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 Frank Landrus

    June 4, 2026

    The origin of Pen & Sword Books is closely linked with its sister company, the Barnsley Chronicle; one of the UK's oldest provincial newspapers, established in 1858, and one of the few...

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  • by Andy Taylor

    June 4, 2026

    AOA Decals has a good reputation for quality decals, and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to review one of their newest releases, the M-ATV (2) M1240/M1277 US Army (MFO), Poland, Croatia,...

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  • by Luke R. Bucci

    June 3, 2026

    Number 54 in Helion’s Asia @ War Series is the 4th Volume on the Sri Lankan War, from 1995-2002. Also called the Eelam War III, this Volume covers the Northern Theatre of the war to its conclusion...

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  • by Luke R. Bucci

    June 3, 2026

    Thanks to War Dog Modeling (WDM) for the Ship Stand to review, and the IPMS staff for their courageous work! WDM stands are available on their website, also reachable via Facebook.

    There are...

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  • 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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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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