CONTENTS
ONLINE CONTENT CODE: FSM1811
November 2018 /// Vol 36 /// No 9
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FEATURES
KIT REVIEWS
16 Paint & Play
56 Kitty Hawk F-5E Tiger II
Light up Luke Skywalker RICH ERICKSON
58 Dora Wings P-63E Kingcobra
18 Airbrushing & Finishing Pre-shading a Whippet for action AARON SKINNER
59 Meng Merkava Mk.4M
20 Showcase: Pause at the front
60 Airfix Phantom FG.1
A show of humanity in the face of war JONAS DAHLBERG
22 Detailing a Fokker D. VII A little help for Roden’s 1/48 scale Fokker biplane JOSEPH MARRANCA
61 Wingnut Wings Junkers D.1
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62 Takom V-2 Meillerwagen and Hanomag SS100
28 Don't mess with a MEXAS Beeing up Takom’s 1/35 Leopard SEAN M. LYNCH
IN EVERY ISSUE
32 Warm up a Cold War jet Use color modulation to enhance shape and scale on a B-47 FAUSTO MUTO
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7 Scale Talk
34 Ship scratchbuilding tips
10 New Products
Tools and tips for making a destroyer ULF LUNDBERG
50 Reader Gallery
40 Show Gallery EagleQuest 2018
5 Editor’s Page
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64 Classified Marketplace
46 Rum-running A-20G Havoc 65 Hobby Shop Directory
How to add detail, unique markings FRANK CUDEN
65 Advertiser Index
53 Let’s talk tanks Just where is the bogie? ... and more RON PONIATOWSKI
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66 Final Details
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