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By Modelers... For Modelers
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By Modelers... For Modelers
Announcements
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Here are the IPMS/USA 2026 – Regional Awards winners.
IPMS/USA 2026 – Regional Awards
Chapter of the Region
Region 1 Chapter of the Region – 2026
Brooklyn Plastic Modelers Society
Brooklyn, NY
Region 4 Chapter of the Region – 2026
Mid Michigan Model Makers
Saginaw, MI
Region 6 Chapter of the Region – 2026
S.W.A.M.P. (South West Area Modelers of Plastic
Lake Charles, LA
Region 7 Chapter of the Region – 2026
Oregon Mid Valley Modelers
Lebanon, OR
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For more information, please go to https://ipmsnationals.org/convention-registration
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Application submition deadline has been extended to May 15, 2026
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Each year since 2023 IPMS/USA has surveyed the attendees at our National Convention to understand more about why members attend, what they like and don’t like, and how we can improve the convention experience. Here is the survey summary of the 2025 Hampton Virginia convention, put together by our new Data Manager, Nate Pollock. Nate was able to take data from each of the last three conventions to compare how members feel about their convention experience.
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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.
News
Upcoming Events
- Brummbar - Sd.Kfz.166, by Jose Ramon Ruiz
- Building a New Junior Model Club in Cincinatti, by Will Kuhrt
- Blast From the Past - Building the Atlantis re-pop of the 1953 Revell USS Iowa, by Doug Bain
- Super Detailing a Tempest MK. V - Tackling the Tempest, by Wenjun Wen
- Oniraizer - Rise of the Demon, by Chi Wang
- Building Zoukei-Mura's Bf-109 G4 as a Skeleton Model, by Ro Annis
- Constructing a 1/25th Scale Diamond T Wrecker, by Charles Rowley
- The Ruins of War, by Bob Bisaccio
New Reviews
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by Hub Plott
July 8, 2026This book contains 84 pages, 150 b/w photos, 3 color photos, 12 color profiles, 2 B/W maps, and 5 tables. It covers the war between Hungary and Slovakia in 1939.
Like WWII, which would begin...
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by Paul Bradley
July 7, 2026This is the first in what is promised to be a new series of aircraft modeling guides, and the chosen subject is the incomparable Avro Vulcan, the best known of Britain’s Cold War “V-Bombers.”...
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by Pat Villarreal
July 7, 2026A new vendor, DXM Decals from Taiwan, has provided the IPMS/USA reviewer corps with a wonderful waterslide decal set commemorating the JASDF 8th Squadron 60th Anniversary Special Painting of an F-...
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by Bradley Moreland
July 6, 2026Another review of another ICM kit - and I can’t get enough of them! This time I am working on the ICM 48326 Marauder Mk. III in 1:48 scale. As always, another beautifully detailed kit with many...
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by Pat Villarreal
July 6, 2026Academy/MRC has released a new boxing of the Rafale M in 1/144th scale. From Scalemates.com, the original molds were created by Revell-AG in 1999.
In the Box
The kit is enclosed in a...
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New Forum Posts
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July 3, 2026Hi ! Here a project I have done in the past using the MONOGRAM kit , if you like to view more pics, Just follow this link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/5ujTjFCJ6F9YiyTn6 Enjoy... more » -
June 30, 2026These four I just got done with two days ago; two helicopters and two gliders from WWII D-Day invasion. First is the USAAF Waco glider by Italeri: Next is the British... more »
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June 30, 2026Finally after a long hard fight I managed to complete this Vespid Models Buffalo A2 MPCV which stands for "Mine Protected Clearance Vehicle". It is not complete as at least a third of the... more »
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June 30, 2026A nice little kit I built OOB. -
June 29, 2026Started this kit to do a fun build of something outside my normal builds. It was a quick build, pretty much built in under 2 hours. Unfortunately, I will be needing to do lots of putty and sanding... more » -
June 26, 2026HI ! Here another project I have completed in the past , if you like to vierw more pics, just follow this link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/FwAUKo6UHKx1ixt86 Enjoy... more »