Intro 

History In Scale

Saturday Evening  Official opening by Historian and  Aviation Artist of International fame Richard J Caruana

 and Guest Italian Master Sculptor  and World Expo Federation Official Andrea Iotti

Some of the lectures delivered

Samwel Vella

Dr Stephen Spiteri's Lecture Hospitaller Fortification Historical Models

Stephen Mallia's Sculpting Session

Ray Farrugia's Demo

and a young Modeller's first experience

Some of the members during the Open Day

Another successful end to the 28th Annual Exhibition

Intro...

IPMS MALTA - the Society for Scale Modellers

IPMS Malta - The Society for Scale Modellers

‘Merhba’ [welcome] to the Maltese modellers community the Society for Scale Modellers (SSM), an affiliated member of the World Model Soldier Federation and also part of the worldwide community of IPMS.

Established in 1981, the society is a non government and non profit making organization with the aim of spreading the culture and knowledge of historical model making. SSM meetings are held every Wednesday from 18.30hrs onwards at our premises in Hamrun.

The society are also the organizers of History in Scale Model Expo, annually held at the Aviation Museum Ta’ Qali. Apart from the annual model expo, the club has a permanent exhibit at the same museum with aircraft models and dioramas.

From 2008, SSM has also started a twinning and brotherhood with the Greek modeling community of HELMO.

Now and again members from SSM take part in various international competitions the IPMS Nationals (UK), Euromilitaire (UK), World Expo (Glasgow, Roma, Boston, Girona), IPMS Athens (Greece), Herzog von Bayern (Germany), Kulembacht (Germany), MFCA (USA), Atlanta (USA), Le Petit Soldat (Italy), CSMS (Catania) ... and have always came back home with flying colours..

Our doors are always open for new members and visitors so if you like to build models, interested in trying for the first time or a modeller visiting our island, do not hesitate to get in contact and meet the members of SSM IPMS Malta.

History in Scale 2009

11-19 April

at Aviation Museum ta Qali

IPMS Malta.

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