Airbrushing & Finishing: Painting a winning finish

<em>By Aaron Skinner</em> Dany Galgani builds and finishes Fujimi's 1/24 scale GT40 Mk.II into the Mk.I 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans winner. Page 20

Cover Story: Model a magnificent Mustang

<em>By Chuck Sawyer</em> Add even more detail to Tamiya's 1/32 scale P-51D. Page 22

Day-glo DB-26C Invader

<em>By Carl Knable</em> Using the Italeri 1/72 scale Douglas B-26 Invader as a starting point, Carl turns it into a Cold War-era drone controller complete with Firebee drones and a high-visibility paint job. Page 46

Easy and convincing water

<em>By Tom Altobello</em> Make waves for your model ships with quick techniques that are easy to master. Page 28

FSM Special Show Gallery: IPMS/USA National Convention

<em>FSM</em> visited the IPMS/USA National Convention in Loveland, Colo. Here are just some of the wonderful scale models exhibited there. Page 30

January issue preview

Scale Modeling Essentials: Making a good Zero Better, Part 2

<em>By Aaron Skinner</em> When Aaron built Tamiya's 1/48 scale A6M3 Zero, he wanted to use a little photoetched metal to take the model to the next level. In the December 2013 <em>FSM</em>, he modified the cockpit to accept the Eduart details. Now he moves on to the flaps. Page 36

Superdetailing an old kit

<em>By Ernesto Urtiaga</em> Tamiya's 1/35 scale U.S. Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 has been around for many years and has errors. Ernesto uses photoetched-metal parts and a resin interior to superdetail and correct the mistakes. Page 40