The art of the diorama
Part 1: Choosing a subject for a scene that tells a story
By Ray Anderson
Current Issue
April 1987
Features
The Ryan FR-1 Fireball and F2R Dark Shark
These composite-powered fighters eased the Navy into the jet age
By Warren Eberspacher
Scratchbuilding C. S. S. Hunley in 1/24 scale
Techniques for modeling a pioneer submersible in wood and plastic
By David Merriman
Painting natural-metal finishes
Spray-and-buff metal paints produce realistic bare-metal aircraft models
By Larry Schramm
Modeling the Soviet KV-1E heavy tank in 1/35 scale
Adding applique armor to Tamiya's KV-1C produces a new version
By Dan Tisoncik
Building and detailing Starter's Porsche 956
Adding Robustelli's details makes this 1/43 scale car a winner off the track
By Ed Barthelmes
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, second Nicaraguan intervention, 1926-1933
Number 16 in the AMERICAN DRESS AND DETAIL series
By Ron Rudat
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