enthusiasts from all walks of life. Our members craft exquisite car replicas, share their tips and techniques, and bond over our shared passion for cars and models. Join us in our mission to make every model a masterpiece!
Enrich your hobby with regular show and tell sessions, how-to sessions and hands-on building sessions. Get helpful tips from expert builders and share yours to help others. Network in a relaxed, friendly environment with people who share your interest in cars and models. Showcase your models and compete in friendly competitions that attract hundreds of people like you.
Space City Shootout Contest - NEXT SATURDAY!!
Join us on July 12th for the 2025 edition of our annual model competition. Our show attracts hundreds of visitors and contestants, as well as a large number of scale automotive hobby vendors and exhibitors. You might even see your own work highlighted in Fine Scale Modeller magazine, or other popular hobby publications.
2025 Space City Shootout
Event Details
Date:
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Doors open to public 9:00 AM
Admission:
16 and older $5.00
Under 16 $1.00
Location:
Stafford Centre.
10505 Cash Road,
Stafford, Texas 77477
Click Here For Contest Categories
Fill out registration forms in advance to save time.
On-site registration is open from 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM.
Awards are announced at 4:00 PM
Click Here to Learn About Vendors and Exhibitors
Vendors and Exhibitors can buy tables for $35
- the center charges $25 if you need a power outlet
- the center also charges $30 if you need their onsite wifi
The Stafford Center lays out tables the night before the event. Doors open at 6:00 AM for Vendors and Exhibitors to set up
Click Here to Learn About Becoming a Sponsor!
Our generous sponsors help keep the contest going.
- general category sponsorships are $50
- master craftsman and theme awards are $100
Sponsor names are featured prominently on our website and on individual competition categories.
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.
We get together 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)
Next meeting:
- Friday the 18th of July
- No real theme other than discuss the Shootout contest. Everyone should bring whatever they purchased from the vendors for show and tell.
- Also everyone needs to declare what ’60s truck they plan to build for the group build.
The August meeting will be August 15th.