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May 1993 |
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 Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker AMT/Ertl's long-awaited 1/72 scale KC-135A gets top billing in this month's Workbench Reviews. On the cover, a Diane Pinkalla photo provides the dramatic backdrop for FSM photographer Chris Becker's shot of the Stratotanker. |
Lewis Pruneau's 1/24 scale drag-strip diorama "Top Eliminator" - Top-notch modeling |
Dressing up Tamiya's big Enterprise By
Gary Frisch Adding photoetched parts and other details improves the 1/350 scale super carrier |
Hand painting a cat-mouth Hellcat By
Bob Steinbrunn The distinctive World War II squadron markings of VF-27 |
Airbrushing armored fighting vehicles By
Cookie Sewell Easy techniques for realistic one-color finishes |
Scratchbuilding Boeing's 314 flying boat in 1/72 scale By
Paul Budzik Fiberglass and acrylic merge in Pan Am's majestic Yankee Clipper |
Modeling the F-86D Sabre Dog in 1/32 scale By
Gil Hodges This vacuum-formed kit converts the classic Hasegawa F-86F into a radar-equipped interceptor |
International Color and Camouflage By
Paul Boyer T-38B LIFT Talon |
1993 New Kit Releases An FSM staff special report |
Departments From the Editor Update Workbench Reviews FSM's unmatched reviews of the latest kits, every one built by a modeler. Coming Events The who, when, and where of modeling events. New Products Reader Gallery Photos of models of all types, submitted by their builders. Clinic Videotape Briefs Tips and Techniques Reader Forum Classified Ads Hobby Shop Directory Index of Advertisers Next Issue
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