Showcase: Helmut Scherer's amazing 1/48 scale KC-97L Stratofreighter

A few parts from a Monogram B-29, but the rest of this Texas Air Guard tanker is scratchbuilt.

Modeling Al Unser Jr.'s '92 Indy winner in 1/24 scale

Picking up speed with scratchbuilt and aftermarket details.

By Charlie Bennett

Revell's 1/25 scale Orange Crate

Number 23 in The Classic Kits series.

By Neil Van Zile Jr

Detailing engines for 1/35 scale armor

Give your tank a souped-up power plant.

By Glenn Bartolotti

International Color And Camouflage

Republic of Korea "ghost" gray F-4 Phantom II.

By Paul Boyer

U.S. Army T34 Calliope

The Sherman-mounted rocket launcher.

By George Bradford

Wiring Ertl's "Next Generation" USS Enterprise

Illuminating a starship with fluorescent tubes and LEDs.

By Shawn Marshall

Almost Straight From The Box

Building Hobbycraft's Curtiss P-36.

By Mark Hembree

Enhancing and positioning Lindberg's Velociraptor

Conversion techniques for a Cretaceous critter.

By Bob Shell

International Color And Camouflage

Operation Granby – the colors of the Royal Air Force in the Gulf War.

By Glenn Ashley

Dressing up a resin Polikarpov I-153

This 1/48 scale Lapwing comes from a cottage industry.

By Cristobal Vergara Duran

Simulating natural metal with SnJ Spray Metal

A master modeler reveals his techniques using this buffable metallic paint.

By Rodney Williams

Building a Boeing 747SP in 1/144 scale

After major surgery, Revell's standard 747 becomes a "mini jumbo."

By John S Hagmann