Membership of a country branch of the IPMS is a pre-requisite. However, as long as you are an IPMS member, there is no requirement to join the SIG as you do NOT have to be a SIG member of a SIG to ask for technical advice or help with a project.

The key question is “what do you really get out of being a SIG member ?” The answer is, the opportunity to come together with like-minded modellers to further your knowledge and modelling experience in a specific subject area. Typically SIGs will only ‘come together’ when they put on a display but will remain in contact at other times via newsletter, email and Yahoo group (or telepathy if you have been a longstanding member of this SIG!).

A restricted access site (restricted to USAF SIG members) exists as a Yahoo Group.  On this site there is a section where pictures can be posted and a forum which enables SIG members to keep in contact easily, post questions and answers and inform fellow members of events and information. When you have completed your membership form and returned it, to the editorial address, we will e-mail you with instructions on how to register and log on to this site.

And just a reminder of what the SIG is all about

We build models of anything and everything the U.S. Air Force has ever operated or ever planned or speculated about operating; aircraft, missiles, satellites, armoured vehicles, soft skin vehicles, emergency vehicles, engineering equipment, boats and trains. We cover the regular Air Force, the Air National Guard, the Air Force Reserve, the Civil Air Patrol and (though it cannot be confirmed or denied) the C.I.A. and certain apparently civil organisations.

Although in the last few years the SIG display has been predominately 1/ 72nd, this is not exclusively so, and we welcome modellers whatever their preferred scale.

Management

Haydn Hughes is the SIG Leader and also provider of much of the material for the display itself - contact here.

Phil Butler is currently Editor of the SIG Newsletter and Journal.  The Newsletter appears four times a year (January, April, July and October) and is normally four or five pages.  This is one of the main SIG communication channels, conveying our planned show schedule, USAF gossip and news, members sales and wants, any small articles or reviews that can be included in the format and an overview of the Journal. The Journal is normally 20+ pages with lots of colour pictures, covering show reports and in depth articles. This is available as a down load from the Yahoo group four times a year. (February, May, August & December) or on request as a hard copy on payment of a small production charge (to be determined).

PLEASE NOTE: Due to personal circumstances, production of the SIG Newletter and Journal is on indefinate hold, although it is intended that the SIG Leader, Haydn Hughes, will produce the Newsletter in future.

Chris St Clair is the webmaster for this site and is responsible for managing all content - contact here.