FineScale Modeler teaches you to build models of aircraft, armor, ships and more. Clear articles show you how to assemble, paint, and finish the latest model kits. Every issue includes unbiased reviews of kits that were built and tested for accuracy, product announcements, tips from the experts, and a gallery of readers’ models.
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Royal purple, but faded • Building MiniArt’s Lanz Bulldog as a well-used farm tractor
MASSIVE MODELING • Tips and tricks to build Gallery Models 1/200 scale Yamato
SHINE a HUSTLER • Use Bare-Metal Foil to finish a Monogram 1/48 scale B-58
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LONG-ROOF makeover • An AMT 1/25 scale Chevelle surf wagon gets a two-door treatment
It’s Alive! • A ⅛ scale monster model project gets out of control
A Not-So-Black CAT • Building and painting Academy’s 1/72 scale PBY-5A
HELPING troubled and under-served kids through scale modeling • With support from their communities, two teachers bring scale models to local children
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ICM Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe
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Revell Lancia Stratos • An attempt to introduce sporty European cars to the U.S. scale auto model market