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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 Frank Landrus
April 10, 2025Detail & Scale published its first two books on North American’s P-51 Mustang in 1996. Thirty years later, a new set of three publications, P-51 Mustang in Detail & Scale, significantly...
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by Michael Reeves
April 10, 2025ICM has been releasing quality kits, figure sets, and recently paints to support their vast library of releases. This is a new sort of release for me as included in the card stock envelope are...
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by Ron Bell
April 9, 2025OKB Grigorov is a modeling company headquartered in Bulgaria. They do 3D printing, resin and photo etch items. Their inventory includes complete kits, track sets, figures and detail sets. I have...
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by Paul Bradley
April 8, 2025According to the publisher’s website, the aim of the FlightCraft series “is to provide model makers and aircraft enthusiasts with a new standard of primarily visual reference to both full-size...
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by Pablo Bauleo
April 8, 2025Casemate Publishing is distributing Helion & Company’s 6th installment of their series “War in Ukraine”. This series is part of their “Europe at War” collection. “War in Ukraine”...
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New Forum Posts
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April 16, 2025HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s post office will stop shipping small parcels to the United States after Washington announced plans to charge tariffs on small-value parcels from the southern Chinese city... more »
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April 6, 2025This is a 3D printed model by a company names Osiris. You pick from their 'catalogue' and they custom print each model. Their service was very good and pretty quick especially considering... more » -
April 4, 2025Just completed this CV (Charl Vivier... local club member) 3D printed 1/48 resin M-46 Patton tank. He printed it in just 6 parts consisting of the hull, 1-piece tracks and running gear for each side... more » -
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 »