Features

Robert Wilson, along with his wife Christine have been scratch building scale miniatures of merchant ships for a long time. Mr. Wilson was kind enough to share with us one of his amazing creations, the SS Kenya in 1/384 scale (32:1).

MSW crew-mate Augusto Martinez (rea00cy) shares his method of re-creating the look of an icy sea-scape, in this SBS (step-by-step) MSW feature!

Chas Young shows how he creates small palmtrees.

youngc (Chas Young) shares a resourceful method for making tropical foliage. This method mixes natural products and creativity to add plant life to your jungle settings.

MSW crew-mate Guido Hopp (tailor) shares a step-by-step method of creating a calm sea water base for your builds, in this MSW Feature!

MSW crew-mate Kym Knight (Rab) shares a treatise on his technique of converting full hull model kits to water-line style, in this step-by-step tutorial feature!

MSW crewmember Anthony Kochevar[AJKOCHEV] shares with us his technique for adding the LionRoar PE deck rails and turntables to a flight deck.

Dade W. Bell (Karybdis) gies us a step-by-step tutorial for making water using aluminum foil.

MSW crew-mate Carl Musselman (carlomaha) send us a step-by-step feature of his method of creating his super realistic water bases!

Crew-mate Peter Fulgoney shows us his step-by-step method of how he creates his amazing water bases in this MSW Feature!

Crew-mate Hory Aycardo gives us a step-by-step tutorial (his first submission) in weaving extended rope bumpers, in this MSW Feature!

MSW Associate Editor Frank Portela (Clanky44) gives us a "Photography 101" course with this MSW look at how to take better photos of your models!

Scott Taylor (RedComet) shares the first in a series of articles of modeling tips and techniques, Step-by-Step style, he has written and developed!

Steve's background in prop making comes to help all of us with a great feature on how to reproduce parts in resin.

Emotional, that is what you get when you see one of JBA's dioramas. Each viewers has a different emotion, but we all feel something when we see his dioramas. This one is no different. He shares lots of tips and techniques from the ground up.

Crewmate Den Holmes shows us his method of making your own rigging using a "Rope-Walk" in this Step-By-Step feature!

In the last few weeks there have been a number of threads over 'how to start' writing reviews for the site. The first impression many people have is that it's a truly daunting prospect. It's not easy, but the difficulties are NOT insurmountable. In this f

Want to write a review for KitMaker? Our mate Bill Plunk, Managing Reviews Editor at Armorama, put together this tutorial to really simplify the submission form process!

Crew-mate Glenn Cauley shares his technique and tool-making for realistic weld beads, in this MSW SBS (Step-by-Step) feature!

Kenny (Gator) Loup shares his method of recreating realistic water in this MSW Feature Step-By-Step

Severall times I've been asked how I make "my water". Here's a simple explanation on how I do it.

Alan McNeilly describes us how did he weather the boats he's using on his "Pier 51" massive diorama. Enjoy!

Kenny Loup (gator) has kindly accepted my request to make a tutorial on how to use his paint masks from GatorMasks... and here it is! Enjoy

If you have ever wanted to place your waterline ship in a stormy sea of tossing waves, this is the article for you. Mike details several ways to create realistic water surfaces.

Intimidated by resin? Read all about the basics of working with resin ships in this article by Mike Taylor. With a little experience you too will be building those rare and seldom seen warships.