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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, Ken Robert Best Aircraft - SB2C Helldiver, "A Factory Fresh Beast" by Pat Donahue
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2023 Best of Class, Figure - Ashigaru by Didier Hachem
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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
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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, Best Miscellaneous - Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp by Cary Millsap
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2023 Best of Class, Automotive - "Double Trouble" by Alexander W. DeLeon
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Announcements
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 Executive Board members and volunteers with guidelines for making ethical choices and to ensure that there is... read more...
If you would like to volunteer at the 2024 IPMS/USA National Convention in Madison, WI, you can sign up online.
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 Chris Smith
April 29, 2024This is a reissue of the Brengun Extra 300L with new markings and sporting a four-bladed prop. Introduced in 1988, Walter Extras' creation is a mainstay in the aerobatic training and competition...
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by Pablo Bauleo
April 29, 2024Detail & Scale has already published two books on the P-38, back in the 1990’s. These books have been long out of print but this is not just a re-issue but rather a revision and update to the...
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by Bob LaBouy
April 29, 2024Hope you understand if this review contains some insight into the After The Battle standard presentations. These books, of which there are now over 86 issues (and this number does not count the...
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by Steven J. Corvi
April 29, 2024Packaging and Product
The sample review I received came in nicely packed black box with labeling and full instructions. It was also well packed in foam to prevent damage. There are five (5...
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by Steven J. Corvi
April 24, 2024These F/A-18E/F/ [F 414] Exhaust Nozzles (for the Meng Kit primarily) are a recent release by the Chinese manufacturer Fab Scale. Fab Scale’s online presence is hard to find with the provided QR...
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New Forum Posts
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April 30, 2024I really enjoyed this little resin bust. I made the base in tinkercad and 3d printed it. It's a kinda big but I wanted to get her up off of the shelf. Steven more » -
April 30, 2024I 3d printed this kit and painted her up. She's about 7.5 inches tall. more » -
April 30, 2024I picked up this 1/7 resin kit because I really liked the circus-like clothes and the Pippi Longstocking on steroids hair but now I'm really sick of painting stripes. They say patience is... more » -
April 30, 2024Thanks to some extra time and mojo, I have managed to finish off a few extra vehicles. One of them is a model I've been wanting to do for many decades, and I finally have it in my collection.... more »
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April 30, 2024After final information came in from my nephew, I had enough information to see what markings I could use on my last MQ-9 Reaper. Once decals were applied, I now have a replica of one of the MQ-9... more »