Volume 32 • 2014

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FSM INDEX Chung, Waikong Urtiaga, Ernesto FSM DEPARTMENTS, Built-in battle damage, Sep p40 Superdetailing an old kit, Jan p40 CATEGORIES Collada, Federico Model a Cuban cold warrior, Dec p28 REPORTS & SERIES Four steps for worn wood, Apr p42 Vergara, Cristóbal ARTICLE TITLES Top off a T-64 with paints, filters, pigments, Building a prototype tank, Feb p28 AIRBRUSHING & FINISHING and washes, Nov p42 Wechsler, James Big canopy, big detail, Jul p46 Corral, Raúl It may be green, but it doesn’t need to be drab, Painting a Gulf Oil GT40 Mk.I, Jan p20 Bracing broken parts, Mar p62 Washes, dry-brushing, pencils, Apr p62 Apr p20 Silly Putty masking for a snazzy schnellboot, Build a better Tomcat, Feb p22 Heavy weathering for a well-worn Spitfire, Wionzek, Kelly Feb p20 Build a Canadian Starfighter, Dec p40 Nov p36 Working with white-metal, May p46 Glass-smooth gloss from spray cans, Mar p22 Build a German destroyer, Apr p28 Cuden, Frank Sunken Sherman in the Pacific, Apr p20 Building a big VIP Junkers, Sep p44 Modeling an A3D-2 Skywarrior, Feb p46 SUBJECT It may be green, but it doesn’t need to be drab, Building a prototype tank, Feb p28 Big canopy, big detail, Jul p46 May p20 Building a resin tank, Dec 22 Modeling Mexico’s Con Air, Sep p38 A-7E, dress up a well-worn, Oct p38 Re-dressing a Bf 109 for the night, Jul p22 Building and detailing a U-boat, May p24 Dacoba, Ricardo A3D-2 Skywarrior, Feb p46 Down-and-dirty weathering, Sep p22 Building Bronco’s Marder II D, Jul p24 Building a big VIP Junkers, Sep p44 Acrylics, getting the most out of, Nov p24 Masterful airbrushing tips, Oct p22 Built-in battle damage, Sep p40 Davis, Chuck Airbrushing, masterful tips, Oct p22 10 tips for getting a better natural-metal finish, Carving out a conversion for a Pregnant Guppy, Painting wood grain, Sep p36 Battle damage, built-in, Sep p40 Nov p20 Jul p36 Gore, Phillip Berlin Wall, scratchbuilt, Mar p44 Paint a “paper panzer” for realism, Dec p20 Cutting tape masks for hard-edged camouflage, Seven tips for building plastic sailing ships, Bf 109, night scheme, Jul p22 Oct p26 Sep p46 Bf 109G-6/U2, kitbashing Erich Hartmann’s, COVER STORIES Day-glo DB-26C Invader, Jan p46 Harrison, Simon May p38 Dial up the detail, Mar p38 Kitbashing Erich Hartmann’s Messerschmitt Boeing 727, Mexico’s Con Air, Sep p38 Modeling a magnificent Mustang, P-51D, Jan Down-and-dirty weathering, Sep p22 Bf 109G-6/U2, Apr p38 Broken parts, bracing, Mar p62 p22 Dress up a well-worn warrior, Oct p38 Hembree, Mark Camouflage, hard-edged, tape masks for, Oct Weathering field-applied camouflage for a Zero, Easy and convincing water, Jan p28 Your five must-have tools, Sep p66 p26 Feb p36 Fit for a Sea King, Apr p44 Your first (solo) kit?, Oct p66 Camouflage, metallic, subtle, Nov p30 Airbrushing with the experts, Mar p24 Four steps for worn wood, Apr p42 What inspires your modeling? Nov p66 Canadian Starfighter, building a Dec p40 Build the German destroyer Z-28, Apr p28 Getting the most out of acrylics, Nov. p24 Who, what, where, when, and why of your Cockpit, detailing, Jul p46 Building Erich Hartmann’s Bf 109G-6/U2, May Glass-smooth gloss, Mar p22 modeling, Dec p66 Cockpit, weathering with washes, dry-brushing, p38 Heavy weathering for a well-worn Spitfire, Nov Isaksson, Anders pencils, Apr p62 Building Bronco’s 1/35 scale Marder IID, Jul p36 Building and detailing a U-boat, May p24 DB-26C Invader, Day-glo, Jan p46 p24 It may be green, but it doesn’t need to be drab, Make a Mossie right, Apr p36 Detail, dialing up, Mar p38 Simple tips for building a better P-40, Sep p24 May p20 Kinney, Paul Display bases, multilevel, May p36 Cutting tape masks for hard-edged camouflage, Kitbashing Erich Hartmann’s Messerschmitt Bf When gray is more than gray, Nov p30 Finish, painting a winner, Jan p20 Oct p26 109G-6/U2, May p38 Knable, Carl German destroyer, building a, Apr p28 Getting the most out of acrylic paints, Nov p24 Make a Mossie right, Apr p36 Day-glo DB-26C Invader, Jan p46 Gloss, glass-smooth, Mar p22 Build a Canadian CF-104 Starfighter, Dec p40 Making a good Zero better, Feb p36 Labrot, Jean-Jacques Hairspray, weathering with, Jul p30 Masterful airbrushing tips, Oct p22 Take 10 tips for a better build, Dec p38 HH-60J helicopter, quick and easy, Jul p42 EDITORIALS Model a Cuban cold warrior, Dec p28 Marczak, Rogério “Rato” Ju 52, building Göring’s personal Junkers, Sep Model a magnificent Mustang, Jan p22 Simple improvements for building a better p44 You say you want a resolution?, Jan p6 Modeling an A3D-2 Skywarrior, Feb p46 P-40, Sep p24 M8 HMC, superdetailing an old kit, Jan p40 Smile for the camera, Feb p6 Modeling Mexico’s Con Air, Sep p38 McNaughton, Steve Marder II D, building Bronco’s 1/35 scale, Jul Getting the most from your airbrush, Mar p6 Multilevel display bases, May p36 Recalling the Wall, Mar p44 p24 The Pinewood process, Apr p6 Paint a “paper panzer” for realism, Dec p20 Pascuzzi, Edward Masking, Silly Putty for a snazzy schnellboot, A new book from an old friend, May p6 Painting a winning finish, Jan p20 Glass-smooth gloss, Mar p22 Feb p20 Finding the time, Jul p6 Painting wood grain, Sep p36 Petiers, Hugo Mosquito, making a Mossie right, Apr p36 The school of model building, Sep p6 Quick and easy helicopter, Jul p42 Fit for a Sea King, Apr p44 Mustang, model a magnificent Jan p22 The art of multicolor camouflage, Oct p6 Re-dressing a Bf 109 for the night, Jul p22 Plunk, Bill Natural metal, 10 tips for a better finish, Nov Authentic plastic nostalgia, Nov p6 Realistic rust, Nov p28 Build a German destroyer, Apr p28 p20 More modeling therapy, Dec p6 Recalling the Wall, Mar p44 Building Bronco’s Marder II D, Jul p24 Olive drab, varied shades, May p20 Seven tips for building plastic sailing ships, Dec Poisseroux, Jean Paul P-40, simple improvements, Sep p24 SPECIAL REPORTS & SERIES p46 Build a Canadian Starfighter, Dec p40 Paper panzer, paint for realism, Dec p20 Silly Putty masking for a snazzy schnellboot, Roberts, Darren Pregnant Guppy, carving out a conversion, Jul FSM Basics Feb p20 Build a better Tomcat, Feb p22 p36 Painting wood grain, Sep p36 Simple improvements for building a better P-40, Rocca, Marc Prototype tank, building a, Feb p28 When gray is more than gray, Nov p30 Sep p24 Weathering with hairspray, Jul p30 Resin tank, build, Dec 22 Take 10 tips for a better build, Dec p38 Sunken Sherman in the Pacific, Apr p20 Sewell, Cookie Rust, realistic, Nov p28 Gallery Special Superdetailing an old kit, Jan p40 Building a resin tank, Dec 22 Sea Fury, Cuban cold warrior, Dec p28 FSM Forum World War I Aeroplane Group Take 10 tips for a better build, Dec p38 Sawyer, Chuck Sea King, building a, Apr p44 Build, p42 10 tips for getting a better natural-metal finish, Model a magnificent Mustang, Jan p22 Sherman, sunken in the Pacific, Apr p20 FSM Forum Heroes & Villains Group Build, Nov p20 Skinner, Aaron Ships, sailing, seven tips for building plastic, Dec Nov p46 Top off a T-64 with paints, filters, pigments, and Painting a winning finish, Jan p20 p46 Scale Modeling Essentials washes, Nov p42 Making a good Zero better, Jan p36 Spitfire, weathering, Nov p36 Making a good Zero better, Jan p36 Washes, dry-brushing, pencils, Apr p62 Silly Putty masking for a snazzy schnellboot, T-64, top off with paints, filters, pigments, and Making a good Zero better, Feb p36 Weathering with hairspray, Jul p30 Feb p20 washes, Nov p42 Show Gallery When gray is more than gray, Nov p30 Making a good Zero better, Feb p36 Tomcat, building, Feb p22 IPMS/USA Nationals, 2013, Jan p30 Working with white-metal, May p46 Airbrushing with the experts, Mar p24 U-boat, building and detailing, May p24 MMSI 2013, Apr p22 Bracing broken parts, Mar p62 Water, easy and convincing, Jan p28 AMPS 2014, Sep p32 AUTHOR Sunken Sherman in the Pacific, Apr p20 Weathering, down-and-dirty, Sep p22 Re-dressing a Bf 109 for the night, Jul p22 White metal, working with, May p46 FINAL DETAILS Adelmann, John Down-and-dirty weathering, Sep p22 Wood grain, painting, Sep p36 10 tips for getting better natural-metal finish, Masterful airbrushing tips, Oct p22 Wood, four steps for worn, Apr p42 Your five must-have tools, Sep p66 Nov p20 Cutting tape masks for hard-edged camou- Zero, 10 tips for a better build, Dec p38 Your first (solo) kit? Oct p66 Altobello, Tom flage, Oct p26 Zero, make a good one better, Jan p36 What inspires your modeling? Nov p66 Easy and convincing water, Jan p28 Getting the most out of acrylics, Nov p24 Zero, make a good one better, Feb p36 Who, what, where, when, and why of your Andreano, Steven More modeling therapy, Dec p6 modeling, Dec p66 Multilevel display bases, May p36 Paint a “paper panzer” for realism, Dec p20 Backenstross, John C. Stauffer, Don Dress up a well-worn warrior, Oct p38 Quick and easy helicopter, Jul p42 Brignola, Mike Thomsen, Jeff Realistic rust, Nov p28 Carving out a conversion for a Pregnant Carrick, Richard Guppy, Jul p36 Dial up the detail, Mar p38 FSM 2014 INDEX – VOL. 32

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Napkins: the quicker picker-upper, Feb p52 WORKBENCH REVIEWS Revell Chopsticks for sanding, Feb p52 Snap-Tite M1A1 Abrams tank, Jan p60 How did he get the crosses to show under paint? Cleaning up canopies, Feb p52 Academy Stearman PT-17, Sep p52 Jan p50 Foam bulkheads, Feb p52 F-35A, Sep p54 WhiteKnightTwo, SpaceShipTwo, Dec p59 Helping wounded warriors, Jan p50 Correction-oriented filler, Feb p52 PzKpfw 35(t), Jan p57 Revell Germany Making scale control lever knobs, Feb p50 Figures with smoking detail, Mar p50 USS Indianapolis, Feb p57 “Star Trek Into Darkness” USS Enterprise, Gunze Sangyo paint availability, Feb p50 Metallic flake orientation, Mar p50 Acrylicos Vallejo Jul p58 Cutting perfect circles, Feb p50 Anchoring antennas, Mar p50 Painting and Weathering Systems, Apr p61 Bf 109G, Feb p54 Hairspray on clear plastic, Feb p50 Brass rod to make a sturdier tail skid, Mar p50 AFV Club T-90, Jul p61 Looking for spinning props, Feb p50 Pencil it in, Apr p51 M24 Chaffee, Nov p60 Tornado ECR “TigerMeet 2011”, Feb p58 How to submit photos to FSM, Feb p51 Endodontic drills for modeling, Apr p51 Airfix U-boat Type IXC, Oct p52 Airbrushing Vallejo acrylic paint, Feb p51 Tiny photoetched-metal parts, Apr p51 BAE Warrior, Oct p62 Riich Decal-printing help, Feb p51 Serves paint or escargot, May p52 C-47 Skytrain, Nov p58 Universal Carrier Mk.II, Dec p60 Mastering pre-shading, Mar p48 For decals and baseball cards, May p52 De Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth, Jul p59 Roden Does primer affect top coat color?, Mar p48 Deluxe airbrush hookup, May p52 Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8, Jan p56 C-123B Provider, Sep p56 What are filters?, Mar p48 Easy paint identification, May p52 Gloster J-8A Gladiator Mk.II, Mar p57 RS Models Best stuff for rigging biplanes, Mar p48 Packed with bottles, May p52 Gloster Javelin, May p56 P-51 Mustang, Mar p55 Portholes: To drill or not? Mar p48 Satin clear, May p52 Hurricane Mk.I, Oct p57 Sword Airbrushing and humidity, Mar p49 Mini clothespins, May p52 Lightning F.2A, Sep p60 F3D-2 Skyknight, Apr p59 Airbrushing, altitude, and humidity, Mar p49 Wrap ‘em to keep ‘em, May p53 Quick Build F-22 Raptor and Apache Takom What’s the best first airbrush?, Apr p50 Use rubble for rubble, May p53 helicopter, Feb p63 Renault FT French light tank, May p54 Acrylic over enamel or vice versa? Apr p50 Use a smart phone for scale, May p53 AMK St. Chamond tank, Oct p54 Scale compatibility, Apr p50 Raised lettering on tires, May p53 L-29 Delfín, Nov p64 Tamiya 1 Enamels or acrylics for faces, May p50 Parafilm M seals the deal, May p53 Amusing Hobby 2 ⁄2-ton airfield fuel truck, p55 Australian equivalent for Future? May p50 Smooth and easy exhaust, Jul p52 Soviet Object 279 heavy tank, Mar p54 BA-64B Russian armored car, Apr p57 Slow-setting super glue, May p50 Baby, it’s snow outside, Jul p52 BPK M561 Gama Goat, Mar p59 Fitting aftermarket parts, May p50 Old compressor for dusting, Jul p52 Boeing 737-200, May p58 Nashorn, Oct p56 Help rigging sailing ships, May p50 Upside-down paint storage, Jul p52 Dragon USS Saratoga, Dec p54 Painting bare-metal airplanes Scale-thin rigging, Jul p52 M103A1, Sep p58 Tarangus AB Painting bare-metal airplanes, May p51 Late fix for tail-sitters, Jul p52 MBT70/KPz 70, Dec p55 Saab J 29A/B Tunnan, Feb p61 Post-shading explained, May p51 Foiled again!, Jul p52 SAS 1⁄4-ton patrol commander’s car, Feb p59 Trumpeter Fuel truck mystery, May p51 Magnets for models, Jul p53 Eduard A-6A Intruder, Jan p62 Ammonia and airbrushes, Jul p50 Clean resin and dentures, Jul p53 Bf 109G-6, Dec p52 A3D-2 Skywarrior, Feb p60 Simulating fiberglass, Jul p50 Telephone cable wire, Jul p53 MiG-15 bis, Sep p61 Kit comparison: Trumpeter and Wolfpack An appeal for help annealing, Jul p50 Homemade license plate, Jul p53 FlyHawk T-38, Oct p50 Getting the airbrush clean, Jul p50 Also attracted to magnets, Jul p53 SMS Derfflinger, p60 Westland Whirlwind, Dec p58 Color on deck, Jul p50 Pouring without spilling, Sep p50 G.W.H. Wingnut Wings Scales and history, Jul p50 Score and cut tubing, Sep p50 F-15B/D, May p63 Salmson 2-A2, Jul p60 Mastering the art of brush painting, Sep p48 Cut up credit cards for modeling, Sep p50 BAC TSR.2, Oct p58 Wolfpack Clear-part cement best practices, Sep p49 Weighty floors, Sep p50 Grex Kit comparison: Trumpeter and Wolfpack Making and using tack cloths, Sep p49 One-stop seam-filling, Sep p50 Airbrushes, Jul p62 T-38, Oct p50 Paint it scale black, Sep p49 Spray-can chromate yellow, Sep p50 Hasegawa Xuntong Translating Mr. Base White, Sep p49 Complement your camouflage, Sep p50 F-35A Lightning II, Nov p62 Tupolev Tu-2S, Feb p62 Help using Eduard masks, Oct p46 Tarp tip, Sep p50 MV-22B Osprey, Jan p54 Zoukei-Mura What’s up with P-47 guns? Oct p46 App provides scale using images, Sep p50 N1K2-J Shiden Kai “George,” May p62 Heinkel He 219A-0 Uhu, Jan p58 Painting vinyl tracks, Oct p46 Paint charts, cross references, and inventory? HK Models J7W1 Shinden, Oct p60 Thinning paint for airbrushing, Oct p46 There’s an app for that! Oct p48 Meteor F.4, Oct p61 Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden, Jul p56 Modifying figure poses, Oct p46 There’s a reason we call it Reader Tips! Oct p48 HobbyBoss Zvezda Turnbuckle sources, Oct p46 Plumbing tape for leaky airbrush, Oct p48 Baku, Apr p55 Airbus A320, Dec p56 Diorama size and scale, Oct p47 Paint conservation practices, Oct p48 F-80A, Feb p56 Disney “Planes” Dusty Crophopper, Jan p61 Understanding acrylic paint, Oct p47 Label sandpaper scraps, Oct p48 Renault R35, Dec p57 Su-27SM, “Flanker B” Mod. 1, Oct p53 Using super glue as a filler, Oct p47 Modeling with meat packaging, Oct p48 YF-23, Apr p58 Sukhoi Su-2, May p61 Color modulation and model storage, Oct p47 Low-rent super-glue applicator, Oct p48 ICM Topol SS-25 “Sickle”, Oct p59 Paint cross-reference, Nov p50 Paint-polishing epiphany, Oct p49 Do 215B-4, Nov p61 What is that putty? Nov p50 Shiny stick ’em headlights, Oct p49 Opel Typ 2.5-32, Jul p57 Thinning putty with acetone, Nov p50 Laminating for the long term, Oct p49 Italeri Removing chrome plating, Nov p51 Exorcising clear-gloss “ghosts”, Oct p49 F-104G/S, Jul p54 Access model kit reviews, Help, I’m seeing spots in my clear, Nov p51 Do-it-yourself raised rivets, Nov p54 F-35A Lightning II, Mar p52 Lead-foil sources, Nov p52 If you’re messin’ with resin, suit up! Nov p54 Kinetic new product information, Tell us about FSM’s reviewers, Nov p52 Pinholes, not drill holes, Nov p54 Alpha Jet A/E, Apr p54 photo galleries, and more Making tape less tacky, Nov p52 Coins can be valuable shims, Nov p54 Magister CM.170, Nov p63 Avoiding unnecessary roughness, Nov p52 Paint clips aplenty! Nov p54 Kitty Hawk at FSM’s website, Painting small-scale plastic armies, Dec p48 Magnetic paint-cup holder, Nov p55 Saab JAS 39A/C Gripen, Mar p60 Vallejo paints and clear gloss, Dec p48 Modeling with recycled materials, Nov p55 T-6 Texan, Sep p59 www.FineScale.com Problems with Alclad II black, Dec p48 Soot for stacks, Dec p50 Master Box Decal problems, Dec p48 Nothing is smoother than sprue, Dec p50 Mk.I Male British tank, May p57 No tape: Canopy masking is easy and neat with Sprue filler, Part 2, Dec p50 Meng self-adhesive foil, Dec p49 Happiness is a warm mask, Dec p50 French FT-17, Apr p56 Ship-shape railings, Dec p50 M2A3 Bradley, Nov p56 READER TIPS Nuts for foil, Dec p50 Me 163 Komet, Apr p52 Crafty tips, Dec p50 Merit International Lacquer-thinner debonder, Jan p52 Compact modeling kit, Dec p51 M19 tank transporter, Sep p57 Chipping: a little dab’ll do ya, Jan p52 Old standby, no spill, Dec p51 Minicraft Solder iron to tighten rigging, Jan p52 Easy tarmac, Dec p51 KC-135E May p60 No rolling knives, Jan p52 Powered brush for weathering, Dec p51 Moebius Health and beauty aids for modelers, Feb p52 Tackled with spackle, Dec p51 Batmobile, Apr p60 Practice on a mock-up to get that photoetched Pipe cleaners and WD-40, Dec p51 Cylon Raider, Nov p59 metal right, Feb p52 SHOWCASES/SPECIALS Robot B9, Sep p55 Dowel eraser for ejection-pin marks, Feb p52 Pacific Coast Hung-up hemostat? Feb p52 Hawker Tempest Series II Mk.Vc, Mar p56 Making waves with caulk, Feb p52 Tyler Pottenger’s panzer workshop, Mar p32 Pegasus A guide for repositioning figures, Feb p52 Roy Chow’s Soviet “Studer,” May p28 “Terminator 2” aerial hunter-killer, Jan p64 Warming decals, Feb p52 Mike McFadden’s drama in a shadow box, The Nautilus, Mar p58 Test airbrush with food coloring, Feb p52 Oct p42