Issue 110 contents are as follows:

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

Aircraft Kit Preview
Tamiya 1:32 F-16CJ Block 50 (page 6)
A quick preview of the new Tamiya F-16 with the building commencing in issue 111.

Naval Kit Review
Tamiya 1:700 USS Missouri by Ian Ruscoe (pages 8-12)
This article details the building of the Tamiya kit with descriptive text and photos of the finished kit.

AFV Superdetail Feature
Counting Rivets
Dragon/VM 1:35 Valentine Mk III by Marc Day (pages 14-20)
Part two of this article deals with the painting and weathering of the model with text describing the whole process.

AFV Conversion
Legend 1:35 1973 IDF Centurion Conversion by John Murphy (pages 24-30)
John builds this 1973 Israeli Centurion using the Tamiya kit with the Legends conversion set and Friulmodel track for a very attractive model. There are many in-progress shots showing the conversion work as well as the painting process and shots of the finished model with descriptive text and a few reference photos of the real vehicle thrown in for a comprehensive article.

AFV Kit Review & Diorama
Tamiya 1:35 JGSDF Light Armoured Vehicle by Marcus Nichols (pages 32-39)
Marcus builds the neat little JGSDF LAV Tamiya kit with the addition of some etched brass with the usual extensive photo coverage of the model during and after construction as well as some shots of the small scenic base during construction and descriptive text explaining what's happening in the photos.

Aircraft Kit Review
Eduard 1:48 Mirage IIICJ Israeli Air Force by Marcus Nichols (pages 40-45)
Marcus has been busy with this build of the Eduard Mirage IIICJ with the usual in-progress shots of the building and painting as well as of the finished model and descriptive text.

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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