Michelle Choquette's 1/32 scale aircraft

When the scale is 1/32, there's room for added details. But there's not much room for improvement when Michelle finishes. This Minneapolis modeler puts everything she's got into her aircraft – an it shows!

FSM's Vac-shop – 5

Final assembly, paint, and decals

By Paul Boyer

Detailing cars with plated wire

Working wonders with wire

By Jurgen Kowalski

Down below on the hangar deck

Building and lighting a section of the USS Nimitz hangar in 1/48 scale

By Rick Boswell

Modeling a Ford GT 40 in 1/24 scale

Modifying Fujimi's 1966 Le Mans winners

By Greg Kolasa

Weathering aircraft with pastels

Just a velvet touch of color can enhance any model

By Rusty White

Inside the F-117A Stealth

A close-up look at the front office of the once super-secret Lockheed Nighthawk

By Bert Kinzey

Modeling a Stalingrad T-34

An easy 1/35 scale conversion tells a gripping tale

By Joe Morgan

Detailing a 1/12 scale Le Rhone rotary engine

Spiffing up the Williams Brothers classic

By Bob Steinbrunn

Building and painting your first figure

Breathing life into a 54 mm Death Dealer

By Jack Smith

Modeling the Canadair North Star in 1/72 scale

With major modifications, the Heller DC-6 can become this Merlin-powered transport

By Geoff McDonell

Rig with a jig!

Making a simple shroud and ratline fixture for sailing ship models

By Bruce Bollenbach

Modifying and improving Historex 1/32 scale figures

How to conquer plastic-figure conversions

By Glenn Bartolotti

Building a Panzerwerfer 42 in 1/35 scale

Adding armor and rockets to Testor/Italeri's Opel Maultier

By Dan Tisoncik

International Color and Camouflage

Luftwaffe F-4F Phantom II

By Paul Boyer