September 2009

September 2009

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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Improve Monogram's 1/48 scale F-102

BY Wayne Hui

Sharpening an old Delta Dagger

Color modulation revealed

BY Rick Lawler

Implying light and shadow adds life to Tamiya's 1/48 scale Marder III

Better from the box: Tamiya's 1/48 scale Kawanishi N1K1-J

BY John Maher

Fundamentals of an effective display

IPMS Show Gallery: Region V, 2009

Mad-City Modelers' 14th annual show

Showcase: A look inside Academy's 1/32 scale F-18C Hornet

Dan Jayne's incredible cutaway jet

ONLINE EXTRA: More of Dan Jayne's Hornet

Modeling an abandoned armored car in Austria, 1945

BY Glenn Bartolotti

Putting together a war's end diorama with an old Italeri 1/35 scale SdKfz 234/2 Puma

Kitbash a 1/72 scale Cougar

BY Joseph Hegedus

Combine Hasegawa and Matchbox kits to model a Korean War fighter

ONLINE EXTRA: Modeling workbench gallery

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Workbench Reviews

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

Eduard 1/32 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1

Hasegawa 1/48 scale TA-4J Skyhawk

Zvezda 1/35 scale L 4500A Cargo Truck

Czech Model 1/32 scale F-80C Shooting Star

Moebius Models 1/32 scale "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" Flying Sub

Zvezda 1/72 scale Mi-26 Halo

MiniArt 1/35 scale Dingo Mk.1b

Italeri 1/72 scale Reggiane Re.2000 GA

Editor's Page

A letter from FSM's editor, Matthew Usher

Scale Talk

Letters from modelers around the world –– as well as a gallery of reader-submitted workbench photos

Spotlight

FSM's Aaron Skinner examines Trumpeter's 1/32 scale Fairey Swordfish Mk.I as well as other exciting new products

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FSM video: Issue preview

Improve Monogram's 1/48 scale F-102

Color modulation revealed

Better from the box: Tamiya's 1/48 scale Kawanishi N1K1-J

IPMS Show Gallery: Region V, 2009

Showcase: A look inside Academy's 1/32 scale F-18C Hornet

ONLINE EXTRA: More of Dan Jayne's Hornet

Modeling an abandoned armored car in Austria, 1945

Kitbash a 1/72 scale Cougar

ONLINE EXTRA: Modeling workbench gallery

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Workbench Reviews

Eduard 1/32 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1

Hasegawa 1/48 scale TA-4J Skyhawk

Zvezda 1/35 scale L 4500A Cargo Truck

Czech Model 1/32 scale F-80C Shooting Star

Moebius Models 1/32 scale "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" Flying Sub

Zvezda 1/72 scale Mi-26 Halo

MiniArt 1/35 scale Dingo Mk.1b

Italeri 1/72 scale Reggiane Re.2000 GA

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