International Plastic Modelers' Society / USA

International Plastic Modelers' Society / USA

IPMS/USA

IPMS/USA

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Executive Board Voting

Announcements

  • 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
    • ... read more...
  • 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...
  • 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

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May/June IPMS/USA Journal
  • Igor - A mad scientist's assistant in 1/4th scale, by Brent Bristow
  • Repairing Titanic - North central Texans repair iconic liner, by Mark Wilson
  • U.S.S. Pasteur - Olympic class Federation starship in 1/1000 scale, by Scott Scariot
  • 2022 Corvette Stingray Z51 Coupe - Review of the Revell 1/25th scale kit, by Doug Cole
  • Ukraine Diorama - A 1/35th Zvezda BMP & soldiers, by Theo Stefaski
  • FMA IA 58 Pucara- Building an Argentine COIN aircraft in1/48th scale, by Michael Novosad
  • Saber-Tooth - Modeling the fierce Machairodus, by Chris Bucholtz
  • Build a Light Box & Sweep - Building a simple photobackground, by Ro Annis

New Reviews

  • by Scott Hollingshead

    July 14, 2025

    One of the latest items provided to the IPMS-USA Review Corps by OKB Grigorov was this 1/350-scale submarine representing the Barracuda-class of submarines developed after WWII. The boat is 3D...

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  • by Andy Taylor

    July 14, 2025

    Tamiya kits are known for their ease of building and detail. There are some tradeoffs that come with that philosophy, particularly with engine screens and other small metal parts on the real...

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  • by David Horn

    July 10, 2025

    Detail & Scale Aviation publications have set the standard for aircraft reference books since 1978. This Paperback publication is 102 pages with B&W and full color, close up detail and “in...

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  • by Paul Bradley

    July 10, 2025

    Frenchman Sylvain Hautier founded Syhart Decals (SY (Sylvain) HA (Hautier) , ART (design)) in 2006 with the aim of recreating in model form the special aircraft paint schemes that have been...

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  • by Allan Murrell

    July 7, 2025

    ICM has released this kit, which uses the older release American Made truck G7117, now with the addition of the Mobile Field Chapel, figures and accessories. Such chapels were used by British Army...

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New Forum Posts

  • July 15, 2025
    Here it is the middle of July and my Motor Pool is churning them out. This month, we finished these four new models: An ancient ESCI 1/72 scale German LKW 3-ton Truck... more »
  • July 15, 2025
    It's only the one ship, but it's also my 300th completed ship model in my collection, making this a small milestone all it's own. This is the Trumpeter 1/700 scale HMS... more »
  • July 11, 2025
    Just finished my 10th for the year. This is the ESCI 1/48 F-4J kit originally released back in 1980. This was actually a bagged kit I'd picked up at our club auction and found it had a few... more »
  • July 10, 2025
    My workshop had a minor flood and my WNW RAF FE.2b (early) decal sheet was soaked.......sigh. Anyone have this sheet I could buy? Cheers! --Bob Steinbrunn
  • July 9, 2025
    Does anyone have a list of the winners from the 1997 National convention in Columbus? TIA
  • July 9, 2025
    I came across this old photo and thought I'd post it here. I built the I believe it was AMT's Man in Space collection of missiles. But to more complete the set I got a space station adapter... more »
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