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February 1990 |
FineScale Modeler magazine is the essential tool for modelers of all skill levels. Learn how to create models of aircraft, armor, ships, cars and more. Every issue provides clear, well-instructed articles that show how to assemble the latest model kits and how to master painting and finishing techniques.
Kit reviews, new kit and product announcements, tips from experts, and a gallery of readers' models make every issue packed with value. |
Features Matt Hargreaves' huge German R-class rigid airship Even in 1/72 scale this scratchbuilt masterpiece is nine feet long! |
Ideal Toy Company's Martin MB-2 Bomber By
David Balcer Number 4 in THE CLASSIC KITS series |
Lesson four: Brush painting - it's not just for beginners By
Paul Boyer |
International Color and Camouflage By
Richard Lippincott U.S. Marines low-visibility KC-130T |
Building the Nanchang A-5 "Fantan-A" in 1/72 scale By
Jon Lopez Combining an injection-molded kit with a vacuum-formed fuselage produces a one-of-a-kind model |
Building a Panzer IV/70 (A) in 1/35 scale By
Dan Tisoncik This straightforward conversion could be your first taste of kitbashing |
Groundwork and weathering techniques By
Jon Zack Superb techniques bring the feel of the Russian steppe to this imaginative diorama of a czarist attack on a Bolshevik armored car |
"Woodie" By
Wayne Moyer Using wood veneer to dress up a 1/43 scale '46 Ford |
Photographing the 1960s Thunderbirds - in scale By
David Tipps Realistic model photography that can turn back the hands of time |
Windows as easy as 1, 2, 3 By
Richard Wehr Three techniques for installing and masking aircraft model windows |
Coureurs de Bois, wilderness fighters, French and Indian War, 1754 By
R. J. Stafford Number 34 in the AMERICAN DRESS AND DETAIL series |
Departments FSM Updates Coming Events The who, when, and where of modeling events. FSM New Kit Report Workbench Reviews FSM's unmatched reviews of the latest kits, every one built by a modeler. FSM Looks at New Products From the Editor FSM Book Briefs Videotape Briefs FSM Tips and Techniques FSM Reader Forum Classified Advertisements Hobby Shop Directory Index of Advertisers
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