[Ironwrench]

The IPMS is a longstanding group of modelers who use plastic kits for subjects. (http://www.ipmsusa.org/) But that is just the beginning. The members I have known who specialize in aircraft, do a painstaking amount of research on their subjects. They will typically take an inaccurate molding, like say Revell's Me-262, and then extensively revamp it to make an accurate representation. These guys are both artist and historians yet few recognize them as such. Most people consider plastic models to be children's toys, but IPMS members typically take them to museum quality status. Their dioramas are especially interesting. Here are a few examples of the type of work they do.