A Ju 88 in foreign dress

<em>By Ricardo Dacoba</em> A Luftwaffe stalwart in U.S. markings Pg. 28

Airbrushing & Finishing: Paint, then assemble, small-scale ships

<em>By Aaron Skinner</em> An incremental approach to 1/700 scale ships Pg. 18

Cover story: "First in the Blue"

<em>By Frank Cuden</em> A USAAF P-40 in North Africa colors Pg. 20

Detail a Dauntless

<em>By Phillip Gore</em> Little things count on a really big SBD Pg. 47

Final Details

<em>With Walt Fink</em> An inspirational moment and the photo of a lifetime Pg. 66

Issue preview

Paint and weather early-war German camouflage

<em>By Bill Plunk</em> Norwegian spring for a Newbaufahrzeug Pg. 38

Show Gallery: MMSI 2014

Amazement at the Military Miniature Society of Illinois' annual exhibition Pg. 24

Spiffing up a Spanish Hornet

<em>By Raul Corral</em> Personal experience enhances Academy's F/A-18 Pg. 42

Airfix Hawker Typhoon

Haesgawa Akagi

Neo for Iwata airbrushes

Special Hobby Supermarine Seafire Mk.III

Special Hobby T-33A Shooting Star

Tamiya Toyota AB Phaeton

Zvezda Ilyushin Il-62M