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March 2014


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Airbrushing-and-Finishing

Airbrushing & Finishing

<em>By Edward Pascuzzi</em> Learn how to get beautiful gloss finish from a spray can. Page 22

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Bracing broken parts

<em>By Aaron Skinner</em> After breaking one of the landing-gear struts on his Fokker D.VII, Aaron mended it with blue and wire. Here's how! Page 62

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Cover story: Airbrushing with the experts

<em>By Aaron Skinner</em> Aaron asked some of <em>FSM</em>'s readers, authors, and reviewers to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about airbrushes. Page 24

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Dial up the detail

<em>By Richard Carrick</em> After a 17-year break from building models, Richard scratchbuilds superdetailed detailed parts for his one-of-a-kind 1/32 scale F4U-4 Corsair.  Page 38

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Recalling the Wall

<em>By Steve McNaughton</em> The forbidding gray barrier of the Berlin Wall made a lifelong impression on a young Steve McNaughton. Working from memory and references, he modeled the grim icon of the Cold War in 1/16 scale. Page 44

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Showcase: Panzer battalion workshop

It can be more fun to model misfits and workaday subjects than the aces and the legends. Modeler Tyler Pottenger shows us as much with his Hal Sanford-inspired diorama of a Tiger undergoing field repairs. Page 32

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Airfix Gloster J-8A/Gladiator Mk.II

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Amusing Hobby Object 279 Soviet heavy tank

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Italeri F-35A Lightning II

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Kitty Hawk Saab JAS 39A/C Gripen

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Pacific Coast Hawker Tempest Series II Mk.Vc

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Pegasus The Nautilus

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RS Models P-51H Mustang

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Tamiya Gama Goat


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