Here’s your friendly reminder about our upcoming meeting on Wednesday, February 5th from 7 to 9 PM.  Doors open around 6:45 PM, we recommend you arrive early to facilitate starting on time.

In the February meeting, fellow modeller Vlad Shalamov will present “The Devil’s Machine: Mephisto and the Dawn of Tank Warfare.”  Inspired by a recent museum visit, Vlad will cover the history and photos of Mephisto, a World War I German tank and the only surviving example of an A7V tank. In April 1918, during a German attack at Villers-Bretonneux on the Western Front, it became stuck in a shell-hole and was abandoned by its crew. It was recovered by Allied troops about three months later and, after the war, taken to Australia as a trophy. Mephisto is housed at the Queensland Museum, in Brisbane, in the Anzac Legacy Gallery. 

MEETING AGENDA

• 6:45 – 7:00 Arrive / setup
• 7:00 – 7:10 Announcements / welcome to new club members
• 7:10 – 8:00 Vlad Shalamov Duncan Young,  “The Devil’s Machine: Mephisto and the Dawn of Tank Warfare.”   (in-person session)
• 8:00 – 8:45 On the Tables – show us your projects!
• 8:45 – 9:00 Wrap up and meeting close  

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

• 2025 memberships: are you paid up yet?  If not, please visit https://ipmstoronto.com/membership/  please and thank you. Without your membership fees we could not host these meetings, so please go to the site at your earliest convenience. 
• At the January meeting, we discussed the idea of a session to assess and critique your models to provide constructive feedback and improve your skills.  We will be developing a format for this and proposing it for a future meeting.     
• At the Peele Scale Modelers club’s January meeting, Maurizio was invited to give a presentation on “Techniques to produce distressed paint effects”.  I plan to present this material at a future IPMS Toronto meeting as well, in keeping with the members’ desire to have more content about modelling techniques.  

We are always looking for members to present any relevant material like museum visits, personal projects, tools, techniques, tips, etc. Please write to IPMSToronto@gmail.com or malaudisa@gmail.com if you would like to present at an upcoming meeting.  Our monthly meetings take place the FIRST Wednesday of each month from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.  

MEETING LOCATION

Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 948 Sheppard Ave W, North York, M3H 2T6 

Meetings take place every first Wednesday of the month.  We look forward to seeing you all there!!