This is a reminder to all Members that the following roles on the Executive Committee are due for election in 2026: President Scale Model World Manager Treasurer Honorary Secretary Competition Secretary Overseas Liaison Officer Webmaster Publicity Officer Click on the Executive Committee page then click on any Executive Committee Member to see a link to…
Mike Davey has updated the Magazine index, which covers over 60 years. This update includes the modelling articles in the 2025 Scale ModelWorld Show Guide. It is available either sorted by subject, or by date. There are links to both on the Magazine page
The results of the Scale ModelWorld 2025 Competition are now in.
Clear these dates in your diary: November 7th and 8th 2025. Scale ModelWorld will be back…. Click here for more info
Airfix used Scale ModelWorld 2025 as an opportunity to announce their forthcoming 1/24th scale Messerschmitt Bf109G-5/6 kit. Click here to see more details on the Airfix website
The Give an Old Model a New Home tables at Scale ModelWorld raised £1920 for the Marie Curie charity. Well done to Alfie Bass for organising this, and many thanks to all who donated.
The trader booking form for 2026 is now available on the SMW Forms page, click here
Entries for the competition at Scale ModelWorld 2025 closed at 23:59 on Friday, the 31st of October. Go to the SMW Competition Page for links to download the listing of classes, trophies, rules and definitions, and for a link to the online competition entry form.
Draft Scale ModelWorld 2025 floor plans have now been updated, as at 26th October 2025 Click here to go to the floor plans links page The floor plans include a location index and are all in PDF format.
Click here for a page detailing talks and presentations at Scale ModelWorld 2025 Click here to download the public timetable (Opens as PDF)
Bookings for the Scale ModelWorld Dinner are now open. For more information and a link to the booking form go to the “SMW – What’s On” page, click here
Scale ModelWorld tickets are now on sale click here for details Prices have been held from 2024 IPMS Members get FREE ADMISSION – click here to learn more about IPMS membership
The Traders with confirmed bookings for Scale ModelWorld 2025 are now at https://ipmsuk.org/ipms-scale-modelworld/overseas-at-smw/ Any Trader not sure about their booking should please email me immediately. Rich Middleton, Scale ModelWorld Manager scalemodelworld@ipmsuk.org
The Overseas clubs with confirmed bookings for Scale ModelWorld 2025 are now at https://ipmsuk.org/ipms-scale-modelworld/overseas-at-smw/ Any Overseas club not sure about their booking should please email me immediately. Chris Marston, Overseas Liaison Officer overseas@ipmsuk.org
The Society’s Annual General Meeting will take place on the 24th of May 2025 with a start time of 13.00hrs. The venue will be South Yorkshire Air Museum, Dakota Way, Airborne Road, Doncaster DN4 7FB. Our friends at the museum have kindly offered to host this meeting for the Society, and with the production of a…
UK Branches and SIGs that have completed their annual Return and so made their booking for Scale ModelWorld are now listed on this site: Click here for Branches booked for SMW 25 Click here for SIGs booked for SMW 25 If your Branch or SIG is not on the list, then please contact your Branch…
The emails for the 2025 Annual Return have now been sent out, please look out for yours. The Return will include your booking form for Scale ModelWorld 2025. Many thanks, Pete Readman, Webmaster
Tomislav Stipanović of IPMS Croatia writes: It is my great pleasure to inform you about the activities undertaken by IPMS Croatia. In accordance with our basic task of promoting modeling activities, during 2024, IPMS Croatia signed an agreement on joint cooperation with the Croatian Society of Technical Culture, which will provide us with a complete…
Many thanks to John Tapsell for his excellent photographs of the Senior and Junior National Championship winning models, and the other Category Winners.
Photos from John Tapsell, showing the Class winning models at Scale ModelWorld 2024.
The full listing of Scale ModelWorld 2024 competition winners is now available.
The membership system is open again following Scale ModelWorld 2024 Click here for information on joining IPMS(UK) Click here for information on renewing our membership
This notice is to advise the membership that the following roles on the executive Committee are due for re-election in 2025. Under the Articles of Association of the Society any nomination for a position on the Executive Committee must be delivered to the Honorary Secretary before the end of the previous year. This means if…
The International Centre has produced a useful guide to car parking in Telford town centre, showing locations, times and prices. Click here for Telford Town Centre parking locations and prices (PDF opens in new tab)
Many thanks to Alfie Bass of the Technical Advisory Service for writing a guide to Health and Safety for modellers. This is available as a PDF to download: Click here to download Health and Safety for Modellers.
Welcome to the following new Special Interest Groups and UK Branches: Airborne Police and Emergency Forces – Worldwide US Navy Warships Doughnut Models Monster Mayhem Scale Fanatics
22 overseas clubs are now confirmed for SMW 2024 Click here for the full list
The list of traders attending Scale ModelWorld 2024 has now been updated. Click here to view the list
Scale ModelWorld 2025 will be held on 8th & 9th November 2025 Scale ModelWorld 2026 will be held on 7th & 8th November 2026 Click here for more details
Following the Annual Returns exercise all Branches and SIGs booked for SMW 2024 are now showing on the website. Click here for Branches at SMW Click here for SIGs at SMW If your Branch or SIG is missing, please click here to contact the UKLO
Online sales of Seam Tools are suspended as at 15th May 2024 through shortage of stock. Items may be available at shows where IPMS Executive is present, click here for list
We welcome Keith Goldsworthy and Mark Sanderson to the executive team. Keith has been co-opted to replace Doug Hughes as Membership Secretary, while Mark has been co-opted to replace John Tapsell as Publicity Officer. Click here for a full list of the Executive Committee
Congratulations to IPMS Belgium, who were judged to be the best overseas display at Scale ModelWorld 2023. Here they are being presented with a commemorative plaque by IPMS(UK) Overseas Liaison Officer, Gary Wenko (in yellow).
Scale ModelWorld Manager Rich Middleton has been interviewed by the Just Making Conversation podcast. Rich covers his own background, and gives insights into SMW 2023. Click here for the podcast. The interview starts at 19 mins 35 secs, the part covering Scale ModelWorld starts at 29 mins.
The new IPMS(UK) Glass File was launched successfully at Scale ModelWorld 2022, and is now available to purchase online. The Glass File is a sanding file manufactured from tempered glass, and has an abrasive surface that, if properly cared for, will last far longer than a typical abrasive paper or sanding stick. For prices and…
As of 1st September 2022 online payments for IPMS(UK) memberships and merchandise will cease to use PayPal. Instead, payments can be made using either a credit card or a debit card. The card transactions will be administered securely by payments processor Stripe (see https://stripe.com/gb)
The latest version of Mike Davey’s index to the IPMS Magazine is now on this site. It is available either sorted by subject, or by date. Mike has also written a history of the Magazine. There are links to both the history and the index on the Magazine page
A brief introduction to Scale ModelWorld 2021 An overview of Scale ModelWorld 2021 by DSOP (4 mins 54 secs run time)
John Tapsell’s “Viewpoint” blog for 2019 has been added to the news feed. Click here for John’s views on modelling and the Society, and some excellent photos of John’s models.
A new Facebook page has been created for questions and suggestions about Scale ModelWorld, see https://www.facebook.com/groups/543286466226964/about/
Airfix used Scale ModelWorld 2019 to announce their forthcoming new-tooling 1/72nd scale Vulcan B2 kit. For more on this story, click here
The Harrier Special Interest Group have created a photo album covering their display at this year’s show, called “Harrier : One of a kind”. The album includes information about the prototypes, the models, and photos of the models on display. Click here to view the album
Tom Foxon of Guideline Publications writes: It is with much sadness that Guideline Publications announces the death of its company chairman, Regis Auckland, after a long illness. Regis had been with Guideline from the beginning and, although not a modeller himself, he soon became a popular figure within the hobby both in the United Kingdom…
Richard L Ward 1938 – 2017 With great regret we note the passing of a founder of the Society, Dick Ward. Dick was rightly celebrated as an aviation researcher, author, and as a designer of decals, with both his own “Modeldecal” range, and sheets for many kit manufacturers. A charming and well-liked character, he will…
