Airbrushing & Finishing: Small details tell big story of Akagi

Paint, weathering, and animated aircraft and figures capture a moment in time Pg. 15

By Aaron Skinner

Building Hasegawa's Skywarrior

A few improvements and nice paint for an A-3B Pg. 42

By Steve Evans

Decking out a Nimitz-class carrier

Cut up and correct Italeri's carrier-deck section Pg. 38

By Hugo Petiers

Form & Figure: Giving your figure a hand

Useful tips for getting a grip Pg. 18

By Joe Hudson

How to build an oddball Tiger

Aftermarket Zimmerit and add-ons for the mismatched F13 Pg. 20

By Bill Plunk

IPMS/USA Nationals 2017

Photos from the annual show held in Omaha, Neb. Pg. 30

Modeling New Horizons

3-D printing opens up the hobby's frontiers Pg. 46

By Robert F Laporta

Relax and build a Mustang

Easy details and weathering for Tamiya's 1/48 scale P-51D Pg. 24

By Raul Corral

Revive an Airfix relic

Replacement decals and a new nose sharpen a BAC-111 Pg. 50

By Frank Cuden

Whitewash, rinse, and repeat

Lighten up with an easy camouflage technique Pg. 52

By Jonathan Campbell

Fitters compared: Kitty Hawk versus HobbyBoss

By Matthew Walker

Moebius Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer

Revell Germany Spitfire Mk.IIa

By Tom Foti

Takom Maus V2

By Chris Cortez

Tamiya M1A2 Abrams

By Chris Oglesby

Trumpeter M915 tractor and M872 flatbed trailer

By John Plzak