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2023 Best of Class, Automotive - "Double Trouble" by Alexander W. DeLeon
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2023 Best of Class, Best Space or Science Fiction Vehicle - Star Wars Blockade Runner by Changhuei Yang
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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, Best Ship - CSS Alabama by Kendall Brown
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2023 Best of Class, Figure - Ashigaru by Didier Hachem
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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, 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, Ken Robert Best Aircraft - SB2C Helldiver, "A Factory Fresh Beast" by Pat Donahue
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Announcements
Online registration for the National Convention is closed. You can register as Walk-In at the convention. The cost will be $65 on site.
At the April 21 IPMS/USA Executive Board Meeting, the Executive Board voted to adopt the IPMS/USA Code of Ethics. This set of principles will guide the organization’s decision making and activities, as well as the behavior of its Executive Board members and volunteers and sets forth our commitment to ethical behavior. This IPMS/USA Code of Ethics articulates the core ethical beliefs of our society.
The purpose of adopting such a code formally, is to provide... read more...
Fellow IPMS Members,
Happy Presidents' Day! We are all looking forward to a new year for IPMS/USA including the much-anticipated National Convention in Madison Wisconsin July 17-20. 2023 was a challenging year for IPMS/USA for a variety of reasons. But it was also a year of some significant accomplishments. Here are some things we did as a society that we can all be proud of.
- We have initiated the first ever IPMS/USA scholarship program, thanks to the generosity of the Forehand family. The Ralph Forehand Scholarship will award up to... read more...
News
Upcoming Events
Rendering a Ramjet Rotorcraft - Scratch-building the XH-20 ‘Little Henry’ Helicopter, by Mike Mackowski
‘Xylophone’ Rocket Rig - Equipping a GMC Deuce and a Half with the T27 Multiple Launch System Truck, by Robert Carman
Assembling an Ancient Ausf D. - Turning old into gold with Tamiya’s Panzer IV, by Robert Lomassaro
Air Force Fire Fighter - Scratch-building an FWD P-2 Crash Truck in 1:25, by Joe Vattilana
Macross Makeover - Adding accuracy to ARII’s 1:100 Destroid Spartan kit, by George Lellios
Clog and Effects - Weathering a 1:72 Supermodel Bv 138C, by Doug Jacobs
Two Valiant an Effort - Adding detail and fighting fit problems on battling 1:72 V-Bombers from Airfix and Mach 2, by Richard C. Engar
New Reviews
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by Pablo Bauleo
July 3, 2024Valiant Wings has released the 11th installment on its series “Airframe Extra” and it is fully devoted to the Falkland’s conflict of 1982. The book starts with a historical section...
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by Paul Bradley
July 3, 2024The catchily-titled Air Power and the Arab World, 1909–1955 Volume 10 THE FIRST ARAB-ISRAELI WAR BEGINS 15-31 MAY 1948 continues the story of the men and machines of the first half-century of...
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by Andy Taylor
June 30, 2024ICM continues to announce new models despite the ongoing Russian initiated war in Ukraine. While most subjects released by ICM are welcome, the current conflict subjects are even more relevant and...
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by Paul Mahoney
June 30, 2024KLP Publishing is based in Australia producing digital guidebooks aimed specifically at the modeler. This is #4 in the “Modellers Monograph Series” and covers the camouflage painting/schemes of...
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by Allan Murrell
June 28, 2024This is a paint set primarily meant for Civil Aviation on the 1930-50’s. I decided to use a 1/450 scala Heller DC-10 paint mule I had on my bench to use the paints on. Then I used each paint to...
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New Forum Posts
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July 3, 2024The legend of St. George and the Dragon originated in the middle east and North Africa in ancient times. Versions also were known in other mythologies including Greek mythologies. It typically tells... more » -
July 3, 2024Who on the board do I talk to about splitting up a class or tow? I don't really want to discuss it here on the board where everyone can chime in. I have some ideas and some data tha would... more »
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July 1, 2024A few months ago my local club (BPMS) was challenged to do a D-Day theme model in time for the anniversary date. Since my thing was aviation and figures, I figured there could be a lot of planes on... more » -
June 29, 2024Well, they have finally arrived in the warehouse, the new 17ml squeeze bottles of AK Real Color Lacquers. They have a different screw top for the bottles to easily tell them apart from the acrylics... more »
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June 29, 2024The first offering in the Young Frankenstein series was The Monster. The Doctor and Igor was the next two. The latest one was Frau Blucher who seems to have a problem with the horses. And no Blucher... more »