International Plastic Modelers' Society / USA

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2026 January/February IPMS/USA Journal
  • Brummbar - Sd.Kfz.166, by Jose Ramon Ruiz
  • Building a New Junior Model Club in Cincinatti, by Will Kuhrt
  • Blast From the Past - Building the Atlantis re-pop of the 1953 Revell USS Iowa, by Doug Bain
  • Super Detailing a Tempest MK. V - Tackling the Tempest, by Wenjun Wen
  • Oniraizer - Rise of the Demon, by Chi Wang
  • Building Zoukei-Mura's Bf-109 G4 as a Skeleton Modelby Ro Annis
  • Constructing a 1/25th Scale Diamond T Wreckerby Charles Rowley
  • The Ruins of Warby Bob Bisaccio

New Reviews

  • by Scott Hollingshead

    June 1, 2026

    One of the newest releases from venerable Tamiya is this wide-wheel version of the Schwimmwagen Type 166, which incorporates parts from their previous release (kit 224) back in 1998. The new...

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  • by Phillip Cavender

    May 30, 2026

    History

    The Model T was produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1908 to 1927 and regarded as the first mass-affordable automobile having sold over 15 million. The iconic name for the Model...

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  • by Phillip Cavender

    May 29, 2026

    In researching the company and these products, I found that the Kaleido ColorWorks primers and matte varnish from Gaahleri, which entered the global hobby market around 2023, represent a modern...

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  • by Chris Smith

    May 29, 2026

    I’ve built several jet fighter kits in this scale in the past year. They don’t seem to get much love and turn up in model club swap nights, usually for free. Granted, the size of these models can...

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  • by Rod Lees

    May 29, 2026

    Long-time supporter Ross and his team at SAC Supports IPMS/USA yet again with one of his gear sets to use and review!

    This set provides a sound basis for replacing the more delicate parts of...

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New Forum Posts

  • June 2, 2026
    I did manage to finish another armor model before June, and here it is: Aoshima 1/72 scale Japanese Type 89 tracked APC: Things might pick up again in June, we'll see... more »
  • June 2, 2026
    After all this time, I did manage to get a few aircraft done. The first one is the old Italeri An-2 Colt in 1/72 scale...naturally: This next one is an RS Models 1/72... more »
  • June 1, 2026
    This is my 1/48 scratchbuilt Martin T4M-1 Torpedo bomber. The wings and tail surfaces are plastic wrapped balsa or plastic cores and the fuselage was vacked from a carved balsa form. Even the engine... more »
  • May 30, 2026
    HI ! Here another project I have done in the past , if you like to view more pics of it, just follow this link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/brgJ86mnyB1Hx8V56 Enjoy !... more »
  • May 27, 2026
    Shock of shocks! 😉 I'm building a kit that hasn't sat in my stash for years. 😉 This kit was picked up at at my local scale MODEL CLUB meeting a few months ago. Thanks Mike I. Alice was... more »
  • May 23, 2026
    I needed a boat for my emplty mantle so I chose the Lindberg Fulton's Folly, the Claremont. It wasn't called that at first. It had the rather unromantic name of "North River Steamboat... more »
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