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FineScale Modeler Volume 5 Issue 3

FineScale Modeler

Issue

Magazine:
FineScale Modeler
Number:
Volume 5 Issue 3 | June 1987
Language:
English
ISSN:
0748200828506

Table of contents

News | Page 10
1987 New kit releases


FSM Staff Report
 

Review, 1:48  | Page 15
FSM WORKBENCH REVIEWS

by David L. Veres
J. M. Goutte-Toquet, Morane Saulnier M.S. 406 C-1
MS 406 C-1
J.M. Goutte-Toquet 1:48
 

Review, 1:72  | Page 15
FSM WORKBENCH REVIEWS

by Randy Fields
Heller 307, Boeing Air Force One
80307
Air Force One
Heller Humbrol 1:72
80307 1986 New decals
 

Review, 1:35  | Page 16
FSM WORKBENCH REVIEWS

by Glenn Kreinus
Minicraft/Academy 1309, M36 Jackson
1309
M36 Jackson With Tank Crew
Academy/Minicraft 1:35
1309 1986 New box
 

Review, 1:12  | Page 16
FSM WORKBENCH REVIEWS

by David E. Ligman
Monogram 2800, 1957 Chevy Sport Coupe
2800
'57 Chevy Sport Coupe 3 'n 1
Monogram 1:12
2800 1986 New tool
 

Review, 1:43  | Page 17
FSM WORKBENCH REVIEWS

by Wayne E. Moyer
Robustelli KR-03, 1984 Peerless Racing Camaro
Kr 3
Chevrolet Camaro Peerlees Racing Craig Carter #56
G. Robustelli 1:43
Kr 3
 

Review, 1:24  | Page 18
FSM WORKBENCH REVIEWS

by Bob Hoover
Monogram 2736, Hertz Shelby GT350H
2736
'66 Mustang GT-350H
Monogram 1:24
2736 1986 New decals
 

Build Report, 1:32  | Page 22
SHOWCASE: Larry Schramm's 1/32 scale F4U-5N Corsair


A major conversion based on the plane flown by the Navy's only Korean War Ace
4472
Vought F4U-1D Corsair Smithsonian national Air and Space Musuem Collection
Revell 1:32
4472 1986 New box
 

Tips & Tricks | Page 24
A professional paint job for car models

by Albert A. Dalia
Producing a super-glossy finish with automotive acrylic lacquers
 

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 27
Strategic Stratojet

by H. Scott Edwards
Backdating Hasegawa's 1/72 scale B-47E to the first B-47A
JS-23:1200
Boeing B-47E Stratojet
Hasegawa 1:72
JS-23:1200 1970 New box
 

Tips & Tricks | Page 34
Modeling water - from above and below!

by Bob Santos
An easy way to build eye-catching "cube of the sea" displays
 

Reference | Page 38
RESEARCH DATA: The U. S. M18 "Hellcat" Tank Destroyer

by D. P. Dyer
Plans, photos, and specifications of the 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage developed and used during World War Two
 

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 42
Modeling a Libya raid F-111F in 1/72 scale

by Paul Boyer
Converting Monogram's EF-111A Raven to a laser bomber Aardvark
5435
EF-111 Raven
Monogram 1:72
5435 1984 New tool
 

Tips & Tricks | Page 50
The art of the diorama

by Ray Anderson
Part 2: Designing boxed scenes
 

Tips & Tricks | Page 57
Seams like a breeze

by Lance Norman
An inexpensive putty dispenser simplifies modeling's most tedious chore
 

Reference | Page 63
Corporal, Union Artillery, Civil War, 1862

by John Sanheim
Number 17 in the AMERICAN DRESS AND DETAIL series
 

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