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FineScale Modeler Volume 22 Issue 5

FineScale Modeler

Issue

Magazine:
FineScale Modeler
Number:
Volume 22 Issue 5 | May 2004
Language:
English
ISSN:
07189646779605

Table of contents

Build Report, 1:16  | Page 16
Superdetailed LAV-25 Piranha


It's big, it's impressive, and Talal Chouman's 1/16 scale Operation Enduring Freedom stunner is entirely scratchbuilt inside and out.
 

Build Report, 1:48  | Page 20
Improve the XF-85 Goblin

by Alfonso Martinez Berlana
Turn Special Hobby's 1/48 scale multi-media kit of the tiny experimental fighter into a showpiece.
SH 48003
McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
Special Hobby 1:48
SH 48003 (SH48003) 2001 New tool
 

Tips & Tricks | Page 26
Painting realistic eyes

by Brett Avants
Every figure painter needs this skill, and here's a foolproof technique.
 

Tips & Tricks | Page 28
Get quality hand-painted finishes

by Matthew Usher
If you're new to modeling or just want to improve your technique, these pointers will sharpen your prush-painting skills.
 

Build Report, 1:35  | Page 32
Build a "bedspring" T-34

by Jim Hensley
Add distinctive aftermarket detail to make your 1/35 scale model of the World War II Soviet tank stand out from the pack.
6066
T-34/85 Mod. 1944
Dragon 1:35
6066 1997 New tool
 

Review, 1:48  | Page 41
Lindberg's 1/48 scale Thunderceptor

by Matthew Usher
The unusual rocket-assisted XF-91 of the 1950s was the subject of only one kit.
513-98
Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor
Lindberg 1:48
513-98 1958 New box
 

Editorial | Page 50
Making aircraft ID models in WWII

by Charles W.D. "Chick" Gayley
Thousands of high-school students did their part for the war effort - by building wooden models.
 

Editorial | Page 54
Readers' Choice Awards

by Lawrence Hansen
The polls are closed, the votes are tallied, and here are the results: your picks for the best new kits of 2003.
 

Build Report, 1:700  | Page 58
The Derfflinger at Jutland

by David Summers
The pride of the Imperial German Navy modeled in 1/700 scale resin.
700-12-04
SMS Derfflinger
WSW Modellbau 1:700
700-12-04 20xx New tool
 

Review, 1:72  | Page 64
Workbench Reviews

by Tom Foti
Revell 05015, VIIC U-boat
05015
German Submarine / Deutsches U-Boot
VII C "Wolf Pack" / "Die grauen Wölfe"
Revell 1:72
05015 (80-5015) 2003 New tool
 

Review, 1:48  | Page 65
Workbench Reviews

by Allan F. Jones
Czech Model 4811, Curtiss A-8 Shrike
4811
Curtiss A-8 Shrike
Czech Model 1:48
4811 200x New tool
 

Review, 1:35  | Page 66
Workbench Reviews

by Jim Zeske
Dragon 6092, T-34/76 Mod. 1940
6092
T-34/76 Mod. 1940
Dragon 1:35
6092 2003 New tool
 

Review, 1:72  | Page 67
Workbench Reviews

by Ross Whitaker
Special Hobby 72046, De Havilland D.H. 103 Hornet F. Mk. 1
SH72046
De Havilland DH.103 Hornet F.Mk.1
Special Hobby 1:72
SH72046 2003 New tool
 

Review, 1:48  | Page 69
Workbench Reviews

by Jim Zeske
Pacific Coast Models, Regia Aeronautica Macchi C.200 serie VII
 

Review, 1:48  | Page 70
Workbench Reviews

by Ross Whitaker
Special Hobby 48021, Fairey Barracuda Mk.II