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38J3 May/June Cover
  • Shane's Deuce! - A Revell 32' Roadster, by Shane Moore
  • Strange New Worlds - The Fantastic Plastics SS. Botany Bay, by Tim Nelson
  • XB-58A - Convair's Hustler Prototype, by Craig Brown
  • Saturn V - Apollo 17 Deconstructed, by David Carlton
  • The Rescue - Building My First Gundam Diorama, by Minh Thai
  • How the IPMS/USA Journal Gets Madeby Bob Lomassaro & Ro Annis
  • Heidi Is Not Amused! - A Panzer Training Crew Mishap, by Bruce MacRae
  • Fort Wayne - Prepair Your Models For Battle!, by Phil Perry & Dick Engar

New Reviews

  • by Frank Landrus

    September 1, 2026

    Originally founded in 1968, Squadron / Squadron Signal / MMD is back in business again after bankruptcy and are now based out of Ringgold, Georgia. Their web page was re-activated in January 2022...

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  • by Doug Hamilton

    September 1, 2026

    This figure kit is produced by Aerobonus and is designed to be used in conjunction with several Korean War aircraft subjects or as a stand-alone figure. It’s nicely cast in 1/32 scale from a...

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  • by Chris Martin

    August 31, 2026

    About the Author

    The following is taken from the jacket cover.

    Jean Paul Pallud was born in France in 1949 and studied physics at Grenoble University, graduating as a...

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  • by Allan Murrell

    August 30, 2026

    UMM-USA has provided four versions of their Wooden Epoxy Stands:

    • JH-S04 Wooden Epoxy Stand Durafix 12 & 180 Minutes
    • JH-S05 Wooden Epoxy Stand BSI 5 & 10 Minutes
    • ...
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  • by Frank Landrus

    August 30, 2026

    MMP was founded in 1996 by Roger Wallsgrove, to publish "Mushroom Model Magazine". This quarterly modelling magazine was developed from "Mushroom Monthly”, a club newsletter which ran from 1985 to...

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New Forum Posts

  • August 31, 2026
    With the IPMS forum closing on September 14, there is another military forum for model building that is pretty active. If you care to check it out it is www.usmilitariaforum.com
  • August 29, 2026
    Once again, I was able to finish three more ships this month. Fist up is the Pit Road 1/700 scale Liberty Ship AK-222 Livingston: Next is the Fujimi 1/700 scale JMSDF... more »
  • August 29, 2026
    Today I can show two more helicopters I finished this month. The first one is the Mach 2 1/72 scale SM-1/300 helicopter: It's rather crude, but it's the best I can do... more »
  • August 29, 2026
    HI ! Here another project I have done in ther past ,using the BANDAI kit that come with the JEEP. If you like to view more pics, Just follow this GOOGLE link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/... more »
  • August 27, 2026
    I'm getting close to completing the Young Frankenstein series with Inspector Kemp. He represents the Lionel Atwill character of Inspector Keoh. For YF, the Inspector is played by Kenneth Mars... more »
  • August 25, 2026
    I started this project with the intention of building the 1/48 Hobby Boss F8F-1 kit. But early in construction, I ruined the lower wings trying to install resin gear bays. I ended up pulling a Hobby... more »
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