Ricardo Dacoba's spectacular aircraft
A sample of this award-winning modeler's work.
Current Issue
November 2003
Features
Build a rare Focke Wulf Fw 19a
You can build this revolutionary 1920s canard design from Airmodel’s vacuum-formed kit.
By Armando Loni
Salvaging Revell's X-17 rocket
A vintage kit from the early days of the space race gets refurbished and detailed.
By David Carlton
Weekend wonder
Build a T-34 tank this weekend!
By Lawrence Hansen
Build a Three Stooges diorama
Basic painting techniques and a simple diorama base bring Moe, Larry, and Curly to life.
By Louis Armour
Readers' Choice Awards
You voted for your favorite new kits of 2002 – and here are the results!
By Lawrence Hansen
Not just for men
Profiles of three female IPMS modelers.
By Elisa Neckar
Working with photoetch: The basics
Follow our step-by-step demo to turn a good F-15E Strike Eagle kit into a great model.
By Christopher Appoldt
Superdetailing the USS Ticonderoga
No need for expensive aftermarket parts – make your own with stretched sprue.
By Albert Tureczek
Paint and weather a Grille
Splinter camo patterns on German armor are a breeze with this easy masking technique.
By Scott Conner
Intruder upgrades
Add folded wings and homemade photoetched detail to Revell's 1/48 scale A-6E.
By Manuel Guajardo
Light up a Klingon Bird of Prey
LEDs, LightSheet, and fiber optics illuminate this vessel from the Star Trek movies.
By Michael T Jones
Simulate wood grain
Brush-painting techniques help you add this realistic detail to armor model accessories.
By Lynn Kessler
Upgrade a Vietnam War EB-66E
Italeri's 1/72 scale Destroyer is OK, but here's how to make it a showpiece.
By Pat Hawkey
Detailing a Kommandowagen
Scratchbuilt extras and a simple diorama display base enhance this German armored railcar.
By Fraser Gray