Super Model International No. 4 is the fourth installment in Kagero's series combining ‘how to’ information with a ‘showcase gallery’ of armor models in diorama settings. The publication is sub-titled: “Polish Steel, vol.2” and includes reviews of four armor models all featuring world-class builds from Polish modelers:

• SdKfz-234/3, Hasegawa 1:72, by Adam Juszczak
• M3 Lee, Mirage 1:72, by Radoslaw Rzeszotarski
• KV-2, Trumpeter, 1:35, by Robert Chmiel
• BT-7, Tamiya, 1:35, by Tomasz Kica

There are minimal ads, excellent photography with a useful layout making it easy to navigate the 4 main articles. Each build is presented in the Author’s style so the format is varied. The first article on the SdKfz-234/3 places all the text into the individual photo captions; whereas, the following three articles include all of the written information into a comprehensive ‘body of text’ in the more customary style.

The materials and tools used are summarized for each build in an easily found section headed “Fish, Chips and Tools”.

Here you’ll find a clean, concise summary of the following:

• Kits and Aftermarket accessories
• Selected Tools and Materials
• Paints and Weathering Products
• References

The articles also include a “First Aid” segment focused on the use of featured advanced techniques such as the following:

• Miniature trees for the SdKfz-234/3
• Modulating the finish on the KV-2
• Soldering PE on the BT-7

Armor and diorama modelers will welcome this publication for the variety of models, focus on advanced build techniques, and for the quality of the photography.

The author of this review thanks Kagero Publishing and the IPMS Reviewer Corps for making it available.

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• Super Model International, No. 2
  Super Model International, No. 3