Viewpoint blog
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.
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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 all the restrictions we expected to have to deal with, would be worthy of being called Scale ModelWorld. It was clear it would be a…
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 I am gradually losing track of what day of the week it is. I sit at the same desk, whether I’m building models or pounding…
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 of IPMS (UK) Seam Tools. After much testing and checking we have a viable sales portal to work with. For convenience, here is a direct…
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 shows of the year has been postponed and possibly cancelled completely for 2020. The IPMS Avon show in August is always a highlight of my…
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 ModelWorld to organise means that we can focus on other aspects of the Society year. Within the next week or so, the next edition of…
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 somewhat more limited. Inevitably that means modellers are turning more and more to ordering things online instead. Many model shops already offer an online alternative…