International Plastic Modelers' Society / USA

International Plastic Modelers' Society / USA

IPMS/USA

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Gateway Chapter IPMS Donates $661 to Toys for Tots

Posted on: December 17, 2017

The Gateway Chapter of the International Plastic Modelers’ Society (IPMS) donated $661 to the United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Toys for Tots campaign in Metropolitan St. Louis today (December 15). The club presented its contribution at a Toys for Tots toy drive held at The Summit at Gravois Bluffs, 788 Gravois Bluffs Blvd. in Fenton, Missouri. Radio station Y98 (KYKY, 98.1 FM) broadcast live from Gravois Bluffs during this event.

IPMS/Gateway raised the money primarily through a kit raffle held during the IPMS/Gateway Invitational contest, which was held on September 9, 2017 at the Holiday Inn St. Louis SW—Route 66 in Sunset Hills, Missouri. Funds were also raised through 50/50 raffles held at a few IPMS/Gateway meetings. Half the money raised by these...

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September/October V29J4 IPMS/USA Journal - Status

Posted on: October 9, 2017

Just an FYI to all members, the September/October Journal has not been sent out yet due to the amount of information that will be in this next issue as well coverage from the National Convention.

Thank you for your patience!

Marie Van Schoonhoven - Office Manager, IPMS/USA

2017 Executive Board and Amendment 2017-01 Voting Results

Posted on: September 9, 2017

Total Active Membership - 3848
Percentage needed - 15% or 577

  • President - Ron Bell - 631
    • Mail In
      • Yes - 235
      • Abstain - 0
    • Online
      • Yes 396
      • Abstain - 15
  • 1st Vice-President - John Noack - 621
    • Mail In
      • Yes - 229
      • Abstain - 6
    • Online
      • Yes - 392
      • Abstain - 19
  • 2nd Vice-President
    • No Candidates - Write Ins not legal - No Votes
  • Director of Local Chapters...
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2017 IPMS/USA National Contest Winners

Posted on: August 17, 2017

Here are the winners lists for the 2017 IPMS/USA National Contest.

Special Achievement Awards for 2017

Posted on: August 8, 2017
  • Mike Rastiello Chapter of the Year Award
    • IPMS/Mid-Michigan Model Makers
  • Ralph Forehand Website of the Year Award
    • Mike Blohm, Albuquerque Scale Modelers
  • Newsletter Editor of the Year
    • "IPMS/Orange County Newsletter", IPMS/Orange County, Editor - Terry Huber
  • Regional Coordinator of the Year
    • David Schwab, Region 1

IPMS/USA Business Meeting Slides - July 29, 2017

Posted on: August 7, 2017

Here is a PDF of the IPMS/USA Business Meeting Slides from the 2017 National Convention.

#ipmsnats

Posted on: July 24, 2017

If you are going to the National Convention and are on Twitter, use #ipmsnats to tag your tweets.  Also, we'd love to see any videos or images you take!  Please let us know via the official IPMS/USA twitter account @ipmsusa

Reviews Site Upgrade During Nationals

Posted on: July 19, 2017

The Reviews site will be offline during the National Convention for a major update.

Trophy Announcement

Posted on: July 6, 2017

We are only 3 weeks away from another great IPMS Convention. The contest features almost 200 competitive categories plus unique theme awards for 2017. A picture of our incredible trophies is attached.

For those that have already sponsored trophy packages: Thank you all for your support.

If you have not sponsored a package yet, please consider that the trophy package is one of the major contest expenses. Convention chapters work to provide quality awards, but that costs money. As with other conventions, we do not want trophies to be a "profit" item, but we do need them to break even. Only a little over half of the trophies are currently sponsored and, like so many past conventions, we will find the other half unsponsored and the general convention fund will have to make up...

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25 Continuous Years Membership Pins

Posted on: June 20, 2017

If you joined IPMS/USA between the years 1967 and 1995 inclusive and have never had a lapse in membership, you qualify for a 25 Continuous Years Membership Pin. The first stage in the distribution of these pins will be at the National Convention in Omaha. If you are at the convention and qualify for one of these pins, come to the IPMS/USA National Table at the convention to collect your award. The rest of the pins will be distributed after that.