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FineScale Modeler Volume 21 Issue 6

FineScale Modeler

Issue

Magazine:
FineScale Modeler
Number:
Volume 21 Issue 6 | July 2003
Language:
English
ISSN:
07189646779607

Table of contents

Build Report, 1:35  | Page 20
Weathering a desert M1 Abrams

by John Plzak
Follow our step-by-step demonstration of a wash and dry-brushing process that'll make those hidden details pop out.
35158
U.S.
M1A1 Abrams with Mine Plow
Tamiya 1:35
35158 1992 New parts
 

Build Report | Page 26
Thrilling "in-flight" model photos

by Albert Moser
An expert modeler - and photographer - uses Photoshop to create life-like scenes.
 

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 30
Detail an RAF fuel truck

by Aurelio Gimeno
Turn a crude kit into a fitting tribute to the ground crews who kept 'em flying during the Battle of Britain and beyond.
AA72.05
Albion AM463 RAF Refuelling Truck
Matador Models 1:72
AA72.05
 

Build Report | Page 36
Crabtree sailing ship collection


Modeling pioneer August Crabtree's breathtaking scratchbuilt models chronicle the history of sailing ships.
 

Build Report, 1:48  | Page 40
Rigging a Bristol Boxkite

by Mike Ashey
Cables, struts, and wires on biplanes got you down? Here's how to detail that showpiece - and keep your sanity!
09604
1911 Bristol Boxkite
LIFE-LIKE Hobby Kits 1:48
09604 1972 Changed ???
 

Tips & Tricks | Page 54
Complex camouflage made easy

by Cookie Sewell
It's a snap with the modeler's secret weapon: Silly Putty!
 

Build Report, 1:25  | Page 56
Wartime Ford Woody

by Steve Guthrie
Convert the 1/25 scale AMT/Ertl '41 station wagon kit into a Canadian World War II staff car.
30051
'41 Ford Woody Stock
AMT/ERTL 1:25
30051 2001 New parts
 

Tips & Tricks | Page 62
How to simulate chipped paint

by Brian Barton, Michael Chorney, Charles Swank
Get professional-looking results with a simple technique using table salt.
 

Review, 1:35  | Page 68
Workbench Reviews

by Jim Zeske
Dragon 6165, SdKfz 164 Hornisse
6165
Sd.Kfz. 164 Hornisse (Nashorn, Early Variant)
Dragon 1:35
6165 2002 New tool
 

Review, 1:48  | Page 71
Workbench Reviews

by Randy Fields
Hasegawa 07225, F-8E Crusader
07225
F-8E Crusader [U.S. Navy/M.C. Carrier-Borne Fighter]
Hasegawa 1:48
07225 (PT25) 2003 New tool
 

Review, 1:48  | Page 72
Workbench Reviews

by Dr. Bill Funcke
Special Hobby 48009, SPAD VII C1
SH48009
Spad VII C1 "French and Italian Aces"
Special Hobby 1:48
SH48009 2002 New tool
 

Review, 1:48  | Page 73
Workbench Reviews

by Chuck Davis
Classic Airframes 459, DeHavilland Sea Hornet
459
De Havilland Sea Hornet F.20/NF.21
Classic Airframes 1:48
459 2003 New parts
 

Review, 1:35  | Page 75
Workbench Reviews

by Eric S. Tripke
Trumpeter 00324, AS-90 155mm self-propelled howitzer
00324
British
AS-90 155 mm Self-propelled Howitzer
Trumpeter 1:35
00324 2002 New tool
 

Review, 1:72  | Page 76
Workbench Reviews

by Ross Whitaker
Roden 045, RAF S.E.5a (Wolseley Viper engine)
045
RAF S.E.5a w/Wolseley Viper
UA Roden 1:72
045 2003 New parts
 

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