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Great Scale Modeling 2010 available now!
Whether your specialty is aircraft, armor, ships, figures, or dioramas, you'll find the expert tips and techniques to improve your modeling in this special issue. See a video preview of GSM 2010.
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New how-to video: Stretching sprue
Subscribers: Watch Associate Editor Aaron Skinner turn leftover sprue into useful modeling parts.
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ICM 1/35 scale BM-13-16N Katyusha
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ICM has released a BM-13-16N Multi-ple Launch Rocket System vehicle, nicknamed Katyusha, based on its 1/35 scale Studebaker 6 x 6 cargo truck.Molded i... Read more »
32 supermarine spitfire 1Tamiya 1/32 scale Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX
The Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX was intended to be ... Read more »
72 scale supermarine spitfire pr.XIX 1Airfix 1/72 scale Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX
The Spitfire is a favorite of aviation buffs all o... Read more »
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To the frontier of space: X-15 and mother ship
Of all the aircraft ever flown by test pilot Joseph A. “Joe” Walker – P-38 Lightnings in World War II, “X” planes throughout the 1950s, as well as ear... Read more »
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DESKTOP WALLPAPER: Erin Lantz's 1/32 scale F-16
Erin Lantz spent 40 hours masking to give Academy's 1/32 scale F-16 a sharp digital camouflage scheme. Download an image of his aircraft right to your... Read more »
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HH-65 Dolphin and the U.S. Navy's littoral ships
In the 1980s, the United States Coast Guard began replacing its Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard helicopters with the Aérospatiale (now American Eurocopter) HH... Read more »
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Buffalo Mine-Protected Clearance Vehicle (MPCV)
In the January FineScale Modeler, James Wechsler tells us how to build a Buffalo. The following article and images are exclusive to FineScale.com. In ... Read more »
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How to Build Armor Dioramas
How to Build Armor Dioramas
Award-winning modeler Lynn Kessler lead you through the steps of building detailed armor vehicles.

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Building and Detailing Model Aircraft
Building and Detailing Model Aircraft
Readers will learn how to master construction and finishing of plastic model aircraft with basic skills.

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Easy Scale Modeling
Easy Scale Modeling
The ideal introduction to scale modeling.

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