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R 12 Convention and Contest rescheduled The Spartanburg Scale Modelers and Spartanburg Parks and Rec have rescheduled the R 12 Convention for Friday October 5th 5pm-9pm Saturday October 6th 7am till 6pm Inman Rec Center Inman SC Please help get the word out Thank you Tim Kirkland Convention Chairmen

Hello everyone the Spartanburg Scale Modelers decided on the 12th that the convention has been postponed due to the storm until October. Sorry to get a post up so late already the storm has claimed 3 lives along with 87 accident in North Carolina We will update no later than Thursday September Thanks Tim Kirkland

Thanks Gill Im wanting to build a M 32 A3E8 that the Marines had! Im not sure when the first came in the penesale? thanks again tim

Hey Folks I havent built a lot of Korean war subjects, for the most part I know that most armor colors on all sides. Did the USMC use something different a more green color? Thank Tim Kiekland

Hey Guys My 16 year old nephew is wanting to work on dioramas!!! He keeps thinking Uncle Tims kits are his! So I need to start over looking for Verlinden, Testors/Italeria, Tamiya . Heller Diorama kits?? If any of yall know sites and companies drop me a line Thanks Tim Kirkland

Hey Guys My 16 year old nephew is wanting to work on dioramas!!! He keeps thinking Uncle Tims kits are his! So I need to start over looking for Verlinden, Testors/Italeria, Tamiya . Heller Diorama kits?? If any of yall know sites and companies drop me a line Thanks Tim Kirkland

Hadnt thought of those 2!! I built a vacuform 15 years ago! Didnt survive a move. 106's were at SCANG

Cant wait to see it

Hey Folks My Niece and Nephew sprung a surprise on me weeks ago! They Like Dragsters!! So Im looking for any 1/32 snap kits deom Monogram Revellfr Thanks Tim Kirkland

Thanks Paul!

Thanks Mark Our Juniors also go with to our Make and Takes! 2 of the parents are past winners at the Nats! Thanks Tim

Thanks Rob

Thanks Rusty That means alot! Tim

Hello fellow IPMSers! Spartanburg Scale Modelers were well represented at the Columbia nationals for 2016. Our Xhapter had 5 Juniors entered taking 7 entries! After the dust has settled our Juniors won 5 awards!. Our adult members are so proud of our Juniors! The adults raised over $230 in IPMS Dues and registration fees. Our Chapter pays for the Juniors IPMS membership and registration fees to any Nationals conventions Ive attached pictures of their models and The Juniors along with parents. Submitted by Tim Kirkland 29144

Well let’s just do this? Close the doors go home and wait on death!!! "We do thing that are not easy" Para phrase Jack Kennedy? Why no!? There were 34 entries among 14 Junior at this years Nats not bad considering 2100 entries and 600 entrants if the rumor mill is correct! To be honest a junior would have to have a great desire to enter our National contest. our standards is high! and it should be. The expense has to come out of a parents pocket/ Parents like us need to see a bang for their buck Right? So music, Baseball soccer where their is a star, a ribbon placed on a child is automatically. Our Junior don’t receive a “atta boy” just for showing up. I’ve heard parents and members say “Not even HM!?” OK lets get a handle on this and all of yall that hate kids and don’t want IPMS to expand, Stop reading and go buy a $299 kit Keep the Junior dues low as possible Junior IPMS Nats the same as the dues not 20- 30 dollars Give a savings Bond for the Best Junior at the Nats or a gift card to Hobby lobby! Make Juniors welcome with their parents don’t expect them to create award winning model just build Promote Junior activities in our Chapters Yes the MIT program or something? How many of the Board members seek out and shake hands with parents and Juniors I know not many Because Our chapter had 5 Juniors and the parent that took his children and with the others models didn’t say anything about how the Board or the host chapters made the kids and parent feel special! IPMS really isnt user friendly that’s what killing us off! Parents don’t want to get into chapter rivals, r disagreements. This stuff really is killing IPMS and the hobby! Thank you Tim Kirkland President Spartanburg Scale and President of 4 Juniors Champions 2016 and 9 in 25 years!