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FineScale Modeler
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Cover Story: 13 tips for building ships
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Airbrushing & Finishing: Step-by-step desert weathering
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Here are great ways to beat up a British Challenger tank.
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Making a good Harrier better
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It's the little things that count: See how subtle changes make a GR.7 a GR.9.
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Scale Modeling Essentials: Building a Staghound Mk.III, Part 2
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Preparing parts and making them stick. It's easy once you know how.
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