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2023 Best of Class, Ken Robert Best Aircraft - SB2C Helldiver, "A Factory Fresh Beast" by Pat Donahue
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2023 Best of Class, Best Miscellaneous - Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp by Cary Millsap
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2023 Best of Class, Best Space or Science Fiction Vehicle - Star Wars Blockade Runner by Changhuei Yang
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2023 Best of Class, Figure - Ashigaru by Didier Hachem
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2023 Best of Class, Art Gerber Best Military Vehicle and George Lee Judges' Grand Award - Renault FB Caterpillar Crawler by Michael Tsoumpas
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2023 Best of Class, Best Ship - CSS Alabama by Kendall Brown
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2023 Best of Class, Automotive - "Double Trouble" by Alexander W. DeLeon
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2023 Best of Class, Tom Kolk Best Junior Model - Ki-61 Hien (Tony) by Thiago Escobar Andrade
Announcements
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The 2025 IPMS/USA National Convention Site is online at https://ipmsnationals.org/
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IPMS/USA holds Executive Board elections every two years. The Eboard wants to be sure that anyone interested in running for office is fully informed as to what is expected of each officer. We also want our members to know what the candidates for the Eboard plan to do for the Society if elected, as well as why the candidate feels they are qualified to serve as an Eboard member. Here are some pointers on how to get on the ballot, what each officer position does, how much of your time it will take to do each job, and what the members need to know to vote for you. We are always looking for new... read more...
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John Figueroa, the Director of Local Chapters, has collected suggestions from chapters on their best practices. Chapters can adopt these practices as is. In no way are these practices meant to be a directive from IPMS/USA.
The attached Best Practice is a spreadsheet giving chapter treasurers ways to track revenue and expenses. A member listing spreadsheet is also included.
For questions with the Treasurer Spreadsheet contact David Mason at dmason67@msn.com or Mark Norman at marknorm@hotmail.com... read more...
News
Upcoming Events
- My Time at the Nats - Phil Peterson
- Juniors - Category 0
- Tom Kolk - Best Junior Award
- Aircraft - Category 1
- Ken Robert - Best Aircraft Award
- Military Vehicles - Category 2
- Art Gerber - Best Military Vehicle
- Figures - Category 3
- Scott Primeau - Best Figure Award
- Ships - Category 4
- Samuel Parent - Best Ship Award
- Automotive - Category 5
- John Zweber - Best Automotive Award
- Real Space and SciFi - Category 6
- Changhuei Yang - Best Real Space & Sci Fi Award
- Miscellaneous - Category 7
- Carl Knable - Best Miscellaneous Award
- Dioramas - Category 8
- Greg Cihlar - Best Diorama Award
- Theme Awards
- Foundation FTL Ship - 2024 IPMS/USA National Convention Best in Show by Changhuei Yang
New Reviews
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by Andy Taylor
January 8, 2025This is a good introduction book to the world of dioramas by author Mat Irvine. His English roots are evident throughout this amazing book, and it is great to see his perspective across multiple...
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by Chris Smith
January 8, 2025As I get older, I’m appreciating things that make model building easier on the eyes. Instrument panels are a real challenge even when they come with a decal or in the case of the ICM O-2 kit,...
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by David Hochheimer
January 7, 2025ICM Holding has put out a new model of their Type 320 (W142). This rendition is a Cabriolet B, a pre-war period German passenger car.
The box art for the kit is first-rate and lends itself...
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by Rick Reinert
January 6, 2025BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front
It has been a while since I built a helicopter. The last time was an aborted attempt in 2014 give or take. That did not end well. I feel that going outside your...
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by Frank Landrus
January 6, 2025Detail & Scale published its first book on Republic’s P-47 Thunderbolt in 1998. Twenty-five years later, this new publication, P-47 Thunderbolt in Detail & Scale, significantly revises and...
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New Forum Posts
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January 7, 2025Happy New Year! After a nice relaxing Holiday season for all my "elves", all of them are back as Maddog Manufacturing is reopening for 2025 in a pretty big way. So, if everyone is ready, we... more »
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January 5, 2025This kit was modified from what came in the box as Italeri had modeled this after a prototype developmental vehicle. I added or altered many details, replaced kit tires with some resin one from TAC... more »
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January 2, 2025Bandai 1/48 Matilda II, Renwal USS Springfield, 1/72 Marmon Harrington armoured car, 1/72 Czechmaster Hawker Nimrod, 1/72 Italeri M-3 GMC, 1/56 Rubicon LVT, ?scale Revel/Atlantis Sci Fi mash up, 1/... more » -
January 1, 2025For the 2nd year in a row, I participated in a "1 day New Years Day" build challenge, and got this 1/48 AMT F7F-3N Tigercat done in 22hrs-45mins from start to when I put on the props to... more » -
January 1, 2025This year started out very productive, but then I went back to work part time in March after 4 years of retirement, which morphed into full time after Memorial Day... and that seriously cut into my... more »
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January 1, 2025My four models that were built in 2024. I hoped to have had more, but one thing or another happened to get in the way. Two 1:76 Airfix armor subjects: 6-poounder anti-tank gun and Bren Gun... more »