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FineScale Modeler, 1 Sep 2026

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Whether you build aircraft, armor, ships, sci-fi, cars, or figures, FineScale Modeler provides the how-to information you need to take your modeling to the next level. In each issue you'll find clear, how-to features on model assembly and finishing, reviews of the hottest model kits and products, tips and techniques for assembling, painting, and finishing, and inspiring photos of readers' models.

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ArticleON THE COVER

Star Trek: Picard star­ship designer Bill Krause blue­prin­ted, scratch­built, and lighted his 1/350 scale USS Excalibur. See more of his Star­fleet port­fo­lio on Page 20.

ON THE COVER

ArticleFreak out!

An easy kit­bash of a Moebius Mod­els 1/25 scale kit You’ve heard the old adage, “What was once old is new again.” We’ve seen this play out time and again in the auto­mot­ive world. Look no fur­ther than the “tra­di­tional hot rod” move­ment wherein...

Freak out!

ArticleThun­der­struck

3D-prin­ted parts and care­ful paint­ing improve an A-10C Thun­der­bolt II he A-10 Thun­der­bolt II has had a long and illus­tri­ous career, offi­cially enter­ing ser­vice in 1977 and con­tinu­ing to fly mis­sions to this day. Nick­named the “Warthog”...

Thun­der­struck

ArticleNo other options

Scratch-bash­ing the single Aus­tralian SAS "Moth­er­ship"

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ArticleA clearly dif­fer­ent approach

Tips and tech­niques for build­ing mod­els with trans­par­ent bod­ies Mono­gram Mod­els, in 1969, issued an impress­ive 1/24 scale kit called the Bell UH-1B Phantom Huey Chop­per that included a full interior, clear body parts and elec­tric motor that...

A clearly dif­fer­ent approach

ArticlePort­fo­lio: Bill Krause

Build­ing mod­els as a kid star­ted a jour­ney to the stars Retired from his job as the owner of a video pro­duc­tion com­pany, Bill Krause now finds his pas­sion for mod­el­ing and around 50 years in the hobby allow him to be a pro­fes­sional cus­tom...

Port­fo­lio: Bill Krause