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April 2017


Features

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Airbrushing & Finishing: Spotting a Brummbar

How to punch up the camo on a Sturmpanzer IV Pg. 14

By Aaron Skinner

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Build a carpet-laying Buffalo

You'll get a kick out of this "Funny" Pg. 52

By Andrew Cooper

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Construct cathedral ruins

Shattered stained glass and crumbling walls tell a war-torn story Pg. 42

By Marc Grand

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Final Details

A story finds a model Pg. 66

By Mark Hembree

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Kitbash a better Bison

Accuracy demands two kits and aftermarket add-ons Pg. 36

By Bill Plunk

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Metal from Acrylics

Can water-based paints provide realistic natural-metal? Pg. 21

By Aaron Skinner

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MMSI 2016

Show gallery of amazing figures Pg. 46

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Squiggles made simple

Precisely applied liquid mask makes it easy Pg. 18

By Pablo Miguel Bauleo

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The death of I-171

Plastic kits, LEDs, and resin — a <em>lot</em> of resin — key this display Pg. 28

By Luke Easter

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Three ways to a 5 o'clock shadow

Simple techniques add stubble to figures Pg. 16

By Joe Hudson

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Academy USS Missouri

Pg. 59

By Mark Karolus

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Kitty Hawk F2H-2 Banshee

Pg. 56

By Andy Keyes

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Moebuis Michael Myers from "Halloween"

Pg. 61

By Jeff LaMott

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Tiger BMPT-72 Terminator II

Pg. 58

By Mike Scharf

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Trumpeter ZSU-57-2

Pg. 60

By Chris Cortez


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