is a Chapter of

IPMS USA

Building

ITALERI'S 1/72 Scale C-130 Hercules

by Tito Moises Encinas

This ITALERI 1/72 scale C-130J Hercules caught my eye as I window shopped at Lil’s Hobby Center, SM Mega Mall, because of the size of its box as well as ....

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Reviewing Trumpeter's 1/32 Scale

F100-D SUPER SABRE 

with a complement of

Aires Cockpit Resin Kit and Cutting Edge F100-D Decals

by Noel Carpio

It actually took a long while since I was able to build a model that was mine. For 5 months, I dedicated my hobby to building for a collector who commissioned to me his precious kits for him.  So when I got out of that loop, I started on this hunk....

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Proudly

Philippine

Made!

Opening the Ports to

IPMS Manila

by Jun Villalon

ANOTHER FIRST FOR IPMS MANILA!!!  - IPMS MANILA and ALTUS SPERA have just successfully completed the Philippine Ports Authority Museum which opened this July 9, 2009 in time for the PA’s 35^th Anniversary.  The museum was a pet project of the PPA for close to five years and has just until only now come to fruition. 

The PPA approached the AFP Museum to refer a group who can successfully build a museum.  IPMS Manila had successfully built dioramas for the AFP museum in the past but never a task as this being set before them.  However, the IPMS Manila team took on the challenge of designing and conceptualizing an entire museum that would, according to the PPA, “be dedicated to the preservation of the rich Maritime History and Heritage of the Philippines through the port and its unique contribution to trade”. 

The project was a harrowing six weeks of working day and night for the IPMS Manila team.  It was a feat to finish on time the construction of two large dioramas including their cases depicting port operations during the galleon trade era as well as present day containerized and break bulk work, picture and storyboard panels to describe in picture the rich heritage of our Philippine Ports – specifically the Port of Manila as well as glass cases to house the various artifacts donated by the museum’s benefactors.  The IPMS Manila team was composed of Jun Villalon, Mike Jorge, Art Gavino, Jose Custodio and Roger Ramos.

There were many challenges faced.  Firstly, the team was faced with how to chronicle the history of the Port of Manila completely and concisely with the limited resources of time and space available.  AFP Museum Curator Jose Custodio took up the cudgels and created a wonderfully conceived storyboard of text and pictures.  The collage of words and photos captured the essence of the heritage of the Port of Manila. 

Secondly, most modelers (IPMS Manila modelers included) are at home with subjects within the military genre.  Now the IPMS team is faced with creating for the commercial side of the hobby.  The challenge was primarily in finding kits that will be available to fit the need so the team will not have to go through the tedious process of scratch-building.  Luckily, the ingenuity of the team pulled through and Mike Jorge, Art Gavino and Jun Villalon was able to make two dioramas made from both commercial and military figures as well as its from both the military and commercial genre.

Third was trying to figure out the design of the furnishing necessary to be aesthetic but functional enough to be mobile (the museum is situated on the 7^th floor of a building not designed to be a museum).  Jun and Roger designed the panels and cases so that they can be lifted easily to the location without tearing down any walls.

Despite these challenges, the team was able to successfully finish the museum and everything in it on time.  In fact it was so successful that DOTC Secretary Leandro Mendoza (the PPA’s Guest of Honor) instructed PPA General Manager Oscar Sevilla to expand the museum to depict maritime activities in the Philippines as a whole.

Other photos of the event and the diorama can be viewed at:

http://s892.photobucket.com/albums/ac124/PPA_Event/PPA%20event/

http://s892.photobucket.com/albums/ac124/PPA_Event/Diorama%20pictures/

In recognition of the

FILIPINO

MODELER

Chapter of the Year for 2007

Won by IPMS Manila

Awarded to IPMS Manila

at the 2007 IPMS USA

National Convention at

Virginia Beach, VA, USA

Regional Chapter of the Year

plaque

Proudly won by

IPMS Manila

- two years in a row!!!

Keeping Scale Modeling Alive!

IPMS Manilans build their projects. And they just keep coming!

This is what we do. This is our purpose as a club.

Watch out for their build-ups next update!!!

MODELERS!!!

COME AND JOIN IPMS MANILA

Let's bring this great hobby to better heights!

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Monthly Club Meeting

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IPMS Manila will hold its

next club meeting on the

August 23, 2009

at the

Clubhouse

Bring a Kit to Build!!!

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