is a Chapter of

IPMS USA

Rey Anipan's

Academy 1/72 F/A-18C Hornet

I bought this kit a few months back after i finished my second 1/72 scale aircraft which was the Hobby Boss F-15C Eagle. Looks like i've been bitten by the aircraft bug. Since i build for fun, i always build out of the box.

The Kit

The box contains 3 parts trees in grey and 1 clear parts for the canopy, gear lights and clear parts for the pods. You get an instruction manual with color callouts for parts that need to be painted during construction, a  click to continue

IPMS Manila

and it's club's Website

IPMS Manila for the past five years has done much to keep the club rolling in and out of events and activities.  Thank you to our sponsors in the past who, despite their limited resources, helped the club attain financial objectives to make these possible. However, we have much to explore for now.  We have members who are also wanting to earn some extra money for a new kit, or for a new item for the house or maybe even for emergency purposes.  So it would be a good help to everybody if we can use our website to market both goods and services.  The members will benefit. So as the club.

In the next few days or weeks, there will be a section in this site where we will advertise kits, books and other stuff related or are used in the hobby.  We will do our best to make things as convenient as possible because this is the actual purpose of E-Commerce.  A test page will be on for a few days with some initial stuff ready for sale. The club members are still going to frame-up the tools and other matters regarding this. So stay tuned!

Proudly

Philippine

Made!

1/32 Tamiya

Supermarine Spitfire

by

Ed Kinney, IPMS# 2989

Reference and Modeling Sites

 If you wish to add your site's link to us, please email the webmaster at webmaster@ipmsmanila.com

A Bonding Tool

by Noel Carpio

I am not pertaining to CA Glue. Some may expect that from the title of this editorial. 

Kids grow so fast.  A friend of mine complained to me recently that he now feels alone in his house already simply because his kids never want to go out with him or do things with him anymore like they used to when they were younger.  I have a 10 year old son.  I will not want to see the day when he would say, "Dad, I don't want to build a model anymore.".  Argh! That would be a nightmare.

So I do try to make it as fun as I can with him - building models.  In this age of computer games, outdoor sports and those little skateboards you play with your fingers, plastic scale modeling is not on the top of a youngster's list.  Sad to say, scale modeling is an old hobby and is competing with new hobbies and toys. Every time we  modelers sitback relax and don't care about the world out there but our workbench, the hobby dies slowly. So we have to keep reaching out from within our home and out to the kids and not-so-young and make them build models.

So you may want to ask me, "How did you get your son to want to build?".  Well, it's a result of an unwanted situation actually.  My son did not do well this school-quarter.  As a punishment, I stored all of his toys in a big box awaiting redemption when his grades go back to where it were. Television also will take a rest for one quarter at the very least.  One Sunday afternoon when we had exhausting hours or studying, I went to my workbench and continue building my 1/32 Hind.  My son came to me and asked, "Dad, what am I to do now that I studied already?".  Sticking to his punishment, I went, "Well, all you have in the open is a model. Go build one for the while".  So we built models.  It was great!!! We were building while telling some stories about school, friends and yes, even Facebook-Mafia Wars.  My son was so focused on his Sherman Jumbo 1/35 tank because he knew that it's the only thing he can do for now...besides studying. It was a 2 hour bonding time with top quality Dad-vs-Son stories and what-have-you.  You should do it. It's worth both your valued times.

You may send your comments to ipms_manila@yahoo.com

SHIPS-SHIPS-SHIPS

To all IPMS Manila members!

Our 1st internal contest will be "Ships of All Scales".  Yes, only ships.  This does not include Submarines, U-boats, Riverboats, Gunboats and yes.. even Space Ships (for the funny ones)

Build now. Contest date is on our March 2010 meeting!

New Officers Elected for 2010 to 2011

IPMS Manila voted!!!  With 2009 almost ending and the club embraces a new year with new prospects, new officers were elected by its members.  Effective 2010, the officers of IPMS Manila are:

President - Noel Carpio

Vice President - Atty. Manuel Salvador

Secretary - Jose Custodio

Treasurer - Timothy Zarco

National Event Coordinator - Tito Moises Encinas

Chapter Contact - Arthur Gavino

IPMS Manila congratulates its new officers who are already planning the activities for 2010.  We thank President Eric Valera and his staff for doing very well for the past two years.

Monthly Club Meeting

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IPMS Manila will hold its

next club meeting

on January 17, 2010

at the

IPMS Manila Clubhouse

Pasig City

For more information, please

email us at

ipms_manila@yahoo.com

or join us in our discussion forum

by clicking the "Forum" link at the

upper left side of this page.