Issue 108 contents are as follows:

Newsdesk (page 4-5)
This section has news of Industry events, and breaking news on new releases.

AFV Conversion Feature
Formations M4A1 and M4A2 Conversion Sets by John Murphy (pages 8-15)
This article describes the building of the excellent Formations conversion sets for the M4A1 and M4A2 Shermans with detailed photos of the models during construction accompanied by descriptive text and pohotos of the finished models.

Ship Review
King of the Sea by Ian Rusco (pages 20-23)
The ICM Keonig battleship is detailed using the White Ensign Models detail set with descriptive text and photos of the finished model set in a seascape base.

Airbrush & Equipment Feature (pages 24-25)
A detailed look at the Iwata Hi-Line HP-CH airbrush with a description of the airbrush and photos of the various parts that should prove useful for those looking to buy a good airbrush. I can personally attest to the quality of Iwata airbrushes as I have used two for many years of trouble free airbrushing.

Full-size Reference
Team Classic Lotus 79 by Jean Pierre Bastien (pages 26-28)
Following on from the review of the Studio 27 kit in Issue 103 comes this collection of detailed photos of the real thing for those building the kit.

Aircraft Kit Review
Nuts about 'Bolts! by Marcus Nichols (pages 30-37)
Marcus builds the latest two 1/72 P-47 kits from Tamiya with the Razorback (kit 60769) and bubbletop (kit 60770) with detailed text and photos of the models during construction and of the finished models.

Racing Motorcycle Kit Review
Weapons of Mass Victories by Eric Evain (pages 38-45)
A detailed construction article on the Tamiya 1/12 Honda RC211V finished in the lvery of Sete Gibernau and Max Biaggi with many photos of the models during construction and detailed text along with photos of the finished models.

RC Tank Review - Action Shots
Tamiya 1/16 Leopard 2A6 (pages 48-49)
Following the construction review of the Tamiya kit in the last issue comes these action photos of the model going through its paces on open ground.

Book Reviews (pages 50-51)
The usual run down on new books for the modeller with brief reviews and cover photos of the books featured.

New Releases (pages 52-57)
This section features new Kits and Accessories with a brief description of the item listed plus photos of the accessory kit contents and is one of the most useful sections of the magazine keeping you informed on what's new. The items listed cover the same themes as the magazine with Military and Civilian vehicles plus Aircraft and figures as well as tools and decals.

Postbag (page 58-59)
Some reader letters and feedback.

Last Word (page 66)
Gives a brief rundown on the next issues contents and any late breaking news.

The issue continues the excellent trend of this magazine and one thing not mentioned above is that intermingled with the reviews and articles are the pages of vendor adverts, these are well worth looking through for info on new releases and where to get them.

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