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By Modelers... For Modelers
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By Modelers... For Modelers
Announcements
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It is election time for IPMS/USA! The following nominations have been successfully made for their respective positions.
- John Noack, President
- Dave Morrissette, 1st Vice President
- Scott Hackney, 2nd Vice President
- Bob Delaney, Director of Local Chapters
- Joe Terry, Secretary
- Chris King, Secretary
- Ro Annis, Publications Director
- Chris Bucholtz, Publications Director
- David Knights, Retention Secretary
- Tim Kirkland,... read more...
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IPMS/USA Members,
As I write this, we are about halfway through the 60th year of IPMS/USA, and there are several ways we are celebrating.
- Have you taken advantage of the 60th anniversary special membership option? This is a chance to get 3 years of membership for the price of 2. If you haven’t done so yet, you only have up until the day before the upcoming Nationals in Hampton, VA. Once the show starts the option will no longer be available.
- Have you won one of the 60th Anniversary prizes? Several companies have donated kits and books to our drawings. ... read more...
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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...
News
Upcoming Events
- Maple Leaf MK.IX - A Build of Eduard's Spitfire Mk. IXc Late Model, by Rich Van Zandt II
- "Salut Gilles" Ferrari 312 T4 - Building the Tamiya 1/12th Scale 312 T4 Formula 1 Race Car, by Phil Scala
- The Spotlight - Bruce MacRae's Hollywood Models, by Robert Lomassaro
- Breaking the Barrier - Highlighting the Nautical Research Guild, by Toni Levine
- A Naval Base For the Yamato - Building Realistic Ocean for the Gallery's 1/200th Scale Yamato, by William Kluge
- Big Bertha - Building the 1/35th Scale Takom Krupp 420MM, by David A. Kimbrell
- Cursed Starfury - Lighting the Monogram Babylon 5 Earth Alliance Fighter, by John Cook
- Hollywood Magic - Scratch Building Simple Interiors For Armor Models, by Bob Lomassaro
- Show Report - Penn Conn 2024, by Scott Huber
New Reviews
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by Keith Gervasi
April 2, 2025History
(From the Arma web site): The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (Falcon) fighter, nicknamed ‘Oscar’ in Allied code, was Japan's equivalent of the Spitfire and the Messerschmitt Bf-109 - it...
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by Andy Taylor
April 2, 2025ICM has done it again with a great combination kit with three early World War II armored vehicles. This boxing Wehrmacht Armored Vehicles (DS3524 – Diorama Set) has three complete kits: Sd.Kfz....
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by Doug Cole
April 2, 2025Carrera-Revell has re-released its Lamborghini Countach LP500S Model Kit in 2024. It’s 1:24 scale in a European boxing as kit #07730.
Rare for the times, the Lamborghini Countach debuted in...
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by James Kelley
April 2, 2025The Waffen SS at Kharkov by Afiero offers a detailed and nuanced examination of the Waffen-SS’s role in the Battle of Kharkov, one of the key engagements on the Eastern Front during World War II....
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by Pat Villarreal
April 2, 2025Yahu Models has provided the IPMS reviewer corps a 1/72nd scale instrument panel for the J2M3 Raiden that will fit the Hasegawa, A-Model, and Sword kits.
In the Package
The...
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New Forum Posts
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March 29, 2025I have a weakness for these kits for some reason. I built a few as a kit and one or two more along the way afterwards, but they have largely disappeared from the market and are getting harder to find... more » -
March 26, 2025Hi ! Here another project I been working on the side , this is a 3D printed porject with a little twist ,if you like to view the complete WIP ,just follow this link ; photos.app.goo.gl/... more » -
March 26, 2025This build came about because I watched the old movie "Strategic Air Command" with Jimmy Stewart. I wanted a B-47 but not a major project like the old Hasagawa 1/72 kit. I found the old,... more » -
March 25, 2025Short Version: I'm looking for clear B-24J gun turrets that don't have the ugly, unfixable seam running around them that the kit parts have. Any help you can provide would be appreciated... more »
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March 25, 2025But not the one you normally see! This is the 1/32 Revell P-51D-5 early bubbletop Mustang before the fin filet was added. This was the way the kit was designed so there was no need to cut... more » -
March 25, 2025Hi Eric! I started to post the latest model I built and was getting notices about exceeding file sizes again for the pics. Could you check to see that I'm not being restricted and/or remove them... more »