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| March 1996 |
Features - Portfolio: Les Sundt's dazzling aircraft (This retired pilot can't leave the planes alone!), Finishing Natural-Metal Aircraft (Using metallic powders and oil-based varnish.), Predator (Painting and mounting 1/6 scale vinyl figures.), Hi-Vis! (The story behind Arctic and conspicuity markings.), Modeling on the Information Superhighway (Resources abound on the internet and World Wide Web.), Building a Sherman 'dozer in 1/35 scale (Mounting an M1 blade on an M4 tank.), Building a 1968 Baldwin-Motion Corvette in 1/25 scale (How to get a grip on Motion emotions.), Almost Straight From the Box (Building a curbside Honda Civic.), Advanced Airbrushes (A survey of double-action airbrushes.), Makeshift Lathe (If you need to turn only a few parts, here's one way to do it.), German World War II Armored Eight-Wheelers (Sorting out the SdKfz B-Rads.), Monogram/Mattel's 1/24 scale Rommel's Rod (Number 28 in the CLASSIC KITS series.) Workbench Reviews - AMT XB-70A Valkyrie, Monogram "Star Trek" Voyager, Academy/Minicraft P-47N Thunderbolt, MRC OH-58D Kiowa, Etzel Stutz Black Hawk, Hasagawa TBF/TBM-1C Avenger, Monogram '50 Ford F-1 Pickup |
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| April 1996 |
Features - Showcase: Denis Smerdell's fabulous Spacecraft (A plywood frame carries lots of details.), Kitbashing a Yugoslav M3A3 AA Vehicle (Modeling an old participant in an ongoing conflict.), lmost Straight From the Box (Building AMT's 1/25 scale '62 Chevy Bel Air.), Trashed! (Techniques for battle damage and weathering demonstrated on a diorama featuring a Zero.), International Color and Camouflage (NASA's "air force".), Modeling a Jet Bridge in 1/144 scale (Scratchbuilding with sheet and strip styrene.), Monogram;s Ju 87 Stuka (Number 29 in the CLASSIC KITS series.) Workbench Reviews - Tamiya F-4C/D Phanton II, Monogram 1955 Chevy Bel Air, Hasegawa F6F-3 Hellcat, Eduard Fokker D.VI, Revell Batman, AMT P-40N Warhawk, Pelta Tankietka TK-3 |
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| October 2000 |
Features - Showcase - Battle Of Montaperti (Check out this stunning medieval diorama from master builder Mario Venturi); Armor How-To - The Magnificent M40 (Scratchbuilding and resin casting produce an accurate 155mm gun); Showcase Special - Pre-Raid USS Hornet (This detailed carrier includes its air wing); Aircraft How-To - Scratchbuilding A Pitcairn (A mail plane made the old-fashioned way); Aircraft How-To - Improve An Me 163B Komet (Detail the Luftwaffe's late-war rocket-powered fighter); Aircraft How-To - Detailing On A Budget (Spruce up an Fw 190 cockpit for pennies); FSM Special Feature - Unexpected Aircraft Color (It's subtle, but it's there); Figure How-To - Painting Captain Miller (Assembling and painting a U.S. Army Ranger bust); Building Blocks - Polishing To Perfection (Bring out the shine in your auto models) Departments - Editor's Page; Scale Talk; News & Products; Reader Tips; Reader Gallery; Workbench Reviews (*Hasegawa F-104C Starfighter * Tamiya Leopard 2 AS * Eduard Roland C.II * AMT/Ertl '60 Ford Starliner * Hasegawa F-16CJ Fighting Falcon * Skybow WC56/57 Command Car * Astrokit Macchi C.200 Saetta); Questions & Answers; Coming Events; Classified Marketplace; Hobby Shop Directory; Index Of Advertisers; History You Can Model |
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| December 2000 |
Features - Cover Story - Detailing The Dragon Wagon (The 1998 Reader's Choice Model Kit of the Year gets more details (like it needed them...)); Portfolio - Manuel Ruiz's "Tiger" Tanks (Sabre-toothed armor from the Korean War); Aircraft How-To - A Truly Unique P-51D (Model the Mustang that performed high-speed research for the NACA); Research Data - Arming The FLying Fortress (What they had, and when they had it); Special Bonus Pull-Out Section! - Make Your Own Spray Booth (Step-by-step instructions for building a booth of one's own); Auto How-To - Build A Resin Dodge (Tips for researching and finishing a 1959 Royal Lancer convertible); Building Blocks - Tips For The Scales (How to do scale conversions); Kit Classics No. 40 - Revell's B-25 Mitchell Departments - Editor's Page; Scale Talk; News & Products; Reader Tips; Reader Gallery; Workbench Reviews (Tamiya Do 335A Pfeil 8 AIM Tupolev Tu-95/ Tu-116 Bear * Italeri M109A6 Paladin * ICM Konig * ProModeler '70 Ford Torino GT * MPM Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator * Lincoln Mint '32 Ford Highboy Roadster); Questions & Answers; Coming Events; Classified Marketplace; Hobby Shop Directory; Index Of Advertisers; History You Can Model |
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| December 2001 |
Features - FSM Portfolio - Double The Dragon, Double The Fun (Alfonso Martinez Berlina's twin-tailed dragon in a P-38 Lightning that will strike you twice); Cover Story - Building Two Resin Cruisers (Multimedia ship kits pose special challenges. Here's how to fix hull-fit problems and prepare them for painting); Armor How-To - Details For A Panzer Kit (Build those older kits, and use aftermarket parts to dress them up); Technique - Use "Big Car" Points On Scale Models (Tips and techniques for using auto paint for your auto models); FSM Special Feature - Modeler's Guide: The Early Pacific War (From Pearl Harbor to Midway, here are the details of the U.S.'s entry into WWII); FSM Special Feature - Pearl Harbor Pull-Out Poster (To commemorate the attack, FSM and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin present a special poster); FSM Showcase - Accurate Akagi Aircraft Carrier (The building of the 1/96 scale model displayed at the USS Arizona Memorial Visitors Center); Technique - Painting Tricky Luftwaffe Camouflage (Here's an effective technique for airbrushing complicated camo schemes); FSM Special Feature - Choosing The Scale Of Your Next Model (What's the best scale to model in? Check FSM's overview of the pros and cons of different scales) Departments - Editor's Page; Scale Talk; News & Products; Reader Gallery; Reader Tips; Workbench Reviews (Tamiya Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero ("Zeke")) * Banner USS Arizona) * Gold Medal Models detail set for the Banner Arizona) * Skybow Dodge WC62/63 1 1/2 ton 6x6 personnel carrier); Questions & Answers; Coming Events; Classified Marketplace; Hobby Shop Directory; Index Of Advertisers; History Your Can Model (USS West Virginia Pearl Harbor survivor) |
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| July 2003 |
Features - Cover Story - Weathering A Desert M1 Abrams (Follow our step-by-step demonstrations of a wash and dry-brushing process that'll make those hidden details pop out); FSM Aircraft Portfolio - Thrilling "In-Flight" Model Photos (An expert modeler - and photographer - uses Photoshop to create life-like scenes); Armor How-To - Detail An RAF Fuel Truck (Turn a crude lot into a fitting tribute to the ground crews who kept 'em flying during the Battle of Britain and beyond); FSM Ship Portfolio - Crabtree Sailing SHip Collection (Modeling pioneer August Crabtree's breathtaking scratchbuilt models chronicle the history of sailing ships); Aircraft How-To - Rigging A Bristol Boxkite (Cables, struts and wires on biplanes got you down? Here's how to detail that showpiece - and keep your sanity!); Finishing School - Complex Camouflage Made Easy (It's a snap with the modeler's secret weapon: Silly Putty!); Vehicle How-To - Wartime Ford Woody (Convert the 1/25 scale AMT/Ertl '41 station wagon kit into a Canadian World War II staff car); Finishing School - How To Simulate Chipped Paint (Get professional-looking results with a simple technique using table salt) Departments - Editor's Page; Scale Talk; News & Products; Reader Gallery; Reader Tips; Workbench Reviews (Dragon SdKfz 164 Hornisse * Hasegawa F-8E Crusader * Special Hobby SPAD VII * Classic Airframes DeHavilland Sea Hornet * Trumpeter AS-90 self-propelled howitzer * Roden RAF S.E.5a); Questions & Answers; Coming Events; Classified Marketplace; Hobby Shop Directory; Index Of Advertisers; Kit Classics No. 55 (Aurora's Convair 990) |
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