Hello all, this is your friendly reminder that our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 3rd from 7 to 9 PM.  Doors open around 6:45 PM, we recommend you arrive early to facilitate starting on time.  

We’re thrilled to host long-time member and talented modeller Dave Forest at our September meeting, where he will conduct a live seminar on airbrush paint modulation techniques.  Paint modulation breaks up flat, uniform colors and recreates how light interacts with real surfaces. By applying controlled variations in tone—lighter on raised or central areas, darker along edges or recesses— modellers can reproduce the sense of depth that’s lost when objects are scaled down, giving the model a more convincing and realistic presence.  It transforms a plain paint job into something dynamic, textured, and lifelike.  

AGENDA

• 6:45 – 7:00 Arrive / setup
• 7:00 – 7:05 Announcements / welcome to new club members
• 7:05 – 8:00 “Paint modulation techniques”, live seminar by Dave Forest 
• 8:00 – 8:45 On the Tables – show us your projects!
• 8:45 – 9:00 Wrap up and meeting close  

UPCOMING SHOWS

• TORCAN 2025, Saturday September 13th, Brampton, Ontario. For over 40 years, TORCAN has been a must-attend event for scale model enthusiasts in the Greater Toronto Area—proudly hosted by Peel Scale Modelers.  http://torcanmodelshow.com/
• CAPCON 2025, Saturday October 18th, Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, ON.  PMS Ottawa’s scale plastic model show attracted enthusiasts and entrants from far and wide, and feedback from attendees and participants has been consistently, overwhelmingly positive. The Canadian War Museum — venue for CAPCON since 2017 — continues to be an exceptional and exciting venue that has directly contributed to our success.  https://www.ipmsottawa.com/capcon/

CALL FOR JUDGES, CAPCON 2025

CAPCON 2025 is quickly approaching, and there will be a requirement for 12-16 individuals to serve as judges. You don’t need prior experience as a judge, but we do expect all judges to conduct themselves in a manner befitting the role. Fairness and the ability to work in a team are the order of the day.  As a token of our appreciation, judges will be afforded a free parking voucher for the Museum’s underground parking lot.

If you’re interested and willing to serve as a judge at CAPCON 2025, please take a moment to learn about our contest rules and judging guidelines by following this link. There’s nothing onerous about judging a scale model contest, but as in all things it’s prudent to come prepared.  Volunteers can reach out to the Head Judge, Mr. Mathieu Dubois, by email at ipmsottawa.coordinator@gmail.com. We will make every effort to assign judges their desired category, but some flexibility may be required to fill out each of the teams. Once we have a few names, we’ll hold regular virtual meetings on Zoom to coordinate our efforts and get to know each other.

We thank all who apply, and look forward to seeing you at the show!

Cordially,

CAPCON 2025 Organizing Committee

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

• 2026 memberships are coming up, 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

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

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

Hello all, this is your friendly reminder that our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 6th from 7 to 9 PM.  Doors open around 6:45 PM, we recommend you arrive early to facilitate starting on time.  

At August’s meeting, Maurizio Laudisa will be sharing photos and impressions of his May visit to some of Japan’s great hobby shops. This presentation is a follow up to last month’s report on the 2025 Shizuoka Hobby Show by Soo Gane and Ming.  If you enjoy travel, Japan should be on your list for many reasons, like great food, wonderful shopping, an amazing rail transportation system, history, nature, and of course a substantial presence of our hobby that is hard to match anywhere else in the world.    

AGENDA

• 6:45 – 7:00 Arrive / setup
• 7:00 – 7:10 Announcements / welcome to new club members
• 7:10 – 8:00 “Japan’s great hobby stores”, by Maurizio Laudisa
• 8:00 – 8:45 On the Tables – show us your projects!
• 8:45 – 9:00 Wrap up and meeting close  

MODEL CLINIC

We have received two submissions for the Model Clinic, thank you!  We would like to receive a few more, so that once we have received at least three, we can schedule a live clinic session at an upcoming meeting.  We had given a July deadline for submissions, however, feel free to email us anytime with photos and descriptions of any work you’d like to be considered.  

MIGHTY 8K 3D PRINTER FOR SALE WITH CURING / WASHING STATION

After some serious consideration, Harvey Low has decided to sell his Phrozen Sonic Mighty 8K 3D Resin Printer and Curing/Washing Station set. The printer is still new (less than 10 prints) and only purchased two years ago directly from Phrozen in Mississauga. This machine has one of the largest plates on the market, with ultra-fine 8k resolution, and retails in Canada for $650. The included Elegoo Curing and Wash Station retail for about $200. A leather cover (to prevent light seeping through while printing) and some resin are also included, an additional ~$100 value. Harvey’s asking price is a firm $650, all sales final. Buyer picks up or he can meet you somewhere convenient in the GTA.

If interested, please contact Harvey directly at lowharvey@hotmail.com.

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.  

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!

Hello all, this is your friendly reminder that our next meeting will be held next week on Wednesday, July 2nd from 7 to 9 PM.  Doors open around 6:45 PM, we recommend you arrive early to facilitate starting on time.  

At July’s meeting, our members Soo-Gane Won and Ming Wong will be sharing their photos and impressions of the 2025 Shizuoka Hobby Show, including a visit to the Tamiya head office nearby. The Shizuoka Hobby Show is Japan’s largest annual model‑hobby expo—now in its 63rd edition—held every May at Twinmesse Shizuoka, showcasing top Japanese brands in static models, RC kits, Gundam, trains, and more. It features industry‑only trade days, a family day, and two public‑access weekend days, attracting tens of thousands for hands‑on exhibits, club displays, and brand‑new product reveals.  This year there were ~10,000 models on display by many modelling clubs from all throughout Japan.  A second presentation by Maurizio Laudisa planned for August will focus on visiting and enjoying several of Japan’s hobby shops.  

AGENDA

• 6:45 – 7:00 Arrive / setup
• 7:00 – 7:10 Announcements / welcome to new club members
• 7:10 – 8:00 “2025 Shizuoka Hobby Show and Tamiya HQ tour”, Soo-Gane and Ming
• 8:00 – 8:45 On the Tables – show us your projects!
• 8:45 – 9:00 Wrap up and meeting close  

OPERATION “VETBUIILD”

Our member and past club President Harvey Low volunteers his time to “Vetbuild“, a Canadian Legion Program that helps military veterans to cope with PTSD by teaching them how to build and paint scale models. Vets are hugely passionate about modeling now, but sorely lack good paints and thinners (they use tap water and old art acrylic paints not designed for airbrushes). They are now learning airbrushing and have a compressor and airbrush already, but lack suitable good paints.  Harvey is asking for any kind donations of spare Tamiya acrylic paints and thinners for the veterans. Of course any model supplies (sanding sticks, glue, etc) will also help, however, suitable good paints are a priority and Tamiya are especially simple to use.

If you have spare Tamiya paint, or feel like donating a few new ones, please bring them to our meeting for a good cause, and thank you Harvey for this important initiative!  You can learn more about operation “Vetbuild” by visiting their site directly here. 

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

• Please watch for an upcoming email on how to submit your model(s) pictures and descriptions for the “Model Clinic“.  As mentioned at a couple of meetings, a panel of experienced modelers will take time to assess your submissions and provide some public feedback designed to improve our modelling skills.  More information and details about the Model Clinic will be shared in a separate email.    
• 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!

Hello all, this is your friendly reminder that our next meeting will be held next week on Wednesday, June 4th from 7 to 9 PM.  Doors open around 6:45 PM, we recommend you arrive early to facilitate starting on time.  June is our Flea Market: sell those old kits you’ll never finish, buy some new kits that you’ll never finish!  

AGENDA

• 6:45 – 7:00 Arrive / setup
• 7:00 – 7:10 Announcements / welcome to new club members
• 7:10 – 8:00 Flea Market
• 8:00 – 8:45 On the Tables – show us your projects!
• 8:45 – 9:00 Wrap up and meeting close  

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

• With Harvey, Soo-Gane, Ming, Anthony, and Maurizio having just returned from the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2025 in Japan, there will be a couple of upcoming presentations on all the amazing hobby shops that Tokyo, Osaka, Shizuoka, Kyoto, and other cities have to offer.  And of course, we will also cover the Hobby Show, which was truly revealing in terms of sheer size and quality!  
• 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!