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Weather a Warhawk for the CBI • Replicating harsh environmental effects on camouflage
FAST BOAT BOOT CAMP • Building and weathering Italeri’s 1/35 scale schnellboot
DUCKING across the RHINE • Building a unique diorama of an amphibious DUKW bound for Germany
Landing the COSMOSTRATOR • Make a base for a ’50s-era spaceship
A German Ace’s last ride • Modeling what Erich Hartmann’s Bf 109K-4 might have looked like
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The secrets of EXTREME-Z • Model a 1/25 scale hot rod with modern flair
Paniting JET ENGINES • Throttle up your models with careful detailing
Revell Jaguar E-Type • FSM experts build and evaluate new kits
Very Fire USS Salem
Roden Convair B-36B Peacemaker
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