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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: Capital 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
- Juniors - Category 0
- Tom Kolk Best Junior Award: Cael Cummings
- Aircraft - Category 1
- Ken Robert Best Aircraft Award: Jason Jennings
- Military Vehicles - Category 2
- Art Gerber Best Military Vehicle Award: Tony Zadro
- Figures - Category 3
- Scott Primeau Best Figure Award: Zachariah Becker
- Article: Reimagining the USS Arizona, 1916, by Gene Berger
- Ships - Category 4
- Samuel Parent Best Ship Award: Eugene Berger
- Automotive - Category 5
- John Zweber Best Automotive Award: B. Brooks
- Real Space and SciFi - Category 6
- Best Real Space & Sci Fi Award: David Carlton
- Gundam - Category 9
- Best Gundam Award: Ricky Hoskin
- Dioramas - Category 8
- Best Diorama Award: Barclay Caras
- Miscellaneous - Category 7
- Best Miscellaneous Award: Philip Hui
- Theme Awards
New Reviews
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by Pablo Bauleo
January 6, 2026Kagero has started a new series known as “References for Modelers”. This issue is devoted to the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
The references include several period pictures (black and white), some of...
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by Pablo Bauleo
January 6, 2026Kagero has started a new series known as “References for Modelers”. This issue is devoted to the Nakajima Ki-43 I/II.
The booklet discloses that a lot of the material published in it, has...
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by Pablo Bauleo
January 6, 2026Shyhart Decals has released a decal sheet for a commemorative scheme flown by an F-4F and a Tornado in 2007, celebrating the 50 years of the aeronautical research institute of the German Air Force...
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by Pablo Bauleo
January 6, 2026Casemate Publishing is distributing a book from MMP Books (Poland) which includes work from Karolina Holda, Artur Juszczak, Richard Caruana, Dariusz Karnas, Slawomir Zajaczkowski and Teodor Liviu...
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by Paul Bradley
January 6, 2026Go to any model show and you are likely to see numerous models of aircraft that took part in the Battle of Britain, from both sides. This new book from Pen and Sword offers step-by-step...
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New Forum Posts
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January 6, 2026Good evening all, I picked this one up at a swap meet, at a price I couldn’t pass up. Academy did a great job on the details of this kit. Tons of options. The weapons, and wheels are Reskit.... more » -
January 4, 2026This gun was a beast, as a kit and in reality. Developed at the end of WW II, it nevertheless saw service in the US for a short time until it was overtaken by the first generation of SAMs. It could... more » -
January 3, 2026For my first build of 2026 I will be doing ICM’s 1/48 Russian U-2/Po-2 multi-purpose aircraft. This is a bi-plane that was initially used as a training aircraft and was also used as a liaison,... more »
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January 3, 2026Hello everyone, just checking out the forum, I'm active on a few others and wanted to check this out. Cars, trucks, motorcycle are my subjects although I have built aircraft and armor. Working... more »
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January 3, 2026HI ! Here another project I have done in the past using the EDUARD kit ..If you like to view more pic of it , I have set up an GOOGLE page for it , just visit this link : https://photos.... more » -
January 1, 2026For the third year in a row I challenged myself to getting a model built in less than 24hrs on New Years day. This is the Accurate Miniatures 1/48 P-51B issue of the 1946 Bendix racing plane. I chose... more »