Scale ModelWorld News

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 

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 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)

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  

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.

A brief introduction to Scale ModelWorld 2021 An overview of Scale ModelWorld 2021 by DSOP (4 mins 54 secs run time)

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