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August meeting review
More than half the year is gone yet our monthly APMA meetings are still going strong. It was also good to see our friends and great sponsors of the APMA Start Hobbies back in the room this month with their usual fine selection of kits and modelling supplies. On the tables this month was a…
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July meeting review
It’s the July meeting, where has the year gone? As usual a healthy attendance at this months APMA meeting. One of our regular and knowledgeable presenter’s Ley Reynolds, provided a detailed look at the Chinese armour of the Sino-Japanese War. Also a big thank you to Ley & Platypus Publications for sponsoring this months theme…
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June meeting review
The APMA meeting brings Space and NASA to the model tables. Once again another packed house to check out the models and listen to Tudor Goode’s presentation on WRESAT-Australia’s first satellite.
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APMA Meeting review archive is now live
So, if you have been wondering what happened all those Google Photo libraries of member’s models from the old site? Wonder no longer the APMA meeting review archive is now live. You can access it from the Main menu, Articles dropdown. Enjoy!
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Adventures at the 2025 NSW Model Show
Even as I entered the car park I could feel the buzz in the air. It was a Saturday morning and the Illawarra Sports Stadium was thick with netballers, yet speckled throughout the crowd of athletic young ladies, were the occasional middle aged man and nerdy looking young bloke. These were my cohort, my tribe,…
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May meeting review
Once again this months APMA meeting was packed with members and visitors alike. With this months theme being submarines, submersibles amphibians or floatplanes there were lots of interesting craft on the tables for display. To go with the theme Tudor Goode gave an engaging and enlightening presentation of the secretive world submarine activities with his…
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ScaleACT 2025
The ACT Scale Modellers Society (ACTSMS) is holding a two-day scale modelling event, Scale ACT 25, on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th November 2025 at Thoroughbred Park, in the ACT. Come and see model displays, competitions, a swap & sell, modelling goods and books for sale, and expert ‘how to’ workshops presented by some of…
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Swap ’n Sell
Anyone is welcome to bring kits or modelling related items to sell, space is available for $10 per table or just come along to peruse the kits on offer.
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April meeting review
For the fourth APMA meeting of the year we had a diverse and interesting display of models . Not only did we have the nominated theme display ‘Work in Progress/Shelf of Doom OR Refurbished Models’ and models in the general display but we also had an impromptu display organised by Lindsay Charman about North American…