December 1999
 Vintage Stuff
Frank Spahr celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Monogram
Typhoon kit.
Willys Jeep
Janne Nilsson gets the most from an out-of-the-box project.
Camouflage and Markings of North American P-51
Mustang (Part 1)
Rick Kent presents some of the colorful paint schemes of the
P-51 Mustang in the U.S. service. This part one covers 5th, 8th, 9th and 10th Air Forces.
Camouflage and Markings of North American P-51
Mustang (Part 2)
Part two of Rick Kent's Mustang profile collection covers
14th, 15th and 20th US Air Forces.
1970 Gulf Porsche 917
Göran Kindlund builds a fully-detailed replica of a 1970
Porsche racer
Battle Addendum
Ragnar J. Ragnarsson tells a full story about Fairey Battle
bomber preserved in RAF Hendon Museum, and provides detailed notes about it's camouflage.
Arne (the Model Builder) no. 5
Mats Hammar's comic series featuring Modellbyggar-Arne (Arne
The Model Builder). 
Nilssons dagbok: Oktober
Modelbyggarens liv dag för dag. Autentisk dagbok av Janne
Nilsson.
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November 1999
Ford Goes Racing
Göran Kindlund reconstructs a 1964 Ford Falcon Futura Sprint
using an old AMT kit.
North American P-51A Mustang in Detail
A walkaround of the Allison-powered Mustang. By Martin
Waligorski.
Modeller's Guide to Early P-51 Mustang Variants
Joe Baugher describes all Allison-powered versions of this
classic fighter.
Camouflage and Markings of No. 74 Sqn RAF (Part 1)
Rick Kent presents an illustrated history of the famous RAF
Tiger Squadron. Part One covers the propeller era from 1917 to 1945.
Camouflage and Markings of No. 74 Sqn RAF (Part 2)
Part two of Rick Kent's illustrated history of his RAF unit
covers the jet age from 1945 until today.
Tech Tips: Scribing Panel Lines
Everything you ever wanted to know about scribing and
re-scribing panel lines, described by Charles Metz.
Löwe aus der Mittelnach
Janne Nilsson models his favourite Swedish king.
Arne (the Model Builder) no. 4
Mats Hammar's comic series featuring Modellbyggar-Arne (Arne
The Model Builder).
Nilssons dagbok: September
Modelbyggarens liv dag för dag. Autentisk dagbok av Janne
Nilsson.
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October 1999
Regroup! Normandy 1944
Mats Hammar's action-packed diorama described.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10 in Detail
Bf 109 in reprise: this time a detailed look on one of
the the final versions of this immortal modelling subject.
Camouflage and Markings of Gloster Gladiator -
Part 1
This month's selection fo color profiles is devoted to
Britain's last biplane fighter. This part one covers the pre-war period.
Camouflage and Markings of Gloster Gladiator -
Part 2
Part two of Rick Kent's comprehensive feature on
Gloster Gladiator covers wartime camouflage schemes.
Tech Tips: Masking Canopies
In this new series devoted to modelling techniques, Frank
Spahr describes different ways of painting canopy frames on aircraft models.
1965 Renault R8 Gordini
1965 Renault Gordini is next in Göran Kindlund's collection
of vintage Monte Carlo rally cars.
Airfix Wallace and Gromit Kits
Magnus Fridsell attempts to build these newest Airfix kits.
Arne (the Model Builder) no. 3
Mats Hammar's comic series featuring Modellbyggar-Arne (Arne
The Model Builder). |
September
1999
Cheap, Yet Not Awful
Evolutionary modelling with minimal-price kits. By Frank Spahr.
Curtiss P-40E in Detail
A detailed look at the Curtiss classic fighter preserved in
New Zealand.
Modeller's Guide to Curtiss P-40 Variants
A quick reference to all versions of this aircraft.
Tech Tips: Painting Stripes
In the first article of the new series devoted to modelling techniques, Martin Waligorski describes an effective way of painting multicolor stripes on
aircraft models.
U-boot Type XXI (With Interior)
The excellent cutaway model of an ultimate German U-boat.
Built by André Kristoffersen.
V-22 Osprey
The V-22 Osprey prototype modelled by Björn Ringholm.
Seeing is Believing: LOU IV Addendum
One more look at "blue" P-51s and some comments
about military camouflage in general.
Arne (the Model Builder) no. 2
Mats Hammar's comic series featuring Modellbyggar-Arne (Arne
The Model Builder).
Nilssons dagbok: Augusti
Modelbyggarens liv dag för dag. Autentisk dagbok av Janne
Nilsson.
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August 1999
Urban Fredriksson's Color Reference Charts - Part II
Part II of these classic modeller's color charts covers model
paint references and conversions.
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash in Detail
In his last walkaround from Hermeskeil aircraft museum Frank
Spahr presents the Republic RF-84F Thunderflash.
Chevy Impala, Resoration Object
Göran Kindlund explains the weathering techniques used to
convert the 1958 Impala into... ehm, a restoration object.
Stripped-down Stork
André Kristoffersen's model of a "naked" Fieseler
Fi-156 Storch.
IPMS Open 1999 Report
All class winners (well, almost) of this years' Swedish
national competition.
Arne (the Model Builder) no. 1
Mats Hammar's comic series featuring Modellbyggar-Arne (Arne
The Model Builder). |
July 1999
Fw 190 Inside Out
Martin Waligorski's detailed account from building Revell's
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8
North American F-100 Super Sabre in Detail
Frank Spahr continues his photographic essay about Hermeskeil
aircraft museum. The subject of this mont's fetaure is the mighty F-100 Super
Sabre.
Normandie 1944
Carl-Johan Gunnarsson's award-winning vignette features a
British WASP Mk. II Carrier
Porsche 911S
Göran Kindlund turns the Fujimi Prosche 911 into a Monte
Carlo winner.
Drakens are Forever (Continued)
The famous J35J Johan Blå modelled by Claes Wahlund.
Mustang? Hmm...
Anders Svennevik discovers the pros and cons of the new Revell
1/72 Mustang kit. |
June 1999
The Building of Zero
Mark Wlodarczyk reveals his advanced model building techniques. His award-winning model of the famous Japanese Navy fighter is a subject of
this essay.
Lightnings, and Other Things
Part one of Frank Spahr's photographic essay about Europe's
largest private aircraft museum features a detailed walkaround of English Electric
Lightning.
1966 Ford Fairlane 500
Göran Kindlund shows how to convert AMT's 1966 Fairlane 390
int a somewhat simpler model 500.
Drakens are Forever
Once more a farewell to Drakens in Swedish Air Force Service.
Mats Lindegren's 1/72 model from the Hasegawa kit.
US Navy X-Fighters
A couple of not-so-succesful aircraft modelled by Bo Genvad.
From the X Files of US Navy...
Out-of-the-Box!
A proof that there is room for years of improvement of one's
skills without having to buy a single detail set! |
May 1999
Gloster Gladiator in Detail
A closer look at Britain's last biplane fighter. By Magnus
Fridsell and Martin Waligorski.
Panzergrenadier
A lone soldier in the wrong place at the wrong time. By Janne
Nilsson. |
March 1999
Urban Fredriksson's Color Reference Charts - Part I
The classic modeller's color charts in new, revised edition!
Part one covers authentic air force colors and FS color matching table.
Building Tamiya's Jaguar Mk. II
Martin Waligorski's first car model project, an enjoyable experience...
Modelling Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Frank)
Frank Spahr improves an old Tamiya kit.
The Last Draken
Andres Nowotny's model of the last SAAB J-35 Draken
IPMS Stockholm's Showcase (March)
A selection of excellent models built by members of IPMS
Stockholm. By Peter Alsterberg and Martin Waligorski. |
February 1999
Legacy of the White Rose
Jeff Warshaw builds Accurate Miniatures 1/48th Yakovlev
Yak-1 to represent a fighter flown by famous Russian woman Lilya Litvyak.
Horten IX (Gotha Go 229) in detail
A unique photgraphic survey of Luftwaffe's one and only flying
wing fighter. By Martin Waligorski.
Shelf Space
Workbench review of the Fujimi Supermarine Spitfire
Mark XIVc (and V-1 Flying Bomb). By Jeff Warshaw.
Trängsoldat
Another vignette by Janne Nilsson.
IPMS Stockholm's Showcase (February)
A selection of excellent models built by members of IPMS
Stockholm. By Peter Alsterberg and Martin Waligorski.
Modellbygge från en ny vinkel
Joachim Smith har aldrig haft så roligt med
modellbygge som på fredagkvällarna. Läs varför i denna artikel.
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January 1999
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt in detail
A detailed walkaround of the massive american fighter.
By Magnus Fridsell and Martin Waligorski.
Building the Fw 190 prototype
The first-ever Butcher Bird. Magnus Fridsell describes how he
coped with MPM's short-run kit to re-create the first prototype of the famous Luftwaffe
fighter.
Modelling Tamiya's F-84G Thunderjet
Nils Mathisrud takes the new Tamiya kit through it's paces.
Chef
d'Escadron
A moment of reflection at Borodino, 1812. Created by Janne
NIlsson from a 54mm Wolf figure. |
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