Building a better USS Oregon

Improving Glencoe's kit and crafting some handy tools along the way.

By Gary Kingzett

1999 Reader's Choice Awards

Astonishing Alfas

Gerald Wingrove's scratchbuilt Alfa Romeos look good enough to drive. s

Updating the Challenger

Modify Tamiya's kit to model a British tank in IFOR service.

By John Tapsell

Night fighting Tigercat

A step by step buildup of the F7F-3N in 1/72 scale.

By Paul Boyer

Bashing the Batplane

Transform a P-40 into the Dark Knight's 1941 fighter.

By Dan Thompson

Lower is better

How to lower a NASCAR Monte Carlo to racing height.

By James Rickert

Kit Classics – Bonus Feature: Premiere's MiG-15

A steal of a kit.

By Tom Graham

How to strip paint

A second chance at a great finish.

By Christopher Appoldt

AA F-8II

Academy M12

Academy Me 163

Academy WWII ground equipment

ICM Zil-157 fuel truck

Minicraft Boeing 707-320

ProModeler '40 Ford convertible

Revell F-15E

Revell Porsche GT-1