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by Darren Baker
by Frederick Boucher
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by Kevin Brant
a campaign report by Jessica Cooper
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by Jim Starkweather

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Information about the upcoming site transitions.
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Darren Baker tries to provide an idea of what a visit to the IPMS Nationals are like, or as it tends to be known by many the Telford Model Show.
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IPMS' 2019 US National Convention was held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in August. Come sample the event through over 280 photos.
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Darren Baker attends the 52nd Scale Model World event at the Telford International Centre. Here he shares his thoughts on this years show and shares a lot of pictures.
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Kitmaker has been provided with some details on the use of Deluxe Material products, and here is a look at use of Liquid Gravity.
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Darren Baker shares with us a show report on Scale Model World 2013 which he and Kevin Brant attended.
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Vallejo have been producing acrylic paints and other artistic products for several decades, and in more recent years have become very well known among the modelling community for their popular specialised paint ranges. In June of 2013, I had the opportun
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Jessica Cooper reports back on the cross-site Ancient Airfix Assemblers Campaign. Lots of photos, and something for (almost) everyone.
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We visited the Silicon Valley Scale Modelers annual Kickoff Classic show and have photos and a few observations.
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We visited this annual show put on by the Santa Rosa IPMS chapter in Petaluma, CA and snapped a few photos for your viewing pleasure.
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Jim spent 3 plus days at the 2010 IPMS U.S. Nationals in early August. He shares his photos and info from the show.
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The IPMS Kickoff Classic is held every year in the San Fransisco Bay area. Jim shares the photos he was able to take while at the show.
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Rudi Richardson brings us a photo report of the 26th Annual Model Expo, held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia over the Queen's Birthday long weekend of 6 - 8 June 2009.
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Here is another impressive scratch build from Barrie. This one goes far into the future with an X-Wing fighter from Star Wars. I shows you what some imagination and plastic sheets can build.
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soldatino shares a method for making bolts to add to your projects. It take a popular kids toy concept (Playdough factory) and brings it into the military modeling world.
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Ever wonder which airbrush to buy, what's the difference between manufacturers? This feature is a bit of a unique feature, it reviews and compares three different brushes.
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Henk shares a method for packing built models to keep them safe during a move.
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Dave shares his techniques on how to build a stone wall for your next diorama. It's quick and easy, anyone can do it.
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Emotional, that is what you get when you see one of JBA's dioramas. Each viewers has a different emotion, but we all feel something when we see his dioramas. This one is no different. He shares lots of tips and techniques from the ground up.
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After all the 'drier' News Reports on Nuremberg, with this, I want to cover the manufacturers who didn't get a full report. It's also an opportunity to cover some areas i'm NOT particularly confident with (Aviation and Warships to name but two). Finally,
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Making realistic water is a very popular topic. Lots of people try many different ways of making it. Here is one way of making water with waves on the surface.
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Does the high price and complexity of resin casting keep you from making spare parts or custom parts? Here is a step by step process that shows you how to make parts quickly and easily for not a lot of money.
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Mike shares a technique that is universal to model building genres. Making Grab Handles can be done easily and add a great level of detail to a build. Mike shows us that it can be done inexpensivly with tools most all of us already have.
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Have you ever been stuck with needing some extra detail in your base and didn't have AM products available? This simple method is applicable to a wide range of modeling genres and fits any budget and any skill level.
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Grzegorz Ziecina (Pedro) recently treated us with forum post with an impressive looking riverboat scratch-build being the focus, and here, Greg shares the build story with us (and more images)!
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Craig Whitaker shows us how easy it is to make attractive name plates using his word processor.
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A time capsule of railroad locomotive maintenance from the first half of the Twentieth Century, Nevada Northern Railway Museum's engine house is fascinating. No computer driven lasers sculpting composite materials here, just brute strength forging iron t
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Our coverage of the IPMS-US National show which took place in August of 2007 in Anaheim, California.
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Nevada Northern Railway Museum possesses nine historic diesel locomotives, including an operating Alco RS-2, RS-3, and an EMD SD-9. Two rare Baldwin diesel locomotives share the facility with a 25-ton GE switcher and two electric locomotives.
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The Nevada Northern Railway Museum operates two steam locomotives: No. 40, a 1910 Baldwin 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler dual purpose engine, and No. 93, a 1909 Alco 2-8-0 Consolidation freight locomotive.
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The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is dedicated to the restoration, preservation, interpretation, and operation of the Nevada Northern Railway historic facilities, yards, and rail collection. This evolving museum gives people the opportunity to experience
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Matt explains the pros and cons of various air brush air supplies. He covers a wide range air delivery types and the necessary accessories.
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Vacuum-forming is one of those techniques that many of us think about but never try. This feature may break that barrier. This is a step by step that anyone with some basic tools can do.
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The key to continued success with an airbrush is what you do with it when you're done 'shooting' paint. Cleaning is a critical facet of airbrush use. Dave O’Meara walks us through a step by step process of cleaning a Badger 150.
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Keith Magee is a long time member of Armorama.com and many members know him through his online diroama oriented store ScaleMilitary.com. Now our Texax members have a second opportunity to benefit from Keith’s modeling skills at his hobby store.
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What do you do when you need a part and there is no after market kit? What do you do when the after market kit is out of stock? You could scratch build it, well there is now a new option – you can Print it. Yes Print it. Read more.
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This is a project build story of a Verlinden’s (VP) Pirate Figure set. The set inspired a full project. It started out as an impulse buy and turned into a lengthy project full of new techniques and scratch building. Lots of tips and tricks from start t
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Here is a great peek into a good old brick and mortar LHS. This is classic model hunting in small shops with lots of kits everywhere.
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Dave reports in on his trip the AMPS East show. He and some other site members took in the sights, sounds, vendors and food. It soundes like a good time was had by all.
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Dave took a trip and found a gem. He found a great railroad museum. These can be an afternoon of fun and a wealth of research information. Read about Dave's trip here.
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When you need a large number of custom pieces creating molds is almost a must. Here one of our members shares how he made a mold using Lego blocks and silicone
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Slavica Zaric sent us her show report about Belgrade Winner 2006 Model Show.
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Robert brings us a great variety of photos from the Replicon XXI event in Freeport Recreation Center, Long Island, NY.
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Does scale matter? The majority of the armor builders do so in 1/35th scale. The majority of manufacturers produce in 1/35th scale. This is being shaken up a bit with a recent influx of 1/48th scale armor products.
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In the last few weeks there have been a number of threads over 'how to start' writing reviews for the site. The first impression many people have is that it's a truly daunting prospect. It's not easy, but the difficulties are NOT insurmountable. In this f
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Billeder fra Østjysk open 9.april 2006
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Al shows us how he brings life to his vignettes and figures with a feature about making evergreen spalings.
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Not the biggest, but certainly one of the more agreeable, this is my 'local' model show which is now in it's Ninth edition...
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Charles King (T0) shows us how he weathers modern armour plating.
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Ahmad Zaidi (Silantra) shows us how to make a cheap and extremely useful paint rack, no matter which range of apints you prefer.
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