December 2006
 Close-up
on Airco DH-2 - Superdetailing the 1/48 Eduard Profipack Kit
Follow the build of Lars Qvarfordt's stunningly detailed replica of this
archetypal World War I fighter.
Building
and Painting the Revell 1/72 Merkava Mk. III
Easy construction but all the more excellent finish - techniques explained by
Sven-Åke Grufstedt.
Tech
Tips: Landing Lights From Cello Tape
An easy technique helping to get rid of these overly thick clear plastic parts.
By Martin Waligorski.
Never
Built a Luftwaffe Aircraft... - 1/48 DML Focke-Wulf Fw 190D
In 35 years of his modelling career, Lee Micheltree has not built one Luftwaffe
aircraft - until this commendable first effort.
Grislawski's
Yellow 10 - Using Photoshop Techniques for Finishing the 1/32 Bf 109 G-2
ProModeler Messerschmitt Bf 109G built by Anders Hjortsberg.
Japanese
Harvard - 1:72 Fujimi Tachikawa Ki 55 (Ida)
Mark Davies returns with a model of the elegant Japanese trainer.
Variations
to the Tamiya 1/48 Corsair
Rafi Ben-Shahar's superdetailing brings variation to the dull F4U paint schemes.
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November 2006
Rudel
Saves the Day - A Diorama in 1/72 Scale
How an intended maintenance diorama became an air-to-ground attack scene. By
Jonas Dahlberg.
T72:
Red Armour - Modelling Zvezda's 1/35 T-72B/EDZ
A well-known contemporary Russian tank built by Thomas Johansson.
With
Plastic Card and Kitchen Foil - Bringing the Old Testors F-104C Kit up to Modern
Standards
Alejandro Nuñez takes on a really old kit from Testors.
In
Search of the Perfect Spitfire Mk. IX - 1/48 Kit Roundup
Rafi Ben-Shahar sorts out the pros and cons of available quarter-scale kits of
this British fighter.
H
for Hughes - Czech Master Resin 1:72 Hughes Racers
Howard Hughes' ultimate racer of 1935 built by Mark Davies.
IPMS
Scale Modelworld 2006 Photo Gallery
See the award-winning models of IPMS' flagship event in Telford, UK. Over 250
photos.
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October 2006
Tech
Tips: Ageing Models, Silvering Decals and Biological Warfare
A new modelling technology which does wonders to old and silvering decals. By
Rafi Ben-Shahar.
Feeling
Green! - Building Revell/Monogram 1956 Chevy Nomad
Niclas Proos finishes the 1956 Chevrolet Nomad in striking green and silver
livery.
Dinner
Winner - Trophy Models' 1/35 BRDM-1 Soviet Armoured Car
Soviet reconnaissance car with a silhouette of a racer. By Peter Holst.
Fiat
on the Lake - Italeri 1/48 Fiat CR.42 in a Wintry Setting
Anders Johansson's aircraft diorama - just so much about Sweden.
Something
Unusual - Opel-Sander RAK.1 Rocket-Powered Glider from Czech Master Resins
Mark Davies continued adventure with resin glider models.
Camouflage
& Markings: The FFVS J 22 in Profile
Camouflage and markings of Sweden's first domestic fighter captured in the
artwork of Anton Alm.
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September 2006
Model
Bang for the Buck - Also: Doras of the Galland Circus in 1/48 Scale
Another short essay from Rafi Ben-Shahar, this one provides some pointers
on how to reduce the cost of your modelling.
"Wurfrahmen,
comment dit-on cela en français?" - Trumpeter's Hotchkiss H-39
Model by Bengt Johansson.
Latvia’s
Little Hawk – the VEF Irbitis I-16 - Building the Czech Master Resin Kit
Mark Davies' adventures into the esoteric - and the world of resin modelling.
The
Reluctant Dragon - Two Versions of the Sword Curtiss SO3C Seamew in 1/72 Scale
Landplane or seaplane? Both are being built in this article by Peter Ibes.
A7V
- The First German Panzer - About Modelling Emhar's 1/72 Kit
Pavel "Kozel" Strnad models this World War I mobile pillbox.
Photo
Album: Aircraft and Colours of the Rhodesian Air Force
Aircraft, camouflage and markings captured on film by Phillip Evans.
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July 2006
Savoia-Marchetti's
'Pizza Courier' - Converting the Supermodel 1/72 kit to S.M. 81T
Peter Ibes rebuilds the old Supermodel kit to a rare variant of this classic
Italian trimotor.
Focke-Wulf
Ta 152 C-1 - Converting Dragon's 1/48 Ta 152H Using Fusion Models Resin Set
Ricardo Dacoba's new conversion project.
DFS
Kranich - Building Czech Master Resin 1/72 kit
Another adventure in resin by
Mark Davies, an unusual and elegant subject.
Weathering
Fun - Tamiya 1/48 Bristol Beaufighter
An Australian Beaufighter built at leisurely pace by
Frank Spahr.
Model
Duplication
A little photo-quiz on the subject of 1/48 P-47 Thunderbolts. By
Rafi Ben-Shahar.
Camouflage
& Markings: Ernest Fiebelkorn - The Buster of Walter Nowotny
American Ace and his P-51D in profile, researched and drawn by Tomasz
Gronczewski.
Photo
Album: Aircraft and Colours of the South African Air Force
Aircraft, camouflage and markings captured on film by Phillip Evans.
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June 2006
Kriegsmarine's
Handsome Battlecruiser - Detailing Heller's 1/400 Gneisenau (Part 1:
Construction)
Ulf Lundberg reveals construction details of his award-winning model.
Kriegsmarine's
Handsome Battlecruiser - Detailing Heller's 1/400 Gneisenau (Part 2: Painting)
Ulf Lundberg's detailed account of the Gneisenau project continues with painting
and weathering techniques.
Scale
Steam Locomotives
Rafi Ben-Shahar's big and small steam engines.
Tailless
and Canard Experimental Aircraft of the RAF
A lot of scratchbuilding went into this series of models by Raul Hrubisko.
Camouflage
& Markings: Night-fighting Spitfires
Rick Kent's story about the short night-fighting episode in Spitfire's
operational history.
Naval
Vampire - de Havilland Sea Vampire T.22 from Czech Master Resin 1/72
Mark Davies shares his experience with this resin kit.
Photo
Album: Scharnhorst & Gneisenau
A collection of photographs from the operational life of Kriegsmarine's twin
battlecruisers.
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May 2006
Backdated
Birdcage - Trumpeter F4U-1 Corsair
Damian Murphy backdates Trumpeter's big F4U to a birdcage Corsair in this
impressive superdetailing project.
Camouflage
& Markings - Early Armed Reconnaissance Spitfires
Rick Kent's illustrated story about colourful beginnings of RAF
photo-reconnaissance units
Emil
Goes to Spain - Tamiya's 1/72 Messerschmitt Bf 109E is an Easy Build
Martin Waligorski's "weekend build" - finished to competition standards!
Turning
a Sow’s Ear Into a Silk Purse - Upgrading Revell-Matchbox' Ancient 1/72 Fiat
CR42
Peter Ibes makes something beautiful out of old Matchbox kit.
Bf
109E - Then and Now
Rafi Ben-Shahar shares his thoughts on modelling technology -then and now.
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April 2006
Special April update: IPMS Open 2006
IPMS Open 2006
Photo Gallery
Complete photo report from this year's national competition of IPMS Sweden. By
Martin Waligorski and Magnus Fridsell.
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March 2006
A
Step Further - Superdetailing Revell's Big Heinkel He 177
An already excellent kit taken to the new heights of detail accuracy. By Ricardo Dacoba.
Modellers'
Guide to Thor-Able Star and Delta
Development history of the rocket that launched telecom and an irony of the Cold
War.
By
Barry Davidoff and Tomas Kladiva.
Modelling
the Thor Able Star
New Ware's 1/144 resin kit of the Thor Able Star space rocket built by Tomas Kladiva,
described by Barry Davidoff.
SMS
Zähringen - Building HP Models Waterline Resin Kit in 1/700 Scale
Imperial German warship of the pre-dreadnought era modelled
by Frank Spahr.
Tech
Tips: The Learning Modeller's Manifesto - Repetition is a Key to Your
Development
Rafi Ben-Shahar's simple set of rules aimed at those willing to improve their
skills.
The
Swedish "Dunderbult" - An almost forgotten story about P-47 Thunderbolt in SwAF
service
One of the unknown stories from the annals of the Swedish Air Force described
by Björn Goldman.
Editor's
Picks - March
Editor's entirely subjective selection of favourite models from his photo vault. By
Martin Waligorski.
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February 2006
Trumpeter's
1/35 SA-2 Carrier and Launcher
Trumpeter's somehat-overlooked but excellent kit presented by Rafi Ben-Shahar.
Tech
Tips: Aircraft In a Day: How to Actually Finish a Model in 24 Hours (Part 1 -
Construction)
Frustrated about the slow progress of their modelling projects? Read this. By
Kuba Plewka.
Tech
Tips: Aircraft In a Day: How to Actually Finish a Model in 24 Hours (Part 2 -
Painting)
Frustrated about the slow progress of their modelling projects? Read this. By
Kuba Plewka.
Tech
Tips: Aircraft In a Day: How to Actually Finish a Model in 24 Hours (Part 3 -
Finishing)
Frustrated about the slow progress of their modelling projects? Read this. By
Kuba Plewka.
Ordinary
For a Change - Small scale aircraft straight from the box: Tamiya 1/72
Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9
Another approach to "quick" 1/72 modelling project presented by Anders Isaksson.
Camouflage
& Markings: Lance Wade - Desert Spitfire Ace
The famous CO of no. 145 RAF Squadron and his aircraft described by Tomasz
Gronczewski.
Editor's
Picks - February
Editor's entirely subjective selection of favourite models from his photo vault. By
Martin Waligorski.
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January 2006
Passion
for Mosquitoes
Seventeen models of the de Havilland Mosquito show the entire development
history of the type. By Raúl Hrubisko.
Tech
Tips - Finding a Perfect Match (With FS Color Server)
A tutorial to Federal Standard FS 595b, our own online counterpart and their use
in modelling. By Martin Waligorski.
Tin
Triangle - Superdetailing Airfix 1/72 Avro Vulcan
Even a derelict partially-built old Airfix kit can be turned into a
show-stopper. Jan Forsgren demonstrates how.
To
Weather or Not - Finishing Revell 1/72 Type VIIc U-Boot
Rafi Ben-Shahar tries to weigh pros and cons with extensive weathering - through
practical exercise involving two Revell Type VIIc U-Boats!
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