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FineScale Modeler Volume 36 Issue 4

FineScale Modeler

Issue

Magazine:
FineScale Modeler
Number:
Volume 36 Issue 4 | April 2018
Language:
English
ISSN:
00928101260304

Table of contents

Build Report, 1:32  | Page 14
Faded fabric and chipped paint

by Aaron Skinner
Weathered Corsair reveals the toll of South Pacific service
60324
Vought F4U-1 Corsair "Birdcage"
Tamiya 1:32
60324 2013 New tool
 

Tips & Tricks | Page 16
Painting white

by Joe Hudson
Changing base coats adds contrast
 

Build Report | Page 18
Thinking inside the box

by Bill Plunk
Building Tamiya's 1/35 scale SU-76M as is
35348
Russian Self-Propelled Gun
SU-76M
Tamiya 1:35
35348 2016 New tool
 

Build Report | Page 24
Kitbash a early Sabre

by Chuck Davis
Two kits produce an F-86A's swan song as a target tug
PK-32
F-86A/5 Sabre
Matchbox 1:72
PK-32 1976 New tool
80259
F-86F-40 "Sabre" Easy Assembly
HobbyBoss 1:72
80259 2009 New parts
V72-93
F-86A Sabre Vacuform Canopy for Airfix
Pavla Models 1:72
V72-93 2012 New tool
MT72016M1
F-86 Sabre Pitot Tube Set
HobbyDecal 1:72
MT72016M1 (72016M1) 2011 New tool
72046
F.4/F-86 Sabre Landing Gear & Ballast for Airfix
Scale Aircraft Conversions 1:72
72046 2012 New tool
 

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 26
Wiring a drone

by Chuck Davis
Repurposing Airfix's F-86 as a target
A03082
North American F-86F/E(M) Sabre
Airfix 1:72
A03082 2010 New tool
 

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 28
I spy a recon Sabre

by Chuck Davis
Skin grafts add camera bays to Academy's F-86F
1681
F-86E Sabre "El Diablo"
Academy 1:72
1681 (F1028) 2002 New parts
 

Reference | Page 30
A modeler's quide to F-86 Sabre day fighters

by John J. Rice
Decoding the major variants and subvariants
 

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 34
"Wolves' Lair"


A U-boat pen in Mike McFadden's amazing shadow box
 

Build Report, 1:48  | Page 42
Distressing an Fw 189 A-1

by Ricardo Dacoba
How to weather a 1/48 scale Uhu
L4803
Focke-Wulf Fw 189A2
Great Wall Hobby (GWH) 1:48
L4803 2010 New tool
 

Build Report, 1:35  | Page 46
Get the jump on a Kangaroo

by Andy Cooper
1/35 scale conversion makes a Sherman-based troop carrier
35190
U.S. Medium Tank
M4 Sherman Early Production
Tamiya 1:35
35190 (190) 1995 New parts
1244
M4 Early Sherman Interior (for Tamiya M4)
Verlinden Productions 1:35
1244
 

Build Report, 1:144  | Page 50
8 steps to a Gundam trooper

by Ross Gagne
A beginner's guide to building your own anime robot
 

Review, 1:48  | Page 56
Workbench Reviews

by Matthew Walker
Eduard 82142, Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-4
82142
Fw 190A-4 ProfiPack Edition
Eduard 1:48
82142 2017 New tool
 

Review, 1:144  | Page 58
Workbench Reviews

by Chuck Davis
Platz FC-6, English Electric Lighting F6
FC-6
Lightning F.6 "Royal Air Force"
Platz 1:144
FC-6 2017 New decals
 

Review, 1:35  | Page 59
Workbench Reviews

by Jim Zeske
Takom 2078, Merkava Mk.1
2078
Merkava Mk.1
Takom 1:35
2078 2017 New tool
 

Review, 1:32  | Page 60
Workbench Reviews

by Andy Keyes
Kitty Hawk KH32015, T-28C Trojan
KH32015
T-28C Trojan
Kitty Hawk 1:32
KH32015 2017 New parts
 

Review, 1:35  | Page 61
Workbench Reviews

by Chris Cortez
Zvezda 3630, Msta-S
3630
Msta-S Russian 152 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer
Zvezda 1:35
3630 2017 New tool
 

Review, 1:35  | Page 62
Workbench Reviews

by Tom Foti
Academy 13511, K2 "Black Panther"
13511
R.O.K. Army
K2 "Black Panther" with separate T158 tracks
Academy 1:35
13511 2017 New tool
 

Review, 1:72  | Page 63
Workbench Reviews

by Walt Fink
Platz AC-21, Mitsubishi T-2
AC-21
T-2 Late Type JASDF Advanced Supersonic Trainer
Platz 1:72
AC-21 2017 New decals
 

Editorial | Page 67
Final Details

by Mark Hembree
"Where's no one flying this airplane!"
 

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