USS Saucy: World War II sub hunter

Lester Wilkins fixes and improves Matchbox's 1/72 scale Flower-class corvette.

Miniature Masterpieces Roman Chariot

Kit Classics No. 52

By Tom Graham

Astrology for modelers

What's in the stars for you and your workbench in 2002?

By Madame Monique

Great modern combat jets

Take a close-up look at Scott Murphy's amazingly detailed aircraft models – each one with a spectacular finish.

IPMS/UK's Best of Show

Check out Mike McFadden's award-winning Bergepanther.

Soviet bridgelaying tank

Kitbash ICM's T-28 and IT-28 to make an accurate model of a WWII rarity.

By Jim Hensley

Painting a Fairey Swordfish floatplane

Tamiya's outstanding 1/48 scale biplane bomber gets a great finish.

By Juan Manuel Villalba

Meet the Bandai Gundam Wings

Discover some great-fitting kits that you can build without glue or paint.

By Mark Wilson

Motor tool how-to

Pick the right motor tool and accessories – and make them work for you.

By Jeff Wilson

Creating realistic dents

Apply battle damage to models, using sure-fire techniques.

By Kerry Moncrieff

2002 New Kit Report

What's new? What's coming up? Look here first.

AMtech Focke Wulf Ta 183 "Huckebein"

High Planes de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.1/FAW.2/D.3

Huma Modell Junkers Ju 288C

ICM Panzer IID

Italeri MH-47E "SOA" Chinook

Sword Curtiss SB2C-4