Sam Morgan, Spencer, North Carolina
At the heart of Sam’s 1/72 scale Saab J29E Tunnan is the 50-year-old Heller kit. “The few parts I used from the kit were scribed and modified,” he says. “Everything else was scratchbuilt, including the cockpit, wheel wells, fuel tanks, landing gear, and more.” He airbrushed Alclad II aluminum, then masked panels to spray other metallic shades and markings with Pactra, Humbrol, and Floquil enamels.