ISSN 0277-979X · Est. 1982

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Current Issue

May 2018


Features

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Build a brand-new Tomcat

Make it a preproduction F-14 Pg. 44

By Darren Roberts

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Detail the Millennium falcon with metal

Turn Bandai's 1/72 scale kit into a beautiful hunk of junk Pg. 18

By Aaron Skinner

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Final Details: At WonderFest, science fiction is real

See more memorizing models from the 2017 show Pg. 74

By Mark Hembree

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Finish a Thunderbolt in a flash

Playing checkers with Tamiya's 1/72 scale "razorback" P-47D Pg. 56

By Frank Cuden

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Fire up a Viper

Festive LEDs boost a<em> Battlestar Galactica</em> fighter Pg. 32

By Aaron Skinner

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Form & Figure: Converting metal figures

It's not plastic surgery, but this nip and tuck trims years from Spock Pg. 16 <a href="~/link.aspx?_id=FC6A0C0C71634001BA7642537B355D88&_z=z">See how he painted the blue uniform here</a>

By Joe Hudson

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Lighting up a Fly

Shuffling parts and adding LEDs to a vintage kit Pg. 28

By Alfonso Pereira

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Paint a Klingon Bird-of-Prey for attack

Contrasting color and deep weathering make a fearsome starship Pg. 23

By Jay Laverty

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This Pershing can take a hit

Building, detailing, and weathering Tamiya's early-production M26 Pg. 50

By John Maher

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Use decals for camo

Too complicated to paint? Do it with decals! Pg. 26

By Steve Mcnaughton

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Weather a World War I tank

Hit the trenches with HobbyBoss' 1/35 scale Schneider CA Pg. 60

By Aaron Skinner

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Airfix Messerschmitt Me 262A-1A

By Mike Klessig

FSMWB0518_HobbyBoss_Alaska_01

HobbyBoss USS Alaska

By Mark Karolus

FSMWB0518_KittyHawk_AH6_LittleBird_01

Kitty Hawk AH-6J/MH-6J Little Bird

By Chris Oglesby

FSMWB0518_Panda_M1_Abrams_01

Panda M1 Abrams

By Mike Scharf

FSMWB0518_Tamiya_Bf109_01

Tamiya Bf 109G-6

By Jim Zeske

FSMWB0518_Wingnut_Stahltaube_01

Wingnut Wings Jeannin Stahltaube

By Chuck Davis


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