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By Modelers... For Modelers
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By Modelers... For Modelers
Announcements
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I just wanted to post a brief update on the fact that IPMS/USA continues to provide two initiatives aimed at active, retired and disabled service members. These are as follows:
Disabled veterans – IPMS/USA will provide a free year’s membership to any disabled veteran of a US military branch in appreciation for their sacrifices in support of our country.
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President – John Noack
1st Vice President – David Morissette
2nd Vice President – Scott Hackney
Secretary – Joe Terry
Director of Local Chapters – Bob Delaney
Historian/Publications Director – Chris Bucholtz
Recruitment and Retention Secretary – David Knights -
Here is an updated PDF of the 2025 IPMS/USA National Convention Award Winners.
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Here is the PDF of the 2025 IPMS/USA National Convention Awards Ceremony.
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Chapter of the Year: Capitol Area Models Society
Newsletter: Eastern Carolina Plastic Modelers
Website: Nate Jones Missouri Ozark Scale Modelers
Region Coordinator of the Year: JC Osbourne, R8
Member of the Year: Tim Burke, IPMS NENY
News
Upcoming Events
- A Bone To Pick - Building the Revell B1b in 1/48th scale, by Christian Hocherl
- Captain Miller's Last Stand - Inspired by the Movie "Saving Private Ryan", by Val Envo
- USS Hopewell - DD681 Fletcher Class Destroyer in 1/350 scale, by Ron Odell
- Resurrection! - A Saga of the Entex Pendle Princess, by Ken Friend
- Apache Longbow - Takom's 1/35th AH-64D, by Andre de Lamerens
- Serious About Show Cars - A Tom Daniel Car Collection, by Joe Porche
New Reviews
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by Frank Landrus
November 17, 2025Background
Atlantis Model Company was founded in 2009 by the former owners of Megahobby.com, Peter Vetri and Rick DelFavero. Atlantis manufactures injection-molded plastic model kits and...
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by Michael Reeves
November 17, 2025ICM has been releasing quality kits, figure sets, and recently paints to support their vast library of releases. Today, we see a set dedicated to WWI Armored Vehicles. These are water-based...
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by Scott Hollingshead
November 17, 2025In case you were not aware, last year Squadron joined up with Scale Colors to release a line of paints that include sets as well as individual colors. These paints are acrylic and are best thinned...
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by Chris Vandegrift
November 17, 2025What really drew me to this release was the Aussie option! The Australians started getting the UH-60M in 2023, and traditionally they use it for long-range search and rescue in the Outback and...
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by Floyd S. Werner Jr.
November 15, 2025Tools-You can never have enough. You don’t need it until you need it. With the return of Squadron they are developing their own line of modeling products. In this case it is high quality sprue...
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New Forum Posts
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November 16, 2025In a rather surprise move IMHO a manufacturer has come up with a cryptid scale model. Earlier this year, Pegasus Models has released the Mothman.
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November 15, 2025This next build is the Hasegawa 1/48 scale A-4M Skyhawk. I chose this particular build for a couple of reasons. I have already built a few aircraft related to the “Blacksheep” Squadron and since... more »
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November 14, 2025This is the out-of-production CollectAire resin B-57B Canberra built OOTB. The starting point...... this is one of CA's better kits with hollow cast wings and fuselage and very smooth... more » -
November 8, 2025These are 1/700 scale resin kits produced by Ralph Ratcliffe during the 1990's. They represent the Sturgeon class SSN 637, the early 688 Los Angeles class, the later 688I (Improved) class,... more » -
November 8, 2025One of the submarines in the last class (Benjamin Franklin class) of the 41 Polaris/Poseidon ballistic missile submarines. In 1979, the Bolivar entered overhaul and conversion of her ballistic... more » -
November 8, 2025Following WWII, the US had a large number of relatively new diesel fleet submarines. Although these were very successful in the Pacific War, the technology and development of the German Type XXI U-... more »