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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, Retention Secretary
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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
- Woody's Auto Salvage Yard - An average day in a 1960s small town gas station & salvge yard, by Scott L. Saylor
- Erickson Air Crane - Firefighting helicopter walkaround, by Phil Peterson
- La Bruja (The Witch)- a Dia De Los Muertos inspired figure, by Alex Leipzing
- German KFK Project "D" Flak Patrol Boat - Scratchbuilding an obscure WWII boat, by Mike McFadden
- M3 Lee - A 3D printed model in 1/48th scale, by Gil Hodges
- Dornier 335 - Building the 1/32nd Scale Hong Kong Model "arrow", by Bob Steinbrunn
- Having Fun With Dragon's Bison II - Building an unusual varient of the PzKpfw. II, by Eric Christianson
New Reviews
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by Frank Landrus
June 2, 2025Morton's Media Group was established in the 19th century and has been producing book-length publications since the early 2000s. The company established a dedicated book division in 2019, and...
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by Pat Villarreal
June 2, 2025Review Process
This is a box stock build with no aftermarket products used during the assembly process. From Part 1, we move on to painting and final assembly.
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by Tom Pope
June 2, 2025Introduction
In February 2023, photos and videos emerged showing a helicopter belonging to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence’s Intelligence Directorate, which featured an unusual blue-...
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by Jarrod Booth
May 30, 2025ICM continues to pump out fantastic kits in all genres of interesting subjects to the modeling world. This Beaufort is the sixth version to be released. I built the second release that featured...
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by Paul Dunham
May 28, 2025Late last year I asked Santa to pre-order Eduard’s P-40E Warhawk Royal Class Dual Combo kit for me. Eduard’s new 1/48th P-40 is the first newly tooled P-40E that I’m aware of since...
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New Forum Posts
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May 30, 2025i've noticed most of MA kits offer a variety of color combinations in the last pages of their instruction manuals. anyone know if there's an online resource to view these in one... more »
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May 28, 2025My latest build is an extensive reworking of the old 1/72 Monogram HU-16D Albatross. First issued in 1957, this kit is a true classic, and represents the later HU-16D version, with the taller... more » -
May 25, 2025Lots of these were built during WW II. Most Chevy 1.5 ton chassis went to Russia but others were used by the US in roles similar to the Deuce and a half and also as fire trucks. This build uses the... more » -
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May 17, 2025This is the last one of the Aurora knights that most people remember and/or had. The fifth is the Golden Knight of Nice which was the only mounted one, was not around long and now goes for stupid... more » -
May 17, 2025Hi all. I recently re-joined the IPMS group, and I am busy happily starting to check things out, on these forums and in the printed journals. Twenty years or so ago (around the late 1990s and/or... more »