Volume 30 • 2012

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FSM INDEX Making mud, Oct p22 May AUTHOR Camouflage StuH42, Nov p22 Frank Cuden CATEGORIES Air pressure, Dec p20 B-57B Canberra Altobello, Tom Stauffer, Don ARTICLE TITLES Ship weathering, easy method, May p22 Vic Edelbrock’s Kurtis Kraft No. 27, Mar p44 July Argent, Andrew Wechsler, Jim Karl Logan 13 tips for building ships, Apr p22 Vegetation and groundwork small scale, Sherman collection, Sep p38 M48 tank Air pressure, Dec p20 Jan p44 Airbrush maintenance and problem solving, Barnes, Thomas SUBJECT September Mar p24 Make your own display case, Dec p40 James Green Airbrushing and weathering a Skyraider, Jan p20 Bave, Pete Acrylic paint, distressing, Oct p33 Ki-27 “Nate” An old kit flies again, Sep p42 Martian fighting maching, Jul p42 Airbrush maintenance, Mar p24 Animated 1/24 scale de Havilland Beaver, Bossert, Joseph Airbrush pressure, Dec p20 October Feb p40 Confederate raider CSS Alabama Part 1, Alclad II lacquer finish, Focke-Wulf, May p30 Bill Plunk Backdate a Hawkeye, Mar p30 Jul p46 Armored car building basics Part 1, Mar p40 SdKfz 124 Wespe Basics for building an armored car Part 1, Confederate raider CSS Alabama Part 2, Armored car building basics Part 2, Apr p46 Mar p40 Jul p46 Armored car building basics Part 3, May p46 November Basics for building an armored car Part 2, Brinks, Fred Armored car building basics Part 4, Jul p31 Cookie Sewell Apr p46 Schnellboot superdetailed, May p44 B-57B Canberra Air Guard upgrade, May p24 Soviet T-44 Basics for building an armored car Part 3, Collada, Federico Battle of Britain diorama, Feb p42 May p46 Weather with acrylic paints, Oct p33 Carrier deck, build your own, Nov p44 December Basics for building an armored car Part 4, Connor, Scott Craft acrylics, Feb p22 Chuck Sawyer Jul p31 Late-war camo for a tank hunter, Mar p22 Crusader conversions, pair, May p33 F-4 Phantom Build a 1940s racing legend, Mar p44 Cooper, Andrew CSS Alabama, Part 1, Jul p46 Build a target-tow Skyraider, Sep p30 Battle of Britain diorama, Feb p42 CSS Alabama, Part 2, Sep p46 COVER STORIES Build and light a Martian fighting-machine Crofoot, Chris De Havilland Beaver, animated, Feb p40 Jul p42 Build your own carrier deck, Nov p44 Desert weathering, Apr p28 Making the most of metallics for a MiG, Build small-scale groundwork and vegetation, Cuden, Frank Detailing tips and techniques, aircraft, Sep p24 Jan p22 Jan p44 T-28 Trojan, Feb p28 Display case, make your own, Dec p40 Whitewash, weather and winter for a diorama, Build this Battle of Britain diorama, Feb p42 Cold War Canberra, May p24 F-4 Phantom finishing, Part 2, Dec p24 Feb p24 Build your own carrier deck, Nov p44 Skyraider, Sep p30 F-4 Phantom fixes, Part 1, Nov p39 Airbrush maintenance and problem solving, Building a better Panzer IV, Dec p44 Cusumano, Bart FSM 30 years, from the experts, Nov p24 Mar p24 Convert a pair of photo-recon Crusaders, M1917 tiny tank, Jan p38 Groundwork and vegetation, small scale, Jan p44 13 tips for building ships, Apr p22 May p33 Dacoba, Ricardo Harrier conversion, Apr p42 Improve a Cold War Canberra, May p24 Detail a Wespe, Oct p24 GR7 to GR9 Harrier, improving, Mar p42 Hawkeye backdate, Mar p30 Tune up a veteran tank kit, Jul p24 Factory-fresh Focke-Wulf, May p30 Goheen, Greg Jagdpanther camouflage, Mar p22 Tips and techniques for detailing aircraft, Fine fixes for a big Phantom, Nov p38 Focke-Wulf with Alclad, May p30 Kurtis Kraft midget racer, Mar p44 Sep p24 Finishing a big Phantom, Dec p24 Gore, Phillip M48A3 Patton tune up, Jul p24 Detail a Wespe, Oct p24 Finishing and posing Russia’s newest tank, X-1, Sep p42 Making mud, Oct p22 Kitbash a Russian tank, Nov p46 Sep p22 Green, James Martian fighting machine, Jul p42 Finishing a big Phantom, Part 2, Dec p24 How to add good camo to a StuH42, Nov p22 Detailing aircraft, tips, techniques, Sep p24 Mercury Friendship 7, Feb p49 How to make mud, Oct p22 Hembree, Mark MiG metallics, Jan p22 EDITORIALS Improve a Cold War Canberra, May p24 Mercury Friendship 7, Feb p49 Paint problems, solving, Mar p28 Kitbash a Soviet tank, Nov p46 Building an armored car Part 1, Mar p40 Panzer IV, Dec p44 Any resolutions for the New Year? Jan p6 Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II, Nov p52 Building an armored car Part 2, Propliners, improving tips, Oct p42 The essential tools, Feb p6 Make your own display case, Dec p40 prepping parts, Apr 46 Schnellboot, superdetailed, May p44 The shape of things, Mar p6 Making a good Harrier better, Apr p42 Building an armored car Part 3, primer, SdKfz 124 Wespe, detailing, Oct p24 Great tips from a contest winner, Apr p6 Making the most of metallics for a MiG, paint, decals, May p46 Ship building techniques, Apr p22 Craftsmanship, in any scale, May p6 Jan p22 Building an armored car Part 4, Staghound, Skyraider conversion and paint, Sep p30 Down in the basement with the Williams Bros., Mastering late-war camo for a tank hunter, Jul p31 Skyraider, weathering, Jan p20 Jul p6 Mar p22 30 years of FSM, Nov p24 Storch camouflage painting, Jul p22 Appreciating the scratchbuilt, Sep 6 Modernize an old kit, Feb p28 LTV A-7 Corsair II, Nov p52 StuH42 camouflage, Nov p22 FineScale Modeler on DVD-ROM!, Oct p6 More ways to weather: Distressing acrylic paint, Vision aids, Dec p36 T-28 Trojan modernize, Feb p28 Thirty years of FineScale Modeler, Nov p6 Oct p33 Knable, Carl T-44 Soviet tank, kitbash, Nov p46 There’s nothing like that new-kit smell, Dec p6 Painting a Storch fit for Rommel, Jul p22 RF-8 Crusaders: Hasegawa and Heller con- T-90 painting and weathering, Sep p22 Quick and easy ship weathering, May p22 version, May p33 Tiny tank tips, Jan p38 FSM SPECIAL REPORTS Raising a Confederate raider Part 1, Jul p46 Improving propliners, Oct p42 Vision aids, Dec p36 Raising a Confederate raider Part 2, Sep p46 Logan, Karl Weathering, quick and easy, ships, May p22 Airbrushing and Finishing See what you’re doing, Dec p36 Patton tank tune up, Jul p24 Whitewash, weather, winter a diorama, Feb p24 Airbrushing and weathering a Korean War Shermans for all seasons, Sep p39 Ludwick, Chris Skyraider, Jan p20 Show Gallery: AMPS International Conven- Whitewash, weather and winter a diorama, FSM DEPARTMENTS Working with craft acrylics, Feb p22 tion, Oct p38 Feb p24 & TOPICS Mastering late-war German three-color Show Gallery: Australian Model Expo 2011, Marranca, Joseph camouflage, Mar p22 Jul p38 Craft acrylics, Feb p22 COVER PHOTOS Step-by-step desert weathering, Apr p28 Show Gallery: IPMS/USA Nationals 2011, Mustafa, George Quick, easy ship weathering, May p22 Jan p34 De Havilland Beaver, activate, Feb p40 Paint a Storch fit for Rommel, Jul p22 Show Gallery: IPMS/USA Nationals 2012, Plunk, Bill January Finishing and posing Russia’s newest tank, Nov p36 SdKfz. 124 Wespe, detailing, Oct p24 Aaron Skinner Sep p22 Show Gallery: MMSI 2011, Apr p38 Panzer IV, building, Dec p44 HobbyBoss MiG-17 How to make mud, Oct p22 Solving painting problems, Mar p28 Roberts, Darren Add good camo to the StuH42, Nov p22 Step-by-step desert weathering, Apr p28 E-2C to E-2B conversion, Mar p30 February Air pressure, Dec p20 Superdetailed schnellboot, May p44 Sawyer, Chuck Chris Ludwick T + 50 years and counting: Mercury Friendship F-4 Phantom fixes Part 1, Nov p38 Dragon Tiger I Profile 7, Feb p49 F-4 Phantom finishes Part 2, Dec p24 30 years of FSM, Nov p24 Take it from the experts, Nov p24 Sewell, Cookie March Tips and techniques for detailing aircraft, T-44 Russian tank, kitbash, Nov p46 Aaron Skinner Scale Modeling Essentials Sep p24 Skinner, Aaron Airbrush Tips & Tricks Basics for building an armored car, Part 1, Tips for a tiny tank, Jan p38 Korean War Skyraider, Jan p20 Mar p40 Tips for improving propliners, Metallics for a MiG, Jan p22 April Basics for building an armored car, Part 2, Oct p42 Maintenance and problem solving, Mar p24 Kevin Wenker Apr p46 Tips for working with craft acrylics, Feb p22 13 tips for building ships, Apr p22 HMCS Fennel Basics for building an armored car, Part 3, Tune up a veteran tank kit, Jul p24 Desert weathering, Apr p28 May p46 Whitewash, weather, and winter for a diorama, Camouflage on a Fieseler 156, Jul p22 Basics for building an armored car, Part 4, Feb p24 T-90 finishing and posing, Sep p22 Jul p31 FSM 2011 INDEX – VOL. 30

Show Gallery Super-glue filler ideas, Mar p51 1/48 Saab J29 Tunnan, May p61 1/35 M24 Chaffee, Sep p58 IPMS/USA Nationals 2011, Jan p34 Masking on a tile gives something to hold on to, Cyber-hobby Dragon MMSI 2011, Apr p38 Mar p51 1/72 Sea Vixen FAW.1, May p57 1/72 Churchill Mk.IV, May p59 Australian Model Expo 2011, Jul p38 Cleaning airbrushes with a brush, Apr p53 1/200 YP-49 Flying Wing, May p63 Kinetic AMPS 2012 International, Oct p38 Clean fogged chrome parts, Apr p53 1/72 Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver, Oct p55 1/35 Oshkosh M-ATV, Jul p59 IPMS/USA Nationals 2012, Nov p36 Keep those spray cans spraying, Apr p53 Dragon Meng Post-preshading, Apr p53 1/144 Stealth helicopter Operation Geronimo, 1/35 Pick up with ZPU-1, Feb p57 HISTORY YOU CAN MODEL Blog that build, Apr p53 Mar p58 1/35 VsKfz 617 Minenräumer, Sep p57 Custom jig for assembling tracks, May p52 Eduard 1/35 Merkava Mk.IIID, Dec p58 T + 50 years and counting: Mercury Friendship Another track-assembly jig, May p52 1/72 F6F-3 Hellcat, Jan p55 MiniArt 7, Feb p49 Flower-power modeling, May p52 1/144 “Dual Combo” MiG-21MF, Apr p59 1/35 GAZ-AAA, Oct p58 LTV A-7 Corsair II, Nov p52 Fun with hypodermic needles, May p52 1/48 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1, Sep p59 Panda Hobby More fun with hypodermic needles, May p52 Great Wall Hobby 1/35 Oshkosh M-ATV, Jul p58 PORTFOLIOS Punks for tightening antennas, May p52 1/48 Northrop P-61 Black Widow, Jan p62 Tamiya Syringe as airbrush helper, Jul p52 1/48 TBD-1 Devastador, Jul p54 1/35 M51 Israeli tank, Apr p54 Shermans for all seasons, Sep p38 Tissue fix for see-through spots, Jul p52 Hasegawa Trumpeter Correction-tape filler, Jul p52 1/32 J2M3 Raiden “Jack,” Feb p56 1/35 Russian BTR-60P APC, Jan p54 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Teflon tape for rags and tarps, Jul p52 HK Models 1/35 Aerosan NKL-26, Jan p57 Rolling out scratchbuilding supplies, Jul p53 1/32 B-25J Mitchell, Nov p59 1/35 Canadian AVGP Grizzly (early), Bending resin to your will, Jan p48 Super-glue longevity, Jul p53 HobbyBoss Apr p61 Make a clean start, Jan p48 Stir sticks of steel, Jul p53 1/48 F3H-2 Demon, Feb p59 Vulcan Scale Models Mr. Surfacer for Zimmerit? Jan p48 Homemade paint booth, Sep p52 1/48 Yakovlev Yak-38 “Forger,” Feb p62 1/35 British light tank Mk. VIB, Jan p60 Circular reasoning, Jan p48 Easy mud, Sep p52 1/48 F8F-1 Bearcat, Apr p58 Zvezda Banishing dust bunnies, Jan p48 A different glue for you, Sep p52 Ibex 1/35 Russian T-90 main battle tank, Oct p61 Low-tack, double-sided, Sep p52 1/48 Beechcraft T-6A Texan II, Oct p54 Rigging Arizona, Feb p50 Ships Stirring suggestions for paint, Feb p50 Use a plug for sag, Sep p53 ICM Making signage stick, Feb p50 Easy way out, Sep p53 1/144 Tupolev Tu-144, Jul p63 Academy Painting instrument panels, Feb p50 Leader cable for cable, Sep p53 Italeri 1/350 HMS Warspite, Feb p55 Painting sails, Feb p50 Primer directive, Sep p53 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I, Sep p60 Cyber-hobby Gluing polyethylene, Feb p50 Super glue locator, Sep p53 Kitty Hawk Models 1/700 USS New York LPD-21, Mar p54 Advice for photoetched metal, Feb p51 Waste not, Sep p53 1/48 Lockheed F-94C Starfire, Dec p56 1/350 USS Freedom (LCS-1), Oct p59 Painting photoetched metal, Mar p49 Baking soda, Sep p53 Meng Models Italeri Aging and modeling gracefully, Mar p49 Craft glue for water, Sep p53 1/72 Mansyu Ki-98, Dec p61 1/35 Vosper MTB, May p56 Masking canopies, Mar p49 Quick, the Fast Orange! Sep p53 Platz Models Tamiya Super glue longevity, Mar p49 Metric circle templates, Oct p50 1/72 T-33 Shooting Star, Nov p61 1/350 IJN Yamato, May p58 Painting instrument panels, Apr p50 No-tip paint holder tip, Oct p50 1/72 Northrop Grumman X-47B U.S. Navy Zvezda Reuseable doors? Apr p50 Pinewood Derby tungsten weights, Oct p50 UCAS, Dec p57 1/350 HMS Dreadnought, Jan p58 Self-made cordless sander, Oct p50 Revell Germany Building a beater, Apr p51 Sci-Fi Tamiya paint returns, Apr p51 Interior decorating with tape, Oct p50 1/32 Heinkel He 111P-1, Jan p53 The right pressure? Apr p51 Faded paint, fast, Oct p50 1/72 Handley Page Halifax B Mk.I/II GR.II, Moebius Models Only the original Goo Gone, May p50 Paint chips for stonework, Oct p50 Jul p56 1/32 “Battlestar Galactica” Cylon raider, Doing white wells well, May p50 Homemade sanding sticks, Oct p50 1/72 Airbus A400M “Grizzly,” Sep p63 Oct p62 Washes turning out hazy, May p50 Colored fire hoses, Oct p50 Revell Pegasus Air Force One colors, May p50 Clear plastic CD cases, Oct p50 1/48 Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, May p55 1/144 “War of the Worlds” alien tripod, Restoring tinted canopies, Jul p50 Attaching Zimmerit, Oct p50 Roden Apr p57 Canopy masking unmasked, Jul p50 Future saves the day, Oct p50 1/32 Nieuport 24, May p60 Revell Germany Aussie camo for Operation Slipper, Jul p50 Don’t flip your lids, Nov p56 1/48 T-28B Trojan, Sep p63 1/600 “Star Trek” USS Enterprise NCC-1701, Antifouling red choices, Sep p50 For microwave or modeling, Nov p56 1/144 Douglas C-124A Globemaster II, Oct p56 Save good nozzles, Nov p56 Dec p62 Submarine weathering, Sep p50 Autos Finding the right air wing, Sep 50 Dental tools, Nov p56 Special Hobby Streak-free glass, Sep p50 Wax paper work mat, Nov p56 1/48 D-558-1 Skystreak “NACA,” Jan p56 Aoshima Printing white markings can be a challenge, Oct Easy fading, Nov p56 1/72 CAC CA-12 Boomerang, Jan p59 1/24 London black cab, May p62 p48 DIY pigments, Nov p56 Tamiya Hasegawa Get your mottle on, Oct p48 EZ Line rigging for ships, Nov p56 1/48 Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik, Nov p60 1/24 Nissan Fairlady 240ZG police car, Keeping track of scale, Oct p48 Newspaper bags for paint shrouds, Nov p56 Trumpeter Apr p60 Rubber-tire problems explained, Oct p48 Circular scriber, Nov p56 1/72 Chinese J-20 Mighty Dragon, Mar p56 ICM Handling long decals, Nov p54 Laser-sighted waterline, Nov p57 1/32 Bf 109G-6, Mar p61 1/35 G4 German staff car, Feb p58 Airfield tarmac deciphered, Nov p54 Furniture finish for weathering, Nov p57 1/32 Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk, Oct p60 MiniArt Submarine colors, Nov p54 Happy accident: exhaust stains with Tamiya flat 1/32 Junkers Ju 87B-2 Stuka, Nov p64 1/35 Mercedes-Benz Type 170V Personenwa- Airbrushing fine lines, Nov p54 base, Dec p52 1/35 BRDM-2, Dec p59 gen, Jul p61 The lowdown on wooden decks, Dec p50 Interdental microbrushes, Dec p52 Wingnut Wings Polar Lights/Round 2 Modern ship rigging ideas, Dec p50 Decal text alignment, Dec p52 1/32 Pfalz D.XII, Feb p63 1/25 1966 Batmobile, Mar p59 Painting photoetched metal, Dec p50 Recognition lights, Dec p52 1/32 F.E.2b, Jul p60 Revell Germany Masking cockpits and canopies, Dec p51 Mud for mud, Dec p52 Zoukei-Mura 1/24 Schlingman LF 20/16 firetruck, Feb p60 Credit cards and holograms can come in handy, 1/32 A-1H Skyraider, Mar p53 READER TIPS Dec p52 1/32 P-51D Mustang, Dec p55 Miscellaneous A kinder, gentler, hemostat, Dec p52 Zvezda Italeri 1/144 Sukhoi Superjet 100, Feb p61 Acrylic paint, Apr p63 Just what the doctor ordered, Jan p50 SHOWCASES/SPECIALS Safer nose weight, Jan p50 1/72 Yakovlev Yak-3, Apr p62 Life-Color Safer nose weight 2, Jan p50 1/144 Boeing 747-8, Dec p60 Paints, Mar p62 Animated de Havilland Beaver, Feb p40 Wire by fly wire, Jan p50 Armor Simple part catcher, Jan p50 Superdetailed schnellboot, May p44 Academy Music dies, leaves wealth of parts, Jan p50 WORKBENCH REVIEWS Filling seams with caulk, Jan p51 1/35 Hetzer, Oct p52 Access model kit reviews, Guitar-string strut braces for biplanes, Feb p52 AFV Club Aircraft new product information, Spill-free cement station, Feb p52 1/35 LVT-4, Mar p55 Fronds and leaf cutter made easy, Feb p52 Academy 1/35 Valentine Mk.I, Jul p57 photo galleries, and more Coloring in the engine glow, Feb p52 1/48 ROKAF T-50 advanced trainer, 1/35 Schwere Panzerspähwagen SdKfz 231 at FSM’s Web site, I can see clearly now, Feb p53 Jul p56 (8-rad), Sep p61 Headlight kit gives great finish, Feb p53 Airfix 1/35 M42 Duster, Nov p63 www.finescale.com! Foam board keeps things orderly, Feb p53 1/72 Curtiss Hawk 81-A-2, Apr p56 Amusing Hobby Paper trail, Feb p53 1/72 Fairey Swordfish Mk.I, Jul p62 1/35 Neubaufahrzeug, Mar p60 Masa flour dirt, Feb p53 AZ Model Bronco Models Painless modeling, Mar p51 1/48 Vultee Vengeance, Mar p57 1/35 “Buffalo” 6x6 MPCV, Sep p55