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By Modelers... For Modelers
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By Modelers... For Modelers
Executive Board Voting
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 Will Kuhrt
June 20, 2025ICM continues to manufacturer interesting subjects, and this plane fits that mold. Per Scalemates, this Ju 88 kit is the newest iteration with the first ICM Ju 88 kit appearing in 2015. It was...
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by Frank Landrus
June 20, 2025Mortons Media Group was established in the 19th century and has been producing book-length publications since the early 2000s. The company established a dedicated books division in 2019, and...
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by Chris Martin
June 20, 2025ICM continues their run of “dioramas in a box,” this time by kitting their recently released Bristol Beaufort Mk1A with tropical air filters (Kit 48311) with their RAF bomber and torpedo pilots (...
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by Phil Peterson
June 16, 2025The M706 Commando was used in Vietnam mainly for convoy protection. They had a bit more protection than the makeshift gun trucks the troops had been converting with 2 .30 caliber machine guns in a...
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by Phil Peterson
June 16, 2025The Patriot missile system came into the limelight when it was deployed to allied bases during Operation Desert Shield/Storm. I remember a lot of footage of it being fired at incoming SCUD...
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New Forum Posts
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June 29, 2025Built OOB because it's nice enough without any aftermarket. I used MRP-425 IJNAF D2 (Black Green) and Tamiya lacquer IJN Light Gray for the fuselage. The cowl is MRP-432 IJNAF Q1 Cowling Color.... more » -
June 23, 2025I was hoping to have this nightfighter Tigercat done by the start of June, but I missed my deadline by two weeks! It's a 1968 issue of the classic kit, with the Cobra Company conversion for the... more » -
June 21, 2025Greetings, 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 »
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June 20, 2025Ok, 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, 2025I'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 »
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June 19, 2025May 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 »