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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, Best Miscellaneous - Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp by Cary Millsap
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2023 Best of Class, Best Ship - CSS Alabama by Kendall Brown
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2023 Best of Class, Figure - Ashigaru by Didier Hachem
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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, 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, Ken Robert Best Aircraft - SB2C Helldiver, "A Factory Fresh Beast" by Pat Donahue
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2023 Best of Class, Automotive - "Double Trouble" by Alexander W. DeLeon
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 had resigned his position as the IPMS/USA Director of Local Chapters (DLC) to concentrate his efforts as the Chairman of the IPMS/USA 2026 National Convention. The Executive Board would like to thank John for his exemplary service as DLC, and know he'll continue to bring his exceptional skill set to preparing for 2026 in Fort Wayne.
The IPMS/USA Executive Board has appointed Bob Delaney, currently the IPMS/USA Region 14 Coordinator, to fill the remainder of John's term. Please welcome Bob to your Executive Board.
Phil Peterson,
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Hi IPMS/USA Members,
I have been getting notified by several members that a spam email is out there supposedly coming from me.
Hey XXX,
I hope you are doing well. Do you have some free time today? I would greatly appreciate it if you could let me know. Thank you.
Phil Peterson
If you bite on the initial email, they then ask you to buy some gift cards to award to members. IPMS/USA is never going to ask members to make a purchase for us. This is a typical fraud scam and you probably get similar... 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 Tomasz Menert
February 3, 2025
more »In 1934, the 20 mm anti-aircraft gun Flak 30, developed by the German company Rheinmetall, was adopted by the Luftwaffe. Based on the combat experience with the gun in Spain, Mauser...
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by Scott Hollingshead
February 1, 2025Overview
Following their release of the F-35A in 2022 and the F-35B in 2023, Tamiya has completed the trident of 1/48 scale Lightning II model kits with their release of the F-35C late...
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by Chris Gibson
February 1, 2025The Mitsubishi Ki-21 “Sally” was designed in 1936 and first flew in 1938, it was used extensively in the war against China and was a trainer for bomber groups.
This subject has been...
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by Frank Landrus
January 30, 2025The non-profit UK based group known as the Great War Aviation Society publishes their journal, Cross & Cockade International, four times a year. Issues are available in English as...
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by Tim Wilding
January 30, 2025The LVT-4, also known as the Landing Vehicle Tracked or “Amtrac”, was a pivotal amphibious vehicle used extensively by the United States Marine Corps and Army during World War II. Developed from...
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New Forum Posts
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February 5, 2025I 3d printed this bust from Fotis Mint and painted with acrylics and pastels. -
February 3, 2025This is the very rare 1/48 CollectAire resin kit of the RB-66C Destroyer. It was one of CA's last releases and one of their best kits, with resin surfaces resembling injection plastic, a hollow... more » -
February 2, 2025Just slapped these together OOB just to have some fun. Cool kits of interesting subjects and they gave me a break from aircraft for a bit. -
February 2, 2025Here's the U.S.S. Bainbridge, Atlantis most recent renovated "oldie" ship kit. The model represents her as she was launched, as a nuclear powered guided missile frigate. Later she had... more » -
January 27, 2025Hasegawa A6M5 Type 52 and A6M5 Type 52 Koh. Decals were brittle on both but otherwise fun kits to build. Nice detail OOB but I did add an old Cutting Edge seat to both. I have the Tamiya (new tool)... more » -
January 25, 2025Hello all . I need a set of decals for the Gee Bee z or a good scan of a set so I can print them. Thank you to anyone that can help!