Author: Tim Kidwell
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Top 5 Weathering Techniques
The question comes up quite a bit both in correspondence with readers and in conversations with other modelers: What are the best weathering techniques? I’m not sure we can rate the techniques so much as tell you the ones we most often use on our own models and what we see from FSM contributors. So,…
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At the Workbench: Building a Mining Guild TIE Fighter
Tim Kidwell modifies and details a fierce Star Wars spaceship
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Opening the box of Meng’s Super Hornet, Bronco’s Ram, AFV Club’s LST, HK Model’s Lancaster, & HobbyBoss’ Jackal
FSM takes a look at 5 new scale model kits
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Building Models with ShuShu: MPC’s Wacky Races cartoon car
Watch this 5-year-old kid build “The Mean Machine” race car with her dad
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Understanding model scale
Without belaboring the point and sifting through arcane reasons why, you’ll find that certain models are typically made in common scales: 1/35 scale for armor and military-related ground vehicles; 1/72, 1/48, and 1/32 scales for aircraft; 1/20, 1/24, and 1/25 scale for cars and trucks; 1/9 and 1/12 scales for motorcycles.
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Building Models with ShuShu: MPC’s Wacky Races cartoon car
Watch this 5-year-old kid build “The Mean Machine” race car with her dad
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Building Models with ShuShu: Bandai RX-78-2 Gundam
Watch this 5-year-old kid build an awesome anime robot figure with her dad
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Building Models with ShuShu: Bandai Hello Kitty Gundam
Watch this 5-year-old kid build a fun Hello Kitty figure with her dad
