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Watch the May issue video preview
Editor Matthew Usher previews FineScale Modeler's May 2012 issue.
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Video How-To: Thinning Paint for Airbrushing
Click here  for advice for thinning paint from Aaron Skinner.
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ICM 1/144 scale Tupolev Tu-144
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As the promise of supersonic air travel pushed aircraft designers forward in the 1950s and ’60s, the Soviet Union produced the Tu-144, a delta-win... Read more »
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The Mercedes-Benz Type 170V was produced as a ... Read more »
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AFV Club’s Valentine Mk.I introduces competition t... Read more »
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An interview with AMPS President Roy Chow
While in Auburn, Ind., covering the Armor Modeling and Preservation Society 2012 show, Associate Editor Aaron Skinner was able to get AMPS Preside... Read more »
2012 AMPS International Convention editor's picks
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Desktop wallpaper: 1/32 scale P-47 Thunderbolt "Dottie Mae"
Associate Editor Aaron Skinner built Hasegawa's 1/32 scale P-47D as Dottie Mae for his article in FSM's How to Paint & Weather Scale Models 2 (Pag... Read more »
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FSM Glossary
  • liquid sprue
    Sprue from a model kit cut into small pieces and dissolved in liquid model cement. Used as a filler.
  • color modulation

    A fool-the-eye technique that simulates natural lighting effects by painting highlights and shadows to bring out details on a model and give it a realistic look. Because this is permanent color correction, it locks the lighting and shade orientation regardless of the actual ambient light.

  • pin marks
    Impressions left in plastic by the pins that eject parts from a mold.

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Essential Skills for Scale Modelers
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Written by FineScale Modeler’s Aaron Skinner, this book lays the foundation needed to build, paint, weather, and display all types of models.
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Building and Detailing Realistic Sherman Tanks
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The first half of this book covers modeling, from basic to advanced; the second half is a gallery of the author’s own models.

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Building and Detailing Model Aircraft
Building and Detailing Model Aircraft
Readers will learn how to master construction and finishing of plastic model aircraft with basic skills.

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