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FSM 2012 INDEX – VOL. 30 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.