December 1998
JAS 39 Gripen - 10th Anniversary of first flight
Fredrik Zetterberg looks back at the 10-years long
history of Sweden's newest combat aircraf. Accompanied with a set of beautiful photos
courtesy of SAAB themselves!
Camouflage and Markings:
Focke-Wulf Fw 190
Rick Kent's series of camouflage aricles continues with
this coverage of the famous 'Butcher Bird'.
Louis de Never
Janne Nilsson's coverage of the battle of Crezy continues...
Fallschirmjäger
The Cassino defender. Another figure by Janne Nilsson.
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November 1998
Camouflage and Markings of Bristol Beaufighter - Part 1
Rick Kent's comprehensive coverage of the marks and
camouflage of this famous British twin. This part one covers earlier versions of the
aircraft up to Mk. VI.
Camouflage and Markings of Bristol Beaufighter - Part 2
Part two of Rick Kent's comprehensive feature on
Beaufighter's camouflage covers later marks of the aircraft.
Guinevere
Janne Nilsson takes you back to the 15th century again, this
time a bit less seriously...
Bristol Beaufighter in Kit Form
Martin Waligorski takes a quick look at the modeller's
options to build a Beaufighter model.
Building a Norwegian Beaufighter
...Finally, Nils Mathisrud reports his impressions from
building Hasegawa Beaufighter kit in 1/72nd scale.
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October 1998
Camouflage and Markings of Hawker Hunter
Find an attractive camouflage scheme for that new
Revell Hunter kit. Rick Kent presents an array of color profiles, covering many versions
of this classic British jet.
Modelling Tamiya's Panzer III L
Janne Nilsson's does justice to the excellent Tamiya
kit by putting this German tank in the middle of the Russian steppe.
Mig-29 Fulcrum in Detail
A detailed walkaround of this modern, yet classic, Russian
fighter - now even in service with the unified Luftwaffe. Pictures by Stephan
Voellings, text by Martin Waligorski
Backdating Heller's SAAB Safir to SAAB 201
Experimental Aircraft
Anders Nowotny goes into the esoteric by applying
vaccum-formed conversion kit to Heller's SAAB Safir. The result is... an aircraft you
probably haven't heard of.
Swiss Mercenary
Janne Nilsson takes you back to the 15th century with this
award-winning vignette.
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September 1998
Converting Heller's SAAB J21A to J21R
Mike Scalingi shares his experiences from an advanced
conversion project, and shows what can be achieved starting from a basic
kit.
Pro Modeller, Amateur Toolmaker
Martin Waligorski takes a critical look at Revell/ProModeler's 1/72 kit of Spitfire Mk. V.
Building a Large-Scale S31 Spitfire
Mike Scalingi shows an alternative way to build a
Swedish S31 Spitfire, describing his award-winning model in 1/32nd scale.
F4U-4
Corsair Diorama
Janne Nilsson's worthy finish to his F4U-4 Corsair project.
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August 1998
Spitfire PR Mk XIX in detail
A comprehensive walkaround of the ultimate
recconaissance Spitfire. By Joachim Smith.
Modelling the Spitfire PR Mk XIX
A detailed survey of your options to build a model of PR
Mk XIX, any scale. By Joachim Smith
Tigers@IAT
Fredrik Zetterberg shares a part of his photo collection
from IAT, covering interesting 'Tiger' camouflages.
IPMS Open 98 Report -Part 2
Magnus Fridsell and Martin Waligorski conclude their
photographic report from this year's largest modelling contest in Sweden.
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June 1998
IPMS Open 98 Report -Part 1
Photographic report from Sweden's major modelling competition. By Magnus Fridsell and Martin Waligorski.
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May 1998
A Story about LOU IV
A serious attempt is made to resolve a well-known P-51 Mustang
camouflage puzzle. A teamwork made on rec.models.scale
World War II Colors - in Color
A handful of true color photographs from the period of
WW2, researched and described. Group work of many dedicated souls, now updated
again.
Scaling the Spitfire - My
Misadventures in 1/24th Scale-Land
Jeff Warshaw of IPMS Orange County gives Airfix 1/24
Spitfire kit a try.
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April 1998
SAAB 37 Viggen in detail
The complete walkaround of the mighty Swedish jet. By
Martin Waligorski.
Seversky P-35 in detail
A detailed walkaround, just in time for you to build
the new MPM kit. By Martin Waligorski.
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January 1998
Avro Lancaster in detail
Martin Waligorski takes a close look at the RAF's best
bomber ever.
Supermarine Walrus in detail
The 'Shagbat' scrutinized. By Martin Waligorski.
German WW I pilot
Janne Nilsson builds a simple but effective scene.
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