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Big Ugly Fat Fellow
LONG LIVE “BUFF”
1/144 USAF B-52H
20th BS “Buccaneers”
(12622)
Affectionately referred to as “Buff” (Big Ugly Fat Fellow) the B-52, was introduced in the
50’s, and might be the first aircraft to stay in service for nearly a century. Today’s B-52H
models, delivered in the 1960’s, are expected to operate, with upgrades, through 2050.
A long-range bomber, the B-52H can fly at altitudes of 50,000 ft, has a range of 8800
miles without refueling and can carry nuclear or precision-guided, conventional
weapons. Its 159 ft. length and 185 ft. wingspan create an imposing silhouette.
Academy ‘s Passion for Precision captures the impressive contours,
and the striking details of the B-52H (12622).
• 242 precision parts
• Build landing gear and bomb
bay doors open or closed
• Cockpit features detailed pilot
and co-pilot seats plus realistic
instrument panel
• A wide array of weapons: GBU-
38-20 pcs, GBU-31- 12 pcs and
M117 bombs-48 pcs.
• Accurate nacelles and fan
blades on the eight engines
• Realistic wingtip fuel tanks
• Excellent detailing on nose
section and fuselage
• Accurate decals. Mask for
canopy included
CONTENTS
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FEATURES
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Go big with small details
Improve ICM’s dainty 1/72 scale
I-153 biplane
CHUCK DAVIS
KIT REVIEWS
18
Build a better
Barbarossa StuG
Aftermarket additions adorn this
assault gun
BILL PLUNK
12
54
Italeri Tornado GR4
55
Polar Lights
Star Trek
Galileo
shuttle
26
Perfecting Luftwaffe camo
Soft edges and fine mottling for
an Eastern Front Bf 110
AARON SKINNER
IN EVERY ISSUE
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Editor’s Page
34
Improving Trumpeter’s
KV-1 Ekranami
Simple fixes make a more accurate
Soviet heavy tank
CRISTOBAL VERGARA
18
6
Scale Talk/Q&A
8
New Products
40
Reader Gallery
57
Advertiser Index
58
Classified Marketplace
42
Babylon 5
Starfury
Get ready for launch with easy
wiring and LEDs
JIM JAMES
48
Wild stallion
Upgrade a Ford Bronco with
aftermarket resin parts
MARCOS CRUZ
48
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EDITOR’S PAGE
By Aaron Skinner
Barbarossa 80 years on
O
n June 22, 1941, mil-
special coverage begins with
lions of German sol-
Chuck Davis’ superb work
diers, supported by
dressing up ICM’s 1/72 scale
thousands of tanks, artillery
Polikarpov I-153 biplane
pieces, and aircraft as well as
fighter. Representing German
troops from other Axis nations, ground forces, we have a StuG
crossed the Soviet frontier in
III finished as one of the initial
one of the largest land cam-
production variants sent to the
paigns in history. The invasion
front for the invasion detailed
of the Soviet Union by
by longtime
FSM
author Bill
Germany opened the massive
Plunk. Facing off with it,
Eastern Front that would
Cristobal Vergara sharpens
involve millions of people and
Trumpeter’s 1/35 scale up-
prove a turning point in
armored KV-1 with sim-
the war.
ple fixes and a few
BARO
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The speed and size
aftermarket parts.
of the attack along a
Finally, I built the
1,800-mile front
Eduard Bf 110 you see
PE
CIA
quickly overwhelmed
on the cover in an effort
the Soviet defenders,
to develop a foolproof
pushing them back hundreds of method of airbrushing
miles. Despite the fall mud, the Luftwaffe mottling. It’s a chal-
invaders laid siege to Leningrad lenging camouflage that looks
in the north, took Kyiv in the
great when everything works.
south, and fought into the sub-
But WWII is not the only
urbs of Moscow in the center.
thing on the menu in this issue.
But the attack did not break the Marcos Cruz hits the aftermar-
Soviet government, and the
ket to turn Revell’s 1/25 scale
arrival of winter all but stopped Ford Bronco into a one-of-a-
the assault. Soviet counterat-
kind off-road adventurer. And
tacks ended the invasion and
Jim James lights up the pages
war on the Eastern Front
with his terrific Starfury fighter
moved into a new phase.
from one of my favorite sci-fi
To mark this moment in
TV shows,
Babylon 5.
World War II, we’ve collected
Don’t forget to check out all
four projects — two German
the new stuff at FineScale.com,
and two Soviet — about vehi-
and happy modeling!
cles employed during the first
six months of the invasion. The
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