# Scale Model Podcast Ep 162 - IPMS Presidents Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/scale-model-podcast-800841/scale-model-podcast-ep-162-ipms-presidents Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/scale-model-podcast-800841/scale-model-podcast-ep-162-ipms-presidents.md Podcast: [Scale Model Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scale-model-podcast-800841) Published: 2026-07-30T15:22:43+00:00 Episode link: https://podcast.show/scale_model/episode/154526323/ Audio file: https://media.blubrry.com/scale_model/content.blubrry.com/scale_model/EP_162.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scale-model-podcast-800841/episodes/scale-model-podcast-ep-162-ipms-presidents Duration seconds: 8667 ## Resource Beyond The Box Art® — Episode 34 Scale Model Podcast — Episode 162 IPMS UK & USA Presidents - TOGETHER Hiya Benchmates — Episode 34 has landed, and this is one we've genuinely been looking forward to for a very long time. For only the second time, Beyond The Box Art® joins forces with our great friends at The Scale Model Podcast for another special transatlantic collaboration, bringing together voices from both sides of the Atlantic for what has become a truly landmark episode. This time, however, we're making a little bit of history... Feature Discussion — The First Public IPMS Presidents Round Table For the first time ever, the Presidents of IPMS UK, IPMS USA, and IPMS Canada come together publicly for one conversation. Joining Brownie, Balders, Dan & Shane are Terry Miesle and Geoff Heyland, plus: Ian Middleton — President, IPMS UK • John Noack — President, IPMS USA Together they discuss the future of IPMS, attracting new generations of modellers, supporting clubs and shows, the challenges facing modelling organisations around the world, and why the hobby remains as relevant today as ever. Rather than a formal interview, this is a genuine round-table discussion between friends who all share the same goal — ensuring scale modelling continues to thrive for many years to come. There are thoughtful discussions, plenty of laughs, a healthy amount of good-natured banter, and more than a few moments where international diplomacy is tested over plastic kits. Stash Inflation Report The team's wallets once again take a considerable battering as they round up the latest kit announcements, aftermarket releases and modelling temptations from around the world. Aircraft, armour, naval subjects, Gunpla and everything in between all come under the spotlight, with plenty of o… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scale-model-podcast-800841/episodes/scale-model-podcast-ep-162-ipms-presidents/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/scale-model-podcast-800841/scale-model-podcast-ep-162-ipms-presidents.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.