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AGM on Zoom
ATTENTION ALL IPMS(UK) MEMBERS This year our Annual General Meeting will be conducted online using Zoom. To set up Zoom we need to know the numbers attending. We will therefore…
2021 AGM: papers and voting
ATTENTION ALL IPMS(UK) MEMBERS The AGM Booklet for this year’s annual general meeting has been sent in the post to all members. If you have not yet received yours, it…
Annual General Meeting 2021
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the 2021 IPMS(UK) Annual General Meeting will be held virtually. More details at https://ipmsuk.org/calendar/ipmsuk-annual-general-meeting-2021/
Season’s Greetings
Every best wish for the season from IPMS(UK). Here’s hoping for a better 2021 !
Elections and AGM Submissions
IPMS(UK) members are reminded that motions for the 2021 Annual General Meeting and nominations for the Executive Committee and must be submitted by 31st December 2020 at the latest. The…
Scale ModelWorld 2020 Photo Gallery
We will all miss this year’s Scale ModelWorld, but to help compensate we have created a photo gallery of models that have been made this year. Many thanks to everyone…
SMW 2020 Remembrance Day Service
For many years at Scale ModelWorld we have marked Remembrance Day, both through two minutes’ silence, and through an act of worship. Although in 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic is preventing…
Your Society Needs You
It may seem a long time away but already we are thinking about the Executive Committee roles that will be up for grabs in 2021. Each member of the committee…
NEW! Virtual events diary
There is now a separate category of events in the diary: “Virtual Events”. This lists online modelling events; see https://ipmsuk.org/calendar/category/virtual/ If you want to add details of your virtual event…
The Social Imperative
We all know that Covid 19 has had a disastrous impact on the model show circuit in 2020 and is likely to have a big impact on the shows in…
Business as Usual?
Although Scale ModelWorld has now been cancelled, it doesn’t mean that the business of operating IPMS (UK) has ground to a halt. Far from it. If anything, not having Scale…
What is Normal?
I was going to talk about the fact that after all the work the EC have been doing in the past few months to get Scale ModelWorld off the ground…
Spilling the Beans
So now you know. There won’t be a Scale ModelWorld in 2020. For several months we continued to work towards the goal of running an event in November that despite…
Scale ModelWorld 2020 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Why has Scale Model World 2020 been cancelled? Scale ModelWorld has been cancelled this year because IPMS (UK) and The International Centre at Telford do not feel that it will…
Cancellation of Scale ModelWorld 2020
It is with a great deal of regret that IPMS (UK) has to announce that Scale ModelWorld 2020 has been cancelled. The level of uncertainty regarding the long term impact…
Celebrating Diversity
Earlier this week I came across a thread on a discussion forum that got me thinking. It’s not a new subject and nor does it generate any real answers, but…
The Need to Belong
‘Why should I join IPMS (UK)?’ is a question I sometimes get asked when I attend model shows and run the IPMS Membership stand. In principle it’s a fairly easy…
A World Gone Virtual
Because I have continued to work from home throughout the current Covid-19 environment, the brief chats that I have colleagues and suppliers at the start of the ‘virtual’ meetings that…
Harnessing the Power of Technology
The IPMS (UK) Magazine is the only communication tool that reaches our entire membership. For this reason, amongst many others, the magazine will remain our primary tool for communicating with…
Planning for the Future
I mentioned last week that although there seems to have been new guidance issued on indoor events and specifically conferences and exhibitions, it doesn’t really change our planning for Scale…
PAYPAL WORKING
The temporary issue with PayPal is now resolved. PayPal can now be used for joining IPMS(UK) and for renewing your membership, and can also be used for online purchases of…
(Not much of) an update on Scale ModelWorld.
I thought I’d provide a quick update on planning for Scale ModelWorld in this blog. To be honest it’s more a case of “nothing’s changed” but a bit of commentary…
The Seam Tools Return
A short blog this week with just one major announcement to make. As mentioned elsewhere on this website I’m pleased to announce that we have now re-opened the online sales…
Seam Tools available online
The IPMS Seam Tools #1 and #2 can now be bought online using PayPal or a credit or debit card. See https://ipmsuk.org/membership/products-seam-scraper/
Overlooking the Obvious
I have have very little to report my blog entry last week. The new edition of the IPMS (UK) Magazine should be dropping onto your doorsteps at the moment so…
Magazine Index Version 3
The latest version of Mike Davey’s index to the IPMS Magazine is now on the Magazine page The index is available either sorted by subject, or by date.
The IPMS (UK) Magazine
The next edition of the IPMS (UK) Magazine arrived on my doorstep late last week, so it should be arriving with the wider membership within the next 10 days or…
Update on the AGM and Seam Tool News
Back in March we had to postpone our AGM. Government guidance issued at the time strongly recommended that any company due to run an AGM should either postpone it or…
The IPMS (UK) Network
One of the cornerstones of the IPMS (UK) has been its Branch network, something that has existed almost since the society was formed back in 1963. In more recent years…
Tales of the Unexpected…
Life in IPMS world doesn’t change all that much from week to week so there isn’t a great deal to add to what we’ve already said over the past few…
The March of Time
As I write this blog entry I’m conscious that the show calendar continues to be decimated by the current circumstances. This evening I received notification that one of my favourite…
A Sense of Perspective
I keep seeing the words ‘lock-down project’ or ‘coronavirus project’ cropping up on the various forums and social media groups I frequent and it’s clear that many modellers are using…
IPMS Turkey model contest
IPMS Turkey is sponsoring a model contest: TURKISH MILITARY GROUND VEHICLES MODEL SHOW 13/14 June 2020 at the Yunus Emre Cultural Center Swim Talat Yüzmen Sk. No 5 9 Kısım…
IPMS Croatia online competition
IPMS Croatia are holding an online competition, see here
The More it Changes, the More it Stays the Same
After several days of slightly eased restrictions I have to say that I haven’t noticed much difference around where I live. The roads are slightly busier and as I type…
Keeping up the Momentum
It should have been the IPMS (UK) AGM this weekend but like so many other events, it’s been postponed until such time as public health guidance allows us to stage…
Magazine Index
Many thanks to Mike Davey for compiling an index for the IPMS Magazine. The index is available either sorted by subject or by date, and is now available to download…
Planning for Scale ModelWorld
It is perhaps inevitable that as other model shows are cancelled deeper and deeper into the year that the future of this year’s Scale ModelWorld continues to raise its head….
Retail Therapy
With so many model shops closed at the moment and no shows to attend, the opportunities for buying models and all the bits and pieces that go with them is…
A Change is as Good as a Rest
It’s almost four weeks since the UK went into lock-down to try to control the spread of Coronavirus and it’s been a strange few weeks. Working from home means that…