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Story and art credits: Unknown. While the vote for Man of the Year is underway, Mario gets a Shyguy mask stuck to his face and is mistaken for one of them in "Mario Man of the Year". Captain N back-up story. 32 pgs. Full color. Cover price $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Tintin: White King!" - NOTE: Includes Figurine. The boy reporter Tintin had many adventures in the company of his friends Snowy and Captain Haddock, and now those adventures can be played out on the chessboard with The Adventures of Tintin Chess Figurine Collection Magazine. Each issue comes with a sculpted resin chesspiece of a character from Hergé's best-selling graphic albums, plus a full-color magazine (in French) with information on Hergé's work, the character, and the game of chess itself. Ideal for both Tintin collectors and avid chess players, this magazine uniquely brings the two worlds together! Slick card-stock cover, 16 pages, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color. NOTE: Due to packaging, condition of magazine may vary. Near-Mint Grade refers to the fact that the figurine is undamaged. Cover price $19.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Captain Haddock: White Knight!" - NOTE: Includes Figurine. The boy reporter Tintin had many adventures in the company of his friends Snowy and Captain Haddock, and now those adventures can be played out on the chessboard with The Adventures of Tintin Chess Figurine Collection Magazine. Each issue comes with a sculpted resin chesspiece of a character from Hergé's best-selling graphic albums, plus a full-color magazine (in French) with information on Hergé's work, the character, and the game of chess itself. Ideal for both Tintin collectors and avid chess players, this magazine uniquely brings the two worlds together! Slick card-stock cover, 16 pages, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color. NOTE: Due to packaging, condition of magazine may vary. Near-Mint Grade refers to the fact that the figurine is undamaged. Cover price $19.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Thompson White: Bishop!" - NOTE: Includes Figurine. The boy reporter Tintin had many adventures in the company of his friends Snowy and Captain Haddock, and now those adventures can be played out on the chessboard with The Adventures of Tintin Chess Figurine Collection Magazine. Each issue comes with a sculpted resin chesspiece of a character from Hergé's best-selling graphic albums, plus a full-color magazine (in French) with information on Hergé's work, the character, and the game of chess itself. Ideal for both Tintin collectors and avid chess players, this magazine uniquely brings the two worlds together! Slick card-stock cover, 16 pages, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color. NOTE: Due to packaging, condition of magazine may vary. Near-Mint Grade refers to the fact that the figurine is undamaged. Cover price $19.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Bianca Castafiore: White Queen!" - NOTE: Includes Figurine. The boy reporter Tintin had many adventures in the company of his friends Snowy and Captain Haddock, and now those adventures can be played out on the chessboard with The Adventures of Tintin Chess Figurine Collection Magazine. Each issue comes with a sculpted resin chesspiece of a character from Hergé's best-selling graphic albums, plus a full-color magazine (in French) with information on Hergé's work, the character, and the game of chess itself. Ideal for both Tintin collectors and avid chess players, this magazine uniquely brings the two worlds together! Slick card-stock cover, 16 pages, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color. NOTE: Due to packaging, condition of magazine may vary. Near-Mint Grade refers to the fact that the figurine is undamaged. Cover price $19.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Sakharine: Black Bishop!" - NOTE: Includes Figurine. The boy reporter Tintin had many adventures in the company of his friends Snowy and Captain Haddock, and now those adventures can be played out on the chessboard with The Adventures of Tintin Chess Figurine Collection Magazine. Each issue comes with a sculpted resin chesspiece of a character from Hergé's best-selling graphic albums, plus a full-color magazine (in French) with information on Hergé's work, the character, and the game of chess itself. Ideal for both Tintin collectors and avid chess players, this magazine uniquely brings the two worlds together! Slick card-stock cover, 16 pages, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color. NOTE: Due to packaging, condition of magazine may vary. Near-Mint Grade refers to the fact that the figurine is undamaged. Cover price $19.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Nestor: White Knight!" - NOTE: Includes Figurine. The boy reporter Tintin had many adventures in the company of his friends Snowy and Captain Haddock, and now those adventures can be played out on the chessboard with The Adventures of Tintin Chess Figurine Collection Magazine. Each issue comes with a sculpted resin chesspiece of a character from Hergé's best-selling graphic albums, plus a full-color magazine (in French) with information on Hergé's work, the character, and the game of chess itself. Ideal for both Tintin collectors and avid chess players, this magazine uniquely brings the two worlds together! Slick card-stock cover, 16 pages, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color. NOTE: Due to packaging, condition of magazine may vary. Near-Mint Grade refers to the fact that the figurine is undamaged. Cover price $19.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Allan: Black Knight!" - NOTE: Includes Figurine. The boy reporter Tintin had many adventures in the company of his friends Snowy and Captain Haddock, and now those adventures can be played out on the chessboard with The Adventures of Tintin Chess Figurine Collection Magazine. Each issue comes with a sculpted resin chesspiece of a character from Hergé's best-selling graphic albums, plus a full-color magazine (in French) with information on Hergé's work, the character, and the game of chess itself. Ideal for both Tintin collectors and avid chess players, this magazine uniquely brings the two worlds together! Slick card-stock cover, 16 pages, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color. NOTE: Due to packaging, condition of magazine may vary. Near-Mint Grade refers to the fact that the figurine is undamaged. Cover price $19.99.

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1st printing. What's an ALL-STAR JAM? Take ten fan-favorite GURPS authors. Give them each 10,000 words to write about whatever they want. The result is GURPS All-Star Jam 2004. The Generic Universal RolePlaying System, or GURPS, is a tabletop role-playing game system designed to allow for play in any game setting. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in/, 128 pages, B&W.

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AFM throws the hammer down on Gothic figure modeling with a wild tour of Hammer Studios' House of Horrors including a velvet smooth look at the top Hammer kits, the creation of Shapeshifters' UK Hammer Bust series, and a Christopher Lee customizing diorama. Then AFM's artist posse tracks down Jeff Yeagher, and, finally, things wrap up with a deep, dark look at the Marilyn Manson model kit. All this plus the unsurpassed modeling instruction that make AFM indispensable. (Amazing Figure Modeler) Magazine, PC$6.00 " Cover price $6.00.

Fantasy Art Special ? AFM focuses its color coverage on the wide selection of fantasy and erotic art kits based on the top fantasy artists including Frank Frazetta, Boris Vallejo Hajime Sorayama, Ken Kelly, and Olivia. AFM also looks at the offbeat talents of underground artists such as Coop, Brom, and others. Plus interviews of the artists conducted by the sculptors and a unique look at the ultimate 3D Fantasy Art Gallery. You'll get an exotic eyeful this issue. (Amazing Figure Modeler) Magazine" Cover price $6.00.

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The amazing models of Ray Harry Hausen come to life in the next issue of AFM #17 with a frame-by-frame expose of his most exciting films and creatures, numerous "How-To" articles are planned, including, "Building Your Own Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Diorama." And watch out for a clash of the titans as David Fisher and the Ymir battle Tom Gilliamo and the Cyclops! Coverage will also focus on the top Harry Hausen figure models along with an artist profile on sculptor Joe Laudari, a N.Y. artist who has produced the most Harry Hausen sculptures. Fantasy film fans don't get freeze-framed out of the action, check out the most comprehensive model coverage ever of Hollywood's most famous film animator in the next AFM! (Amazing Figure Modeler) Magazine" Cover price $6.00.

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Here, you'll find interviews with three leading innovators: Yasushi Nirasawa, Takayuki Takeya, and Keita Amemiya, with an in-depth look at the remarkable books covering their mind-blowing sculptures and drawings. Amazing Figure Modeler will also talk you through the pre-paint process at Fewture's Factory. Plus, this issue features their ever-expanding line of Demando action figures. All this, plus the usual reviews, columns, and new kit information! (Amazing Figure Modeler) Magazine Cover price $6.00.

In 2000, robots rule! AFM #19 gears up for a component-by-component look at those nasty metal model monsters ? robots! Whether hobbyists are into RoboCop, The Terminator, or Robby the Robot, this issue's theme has got it covered with techniques used to achieve the perfect metalized finish. Also featured is an awesome Iron Giant toy conversion article and a Shadow Box "How-To" with GeoMetrics Gort Kit. Lost in Space fans can learn about the B-9 Robot Builders Club and the work inolved in recreating a 1/1 scale L.I.S. robot. All this plus AFM's usual stellar model coverage makes this an issue no android will want to miss! Cover price $6.00.

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AMAZING FIGURE MODELER #21 This issue of Amazing Figure Modeler features those two-fanged terrors of the night, vampires! Janus' deluxe kit version of the 1931 horror classic, Dracula, gets dug up in style. Plus, an exclusive interview with Bela Lugosi's son, Bela G. Lugosi, Jr. Artist David Fisher busts a vein with Swede Creations' all new, Nosferatu double figure kit and then shows why he's batty for the character by featuring his collection of over 20 Graf Orlock kits. This spring, join AFM as they push up the daisies with a coffin-crammed issue of bat winged, blood sucking freaks! (Amazing Figure Modeler) Magazine Cover price $7.00.

Issue #2 is going to throw you a curve, actually, a lot of curves as the second all girl swimsuit edition is unleashed! That's right, lock up grandma and pull down the shades cause these resin babes are sure to get your airbrushes pumpin'! While some of them "Strain" (as in Julie) your creativity, you might need an exorcist to deal with others. Vision Models, Volks, Hard Heroes are coming to the pool party for plenty of high-heeled hijinx! Also profiled are Two Amazine girl kit producers, Mike James of Azimuth Design, and Mike Cusanell of Solarwind Productions. All this, and more great information, instruction, and stunning photos are coming you way in this issue of AFM! (Amazing Figure Modeler) Magazine $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

It's alive! It's alive! Amazing Figure Modeler is piecing together a "Monster" of an issue devoted to the undisputed heavy weight champion of the horror world.... Frankenstein's Monster! From Universal Studio's black-and-white beauties to Hammer Studio's Technicolor terrors, the Frankenstein Mythos will be represented in every shape and form. Plus, watch in horror as a "slab" full of articles teach you stitch by stitch "How to make a Monster." Readers are gonna bust a bolt at what this issue has to offer, with interviews of the daughter of Frankenstein, Sara Karloff, and one of the true original G.K. monster makers, Dimensional Designs. This winter AFM #23 will be alive with more great modeling excitement! (Amazing Figure Modeler) Magazine, PC $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

In this issue, you'll get a teeth gashing, chest-pounding look at Hollywood's most infamous simian superstars. Whether you're into gorillas and monkeys or orangutans and chimpanzees, you are sure to go ape over this issue! This exciting edition of AFM features numerous painting articles on King Kong, Planet of the Apes, and even the flying monkeys from The Wizard of Oz. Also features the "Gorilla Gallery," a pictorial tribute to all the cool kits and sculptures produced by numerous "monkeymen" throughout the years. They're young, they're mighty, and they're all gonna jungle boogie at this primate-packed party. All this plus AFM's usual modeling mayhem is coming your way! (Amazing Figure Modeler) Magazine $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

Whether dastardly vile or wickedly fun, the next issue of AFM will be overrun with the characters you love to hate! From Waxwork madmen to goblins of green, the pages of AFM #25 will be infiltrated with evil geniuses and heinous henchmen. There'll be sinister depravity, debauchery, and lasciviousness?enough about the writing staff, the articles are cool, too! Includes a sensational 1:1 scale recreation of Aurora's infamous "Forgotten Prisoner" kit. All this, plus the usual modelling madness you've come to expect from the figure kit experts at AFM! (Amazing Figure Modeler) Magazine $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

Are you bored with Batman? Tired of Terminator of just plain fed up with Frankenstein's monster? Fear not, modelers, AFM has got the cure for your character driven blues with an all original issue devoted to the thinking man's resin. It's tome form some incentive and imaginative model kits as AFM spotlights "think tank" operations like Cygenus Studios, Pinkerton FX, Headhunters Studio, The Shiftlett Bros., Blue Radish Studios, and the Clone Factory. Plus, also featuring fantasy newcomers like Pegasso Models and Dragon Fire Studios. So whether you're annoyed with aliens, jaded by jokers, or just dreaming another Dracula, get set to be amazed by some really original designs guaranteed to be anything by the norm. All this and a whole lot more awaits modelers this winter as AFM heats up the hobby! (Amazing Figure Modeler) Magazine $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

Amazing Figure Modeler is bustin down the dungeon door to unleash exciting coverage of everyone's favorite garage kit subjects, Universal Monsters! They'll zap Frankenstein, curl the Wolfman's hair, take flight with Dracula, and unravel the mysteries of the Mummy! Plus, just for laughs, a special feature on Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein. (Amazing Figure Modeler) Magazine $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

It's summertime, and what better way for figure builders to celebrate than with a wet-n- wild, hydro-powered look at the numerous kits dripping with H2O potential! Modelers will love taking a shower after some "Sex on the Beach" and then toweling off with a "Pirate Princess." For the adventurous types, prepare to go on a "Nantucket Sleigh Ride" along with a descent into "The Abyss." Also featured will be several innovative water detailing articles on irrigating those land locked kit bases. Of course no water-themed issue would be complete without a refreshing dip with everyone's favorite fish, "The Creature from the Black Lagoon." Finally, full color results from the "Amazing Figure Modeling Bash contest! Join Amazing Figure Modeler poolside and get set to be thoroughly hosed down with the modeling mayhem! (Amazing Figure Modeler) Magazine $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

This 30th anniversary edition marks the tenth year of publishing for Amazing Figure Modeler and they're out to leap the hobby in a single bound with a colorful look at comic book characters and the men who model them! Features include "The Norman Rockwell of Comics," Alex Ross speaking out on sculptural interpretations of his dynamic artwork and designs. Next get the inside scoop on all the devilish details of the upcoming Hellboy film courtesy of Mike Elizalde, head of the Spectral Motion Design team. AFM also introduces you to the dynamic duo of Bob Dullham and Bob Causey, two-talented sculptors who design and fabricate unbelievable life-sized recreations of your favorite comic characters like Batman and Robin, Daredevil, Nightcrawler, plus many more fantastic one-of-a-kind creations. Magazine $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

Step right up modelers and enter the AFM time machine for an exciting journey back to a prehistoric era when dinosaurs ruled the earth! In this unforgettable issue re-discover Horizon's Jurassic Park kits with some excellent movie tie in dioramas guaranteed to make these classic models roar to life. Other articles to look forward to include Sean Cooper's Pleistocene piece, the "La Brea Tar Pit" and Cretaceous Creations' "Spinosaurs" along with a Mesozoic match up between Menagerie Productions "Tyrannosaurus Rex" and "Triceratops." Paleo sculpting sensation Shane Foulkes gets profiled primeval style and for those of you who like your dinosaurs super-sized, get ready to be blown away by a whole herd of unbelievable, life-sized dino sculptures. All this and plenty more prehistoric thrills await modelers in the next installment of AFM, an issue so amazing it was over 65 million years in the making! It's sure to become extinct so don't delay and order your copy today! (Amazing Figure Modeler) (CAUT: 4) text emailed $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

AFM puts a chill in the air as issue #32 turns the spotlight on all things dark and gothic! The pages will be drenched in red with vampires from the creepy to the curvaceous, from Hammer Horrors to an in-depth retrospective of kits based on Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula. This winter AFM digs up all the great modeling information you've come to expect from the world's leader in figure modeling coverage! (Amazing Figure Modeler) (CAUT: 4) text emailed, 8x11, 76pgs, PC SRP: $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

Writers take control with this issue and let loose with some pretty spectacular results. Full-sized busts, super deforms, figures and dioramas will be prominently featured along with a potpourri of subject matter that ranges from awesome anime, bitchin' barbarians, outrageous originals, wild westerns and raucous rock-n-rollers. Across the board, this eye-popping issue is sure to please modelers of all tastes. (Amazing Figure Modeler) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 8x11, 76pgs, PCSRP: $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

Heart pounding model action awaits all who dare to peek behind the great wall and witness the awesome furry of King Kong as he battles with ferocious dinosaurs and spear chucking natives! Other features included will be a Faye Wray tribute, the classic Aurora King Kong, along with a spiraling bi-plane view of all the latest and greatest Kong kits. Rounding out this Eighth Wonder extravaganza will be a interview with Wingnut Studios, the creative forces behind the most anticipated film remake of the year. (Amazing Figure Modeler) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 76pgs, PCSRP: $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

Striking a resounding chord for rock-n-roll, Amazing Figure Modeler's next ear- splattering issue is guaranteed to get your fists a pumpin' and your toes a tappin'! The AFM all-star model jam will include everyone from the bad boys of Boston, Aerosmith, to a whole lotta resin with hard rock masters Led Zeppelin. The original diamond dog David Bowie will be on hand to glam things up, and the superbeast himself, Rob Zombie, is slated to appear in his Dragula. A 1/6-guitar replica series will be on display, as will the kings of the nighttime world, KISS, in their very own figure kit gallery. 60s rock will also be included with the Grateful Dead's fiddler, and the master of the stratocaster Jimi Hendrix. If rock-n-roll is in your soul, you can't afford to miss AFM's power chord, musical express. It'll be loud and proud and comin your way this winter, packed full of all the wholesome modeling goodness you've come to expect from the leaders in figure kit reporting! (Amazing Figure Modeler) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 76pgs, PCSRP: $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

Join Amazing Figure Modeler Magazine this spring with their first ever "Silent Horrors" special! AFM features classic monsters and characters from the silent era including The Phantom Of The Opera, The Hunchback, The London After Midnight Vampire, Nosferatu, The Man Who Laughs, The Golem, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Maria of Metropolis, Mr. Hyde and many others. AFM will also shine the lantern light on German Expressionism and feature an interview with one of the hobby's leading experts on silent cinema, Thomas Kuntz! (Amazing Figure Modeler) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 76pgs, PCSRP: $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

Join AFM in this next issue as they throw open the doors to Valhalla and let loose with an exposed look into the far-flung realm of fantasy figure kit modeling! Whether you're into Draconian Dragons, Lady Frogs or Alien Ambassadors, this issue is sure to indulge a modeler's wildest kit-filled fantasies. Featured will be Italy's reigning kings of fantasy kits: the one and only Pegaso Models. Then it's off to Germany and the Berlin Museum for an exclusive look deep inside the hallowed halls of the Ray Harryhausen Film Animation Gallery. And what AFM fantasy issue would be complete without the master of Fantasy Art himself ? Frank Frazetta? You'll get the lowdown on Reel Arts' upcoming Frezetta prepaints, as well as a slew of battling barbarians, warring warriors and vicious Vikings. All are set to wage war in this fantasy-filled issue of Amazing Figure Modeler! (Amazing Figure Modeler) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 76pgs, PCSRP: $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

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Take a trip back to the five and dime and re-discover your plastic modeling heritage with a nostalgic tribute to the company that started it all, the Aurora Plastic Corporation! That's right modelers, break out the Testor's enamel and plastic cement cause AFM is gonna showcase the Aurora classics like you've never seen'em before! Their 'how to' coverage includes a load of recent re-issues and model makeovers to restore those garage sale finds. Then go beyond Aurora's legacy with fictional figure kits like Monsters in Motion's box art 'Bride' and Posthumous Productions' 'Creature Walks Among Us.' There'll also be a breakdown of the Aurora replacement part movement, as well as a colorful look at some cool Aurora fantasy box art. Plus, see the never-before-told story of the origin of Aurora's 'Big Frankie.' All this and plenty more cellophane wrapped magic awaits modelers in the next plastic packed issue of Amazing Figure Modeler! Cover price $7.00.