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Airbrushing & Finishing: Fading invasion stripes

Careful work makes <em>My Little Pig</em> look every bit a silk purse Pg. 20

By Aaron Skinner

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Correcting a Carro Armato

Aftermarket parts and ingenuity improve Tamiya's M13/40 medium tank Pg. 36

By Bill Morin

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Detail a Cessna Skymaster

Tips for advancing a forward air control aircraft Pg. 46

By Frank Cuden

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Final Details: Amassing your stash

To build or not to build … is not really the question Pg. 66

By Mark Hembree

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Form & Figure: Painting dark leather

Different base coats provide cowboy with contrasting belts Pg. 18

By Joe Hudson

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How to build a hardened aircraft shelter

Making a Mirage feel at home in a hardened aircraft shelter Pg. 28

By Jean Paul Poisseroux

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Painting a sci-fi ship for realism

Serious modeling for an anime subject Pg. 42

By Fausto Muto

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Showcase: Deep dive

Scratchbuilding the Confederate submarine <em>H.L. Hunley</em> Pg. 52

By Dan Jayne

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Zeroing in on a Jagdpanzer

Details for Dragon's 1/35 scale 0-series Jagdpanzer IV Pg. 22

By Karl Logan

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Airfix F4F-4 Wildcat

By Paul Boyer

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Horizon Models Mercury spacecraft

By Paul Boyer

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Master Box Austin Series III armored car

By Aaron Skinner

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Merit International Fokker Dr. 1

By Chuck Davis

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Polar Lights Wicked Witch of the West

By Jeff LaMott

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