A great book on Building Model boats with some new ideas of how to use Styrofoam in the body of boats and ships. An easy way to build the model boat of your dreams with new ideas that will take a lot of guess work out of the drawing boat plans the old fashioned way so time to get started.

In this issue we have a very spooky '32 sedan by John Teresi, a large scale '32 roadster and Honda GP car by Ken Leslie, Nathan "Skip" Perrine shows us a cool gas station. Our ProMod chassis project continues, and we build a pair of flamed '56 Chevies, plus much, much more...

Building Scale Ferrari Models of Great Italian Sports Cars. Follow along as several Ferrari scale model cars are built and assembled. Learn tips and techniques to create your own plastic super cars from kits. Each Ferrari car is unique on it's own, with technology and engineering that would rival an F16. Building your own model of these great cars lets you peek inside and see just how sports cars were really made This book includes models such as: Hasegawa's 250TR, Revell's 599 GTO, Revell's Enzo, and Monogram's Miami Vice Testarossa. Each car is very different, and let's you see how these models can be great projects for you to build.

The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themselves, and ranging from the mid seventeenth century to the present day. As such they represent a three-dimensional archive of unique importance and authority. Treated as historical evidence, they offer more detail than even the best plans, and demonstrate exactly what the ships looked like in a way that even the finest marine painter could not achieve. This book is one of a series that takes a selection of the best models to tell the story of specific ship types - in this case, the various classes of warship that fought in the First World War, from dreadnoughts to coastal motor boats. It reproduces a large number of model photos, all in full color, and including many close-up and detail views. These are captioned in depth, but many are also annotated to focus attention on interesting or unusual features. Although pictorial in emphasis, the book weaves the pictures into an authoritative text, producing an unusual and attractive form of technical history.

Model kits of houses and buildings can be fun and a creative way to bring a story to life in a small setting. You can use them with any form of modeling. From dioramas, to cars that need a garage, to aircraft that need a hanger or tower. Buildings of some kind are an essential part of the modeling experience and hobby. They turn a stand alone model into something that tells a story. This book is useful for scenic train modeling, architectural modeling, diorama models, or just stand alone projects. If you've never built a building before, this book is a perfect way to get started on creating your own favorite diner or famous house. Best of all, it's fun

Been working hard to get the new "pictorial" issue done. Not really a contest coverage issue, but a scrapbook of how-tos and feature cars that didn't fit in the pages of Model Car Builder magazine. Highlights include Steve Hinson in our "Builder's Gallery," A how-to on sectioning, detailing a Revell 1/16th scale dragster, and my table top coverage of this year's model car contest from the Grand National Roadster Show and Pleasanton Goodguys show. Plus several more cool feature cars.

Toy collectors are like a group of fifth graders on a scavenger hunt... If you notice the expression on the faces of the guys as they walk around a train show or first enter a train store you'll see the excitement and anticipation of a great "find." I refer to them as fifth graders because that time of life impressed me as an age of innocence, when nothing else was on your mind but what you were searching for. Collectors all but revert to that time of life when they search for a new item for their train world. This wonderful feeling and sense of care free enthusiasm captures the essence of this book. It includes many stories related to these times of collecting enjoyment and also reminiscent of days gone by, and when all was good with the world and we were all just kids... Keep Searchin'

STYRENE STARS is a model car builders' dream volume. It features 21 of the worlds' best model car builders (and Doctor Cranky himself) telling us a little about themselves and their take on the hobby, and about their top ten favorite car model kits, along with photos of some of their built-up top ten kits. With over 130 full color pages containing more than 175 photos of models, there's plenty of eye candy to fuel and inspire your styrene addiction. This is a must-have volume for your collection LONG LIVE STYRENE

In this issue we have some very interesting feature cars from the web, from Roy's files, and from John Teresi Plus we have some interesting web tips, a how-to on working with resin, and much more...

Building scale models can be fun. This new printed book focuses on car kits. See how you can build a model kit, with ideas, pictures, and tips to help you along. Whether you are a beginner or long time modeler, there is something in this book for everyone. The book is in full color and a large format for your enjoyment. Inside are model projects such as: The Tamiya Can-Am McLaren Mk8d, Testors Mercury Comet, a Horizon resin 1980's Batmobile kit, and the AMT Grandpa Munster's Dragula.

Learn how to apply many different scratch building techniques, make complex 3D custom parts with simple techniques, recycle everyday objects for scratch building parts, make realistic rust effects & weathering, build light into your gas pump and how to use scale plans. The book includes on scale blueprints and on scale graphics in 1/24 and 1/16 scale Scratch building can be fun if you know how to do it. With this step by step tutorial including scale blueprints you can start easily with scratch building.

From the author of "Train Madness," Model Train Madness tells the story of the author's obsession with model trains. The book describes the author's early interest in model trains starting with the Lionel train sets he received as Christmas presents as a child. It continues with how this interest was renewed when he was a young man by visits to a HO scale model railroad in his neighbor's basement, to building his own model railroad, then building one for his three children and later expanding it to be part of his model railroad layout. The book then covers the evolution of his model railroad over time to become based on other real railroads. The planning, construction, research, operating sessions, prototypical operations, modeling of locomotives and freight cars, adding scenery, and even building an operating model of a Great Lakes Carferry are all described in this book. Many photographs of the model railroads described in the book are included. If you love model railroading or find it to be a hobby you would like to start doing, Model Train Madness was written for you. If you know someone who loves model trains, they would love to read this book of the adventures of another person with Model Train Madness.

Want to learn how to scratchbuild using brass and solder? Roger Lee shows us how. In a very indepth article Roger shows us how scratchbuild a ProMod chassis in brass Steve Hinson's Wild Coupe, Revell's '49 Mercury Woody is built, and we share tips on how to paint it We also show you Revells '50 Oldsmobile Custom, and how to do the panel paint job on it Plus more WEB TIPS