- DL called the meeting to order at 7:08PM, CDT.
- DL nominated John Figueroa, current RC of Region 4 for approval as the new DLC to replace Jeff Neal, who resigned at the National Convention in Omaha. Board approval was unanimous.
- DL indicated that Mike Mackowski, RC of Region 10 is stepping down. He will be replaced by Tony Humphries.
- Moving forward, all RCs will need to be proficient in using the Wild Apricot membership system. DL will revise the job description and responsibilities...
News
Posted on: October 24, 2022
Posted on: October 12, 2022
IPMS/USA members, we are happy to let you know that we have been able to establish our own custom domain name for the membership, online store and convention registration part of our web site. Where you saw "ipmsu28.wildapricot.org" in the past you will now see "myipmsusa.org". All of the features of the site remain the same and are still supported by Wild Apricot. The are no changes at all to the site pages using the "ipmsusa.org" domain name.
If you have bookmarked any ipmsu28.wildapricot.org web pages, please change them to the new URL you will see on those pages. We will be updating any links that might be impacted as well. We will be making this change around 8 PM Eastern this evening. Please let us...
read more... Posted on: October 5, 2022
Here is the NCC 2022 National Convention Final Report.
Posted on: October 4, 2022
Here is the final list of winners for the 2022 IPMS/USA National Convention contest.
If you have any feedback about corrections or questions, please direct them to NCC@ipmsusa.org so the NCC can address them directly.
Also, here is the gallery for the Awards Presentation Slide Show by Vladimir Yakubov.
read more... Posted on: September 1, 2022
These minutes reflect the discussions held during a special meeting requested by Dave Lockhart, President, IPMS/USA on Sunday, August 21, 2022 to debrief and discuss results of the feedback survey sent to member attendees of the National Convention and to discuss the current status of the proposed revisions to the IPMS/USA Constitution and By-Laws.
Minutes
- DL called the meeting to order at 7:23PM, CDT
- DL asked 2nd VP John Bonanni to provide an executive summary of the results of the...
Posted on: August 26, 2022
I built 50% of this kit over 15 years ago. Eventually, the box was too large to ignore. This is what I always wanted to do to my real E Type.
This kits ’reputation’ didn’t disappoint: I see it as a vintage toy kit that always wanted to be a ‘presentable’ scale model. Despite the many challenges, there are a few master modelers who do museum grade builds of this kit. They represent my inspiration for this attempt.
Examples of the challenges I encountered:
- The large front windscreen has a rectangular cut out at top center? Perhaps to fit the windscreen with the rear view mirror already fitted? The right angles of this cut out are at the greatest tension point of this part…crazing and usually causes cracking of the windscreen. I had just finished the model...
Posted on: August 1, 2022
Here is the PDF of the IPMS/USA National Business Meeting, July 2022, presented at the National Convention.
Posted on: August 1, 2022
Here is a PDF of the Mad City Modelers IPMS/USA National Convention Proposal for 2024.
read more... Posted on: July 17, 2022
Officer/Staff Reports
Dave Lockhart – President
- DL called the Zoom meeting to order at 7:23PM, EDT
- DL requested a tally of which Executive Board members will be attending the National Convention in Omaha this summer. All board members confirmed that they will be in attendance. PP will help with judging, and RB, JB and DL will be assisting Eileen Persichetti with data entry for the contest.
- DL...
Posted on: June 12, 2022
Welcome our new Region 11 Coordinator, Bruce Drummond Sr. Bruce is a long time modeler. His IPMS/USA odyssey started in Long Island in the 80’s. He migrated (as many northerners do) to the West Palm Beach are in FL and was involved in many chapters there. He was instrumental in creating the South Florida Scale Model Consortium in West Palm Beach in 2012.
His first of many nationals was in 2008 in Virginia as well as his first experience in judging. He was the head judge for the Miscellaneous Category in Phoenix.
We are glad Bruce stepped forward to help out Region 11 and look forward to working with him.