International Plastic Modelers' Society / USAInternational Plastic Modelers' Society / USAIPMS/USAIPMS/USAThe IPMS/USA Executive Board has decided to close the Forums during the July 20th, 2026 EBoard meeting. The Forums will be disabled on September 14, 2026, please wrap up any personal messages or discussions before that date.
Time to Celebrate the winners of the various awards at Nationals this year. First up - our Best of the Year! The Awards are:
and a special award recognition to: Ro Annis, for the Special Edition Convention Journal
Here is Vlad's excellent gallery from the Nats:
https://www.svsmgallery.com/Top-level/Contests/IPMS-USA-Nationals-2026-Fort-Wayne-IN
Here are the 2026 Nationals Awards Presentations
IPMS/USA is seeking a volunteer candidate for the newly created position of IT Director. This person will report to the President of IPMS/USA as a voting member of the Executive Board. Duties and responsibilities include:
Here are the IPMS/USA 2026 – Regional Awards winners.
Brooklyn Plastic Modelers Society
Brooklyn, NY
Mid Michigan Model Makers
Saginaw, MI
S.W.A.M.P. (South West Area Modelers of Plastic
Lake Charles, LA
Oregon Mid Valley Modelers
Lebanon, OR
For more information, please go to https://ipmsnationals.org/convention-registration
On behalf of the International Plastic Modelers’ Society/USA, it is my distinct pleasure to announce the upcoming opening of registration for the 2026 National Convention at Fort Wayne, Indiana. Registration will open on March 1st at 10 AM CST.
On that date, we will activate the registration link on the 2026 Nationals Website.
Application submition deadline has been extended to May 15, 2026
Each year since 2023 IPMS/USA has surveyed the attendees at our National Convention to understand more about why members attend, what they like and don’t like, and how we can improve the convention experience. Here is the survey summary of the 2025 Hampton Virginia convention, put together by our new Data Manager, Nate Pollock. Nate was able to take data from each of the last three conventions to compare how members feel about their convention experience.