Issue 109 contents are as follows:

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

1:12 Collectors Models
Tamiya Enzo Ferrari, Ferrari F50 (pages 6-10)
This article has good photos of the 1:12 models in the finished "collectors" series showing the details inside and out.

Naval Vessel Kit Review
Italeri 1:35 LCM(3) Landing Craft by John Murphy (pages 12-17)
This in-depth article highlights the building of the excellent Italeri LCM(3) Landing Craft as a British LCM(3) with in-progress shots as well as many detail shots of the finished model and descriptive text for a very useful article for those building this kit.

AFV Superdetail Feature
Counting Rivets
Dragon/VM 1:35 Valentine Mk III by Marc Day (pages 20-25)
Describing this article as super detailing is rather an understatement as Marc adds an amazing amount of detail to the Dragon/VM kit to really bring it to life. There are many colour photos showing the details added for the exterior and text describing what is going on in the photos that will have you reaching for the punch an die, just how many rivets and bolts are there is the question.

Full size Reference-Weathering
Kabul Tank Graveyard by John Murphy (pages 26-31)
Useful reference photos of the Kabul tank graveyard with the remnants of the Soviet incursion into Afghanistan that will provide many detail and weathering tips for the modeller.

Aircraft Kit Review
Hasegawa 1:32 Messerschmitt Bf109K-4 by Marcus Nichols (pages 32-38)
Marcus builds the large scale Hasegawa kit with the inclusion of the MDC resin cockpit set with many photos of the model during and after construction for another nice build.

Racing Motorcycle Kit Review
Weapons of Mass Victories Part 2 by Eric Evain (pages 40-45)
Part two of this article on the Tamiya 1/12 Honda RC211V finished in the livery of Valentino Rossi and and Nicky Hayden with many photos of the finished models with text describing the building and painting processes.

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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