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The October meeting was held just five days after OrangeCon 2025. OCIPMS President David Frederick reviewed the details of the event and thanked all the club members that made it possible! Check the website in the next week or so to see pictures of all the winning models. Steve Taylor did a great presentation on making custom boxes using foam […]

OCIPMS president, David Frederick, presented the option for members to purchase tee shirts or polo shirts with the OCIPMS logo, made by club member Victoria Geis.  More info on this will be presented next month! A tribute was made to long time OCIPMS member David Okamura after he passed away earlier this year – RIP David. Derek Collins presented a […]

We had a good turnout this month with over 30 members attending for the August meeting and lots of models on the contest tables. The topic for the month was a slide show from Sean Fallesen about a visit to the BB62 New Jersey and the USS Olympia. A very detailed review of both ships with interesting photos inside and […]

The July meeting was cruse night at the OCIPMS.  The Tiki hut was on the table and the parking lot was filled with cars.   OC President David Frederick kicked off the meeting with club news and upcoming events. Then Sean Fallesen presented a very interesting demonstration of how to create realistic water bases for ship models. To see the […]

This month we had the distressed kit auction! The turnout was big for this popular club function.  The members have a chance to bid on some rare and unique kits and other modeling related items. The bidding was heavy on several of the offerings and the club made some funds that help with the operating costs along with the members […]

The May meeting was held at Brookhurst hobbies and they provided a generous coupon for the members that attended (thank you Brookhurst Hobbies).  Many club members took advantage of the opportunity to add to their stash and pick up other needed supplies. The program for the month was part II of “painting figures” presented by club members Jeff and Victoria […]

The April OCIPMS meeting was held on Good Friday, and we meet in the fireside room for the night. Sean Fallesen presented a very detailed and interesting slide show on “Dreadnoughts” for the monthly meeting topic. The theme for April was “animal names” and we had a great turnout this month with over 30 models on display. Click here to […]

March meeting news: OCIPMS President, David Frederick lead off the meeting with a discussion on current club news, an OrangeCon update and upcoming modeling events. (see the event calendar tab on the website for more information) Following David’s introduction, Club member Mr. Hernandez discussed a diecast truck model he is working on followed by contest voting. After voting, club member […]

The club meeting for February included a great presentation on figure painting, a TV and Movie theme model contest, and many discussions between members on models and related topics. David kicked off the meeting with the latest news in the modeling world – and then the club members were off to view the models on display. Following the contest voting, […]