8 tips to build your first biplane

<em>By Phillip Gore</em> Follow Phillip as he shows you eight easy steps you can take to make your first biplane a great scale modeling experience. And then you'll want to do another! Pg. 26

Airbrushing & Finishing: Whitewashing a Sherman for winter service

<em>By Jimmy Ngo Kee Shyang </em>See how Jimmy finishes a Sherman in winter camo using everything from hairspray to pinwashes to get the finish just right. Pg. 20  

Color modulation for armor

<em>By Cookie Sewell</em> Cookie Sewell takes AK Interactive's 4BO Russian Green Special Modulation Set and puts it through its paces on an Italeri BT-5. Pg. 38

Final Details: What's your favorite kit?

Compiled by Mark Hembree We asked our readers to name their favorite kit and explain their choice. Their choices ranged from nostalgia to subject matter. Pg. 66

FSM Basics: Repair a ship's rudder

<em>By Joseph Bossert</em> When an out-of-the-box build runs into a little difficulty, Joseph turned to his shipyard full of styrene strip and brass rod to fix the problem. Pg. 45

Show Gallery exclusive: IPMS/USA National Convention

The U.S. chapter of the International Plastic Modelers Society celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014 at its annual convention in Hampton, Va., in August. Almost 2,500 models were on display in the contest room, so there was a lot of cool stuff to see!

Multilevel finishing for small-scale armor

<em>By Fausto Muto</em> Fausto gave his 1/72 scale SdKfz 7/1 a multilayered finish. In this scale, a light touch is needed so as not to obscure detail. Pg. 36

Scratchbuilding to superdetail

<em>By Matthew Jarczyn</em> Matthew used plenty of aftermarket parts on his F-4 Phantom, but wanted more. That's when he turned to scratchbuilding! Pg. 22

Airfix Bristol Blenheim Mk.I – Expanded Review Online

Freedom X-47B UCAS

Kinetic P-47D

Kitty Hawk Voodoo

Moebius Models Battlestar Galactica

Revell Germany F4U-1A Corsair

Revell Germany Spitfire Mk.IIa

Special Hobby Bell AH-1 Cobra

Tamiya Mark IV "Male"