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December 1988 |
FineScale Modeler magazine is the essential tool for modelers of all skill levels. Learn how to create models of aircraft, armor, ships, cars and more. Every issue provides clear, well-instructed articles that show how to assemble the latest model kits and how to master painting and finishing techniques.
Kit reviews, new kit and product announcements, tips from experts, and a gallery of readers' models make every issue packed with value. |
Features Arlo Schroeder's Vindicator A scratchbuilt Chance Vought SB2U-2 in 1/32 scale |
Detailing your first plastic ship model By
Dennis Moore Basic techniques that can be used with any kit |
The U.S. M47 Patton tank By
Walter Vail Jr. This interim design served in many foreign armies |
How plastic kits are made By
Paul Boyer FSM tours the Revell and Monogram factories |
To the Batmobile! By
Steven Silvia Modeling the Caped Crusader's crime-chasing cruiser in 1/16 scale |
Building Lockheed's rocket-assisted NF-104 Starfighter By
Gifford Hamilton The "right stuff" to convert Hasegawa's 1/32 scale F-104G |
International Color and Camouflage By
Paul Boyer Asia Minor Scheme, Northrop F-5 |
United States Navy, Great Lakes, 1813 By
R. J. Stafford Number 26 in the AMERICAN DRESS AND DETAIL series |
Departments Update Coming Events The who, when, and where of modeling events. FSM Looks at New Products New Kit Report Workbench Reviews FSM's unmatched reviews of the latest kits, every one built by a modeler. From the Editor FSM Clinic Reader Gallery Photos of models of all types, submitted by their builders. Videotape Briefs Book Briefs Reader Forum Tips and Techniques Classified Advertisements Index of Advertisers
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