Recent News from IPMS/USA.
From Jim Brooks: As the club contact For IPMS CARS in Miniature Model Car Club I want to thank IPMS for all the great help we get from you.
The insurance coverage for all our events, the Make n Takes, Show and Tells and the Model Contests we hold or do, we are a very active club in all of these areas.
Online registration for the 2011 National Convention in Omaha is now available.
As the club contact For IPMS CARS in Miniature Model Car Club I want to thank IPMS for all the great help we get from you.
The insurance coverage for all our events, the Make n Takes, Show and Tells and the Model Contests we hold or do, we are a very active club in all of these areas.
Download an Official Submission for E-Board Nomination Petition.
12th Armored Division, Germany 1944-45
The M4 Sherman series was the most- produced tank family of World War II. While the German Panzer IV, Panther and Tiger surpassed it in many areas, it nevertheless served successfully on all fronts in all climates. The most serious shortcoming of the Sherman was its low-velocity 75mm gun. Against the German Panzer III and Panzer IV, the 75mm armor piercing round was adequate and its high–explosive round was highly effective in direct-support and indirect- artillery missions. Through 1942, 1943 and early 1944, the Army was satisfied and saw no need for a heavier gun. In fact, in late '43 the Army proclaimed the M4 to be the best tank in the world. Then came the very rude shock of fighting the Germans in Normandy.
To read more, download the PDF.
We have an exclusive - the first online review of Italeri's Italian Regia Marina Motor Torpedo Boat kit.
Building a winner of a Ferrari Testa Rossa from Hasegawa’s kit
The horrifying Mercedes crash during the 1955 LeMans race which killed many spectators had far-reaching consequences on motor sports. One of those changes was that the Federation Internationale de LíAutomobile (FIA) reduced maximum engine size to three liters in an effort to control speeds at the track for the 1958 racing season.
To read more, download the PDF.
IPMS/USA is proud to announce that a new Point of Contact has been established with the IPMS Speicher group as part of our "Supporting the Troops" Initiative is This is a "Boots on the Ground" group in Iraq to whom you as an individual, and your Chapter as a group, can send hobby-related supplies.
The new Point of Contact is SPC Craig Perry. The address for SPC Perry is:
SPC Perry
Craig A. B Co.
DSTB 4th Infantry Division
APO AE 09393
craig.perry@usdn4id.army.mil
IPMS Chapters (make a note of this support for Chapter of the Year nominations)
2010 USN/USMC/USCG 1/72 Aircraft Kit Survey
J. Michael McMurtrey - skyking918@verizon.net
As 2011 marks the centennial of U.S. naval aviation, aircraft modelers might be interested in this list of US naval aircraft — including those of the Marines and Coast Guard, as well as captured enemy aircraft tested by the US Navy — which are available as 1/72 scale kits. Why 1/72? There are far more kits of naval aircraft available in this scale than any other. Plus, it’s my favorite, in spite of advancing age and weakening eyes.
For more, download the PDF file.
