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Welcome to is your newest source of information in the model-building world. Our goal is to not only bring you a high-quality print publication, but to be the very first scale modeling magazine to offer a paper-free option for those who prefer electronic media. We intend to do this by changing how our magazine is developed. MBI is a magazine created, written, and edited by modelers - Modelers who are enthusiastic about the hobby! There’s a learning curve involved, and MBI might look like just another model magazine at the start. But the staff has a plan and goal, and we want MBI to be the magazine that all others emulate. The success of this magazine hinges entirely on the passion and commitment of everyone involved, from the author to the reader. You can be a part of that passion – just drop us a line. The issue you are reading today is just an insight into what MBI is about. From this point foward we will be bringing you a magazine like no other. MBI’s future issues will be theme based from D-Day to the Pursian Gulf and everything inbetween. Not only will you see fantastic builds but, those builds will be accompanied by the history of that specific model or the battles in which it faught. In essence you will be getting two magazines in one. At MBI we are constantly searching for the most prolific modelers in the world. Why? Because we want to bring you the most cutting-edge techniques and builds we can find. Our goal is to educate the reader and inspire him at the same time. Too many times, we see the results of gifted modelers but rarely learn their techniques. We want you to feel that the author is talking directly to you, teaching you. Although this isn’t a new concept in the scale-modeling world, we feel it isn’t applied as often as it should be. Our hobby is not about gluing plastic parts together. Scale modeling has evolved into a three-dimensional replication of a historical subject. With MBI on your workbench this is exactly what you will be able to do. This is the beginning of a journey that we hope will outlast all of us! So grab a chair, sidle up to the workbench, and let the fun begin! Kenny Conklin Editor FAA Warbird Drew Hatch details Trumpeter’s 1:32 F4U Corsair Editor Managing Editor Associate Editor Photo Editors Graphic Design Contributors Web Design Subscriptions Kenneth Conklin Jeff Herne Drew Hatch Aitor Simon Randy Fuller Paul Charters Carl Fisher Chris Whitfield Doug Peterson Scott Tyner On Target Per-Erik Kristiansen Scott Tyner’s amazing Scott Espin 120mm US Army Sniper Team Thomas Conklin Sculpting Life Kelly Conklin Interview with Bravo6 founder and sculpter Vladimir Demchenko Published by Hobby Link International Inc. 36-11 31ST Avenue Astoria NY 11106 Suite 2H ©2011 Hobby Link International Inc. This publication or the contents herein may not be reproduced in part or in whole without the express written permission of the publisher.