February 2002

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

Marvelous WWII Luftwaffe bomber

Alfonso Martinez Berlana upgraded Dragon's 1/48 scale Ju 188, adding zebra-striped camouflage and elaborate interior details.

Build a special Sherman

By Robert Collignon

If you could build your favorite Sherman tank, where would you start? In a two-part special feature, a prize-winning modeler shows you what he did to produce a spectacular M4A1 with 76mm gun.

Sorting out Shermans

By Cookie Sewell

A Sherman is a Sherman, but not all Shermans are alike. Here's a concise guide to the variations of this workhorse tank.

A stunning 18th-century privateer

By Carl Caiati

More than 2,000 hours and dozens of upgrades went into this wooden kit of the Rattlesnake, a Revolutionary War sailing ship.

Meet screeding

By David Merriman

Borrow a technique from masonry and learn how to make your own custom parts - either straight or perfectly curved.

Sea Fury to Reno racer

By Mike Kolasa

A real-life Korean War veteran fighter plane was the inspiration for this conversion of Hobbycraft's 1/48 scale Sea Fury.