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May 15: |
Please see
News & Announcements for
other product releases and information. |
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May 9: |
Help Wanted: IPMS/USA is seeking an
individual to develop a computer program that will enable the national
convention to be more uniformly and centrally managed.
Click here for details...
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May 1: |
New Product Reviews: Kits: |
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April 27: |
Kits: · New Reviewer John Kelly builds the Minicraft 1/144 Douglas DC-8 71. · New Reviewer Vladimir Yakubov builds the Dragon 1/72 Soviet Su-85M Tank Destroyer. · Keith Pruitt finishes his review of the Hasegawa 1/32 Bf109E Nightfighter. · Jim Pearsall builds the Dragon 1/144 SH-60B Seahawk (2-in-1). · Jack Kennedy builds the Ultracast 1/32 Luftwaffe Pilot, Werner Molders. Books: · Phil Pignataro reviews Mushroom's Junkers Ju-87 Stuka. |
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April 21: |
E-Board Meeting: Minutes from the
March 9
Executive Board Meeting have been posted.
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April 17: |
Kits: · New Reviewer Ray Evans starts the Fujimi 1/24 Underground Camaro Z28. · New Reviewer Robert DeMaio builds the Dragon 1/35 T34/76 Model 1941 Cast Turret. · Dick Montgomery finishes the Gavia 1/48 Albatros D.I. · Steven Brooks finishes the Hasegawa 1/48 Airacobra Mk.I 'RAF'. Details: · Jim Pearsall reviews the Aires 1/72 F/A-18 Hornet Cockpit Set. Books: · Mark Aldrich reviews David Griffin's Hawker Hunter 1951-2007. Products: · Dave Morrissette reviews Aerohobby's Acrylic Paints.
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News & Announcements for
other product releases and information. |
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April 13: |
Kits: · Paul Bradley brings us Part 2 of the HOT new Airfix 1/72 HS/BAe Nimrod MR.1/2/R.1. · Dave Morrissette builds the Airfix 'Welcome Aboard' Tardis, Dr. Who and Martha Jones. · Floyd Werner builds the Ultracast 1/48 WWII German Fighter Pilot Werner Molders. · Fred Amos starts a review of the Accurate Miniatures 1/48 F2G Super Corsair Air Racer 'Miss Port Columbus'. · Brian Baker builds the ICM 1/72 Nakajima Ki-27 'Nate'. · Dave Morrissette builds the Revell Star Wars AT-RT . Details: · Floyd Werner looks at Accurate Miniature's 1/48 Pierced Steel Planking (PSP) Display Base. · Floyd Werner reviews Ultracast's 1/48 Spitfire Mk.I Seats and Weybridge Prop. Decals: · Dennie Adams reviews the Eagle Cals Fw 190 Dora Volume One. Please see News & Announcements for other product releases and information. |
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April 6: |
Kits: · Dick Montgomery starts a review of the Gavia 1/48 Albatros D.I. · John MacDonald starts a review of the Dragon 1/35 Panther Ausf G, Sd.Kfz.171 Early Production. Details: · John Ratzenberger works on the interior in part 2 of his review of the Eduard 1/35 Humber Scout Car Detail sets. · Brian Baker reviews the Quickboost 1/72 Bf-109G Tropical Dust Filter favorably but not the Goffy Models 1/72 Fw190A-8 Conversion to an Fw190A-5/-6. · Charles Landrum reviews the Ultracast 1/48 TBF/TBM Avenger Flame Dampening Exhausts. Books: · Brian Baker reviews Douglas Olson's Fighter Training at Santa Rosa Army Air Field 1942-1945. · Jim Pearsall reviews John Baxter's The Alternate Luftwaffe. Products: · Jack Kennedy reviews Testors' One Coat Lacquer Spray Paints.
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News & Announcements for
other product releases and information. |
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April 3: |
Kits: · Paul Bradley starts a review of the HOT new Airfix 1/72 HS/BAe Nimrod MR.1/2/R.1. · New Reviewer Chuck Bush starts a build of Tamiya's 1/48 M20 Armored Utility Car . · Chris Durden continues his review of the Eduard 1/48 Bristol F.2B 'The Crocodile' with some difficult work. · Jim Pearsall builds the Hasegawa 1/72 B-24D Liberator, finding some problems with the instructions. · Jack Bruno builds the Academy 1/35 M-51 Super Sherman. · Rod Lees builds the Hasegawa 1/48 P-51D Mustang ‘American Aces'. · Dennie Adams builds the Hasegawa 1/72 F-14D 'VF-31 Tomcatters' and the Italeri 1/48 A-10A Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'. Details: · James Kelley brings us part 2 of his build-review of the Eduard 1/35 Big Ed Set for DML Marder III Ausf.H. · Dennie Adams reviews Aires' 1/48 TF-104G Starfighter Cockpit set. · Charles Landrum reviews Accurate Miniatures' 1/48 WWII Carrier Deck Display Base. Books: · James Kelley and Jack Bruno team up to review Model Art's Panzer Graph #11 Winter 2008. · James Kelley also reviews the Zenith Press Tiger Tanks at War. · Keith Pruitt reviews the Andrea Press FAQ Painting Cars and Motorcycles. Products: · Keith Pruitt reviews the Badger 155 Anthem Airbrush. |
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March 30: |
Kits: · John Hoffman starts a review of the Tamiya 1/35 JS-2 Model 1944 ChKZ and the MiniArt 1/35 Street w/Park Wall to display it in. · John MacDonald starts a review of the Dragon 1/35 sFH-18 15cm Howitzer and the Dragon 1/35 German Field Howitzer Gun Crew to man it with. · Mark Aldrich starts the improved release of the Revell 1/32 BSG Colonial Viper. · Ed Kinney starts the brand new Trumpeter 1/32 F8F-1 Bearcat. · Dick Montgomery finishes his Roden 1/48 DH-4. · Stephen Bierce starts the Dragon 1/72 Do335B-4 'Recon'. Decals: · Ed Kinney reviews the Zotz Decals' 1/32 P-47 Razorbacks in the PTO. Details: · Luke Bucci reviews Lion Roar's 1/700 WWII USN Vessel Guard Rails I. Books: · John Hoffman reviews Model Art's AFV Super Detail Photo Book Vol.7 PzKpfw.II/F. |
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March 24: |
Kits: · Chris Durden works on the cockpit in part 2 of his Eduard 1/48 F.2B 'Crocodile' build - check the detail and the work!! · Grant DeRue finishes the Dragon 1/72 SdKfz 251/10 Ausf D w/ 3.7cm Pak. · Chris Mobley builds the Roden 1/72 PaK 40, finding an impressive number of parts in a small kit. · Clare Wentzel builds the Dragon 1/144 Tornado ECR Italian AF 2-in-1 kit. · Jim Pearsall builds the Eduard 1/72 Aero L-39 Albatros '3rd World' Dual kit. · Anthony King brings us part 3 of his Italeri 1/35 PT-596 build. Decals: · Floyd Werner reviews the Avi Print 1/48 Ki-45 Toryu 'Nick' decal set. Details: · Charles Landrum reviews the Gold Medal 1/350 IJN Takao Basic & Gold Plus Update sets for the Aoshima kit. Books: · Paul Bradley reviews new supplier RAF in Combat's Allied Wings No.1: Spitfire XII. · Charles Landrum reviews Midlands' Red Star 34: Mikoyan Mig-25 Foxbat: Guardian of the Soviet Borders. · Floyd Werner reviews Compendium Films' Realistic Armor Finishing Techniques DVD. · Paul Bradley reviews two from new supplier RAF in Combat's Famous Squadrons Series: 312 (Czech) Sqn and 501 (County of Gloucester) Sqn. · Brian Baker reviews Albatros' Windsock Datafile 125 Curtiss H.12. · Ed Kinney reviews Specialty Press' U.S. Naval Air Superiority: Development of Shipborne Jet Fighters 1943-1962. Features: · Brian Baker does an extensive rework of the Matchbox 1/72 PB4Y-2 with the Cobra Resin Upgrade. Please see News & Announcements for other product releases and information. |
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March 14: |
Events Gallery: Three new galleries from DLC Dick Montgomery: · Photos from the IPMS/Tacoma Green Dragons Make 'N Take · The IPMS Mad City Modelers 13th annual show in Madison, WI · Pictures from ModelFiesta 27, hosted by IPMS/Alamo Squadron.
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March 13: |
Announcement:
Condolences from IPMS/USA on the passing of Minicraft Owner David
Huff. |
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March 11: |
Event Gallery:
IPMS Santa Rosa and IPMS
Mt. Diablo present
Hobby Expo 2008. Kits: · Dick Montgomery continues his Roden 1/48 DH-4 build with part 2. · Chris Durden finishes the Master X 1/48 Skoda-Kauba V4. · Steve Nelson builds the Italeri 1/72 A-26C. · New Reviewer Michael Delano builds the Dragon 1/72 10.5cm StuH 42. · Randy Colvin starts the Dragon 1/35 FlakPanzer 38(t) "Gepard". · Jack Kennedy builds the Master Box 1/35 German Checkpoint. · Randy Colvin finishes the Tamiya 1/35 French Infantry. Decals: · Fred Amos uses EagleCals' 1/32 P-51D To War with the Yoxford Boys. Books: · Floyd Werner reviews Eagle Editions' 86th Fighter Group in WWII. · Jim Pearsall reviews Before Centuries - USAFE Fighters 1948-1959. Please see News & Announcements for other product releases and information. |
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March 4: |
Rod Lees builds the brand new
Eduard 1/48 F6F-3 Hellcat
in just 4 days. |
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March 3: |
IPMS Chapter Featured: Read local
newspaper coverage of a recent
IPMS/Georgia Mountain Modelers meeting Kits: · Chris Durden starts the Hasegawa 1/48 BMW 327. · Charles Landrum gives an extensive In-Box review of the Dragon 1/700 USS Antietam (CV-36) and USS Boxer (LPH-4) kits. Please see News & Announcements for other product releases and information. |
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February 28: |
Kits: Chris Durden starts the
wildly decorated
Eduard 1/48 Bristol F2B 'The Crocodile'. Dave Morrissette
builds two more from Eduard, the
Eduard 1/144 Avia S-92, CS-92 (aka the Me262) and the
Eduard 1/48 Fw190A-8/R2. Grant DeRue finishes the
Dragon 1/72 HMMWV M1025 ASK w/LRAS3 and PsyOp Tm and the
Tamiya 1/48 M-8 Greyhound. Decals: Fred Amos finishes his review of TwoBobs' 1/48 F-15E 2005 TMOTA MO Eagle set. Ed Kinney looks at the EagleCals 1/32 P-47D Thunderbolt set. Books: Robert Allen reviews Mushroom's Blackburn Skua & Roc. Ed Kinney reviews two from Reid Air - The Modern A-10 Warthog and F-16 Viper 'Exposed' Guides. Clare Wentzel reviews Midland's Stalingrad- The Air Battle: 1942 - January 1943. |
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February 21: |
Details: Walt Fink uses the
Quickboost 1/72 F/A-18 Ejection Seat on a Hasegawa kit. Mark
Aldrich reviews the
SKP Model 1/35 US Helmets, M1. Luke Bucci has high praise for
the
Lion Roar 1/700 IJN Armored Rails & Caisson. |
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February 18: |
Kits: Charles Landrum starts
the
Eduard 1/48 Mirage 2000C. Chris Durden starts the
Master X 1/48 Skoda-Kauba V4 from UMM-USA. Tim Darrah builds
the
Trumpeter 1/35 Pz.Sfl.IVa 'Dicker Max'. John MacDonald starts
the
Dragon 1/35 E-100 Nachtjager. |
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February 15: |
Kits: Floyd Werner builds the
FineMolds 1/48
X-Wing Fighter. Chris Durden finishes an updated
oldie, the
Tamiya 1/35
Sd.Kfz.222 Panzerspahwagen “Africa-Korps”. James Kelley
finishes, but does not recommend, the
ICM 1/72
Do215B-4. Jim Pearsall builds the
HobbyBoss 1/72
A-7A Corsair II. |