International Plastic Modelers' Society / USA

International Plastic Modelers' Society / USA

IPMS/USA

IPMS/USA

  • 2023 Best of Class, Best Ship - CSS Alabama by Kendall Brown

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    2023 Best of Class, Best Ship - CSS Alabama by Kendall Brown

  • 2023 Best of Class, Ken Robert Best Aircraft - SB2C Helldiver, "A Factory Fresh Beast" by Pat Donahu

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    2023 Best of Class, Ken Robert Best Aircraft - SB2C Helldiver, "A Factory Fresh Beast" by Pat Donahue

  • 2023 Best of Class, Figure - Ashigaru by Didier Hachem

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    2023 Best of Class, Figure - Ashigaru by Didier Hachem

  • 2023 Best of Class, Tom Kolk Best Junior Model - Ki-61 Hien (Tony) by Thiago Escobar Andrade

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    2023 Best of Class, Tom Kolk Best Junior Model - Ki-61 Hien (Tony) by Thiago Escobar Andrade

  • IPMS Nationals 2022

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  • 2023 Best of Class, Art Gerber Best Military Vehicle and George Lee Judges' Grand Award - Renault FB

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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

  • 2023 Best of Class, Automotive - "Double Trouble" by Alexander W. DeLeon

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    2023 Best of Class, Automotive - "Double Trouble" by Alexander W. DeLeon

  • 2023 Best of Class, Best Space or Science Fiction Vehicle - Star Wars Blockade Runner by Changhuei Y

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    2023 Best of Class, Best Space or Science Fiction Vehicle - Star Wars Blockade Runner by Changhuei Yang

  • Y-Wing Mosaic

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  • Anime Mosaic

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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 Miscellaneous - Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp by Cary Millsap

Announcements

  • 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...

  • The 2024 National Contest Awards List has been posted. 

  • We know how important the IPMS-USA Journal is to you. As you may be aware, there are a lot of "behind the scenes" changes taking place. The society's magazine has been managed for 18 years, more or less in full, by Chris Bucholz and John Heck. Recently, both decided to leave their positions for a number of reasons and do so with our greatest appreciation for their guiding hand for almost 2 decades. Just as in any large organization, it is not our place to share these details, but rather to figure out how these rather large shoes can be filed by new... read more...

  • In recognition of IPMS/USA's 60th anniversary, we are pleased to announce a year-long giveaway of models, reference material and modeling products to our membership! Our generous partners have donated numerous items for giveaways over the next twelve months, celebrating our 60th anniversary. Every month we are drawing several names from our Membership database and will be sending them something from the donated items!

    Our first winners are Forrest Beattie, Randy S. Bumgardner, and John Koethe.

    Congratulations to our inaugural winners! You will be receiving your item in... read more...

  • Fellow IPMS/USA members, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of our great society we are offering a three-year Adult membership to any new or existing member for only $60.00! Three-year Family memberships are only $65.00. This is a one-time offer in celebration of our Society’s many contributions to the scale modeling hobby. This offer is for all new and existing members on a one time only basis and will be available starting on the first day of the 2024 National Convention (July 17,2024) until the day before the 2025 National Convention (August 5, 2025).

    Three years for $60.00... read more...

News


Upcoming Events

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January/February 2024 Cover
  • Rendering a Ramjet Rotorcraft - Scratch-building the XH-20 ‘Little Henry’ Helicopter, by Mike Mackowski

  • Xylophone’ Rocket Rig - Equipping a GMC Deuce and a Half with the T27 Multiple Launch System Truck, by Robert Carman

  • Assembling an Ancient Ausf D. - Turning old into gold with Tamiya’s Panzer IV, by Robert Lomassaro

  • Air Force Fire Fighter - Scratch-building an FWD P-2 Crash Truck in 1:25, by Joe Vattilana

  • Macross Makeover - Adding accuracy to ARII’s 1:100 Destroid Spartan kit, by George Lellios

  • Clog and Effects - Weathering a 1:72 Supermodel Bv 138C, by Doug Jacobs

  • Two Valiant an Effort - Adding detail and fighting fit problems on battling 1:72 V-Bombers from Airfix and Mach 2, by Richard C. Engar


New Reviews

  • by Andy Taylor

    October 15, 2024

    The author, Peter Samsonov, is a Russian-Canadian military historian who has received praise from notable historians for his research on Second World War armored vehicles using English, Russian...

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  • by Andy Taylor

    October 15, 2024

    This is the first Then and Now book that I have read, and I am hooked. The period photographs and history are supplemented with after the battle photographs. The research that goes into finding...

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  • by Joe Staudt

    October 11, 2024

    This review covers packs 4, 5, and 6 of the Agora Models Jaguar build. Please see part 1 of this review for the first 3 packs and more information about the kit.

    Pack 4 of this kit starts...

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  • by Michael Oberholtzer

    October 9, 2024

    The SF.260 is a 1964 Italian design used by military forces around the world as a basic trainer. Sleek and aerobatic, it is still flown today by aerial display teams and Air Combat USA as well as...

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  • by Pat Villarreal

    October 7, 2024

    Eduard has provided IPMS/USA reviewer corps with a 1/72nd scale Limited Edition P-51D Mustang “Aces of the Eighth” Dual Combo kit. In WWII, The Eighth Air Force (aka: Mighty Eighth)...

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New Forum Posts

  • October 14, 2024
    My grandfather Flew all his missions in WW2 in B-17's HE was sent home for B-29 training but the war ended and he went home to farm . This is a 3d Print I did and then I thought I need a... more »
  • October 9, 2024
    HI ! Here another projct I been working on the side these days , it's a couple of BONANZA's.. If you like the complete WIP on this project , I have set up an GOOGLE page for it , Just... more »
  • October 9, 2024
    It appears that, as in every year and in spite of solid, repeated, and guaranteed assurances -- every year, the usual suspects have scammed their way into early access to the Nats room block. It... more »
  • October 7, 2024
    This month I managed to get some shelf queens off the workbench. The first ones are these three Encore 1/400 scale Soviet Fleet Submarines from WWII. This first one is the Type D Fleet Submarine... more »
  • October 7, 2024
    Some time back I started a Van for a Coke-themed Group Build. After some years, I finally managed to get the paint acceptable enough and eventually buckled down and got this done. This is the... more »
  • October 7, 2024
    After my return from my vacation, I was able to get a couple aircraft completed. This first one is the HobbyCraft 1/72 scale Canadian Otter: This second one is a model I... more »
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