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 DownEastCon 26 is now over..WHEW!!!                 

 ECPM wants to thank EVERYONE who made
DEC 26 such a success!  
All the attendees, contestants, vendors, volunteers and everyone who contributed to the raffles.

ECPM would also like to congratulate all our contest winners and everyone who entered.

Pictures and results will get posted as soon as we can get them collected and up on the site

All of us at ECPM would once again like to thank everyone who made DEC26 such a success and we look forward to seeing everyone again at DownEastCon 28.

 DownEastCon 2026 Made You-Tube!  Thanks HobbyDude 007!!!!!!
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Click the link below to check it out!
Eastern Carolina Plastic Modelers 2026 Show Awesome Models!

                     IPMS Region 12 2026 Awards

ECPM was AWESOME this year!  And we got the Awards to prove it!  

        ECPM won Chapter for the year for Region 12
        ECPM won Newsletter of the year (Alan Welch)
        ECPM won Website of the year (Gary Mitchell)

 Lets keep getting better and take home even more hardware next year!!!

Our Next Meeting 
IS A Group Build
 Date:  August 22, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Location: 
Bridgeton Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
510 B Street Bridgeton
​ NC 28519

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Featured
Member Profile

This month we feature Dale Hansen. Click on Dale's picture to see his profile page!

Skin Tone Painting submitted by Robert Brackin !   you can go to FB and check out the post below. 
Upcoming events: 

August 22, 2026: 12:00 pm-2:00 pm - Monthly Meeting

September 19, 2026: 12:00 pm-2:00 pm - Monthly Meeting
Use the direct link below to download the newest issue of our award winning newsletter.
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          Judging help from IPMS!                Curious about judging at an IPMS show (think DEC26!!!) Below is a link to the IPM '  The Competition Handbook and Judges Guide.

​Click HERE to go to the handbook.

And below is a link to to the IPMS Modellers Guide to IPMS Contests

​Click HERE for the guide.
Model Company Histories
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From Gary Mitchell

The Revell Story...this is very interesting a worthy watch

​Watch the Video HERE
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From Gary Mitchell

We all loved it!  Here's the Story of Testors!  The red tube glue we grew up with!

​Watch the Vidoe Here
Alan Welch submitted another history for all to enjoy

Watch the video HERE
Alan Welch submitted this video about the demise of Airfix.  Some very interesting information about them.

Watch the video HERE.
Eastern Carolina Plastic Modelers is a registered IPMS chapter located in New Bern, NC. We build scale models and our meetings are free and open to visitors. If you build, or used to build, or would LIKE to build scale models of any subject, we welcome you to visit and/or join. There is a wealth of knowledge and experience we would love to share with you.
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Why We Build

Building a scale model freezes a moment in history. It preserves a time and a place and an event in a form you can hold in your hand.

It's an aid and an incentive to learn about times past in a way that is not only easy to comprehend, but also enjoyable.

It lets you not only revisit history, but rebuild it.

  Interested in Armor? 

Check out the AMPS organization:  
                         https://www.amps-armor.org/

Join IPMS/USA

(International Plastic Modelers' Society)
Click on the logo at right to access the application

LATEST  NEWSLETTER IS NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE NEWSLETTER PAGE.