Enjoy these shots of the models on display at the July meeting.
For those who missed the presentation, here are the slides from Soo Gane and Ming’s presentation about their recent trip to the 2025 Shizuoka Model Expo in Japan.
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
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
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!
Fabulous models on the tables at our jumping June meeting.
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
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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!
Marvelous May work on the tables – Enjoy!
Hello all, this is your friendly reminder that our next meeting will be held next week on Wednesday, May 7th from 7 to 9 PM. Doors open around 6:45 PM, we recommend you arrive early to facilitate starting on time. Our member Tom Ricci will present “Operazione Canarino”, the fascinating history of what might be considered one of the first radio-controlled “drone attacks” carried out by the Italian Air Force against the English Navy.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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!
Awesome April work on the tables – Enjoy!
Following the cancellation of yesterday’s monthly meeting due to weather, we have secured the Legion and rescheduled for Wednesday, April 16th from 7 to 9 PM. A reminder notice will be issued a week before the meeting. Doors open around 6:45 PM, we recommend you arrive early to facilitate starting on time. We have retained Tom Karnas, owner and operator of Carefree Hobbies in Oakville, Ontario, who has been confirmed as our guest at the rescheduled meeting. 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.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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
***NOTICE*** TONIGHT’S MEETING IS CANCELLED
We were informed that the folks at the Legion have cancelled their evening get together and won’t be able to let us in. In addition, recent weather alerts about this storm indicate that is is expected to get worse as the afternoon progresses, with ice and snow precipitation through the evening and into tomorrow.
As a result of these unfortunate developments, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CANCEL TONIGHT’S MEETING AFTER ALL. We are working with the Legion to see if we could reschedule to next Wednesday, April 9th and will let you know once we have more information, please stay tuned.
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.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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!
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