ISSN 0277-979X · Est. 1982

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April 2004


Features

Superdetailed motor gun carriage

Paul Fanning built his meticulously detailed M7 Priest for a World War II museum display.

How to mask canopies

We show you how to paint razor-sharp canopy frameworks – and retain your sanity!

By Matthew Usher

Getting started in resin ships

They're not only for expert modelers – and you don't have to be a millionaire to afford one.

By Phil Kirchmeier

Dress up a Soviet T-60 tank

Need a break from Tigers and Shermans? Use aftermarket parts to turn Zvezda's basic 1/35 scale kit into a showpiece.

By Joe Morgan

Detail and decal a Fokker D.VII

A returning modeler gets back into the swing by adding scratchbuilt detail to a Dragon kit to model a colorful war trophy.

By Tony Schnurr

Show-stopping lunar rover

Steve Bohl's big 1/6 scale scratchbuilt model called for unconventional modeling skills, including metalworking and sewing.

2004 New Kit Report

Find out about this year's releases!

Kit Classics No. 60 – Hobby-Time's Bell XV-3 Convertiplane

This rare 1950s aircraft kit came from a small Wisconsin manufacturer.

By Matthew Usher

Academy M36 Jackson gun motor carriage

Dragon M1A2 Abrams

Hasegawa F/A-18F Super Hornet

Hobbycraft Canada CF-105 Arrow

Tamiya Kübelwagen

Trumpeter P-40B Tomahawk


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