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Form & Figure: Weather old leather
BY
Joe Hudson
A cowboy's chaps bear the brunt of this technique
Pg. 18
Airbrushing & Finishing: Pigment washes for weathering
BY
Aaron Skinner
Layered paint camouflages a captured 2S1
Pg. 20
Sculpting rough seas
BY
Chris Flodberg
Shape waves, wake, and spray to put ships in stormy weather
Pg. 22
Tips for Tracks
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Terry Huber
Adding individual-link tread is easier than you might think
Pg. 27
Re-creating an ace's A-4H
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Yoav Efrati
Turning a A-4E/F Skyhawk into a MiG-killing Israeli
Pg. 30
How to fashion a fascine
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Andy Cooper
Putting AFV Club's Churchhill AVRE to work
Pg. 38
Painting perfect leading edges
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Pablo Miguel Bauleo
Masking tactical markings on a Japanese Ki-45
Pg. 42
Build a beautiful biplane
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Phillip Gore
Wignut Wings' German Rumpler is an easy-assembling eye-catcher
Pg. 44
MMSI Chicago Show 2015
The best figures from the annual Military Miniature Society of Illinois show held in October 2015
Final Details: How was this a good idea?
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Mark Hembree
Recalling Convair's XFY-1 Pogo
Pg. 66
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