Scale Auto magazine will inspire and teach you to build better models of your favorite muscle cars, stock cars, street roads and more! Every issue is packed with full-color photos of readers’ models, product news, kit reviews, how-to tips, and instruction to help you enjoy this exciting hobby.
Turning the Big 4-0! • FORTY YEARS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE MUCH to some of us Boomers, but it’s enough time for things to have changed a bit. Some may argue not for the better; I’m certainly not getting any taller or thinner!
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SHOP TALK
WHAT’S ON YOUR BENCH?
NEW PRODUCTS
TIPS & TECH
GRILLE WASHES: JOHN’S RESULTS
TIP OF THE MONTH
FLAT-OUT AT 188 MPH
THE HUGGER • Stretching a 1979 Chevrolet Camaro well beyond stock
Build 2 ICONS • Revell-Monogram’s Jeep CJ-7, a rare bright spot among late-’70s kits
A FEW THOUGHTS AFTER THE BUILDS
CLASS ACT • Converting a 1978 Chevrolet Corvette into a proper ’79
PISTON-LESS • Perfecting a 1979 Mazda RX-7: inside, outside, and under the hood
YOUR MOST WANTED KITS • THE VOTES ARE IN
HERE ARE YOUR VOTES
NNL WEST
IN THE RING • Tamiya's Subaru BRZ Street-custom packs a punch
KIT REVIEWS
Scratchbuilding • Two Fords = one Jaguar SS100
MPC’s TOYOTA SUPRA • Second-gen Supra model was the epitome of fine kit design
Covering the bases (our early firsts)!