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    By Modelers... For Modelers

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    By Modelers... For Modelers

    2015 Best of Class, Best Ship - USS Intrepid CVA-11, by Ryan Labieniec

  • 2015 Best of Class, Art Gerber Best Military Vehicle - M1126 Stryker, by Nathan LaPorte

    By Modelers... For Modelers

    2015 Best of Class, Art Gerber Best Military Vehicle - M1126 Stryker, by Nathan LaPorte

  • Tri-motor

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  • P-47

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  • 2015 Best of Class, Best Automotive - Porsche 917/30, by Steve Bright

    By Modelers... For Modelers

    2015 Best of Class, Best Automotive - Porsche 917/30, by Steve Bright

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News


March/April 2021 Journal Cover
  • Mr. Gasser in a Golf Cart - Sending Ed Roth's classic monster to the links, by Richard Engar
  • RAF Rhino - Giving Academy's 1:72 F-4J the royal treatment, by Ralph Nardone
  • Battleship Buster - Folding the wings and loading the torpedo on Hasegawa's 1:48 B5N2 Kate, by Patrick Brown
  • Weathering Wisdom - Learning to apply appropriate wear to an AH-1Z Viper, by Chris Vanda
  • From Missile to Moon Rocket - Scratch-building the title subject of Heinlein's Rocket Ship Galileo, by Dan Thompson
  • That Fokker is a Messerschmitt - Crashing the Eduard 1:32 Bf 109E-4 in a Battle of Britain diorama, by David A. Kimbrell
  • Top Minenraumen - Building the Meng VsKfz 617 mine clearing vehicle, by David A. Kimbrell

New Reviews

  • Glu-Budy

    Glu-Budy

    September 10, 2021

    Reviewed by: Mike Lamm
    Company: Tiger Werke

  • Panzerfaust vs. Sherman, European Theater 1944 - 1945

    Panzerfaust vs. Sherman, European Theater 1944 - 1945

    September 10, 2021

    Reviewed by: Mike Lamm
    Company: Kagero Publishing
    A variant of the iconic Panzer IV, the Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar (SdKfz 166, Sturmgeschutz IV fur 15cm StuH 43) was a German self-propelled assault gun. Work on the design began in 1942 with a goal of creating a vehicle well suited for the demands of urban warfare. The gun was based on the PzKpfw IV Ausf. E and F and, later, Ausf. G.

  • : RF-4E Phantom II

    : RF-4E Phantom II

    September 10, 2021

    Reviewed by: David Wrinkle
    Company: Platz
    PLATZ 1/144 JASDF RF-4E "PHANTOM II" JASDF 501st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron

  • MiG-15 Landing Gear

    MiG-15 Landing Gear

    September 10, 2021

    Reviewed by: Scott Hollingshead
    Company: Scale Aircraft Conversions
    Scale Aircraft Conversions now has over thirty years of experience supplying resin and white metal parts to model builders, and their product listing continues to expand. This is the eleventh landing gear set from SAC that I have reviewed, and once again, they have provided an excellent metal option for kit-supplied landing gear. This set is intended for the 1/48 scale MiG-15 rele

  • Ford GT40 Mk.II ’66, Part 1

    Ford GT40 Mk.II ’66, Part 1

    September 10, 2021

    Reviewed by: Bill O'Malley
    Company: Meng Model
    Ford GT40 Mk.II '66

  • Mark IV Female British WW I Tank

    Mark IV Female British WW I Tank

    September 10, 2021

    Reviewed by: Ron Bell
    Company: Brengun
    The Kit:


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