Concept demonstration prepared by Kawartha Scale Modellers — not an official IPMS Canada webpage
IPMS CANADA
By modellers, for modellers — since 1964
Canada’s national scale modelling community
Build better. Connect nationally. Keep Canadian modelling strong.
IPMS Canada connects modellers through local chapters, national publications, reference resources, events, member benefits and a shared commitment to the craft.
Canadian branch founded 1964
Model photography from the existing IPMS Canada website
Start here
A clear path into IPMS Canada
The front page should answer the visitor’s first questions immediately: why belong, where is the nearest chapter, what does IPMS publish, and what is happening next?
01 / MEMBERSHIP
Join a national community
See current membership options, publications, discounts and other member benefits.
02 / CHAPTERS
Connect locally
Find chapter meeting information, contacts and club links across Canada.
03 / PUBLICATIONS
Read Canadian modelling
Discover Random Thoughts, beaveRTales and decades of member knowledge.
04 / EVENTS
See what is happening
Locate chapter meetings, exhibitions, contests and scale modelling events.
The membership proposition
Make the value visible before asking someone to join.
The existing benefits are already broader than a magazine subscription. A modern homepage should present them as one coherent national membership experience.
Four issues of the quarterly journal Random Thoughts
Quarterly beaveRTales newsletter by email
Participating hobby supplier discounts
Discounted entry at some IPMS-related events
Occasional member decal sheets and special items
Access to member-only IPMS Canada merchandise
IPMS Canada’s quarterly journal
Random Thoughts
Canadian builds, research, techniques, history and member contributions—presented as a flagship benefit rather than a buried menu item.
National reach, local participation
The society becomes real at chapter meetings, shows and workbenches.
A stronger front page should connect the national organization to the local modelling experience: meetings, demonstrations, contests, displays, shared knowledge and direct personal contact.
Latest from IPMS Canada
Current material, presented with editorial priority.
March 30, 2026
HeritageCon Decal Instructions
Downloadable copies of the relevant RT issues bring useful archive material back into circulation.
September 4, 2025
RT 47-3 is Whirling Your Way
The Autumn issue demonstrates the publication’s potential as the centrepiece of member communications.
Member participation
Check Out Our Members’ Models
Give member work a prominent public stage and create an obvious route for new gallery submissions.
Reference library
Turn the archive into a discoverable modelling resource.
The current site already contains aircraft, armour, naval, general and photographic reference material. The redesign gives those assets a visible front door.
A homepage should expose the depth of the organization—not make visitors excavate it.
This concept does not discard existing IPMS Canada content. It reorganizes it into visible reasons to visit, participate, contribute and belong.
Build the models. Share the knowledge. Strengthen the community.
A modern IPMS Canada front page should make membership feel current, useful and connected to the way modellers participate today.