Here’s your friendly reminder about our upcoming meeting on Wednesday, April 2nd from 7 to 9 PM.  Doors open around 6:45 PM, we recommend you arrive early to facilitate starting on time.  In the April meeting, we are welcoming Tom Karnas, owner and operator of Carefree Hobbies in Oakville, Ontario. If you don’t know Tom and Carefree, please take a look at this short video which will give you a brief introduction to his in-store classes. Tom will be sharing his experience both as a long time modeller as well as a hobby shop owner for another “behind the scenes” look at the hobby. 

• 6:45 – 7:00 Arrive / setup
• 7:00 – 7:10 Announcements / welcome to new club members
• 7:10 – 8:00 Q&A with Tom Karnas of Carefree Hobbies (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

• The “Model Clinic” is an idea we are developing to provide constructive feedback to anyone who wishes to have one of their models evaluated by an experienced panel (aircraft and armor only for now).  We don’t often get in-depth feedback on our models from shows, contests, or friends, making it challenging to more quickly improve our skills.  The process is still being worked on, but it will likely consist of an email reminder to submit a couple of pictures of a model you’d like to be evaluated.  This will be followed by a “live” session in one of our meetings, where the panel will first privately review, and then publicly share, their observation and feedback on each of the models.  Due to time constraints, we will be limited to 3 or 4 subjects per session on a first come, first serve basis, more details to come in future updates.      
• 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.  

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!