I finally let my IMAA membership lapse. As a SIG it is no longer relevant to what is going on in giant scale modeling.

The number of people using ARF or ready built equipment for entertainment and competition is increasing while those that build for technical achievement and advancement are declining.

As such, the IMAA and AMA for that matter, have not found a successful way to coalesce this group into a SIG that is relevant to current time. What you have is a bunch of people spending time worrying about collecting a few bucks fly at an event rather than spending time creating a SIG that people want to join for reasons other than just a requirement to fly at an event.

The founders and contributors to the growth and success of IMAA in the early days have either passed on or been passed by. Those currently at the helm seem not to realize that the dynamic of large scale modeling has changed and is flying over the horizon while they are still on the hardstand trying to get permission to taxi.