March 2003

March 2003

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.

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Features

Hollywood artist's figures

BY Scott J. Schlichting

John Rosengrant combines fantasy and reality in remarkably lifelike scratchbuilt figures.

Great gloss paint jobs

BY Pat Hawkey

This step-by-step demonstration on an F-102A interceptor shows you how to give your model a finish you'll take a shine to.

USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor

BY Mike Ashey

Ship modeling guru Mike Ashey shows how he superdetailed Trumpeter's spectacular 1/350 scale kit.

Recipe for a Bison assault gun

BY Joe Morgan

Take two out-of-the-box kits, lightly kitbash, and add some easy scratchbuilding to make this rare German self-propelled gun.

Easy Allied identification stripes

BY John Adelmann

Avoid the hassle of decals with this neat painting technique.

The story behind invasion stripes

BY Dana Bell

What were they for? Where were they used? Which aircraft carried them? We'll answer all your questions!

Modeling an SV-22 Osprey

BY Charles Landrum

Is it a plane? Is it a helicopter? You decide, but here's our primer on building Esci's 1/72 scale kit of the tilt-rotor bird.

Eastern Front armor diorama

BY Lawrence Hansen

An artist's eye for detail helped Claudio Rigosi bring this German World War II scene to life.

Kit Classics No. 54: Revell's 1913 Maxwell car model

BY Tom Graham

First sold as a toy, it made history as the com- pany's first plastic model kit.

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Reader Gallery

Photos of models of all types, submitted by their builders.

USS Quincy

De Havilland D.H.2

270 Offenhauser

Fw 190

M4 Sherman

Kübelwagen diorama

Ilya Muromets

StuG III

Viggen prototype

Lotus and Honda F1 cars

P-38 Lightning

'55 Chevy Nomad

Gee Bee R-1

Antwerp diorama

Workbench Reviews

FSM's unmatched reviews of the latest kits, every one built by a modeler.

Trumpeter P-51D

Academy Ju 87G-1 Stuka "Tank Buster"

Zvezda Kursk submarine

Trumpeter MiG-19S Farmer C

Fine Molds Episode II Jedi Starfighter

Editor's Page

A letter from FSM's Editor, Mark Thompson.

Scale Talk

Letters from modelers around the world.

News & Products

News stories and the latest products to help you enjoy your hobby.

Reader Tips

Tips for enjoying your hobby, from your fellow readers.

Questions & Answers

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Features

Hollywood artist's figures

Great gloss paint jobs

USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor

Recipe for a Bison assault gun

Easy Allied identification stripes

The story behind invasion stripes

Modeling an SV-22 Osprey

Eastern Front armor diorama

Kit Classics No. 54: Revell's 1913 Maxwell car model

Departments

Reader Gallery

USS Quincy

De Havilland D.H.2

270 Offenhauser

Fw 190

M4 Sherman

Kübelwagen diorama

Ilya Muromets

StuG III

Viggen prototype

Lotus and Honda F1 cars

P-38 Lightning

'55 Chevy Nomad

Gee Bee R-1

Antwerp diorama

Workbench Reviews

Trumpeter P-51D

Academy Ju 87G-1 Stuka "Tank Buster"

Zvezda Kursk submarine

Trumpeter MiG-19S Farmer C

Fine Molds Episode II Jedi Starfighter

Editor's Page

Scale Talk

News & Products

Reader Tips

Questions & Answers

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