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FineScale Modeler Volume 20 Issue 7

FineScale Modeler

Issue

Magazine:
FineScale Modeler
Number:
Volume 20 Issue 7 | September 2002
Language:
English
ISSN:
07482008285009

Table of contents

Build Report, 1:15  | Page 22
German armor diorama

by Lawrence Hansen
It's the end of the road for a Panther A crew in David Vickers' huge 1/15 scale diorama.
952
Panther Ausf.A
Verlinden Productions 1:15
952 199* New tool
 

Build Report, 1:700  | Page 26
Building the IJN Fuso

by Harvey Low
No kit? No problem! A master modeler tells how he scratchbuilt an award-winning 1/700 scale Japanese battleship.
 

Tips & Tricks, 1:72  | Page 32
Finishing an F-4

by Mike Adamson
Beauty is only skin-deep, and here's how to give your model a beautiful finish.
 

Build Report, 1:48  | Page 36
Converting a V-1 buzz bomb

by James Green
Upgrade Testor's old kit into a U.S. Navy Loon missile.
626
V-1 & Oka Bombs Fieseler Fi-103 and Yokosuka MXY7
Testors 1:48
626 1983 New box Multi-topic (2)
 

Editorial | Page 45
Sanding tool roundup

by Paul Boyer
A handy guide to tools that make sanding easier and faster.
 

Build Report, 1:15  | Page 52
German WWII submarine


It doesn't get more authentic than this: Data for Chris Lentzy's scratchbuilt diorama came from a surviving Type VII C U-boat.
 

Editorial | Page 56
Star Wars: Episode II

by Matthew Usher
The story behind the visual effects: an interview with Industrial Light + Magic's Brian Gernand.
 

Tips & Tricks | Page 60
Realistic tank tracks

by Lynn Kessler
An easy formula for simulating tread wear on your armor models.
 

Editorial | Page 62
FSM Readers' Choice Awards

by Lawrence Hansen
Your picks for the outstanding new kits of 2001.
 

Review, 1:48  | Page 68
Workbench Reviews

by Al Jones
AMTech 484602, P-40E Warhawk/Kittyhawk
484602
P-40E "Warhawk/Kittyhawk"
AMtech 1:48
484602 2002 New parts
 

Review, 1:35  | Page 71
Workbench Reviews

by John Plzak
Academy 1323, M151A1 Light Utility Truck
1323
M151A1 Light Utility Truck
Academy 1:35
1323 (13232) 2002 New tool
 

Review, 1:144  | Page 72
Workbench Reviews

by Walt Fink
Minicraft 14483, United Airlines Boeing 777
14483
United Airlines
777-200
Minicraft Model Kits 1:144
14483 2001 New parts
 

Review, 1:48  | Page 74
Workbench Reviews

by Jim Zeske
Tamiya 61082, Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a
61082
Messerschmitt Me262 A-2a w/Kettenkraftrad
Tamiya 1:48
61082 2002 New tool Multi-topic (2)
 

Review, 1:48  | Page 76
Workbench Reviews

by Jim Zeske
Classic Airframes 452, Savoia-Marchetti S.79
452
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero
Classic Airframes 1:48
452 2001 New tool
 

Review, 1:72  | Page 78
Workbench Reviews

by David P. Anderson
Italeri 1219, EH-101 Merlin HAS.1
1219
EH 101 Merlin HAS.1
Italeri 1:72
1219 2002 New tool
 

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