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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 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 Miscellaneous - Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp by Cary Millsap
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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, Best Ship - CSS Alabama by Kendall Brown
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2023 Best of Class, Automotive - "Double Trouble" by Alexander W. DeLeon
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2023 Best of Class, Figure - Ashigaru by Didier Hachem
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... 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 Tomasz Menert
June 3, 2024The PZL-104 Wilga is a high-wing cantilever short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) monoplane utility aircraft that features an all-aluminum construction.The Wilga has been widely used in civil aviation...
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by Andy Taylor
June 1, 2024The Soviet War in Afghanistan 1979–1989 is a part of Helion and Company’s Asia@War series, No. 50 (HEL 1820). This is not a typical @War series book and is not easy to read due to the author’s...
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by Steven J. Corvi
June 1, 2024The Martin B-26 Marauder was a twin-engine light bomber which entered U.S. Army Air Forces service in 1941. 5,000 airframes were built, and the aircraft was used in all theaters of operations for...
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by James Kelley
June 1, 2024With the newest addition to the “Pacific Profiles” series, Michael John Claringbould has done it again. A subject matter expert on all things Pacific air war, he brings to us a treasure trove of...
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by Brett W Scholten
June 1, 2024Frontline books cover a small but vital part of the War in the Pacific in “The Battle of Tinian”.
This is another offering in the Images of War series of books. The book is 175 pages long...
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New Forum Posts
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June 2, 2024The Curtiss F11C-2 Goshawk is one of my favorite biplanes, and this BFC-2 was an upgraded version with a raised spine and half canopy. This is the Lone Star 1/32 resin conversion that backdates the... more » -
May 31, 2024I just finished my submission for "Paint a Vampire Month". I got the files from Fotis Mint and 3d printed them. He's painted primarily with Vallejo acrylics and pastels. The pedestal... more » -
May 29, 2024I scratch built this 1/3 scale model in 1987 during my apprenticeship, worked mainly in polycarbonate, ABS, aluminum, mild steel, and brass. Some WEP (water extended polyester resin), Wren board and... more » -
May 29, 20241/25 scale scratch built Oshkosh R-11 refuel / defuel tanker in US Air Force trim. Finished in 1999, still looks the same, was one of my favorite builds. -
May 29, 2024Greetings fellow scale modelers. It has been far too long since being a member, good to be back. I have been scale modeling for over 40 years. I prefer to model in 1/25 & 1/24 scale, although... more »