FSM video: Issue preview

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Kit Classics

Revell's Bell X-5

By Tom Graham

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Building an Aussie Leopard

A kitbashing conversion for a big cat

By Aaron Skinner

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A quick guide to Leopard kits

Spotting the differences

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History You Can Model: A-10 Thunderbolt II: Warthog

Republic's legacy of ground-pounders

By Mark Hembree

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Showcase: Museum-scale masterpiece

Guillermo Rojas Bazàn's stunning B-17

By Kelly Shaw

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Improving a great big Gato

USS <i>Cobia</i> surfaces in the details

By Phillip Gore

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Portfolio: Contest-winners out of the box

Straightforward models that take trophies

By Mark Thompson

ONLINE EXTRA: More of Brian Birk's contest-winning models

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Backdate a Constellation

Cutting and casting for an older Connie

By Carl Knable

Academy 1/35 scale Merkava Mk.IV

Encore Models 1/32 scale Albatros D.II "Boelcke"

HobbyBoss 1/35 scale AAVP7A1 Assault Amphibious Vehicle, Personnel

Kinetic 1/48 scale F-16DG/DJ Block 40/50 Viper

Pegasus 1/48 scale "The War of the Worlds" Martian War Machine

Revell Germany 1/144 scale Fletcher-class destroyer

Revell Germany 1/32 scale Ju 88A-1

Revell Germany 1/48 scale de Havilland Mosquito B Mk.IV

Tamiya 1/48 scale Avro Lancaster B Mk.I/III

Tamiya 1/48 scale British "Tilly" Light Utility Car

Trumpeter 1/32 scale BAC Lightning F.1A/F.3