Combat Air Museum

The Combat Air Museum will host a scale model contest in conjunction with the Ad Astra Modeling Club on Saturday, May 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The contest theme will be “Military Related from World War I to the Present Day.” Contest categories are Aircraft, Automotive, Armor, Naval &amp; Water Vessels, Junior (age 17 and under), Dioramas, Legos, Spacecraft, Sci-Fi, Figures and Gundam.Awards will be presented in all categories along with Best in Show.
General public admission is $5 per person and includes up to two model entries per person, $1 for each model entry. Registration runs from 9 a.m. to noon; judging begins at noon and awards begin at 3 p.m. Registration forms are available and can be completed online at adastramodelingclub.org/2026show.Juniors (age 17 and under) can enter models for free.
For more information about the contest, contact Paul Shafer at <a href="mailto:pshafertrinity@yahoo.com">pshafertrinity@yahoo.com</a>.
The Ad Astra Modeling Club was formed in Topeka in 2021 with the goal of bringing together people dedicated to the hobby of creating scale models. Learn more at <a href="https://adastramodelingclub.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://adastramodelingclub.org/</a>
The Combat Air Museum has served as an educational institution and tourism destination for fifty years. It is one of a handful of major aviation museums in the United States located on an active airfield.
Located at the Topeka Regional Airport on Forbes Field in Topeka, Kansas, the Combat Air Museum is a federally recognized not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization dedicated to the collection, preservation, conservation and exhibition of aircraft, information, artifacts, technology and art associated with the military aviation history of the United States of America.
47 aircraft ranging from the earliest aviation period to the present day are on exhibit at the Museum, along with many types of historic aircraft engines, an extensive display of artifacts and a growing gallery of military aviation art. Learn more at <a href="https://www.combatairmuseum.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.combatairmuseum.org</a> and on our Facebook page at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CombatAirMuseum/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.facebook.com/CombatAirMuseum/</a>
The Combat Air Museum is located at 7016 SE Forbes Avenue, Topeka, Kansas. Contact Kevin Drewelow at <a href="mailto:director@combatairmuseum.com" target="_blank">director@combatairmuseum.com</a> or at 785.862.3303.

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