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I guess we should all leave the Internet then! That thing is a REAL mess!

It is, but FB in general has serious issues in terms of general content / AU slop, privacy and such... E

Actually, the IPMS/USA Facebook page is very well managed, thanks to Eugenie Ray and her team. It's a good place to interact around IPMS things.

Ah the unregulated mess that is FB.... I dont bother. And I created the Page and Group. E

IPMS-USA banter and pix forum activity is alive and well on FaceBook....!

Bottom Line Up Front: Building a Gunpla is for sure out of my lane. For those that don’t know, Gunpla is the kit, and Gundam refers to one of many TV shows. In other words, Gundam is animated Gunpla. This is the second Gunpla I have built. The first was a simple small kit for an in house model contest for my local club. Gundam Barbatos is a much more complex build. Having said that, assembly was straight forward as long as the instructions are followed closely. It turns into a nice kit, if you make a mistake, like I did, it is easy to recover from since no glue is involved. It is a fun build that doesn’t really take that much time to finish. Highly recommended for Gunpla modelers or for those modelers looking to try something different. For those looking for an enjoyable build, this is a good option. Highly recommended. View the full review

First I'd like to thank you for following this post ,it's quite appreciated ! SHAHED 136 / LUCAS FLM-136 / GERANIUM 2 (PASCAL 3D) (SEPT 08th ) Today ,I while sanding the wing surface , the wing snap , I manage to remove the engine , and area for the elevators so I can redo them for the SHAHED version ! If you like to view the complete WIP on this project , just follow this Google link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/QMEoEJaTsXE4pgH7A If you like to view all the DRONES I have done so far in 1/48 , just follow this link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/mjGm69hDKYaDuFNX6 Enjoy ! Jmarc

First I'd like to thank you for following my WIP , it's quite appreciated ! Here another space related project I been working on , its the COLLECT-AIR BOEING X-20 DYNASOAR ! (SEPT 08th) today ,I continue working on the last details in the wing ! If you like to view the complete WIP , just follow this Google link to my personal page: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Rjsjms9BhTrbnhYDA If you like to view the other space related project I have done so far , just follow this link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ov2R8HFSA26iDpms5 Enjoy ! Jmarc

First I'd like to thnak you for follwing this Post , it's quite appreciated ! REVELL 1/48 WHITE 3000 TANKER (AVRO CANADA VERSION ) (SEPT 08th) Today I repair the top of the access ladder ,a damage that happen while carrying it to the job ,glued the cabin on teh frame !! If you like to view the complete WIP on this project , just follow this Google link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/i715ZWtipf74jUdx9 ..If you like to view some other 29 x 1/48 car stuff I have built over the years here a link https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ax8ci1D4S77NG6z49 Hope youl,le enjoy the build ! Jmarc

First I'd like to thank you for following this post , it's quite appreciated ! 1/48 LOCKHEED T-33 SILVER STAR (TESTOR) (SEPT 07th) Today I continue adding the details to the airframe ! If you like to follow the complete WIP on this project , I have set up an GOOGLE page, just follow this link .. https://photos.app.goo.gl/mCtpo97pwYCFaYE39 If you like to view the complete STASH PARTS done so far ,just followthis GOOGLE link .. https://photos.app.goo.gl/NtNSgh1zJgx9jRSx5 Enjoy ! Jmarc

I'll stand by my comment..... true, your service to our country shows a willingness to put yourself at physical risk, and that is in no way cowardly. However, there's also intellectual courage which is sometimes just as hard (just ask the ONE juror in the murder case in Mass.) and I believe the Eboard showed NO intellectual courage, and in fact CHOSE to bypass any chance for negative feedback by not telling the membership about the decision at the IPMSUSA business meeting in Ft. Wayne, so I will call the decision cowardly at the very least. If you're offended..... so be it! I guess you can always kick me off this forum if you feel the need. Gil H. #10803

Much of the recriminations could have been avoided by the simple expedient of informing the membership up front and ahead of time. One person’s “ legacy application “ is another’s familiar comfort zone. The march of time and technology is apparently inexorable, but that is not an excuse for leadership insensitivity. Nick Filippone

A few members have commented unfavorably about our decision to move away from the Forums section of the website. A few of these posts have been personal attacks on members of the Board. White I don't mind being criticized for decisions made by this Board, calling out Board members as cowards is offensive and totally inappropriate, particularly as several Board members are former military who put themselves in harms' way in actual combat situations to serve this country. That being said, I accept the responsibility for not bringing up the fact that this decision had been made during our annual Business Meeting open to the membership who attended the Fort Wayne National Convention. Rather than being part of some grand conspiracy, it did not make the agenda - I will take the hit for that. Lest anyone think that there is some grand conspiracy at work here to silence people, we asked Webmaster Eric Aiitala to run some analytics on forum usage, and the chart below paints a very clear picture of why the vote went in that direction: Forum usage is limited to an extremely small subset of our overall membership. At its highest level during this year-long period, the forums were used by a maximum of 19 people on two particular days during that year - that's 0.37% of our membership, on a peak day. The core decision for IPMS/USA is that the forum is a legacy application that does not serve the purpose we need, and takes cycles and money to upgrade. We would rather have our staff focus on more valuable and relevant objectives, particularly for the larger core of our membership. This doesn't mean there won't be a future member only forum, but the current technology is not something we want to continue with, and this will free up resources and man hours to find a more suitable solution. A reminder that our IPMS/USA Facebook page, monitored by a volunteer staff, is available to all. John Noack President, IPMS/USA

I have several links to some amazing forums that I frequent. while they aren't IPMS specific, these are Forums much like this one where great work is shown, they feature many magnificent models from great Masters as well as mediocre modelers like me and are exceptionally welcome to all SPAM aka Scale Plastic Aircraft Modelers: https://www.spamodeler.com/forum/index.php?sid=19d010bd8d9bbfbe4285a22f7ef271b9 Don't let the name fool you; they welcome all genres of modeling. It's a smaller, yet more homelike Forum that welcomes all. Modeler's Social Club: https://modelerssocialclub.proboards.com/forum This is a very down to earth and friendly Forum with some incredible masters among them. And this one, Modeler's Haven Online: https://mho.freeforums.net/ This is a very active Forum with strong participation from many European modelers who have tremendous skills. Very friendly and welcoming. These are my top three recommendations for the best Forums to frequent. I may not be the most popular, well known or talented modeler in IPMS; and many here might not even know me, but those who do and wish to continue to follow my work, take my tours and keep up with my productivity; you can find me on all three of those Forums. I post on them quite frequently. I do hope that those of you who want to continue using a Forums will come join up at least one of these. When you sign up; tell them the Duke sent you!

All these look fantastic! I'm glad I got to see them.

I was very disappointed by the board decision to close the Forum. I read the posts here, and I think the earlier comments expressed above made some very good points regarding the decision itself, the timing of the announcement, and the rationale behind the decision. I noted the primary reason given was "limited participation," and current funding to support the forum could be better used to promote other social media initiatives." Maybe, but I'm not so sure. I think the chief benefit of the Forum is that, unlike Facebook and places like Scalemates, it is compartmentalized. I'm interested in aircraft model subjects, and this format allowed me to go directly to the subsection on "Aircraft" and "Builds" to view what my fellow IPMS aircraft modelers built. They served as a source of inspiration to me, where I can admire their work, ask a question regarding a technique, or just tell them, "Great job!" During my visits to the IPMS Facebook site, I may have to scroll through a number of posts of different modeling genres before coming to an aircraft post that interests me. I'm not saying they are any less important, but my interest has always focused on aircraft modeling. The Forum gave me immediate access to my primary modeling interest. They say modeling is a solitary hobby, but I believe the Forum served as a tool to share the modeling experience with people who had a similar interest. I never cared about tracking who wrote the most comments or who had the greatest "rep"--that won't increase participation, and it may have even hurt it, by giving it a "competitive" appearance. I'm not sure what the definition of "limited participation" is either, but I know people actively participate in the Forum because of the number of views people received on the work they posted. Some exceeded 3,000 views or higher. That has to be a measure of its value. I'm not a fast builder, but when I completed a project, I've posted my work on the Forum, not on the IPMS Facebook page. I regularly visited the Forum 4 or 5 times a week to see other peoples' work or provide me with the opportunity to make comments in other areas of interest to me, like providing national convention feedback or a recommendation that may be useful in future convention planning. While I didn't comment during the majority of visits, it's not an indicator that the tool had limited use by its membership. As this is my twenty-fourth, and most likely, final post on this Forum, I offer this thought. Before making a decision of this magnitude, it may have been better for the E-Board to obtain feedback from membership concerning this issue. This may include recommendations on how to improve participation and trying them out before axing the program. I mean, you request input from members attending each national convention, why would this be different? Many of us view the Forum as a benefit that comes with membership. I think the people providing funding through dues payments or as volunteers who execute local contests or a national convention, should have an input one way or another, before that decision. If anything, you'll have membership input to consider as part of the overall process and not make that decision in an "undefined participation" vacuum. I guess I'll be content with my 14 reputation points and greater participation in Hyperscale. I'm truly sorry to see this go.

So, you want to put your Italeri M-8 or M-20 in a winter scheme and you want some snow chains. Hauler has you covered. Ok, just to preface this, photo-etch (PE) and I don’t get along. Also, I am not actually planning on putting my M-8 in a winter scheme so this review is just my attempt to show what they would look like. Your mileage may vary. That said, the set includes enough brassand PE chains for 6 wheels, which is perfect for an M-8 or M-20. The product also says it can be used on a Dodge halftrack but it doesn’t tell you which kits to use. In fact, it doesn’t tell you anything, as there are no instructions included. View the full review

Box Art / PackagingThe Tamiya RSO/01 German Tractor is a brand-new tooled release presented in Tamiya's typical rigid top opener with crisp artwork depicting a unit from the 1st Skijager Division, Eastern Front, 1944. This 100% newly tooled kit complements the existing 1/35 scale line up of German WWII vehicles in the Military Miniature Series and is also designed to be used with last year's release of the 50mm Pak38, kit # 35392. The box contains a normal Tamiya instruction manual with clear construction steps, 37 in all, to complete this kit. Also included is a glossy ‘background information’ leaflet which provides some history and details of the different designs and variants for the RSO through the WWII campaign. View the full review

First I'd like to thank you for following this post ,it's quite appreciated ! SHAED 136 / LUCAS FLM-136 / GERANIUM 2 (PASCAL 3D) (SEPT 07th ) Today ,I remove the drone from the 3D trees ! If you like to view the complete WIP on this project , just follow this Google link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/QMEoEJaTsXE4pgH7A If you like to view all the DRONES I have done so far in 1/48 , just follow this link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/mjGm69hDKYaDuFNX6 Enjoy ! Jmarc

First I'd like to thank you for following this post , it's quite appreciated ! 1/48 LOCKHEED T-33 SILVER STAR (TESTOR) (SEPT 07th) Today I continue adding the details to the airframe ! If you like to follow the complete WIP on this project , I have set up an GOOGLE page, just follow this link .. https://photos.app.goo.gl/mCtpo97pwYCFaYE39 If you like to view the complete STASH PARTS done so far ,just followthis GOOGLE link .. https://photos.app.goo.gl/NtNSgh1zJgx9jRSx5 Enjoy ! Jmarc

First I'd like to thank you for following this post ,it's quite appreciated ! Time to complete another WHIPPET AVRO CF-105 ARROW 'LOW SPEED EFFECT' WIND TUNNEL MODEL (SEPT 07th) Today I startr to add the last details on the aircraft! if you like to view the complete WIP of this project , just follow this Google link https://photos.app.goo.gl/K9BV1WFJfrRCSVrD7 If you like to view all the 1/48 WHIPPPETS project I have done so far , just follow this link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/gA5BdcKTXMbV5RoT7 Enjoy ! Jmarc

Thank you for following the 'WIP' on this project ,it's quite appreciated ! (SEPT 07th)...Today I continue working on the head section and painted the presentation base ! f you like to see the complete WIP on this project , just follow this Google link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/1W6Eu6c7EvJeyLGT6 If you are curious and like to view the SCI-FI kits I have done in the past ,just follow this link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/D2FAQcJCoNhHNjkdA Enjoy ! jmarc

Thanks for following the WIP on this project , it's quite appreciated !, here the latest update AVRO C.102 JETLINER (3D +SCRATCH) (SEPT 07th ) Today , I sanded the airframe intake and apply more putty , also start to work on the nose intake ! If you like to view the complete WIP on this project , just follow this Google link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/uvk6ymGqZHgpWDaR9 If you like to view what I have completed so far on the AVRO CANADA project , I have set up an GOOGLE page for them , here the link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/FpZs5m3ic3c3eL329 Enjoy and it's an 'rendez-vous' next week for more on this particular project..!. Jmarc