International Plastic Modelers' Society / USA

International Plastic Modelers' Society / USA

IPMS/USA

IPMS/USA

  • IPMS Nationals 2022

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  • Anime Mosaic

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  • Y-Wing Mosaic

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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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January/February IPMS/USA Journal
  • 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

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  • June 21, 2025
    Greetings, My IPMS account is still tied to an ancient e-mail address that I almost never use (because I can receive on it but can't send, and can't access the account on my phone.)... more »
  • June 20, 2025
    Ok, I cleaning up my shop area and decided to get rid of some stuff. I have six Tamiya pit crew kits. Five of them are the same and one is a tire changing crew. All of them have tools included.... more »
  • June 19, 2025
    I'm an experianced aircraft builder that is a complete newbie at large scale ships. I am working on a resin 1/350 USS West Virginia, BB-48 in her late 1941 Pearl Harbor scheme, and in painting... more »
  • June 19, 2025
    May was a bust for me with only one model being finished during that whole month. It was the last of my radar trucks done from ZZ Models, the P-18 Spoon Rest radar system... more »
  • June 18, 2025
    After a tough vac build I needed a "palette cleansing" easy build so I turned to this very nice 1/48 Tamiya Ki-61 Tony. Another reason was to try tackling the green blotch camo using my new... more »
  • June 18, 2025
    Q: is there an advantage to using these three products in one mixture: #71.262, #70.524, & #70.597 ? seems they all have some of the same properties. thanks
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