Category Archives: Meetings

February 2018 Meeting: Special Seminar

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Make sure you find time to come to the IPMS Toronto February meeting as we will be having a seminar conducted by members John Antoni and Scott Jones discussing their techniques for making scale trees for their dioramas.

“John Antoni will be conducting a seminar on how to construct 1/35 pine trees, that would be 40′ to 60′ high in real life. He will take people through the 6 steps required to accomplish a convincing end result. There will be 1 bonus step that shows a tree covered in snow!”

“AMPS / IMPS member Scott will be showing the others at the Feb 2018 meeting how to make pine trees.The various steps and examples involved from start to finish.They will be approx 8-9” in length.They could be used for several different scales.

It’s a pretty straightforward process, basically using  3″ paintbrush bristles, wire and wooden dowels, and a few other commonly used items in the hobby.”

Look forward to seeing you all there.

Video: Welome to IPMS Toronto

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If you’ve thought about coming out to one of our meetings but weren’t sure what to expect, this video will give you a flavor of what goes on.  Watch to the end as our club President, Harvey Low, gives a short introduction of our club and extends an invitation to all to come join us in the new year.  Make a resolution to take your modelling to the next level in 2018!

Video courtesy of Robert Wlodarek

Painting Seminar at Oct. Meeting – Limited Space

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For the first time ever, IPMS Toronto members Sandy McRorie and Robert Wlodarek will be donating their time and materials to run a small finishing seminar at the October meeting.  The subject of the seminar will be the painting and finishing of a Barbakan diorama base plate.

Only 6 spots will be available to IPMS Toronto members on a first come basis so make sure you arrive on time!

September Meeting Update

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We have a special treat in store for members who attend the club meeting on Sept. 11.  New member Felipe Belalcazar has been working on a documentary about the TBM Avenger aircraft in Canadian service and is willing to give us an advanced screeing of his work in progress.  A brief introduction:

“The Avenger entered service with the Royal Canadian Navy in the spring of 1950 as a replacement for the Fairey Firefly. In total 125 machines were taken on charge, making the Avenger the most numerous aircraft type to serve with the RCN. Following their military service many TBMs were converted for agricultural use and worked in civilian rolled for over 50 years.

Magnificent Avenger is the story of the venerable TBM in Canadian service and the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s restoration of Avenger Bu.53858 (TBM-3E) to flying condition in Royal Canadian Navy anti-submarine configuration (AS3 Mk.I) as NAVY324 of VC920 Reserve Training Squadron based at Downsview [HMCS York] in Toronto, May 1953 – December 1963.”

*Please note that this is an advance screening of the current rough cut of this documentary*