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05/31/2023

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FineScale Modeler unboxes new kits from Takom and HobbyBoss, stripping chrome (revisited!), and footage from Roscoe Turner

In this episode of FineScale Modeler Weekly, FineScale Modeler looks inside kits and products from Takom, HobbyBoss, Revell, Casemate, and ICM, investigates viewer suggestions for chemicals that strip chrome from plastic parts, and wraps up the episode with footage from Roscoe Turner Indianapolis Invitational!

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Don’t stop now! There’s more fun where this came from!

10th annual Stark Scale Modelers contest photo gallery

Photos from the Stark Scale Modelers model show and contest

Saturday, April 15, 2023, the Stark Scale Modelers Club held its 10th annual contest at the Tuslaw Middle School in Massillon, Ohio. A fundraiser for the Tuslaw boys’ basketball program, this year’s theme was Chevy S-10/C-10 pickups, and the contest hosted 42 entrants who displayed 214 models. There was also a special category commemorating the Corvette’s 70th anniversary. Let’s have a look at some of the models!

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Keep going to see some cool car kits!

New model kit reviews

Read our review of the AMT 1/25 scale 1965 Pontiac GTO Hardtop ‘Craftsman Plus’ plastic model kit

Do not miss any of the exclusive Workbench Reviews, including this review of the AMT 1/25 scale 1965 Pontiac GTO Hardtop ‘Craftsman Plus’. Round 2 captures the magic with this new Craftsman Plus kit.

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And make sure you don’t miss these reviews while you’re there:

AMT 1/25 scale 1953 Ford pickup “Modified Stocker Hauler” Gulf

If you like these cars, you might like the how-to in the next section! Keep reading!

Model an open-top hot rod with real wood bows

Add wood bows to your pre-WWII hot rod with these simple steps

Adding real wood bows to the open tops of your traditional hot rod and other applicable pre-World War II models is a surprisingly easy modification. It also allows you to better showcase your model car’s interior detailing efforts. Here’s how you do it.

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Model major fire damage

In the April 2023 FineScale Modeler DLC, you’ll find all sorts of exciting stories:

Ilya Yut models a torched Egyptian T-34
Fix fit and molding issues on an older AFV kit
Philip Gore dresses up a simple but attractive base for a model
And so much more!

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Step-by-step groundwork

This issue brings amazing models, with stories and how-to articles like:

Tackle Tarangus' short-run Tunnan basically out of the box
Claude Thibodeau kitbashes and scratchbuilds parts to make a unique 1/25 scale Funny Car
Kathy Millatt adds motion to a diorama with simple elements
More about Stathis Mamais’s BAMM-winning model
Ivan Momcilovic uses clever painting, weathering, and groundwork to put a self-propelled gun in Hungary
And much more!

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