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See what's included with the first ever 1/48 scale kit from Japanese kit maker, Zoukei-Mura, the J7W1 Shin Den.

Proving that he is at ease building difficult kits, Carmel Attard returns with a vac Handley-Page Hastings T.5

With 2013 coming to a close, it's time to take a look back at all the entrants to this past year's Model of the Month.

Borys Szczypka has sent us photos of his strikingly finished RNAS B.E.2c built from the Aeroclub kit.

Mike Taylor presents Hans von Hippel's Albatros D.V in 1/32 from the Wingnut Wings kit

Carmel Attard used the Airmodel Vac conversion on a derelict Airfix Dakota to make a US Navy C117.

George Tufnail makes his Aeroscale debut with a lovely CF-101 colourbird in the most difficult scheme possible.

November's Model of the Month is a conversion of the ancient Airfix B-29 using an almost as ancient Airmodel vacuform conversion kit. Carmel Attard treats us to old-school modelling.

Kostas returns with another of his miniature wonders.

Doug Nelson has built the Silver Wings Cr 42 straight from the box, without paint or filler to show how the kit goes together, and to detail the best way to approach the build.

Ryszard brings us another of his masterful builds.

December brings with it the difficult task of selecting Aeroscale's Model of the Year

Richard Tonge demonstrates how to make a simple but effective cutting board for masking tape.

The Kinetic EA-6B is presented in a strikingly different paint scheme.

In this episode of How To:, we learn how to make a homemade vacuforming box.

Walkaround pictures of the OH-6A Loach that graced the halls at the IPMS Nationals in Telford 2013.

Love_mohinh shares his Academy F-14 with us.

Lance Carroll gives us a master course in building the Wingnut Wings Bristol Fighter.

The new Kitty Hawk 1:48 MiG-25 is the first 1:48 tooling of this iconic Soviet aircraft since the Revell kit of the late 1970s. The kit has stirred up a lot of discussion around the modeling boards. Let's take a deeper look at this great new kit.

Andy Brazier has sent in pictures of the Me410A1/U2 Hornisse based at Cosford Museum, England.

Andy Brazier has taken a few pictures if the UH-1H Huey that was at the recent IPMS Nationals held in Telford.

Andy Brazier has sent in photos of the competion entries for the recent IPMS Scale Model World 2013 held at Telford England.

Borys Szczypka brings us photos of his immaculate WNW Albatros D.Va

October's Model of the Month was won by a very nice Pfalz D.IIIa in the colours of Max Holtzem.

Russel Anderson brings us a brief report on the Bays Mountain Scale Model Expo 2013

Karl Christensen had the opportunity to take some photos of a very thoroughly restored Avro Anson 1.

Karl Christensen had the opportunity to take some photos of a Fleet 16B Finch far away from its original home.

November's contest is open for entries

Paul Carswell puts aside his usual tanks to build a flying tank: Russia's Mi-24 Hind.

IPMS Vancouver held their annual Fall Show on Saturday October 12th.

Ryszard shares another of his masterful builds

Ryszard treats us to a masterful build of the HpH resin Il-28.

Matt Odon offers a tutorial on airbrush care and cleaning.

The winner of September's Model of the Month is Tamiya's impressive new 1/32 F4U Corsair.

The October Model of the Month contest is open for entries.

Joel gives the old Hasegawa Dauntless a working over.

Jim attended the 2013 IPMS "Thin Air" Nationals in Loveland, Colorado recently. These are some of the aircraft photos he took at the show. More than 500 in all of about 1500+ taken at the show.

Justin McCracken did some radical surgery and scratchbuilding to the Testors SR-71.

Delbert and his camera have a special treat for us: A nicely preserved P-40M Kittyhawk.

Artur Domański presents his recently finished 1:32 scale model of a N.A. B-25J Mitchell medium bomber.

Ivan Bouinatchov presents the winner of August's Model of the Month.

Joe Passaseo brings us this vignette of a weary Sunderland crew returning to their mooring after a flight.

The September Model of the Month contest is open for entries.

Ian presents one of the RCAF's colourful late war Mustangs.

Borys Szczypka has set us photos of Wingnut Wings' Albatros DVa finished in the colours of Wilhelm Güeke of Jasta 5.

Here we continue with the topic of the 2013 IPMS/USA National Convention, "The Thin-Air Nationals". It was held during August 14-17 this year at the J. Q. Hammons Conference Center in Loveland Colorado. Welcome to part 2.

Nearly a mile high above sea level there is a place in the clouds named Loveland, Colorado. The 2013 IPMS/USA National Convention, "The Thin-Air Nationals" was held during August 14-17 this year at the J. Q. Hammons Conference Center.

Presenting the winner of July's Model of the Month contest.

Vancouver filmmaker Ken Tsui made this short film featuring the ramblings of IPMS Vancouver past president Warwick Wright.

Luciano Satornetti describes the de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre (formerly the Mosquito Aircraft Museum) in Hertfordshire, England.