By Modelers... For Modelers
2023 Best of Class, Automotive - "Double Trouble" by Alexander W. DeLeon
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2023 Best of Class, Best Miscellaneous - Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp by Cary Millsap
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2023 Best of Class, Tom Kolk Best Junior Model - Ki-61 Hien (Tony) by Thiago Escobar Andrade
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2023 Best of Class, Art Gerber Best Military Vehicle and George Lee Judges' Grand Award - Renault FB Caterpillar Crawler by Michael Tsoumpas
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2023 Best of Class, Figure - Ashigaru by Didier Hachem
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2023 Best of Class, Ken Robert Best Aircraft - SB2C Helldiver, "A Factory Fresh Beast" by Pat Donahue
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2023 Best of Class, Best Ship - CSS Alabama by Kendall Brown
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2023 Best of Class, Best Space or Science Fiction Vehicle - Star Wars Blockade Runner by Changhuei Yang
Announcements
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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...
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John Figueroa had resigned his position as the IPMS/USA Director of Local Chapters (DLC) to concentrate his efforts as the Chairman of the IPMS/USA 2026 National Convention. The Executive Board would like to thank John for his exemplary service as DLC, and know he'll continue to bring his exceptional skill set to preparing for 2026 in Fort Wayne.
The IPMS/USA Executive Board has appointed Bob Delaney, currently the IPMS/USA Region 14 Coordinator, to fill the remainder of John's term. Please welcome Bob to your Executive Board.
Phil Peterson,
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Hi IPMS/USA Members,
I have been getting notified by several members that a spam email is out there supposedly coming from me.
Hey XXX,
I hope you are doing well. Do you have some free time today? I would greatly appreciate it if you could let me know. Thank you.
Phil Peterson
If you bite on the initial email, they then ask you to buy some gift cards to award to members. IPMS/USA is never going to ask members to make a purchase for us. This is a typical fraud scam and you probably get similar... read more...
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John Figueroa, the Director of Local Chapters, has collected suggestions from chapters on their best practices. Chapters can adopt these practices as is. In no way are these practices meant to be a directive from IPMS/USA.
The attached Best Practice is a spreadsheet giving chapter treasurers ways to track revenue and expenses. A member listing spreadsheet is also included.
For questions with the Treasurer Spreadsheet contact David Mason at dmason67@msn.com or Mark Norman at marknorm@hotmail.com... read more...
News
Upcoming Events
- My Time at the Nats - Phil Peterson
- Juniors - Category 0
- Tom Kolk - Best Junior Award
- Aircraft - Category 1
- Ken Robert - Best Aircraft Award
- Military Vehicles - Category 2
- Art Gerber - Best Military Vehicle
- Figures - Category 3
- Scott Primeau - Best Figure Award
- Ships - Category 4
- Samuel Parent - Best Ship Award
- Automotive - Category 5
- John Zweber - Best Automotive Award
- Real Space and SciFi - Category 6
- Changhuei Yang - Best Real Space & Sci Fi Award
- Miscellaneous - Category 7
- Carl Knable - Best Miscellaneous Award
- Dioramas - Category 8
- Greg Cihlar - Best Diorama Award
- Theme Awards
- Foundation FTL Ship - 2024 IPMS/USA National Convention Best in Show by Changhuei Yang
New Reviews
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by Allan Murrell
January 22, 2025Arma has released their F4F-4 with the addition of Operation Torch marking and two bases in this very nice offering. The F4F-4 was originally released ea few months ago and this is a great option...
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by Pat Villarreal
January 22, 2025ICM hobby company has provided the IPMS/USA reviewer corps with a six (6) bottle acrylic paint set based on the colors of the Medieval Warriors.
In The Box
The paint set contains six...
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by Chris Martin
January 22, 2025Summary
This is a re-boxing of the earlier G7107 1½-ton truck. That kit was reviewed in December 2021 by Mr. Phillip Cavender. I used Mr. Cavender’s review as a “heads-up” for any issues....
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by Bill O'Malley
January 22, 2025My first two impressions of ICM's 2025 catalog:
- The high-quality photographs and printing of the book.
- The huge number and diversity of model kits produced by ICM. ICM continues...
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by James Kelley
January 21, 2025A collection of photographs highlighting the Mercedes models used by Germany during World War II.
In the third volume of this publication, the cars of the Mercedes motor company's major...
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New Forum Posts
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January 25, 2025Hello all . I need a set of decals for the Gee Bee z or a good scan of a set so I can print them. Thank you to anyone that can help!
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January 24, 2025Got an email Tuesday via my IPMS-contact-chapter-email-address, yet calling my name out. I replied to ask what is up. Today note the exchange, note my Q back to the imposter: Phil – What is... more »
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January 22, 2025I enthusiastically applaud the National Contest Committee’s introduction of the new categories for this year’s National Contest. I am especially excited about the Paper Model Category and the Vintage... more »
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January 21, 2025Just completed my 2nd build for the year, the 1/48 Hasagawa F-104D 2-seat Starfighter. Did some sanding and sawing to shoe-horn an Aires resin cockpit into the model. The bottom front... more » -
January 21, 2025And they are all vehicles. These were all finished in the first two weeks of January. Here they are from lightest to heaviest..... more or less. And yes, they are all in 1/72 scale: Academy 1/72... more »
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January 20, 2025Wonder if someone out there in the ether can help. A year or so ago there was a buzz out there about a type of masking tape from 3M that a lot of people were raving about as a more cost effective... more »