FineScale Modeler Nov 2016

Form & Figure: Painting dark skin tones
BY Joe Hudson
Finishing a Tuskegee airman
Pg. 16

Aibrushing & Finishing: Load up on realism
BY Aaron Skinner
How to spray acrylics to finish a cargo hauler
Pg. 18

Your most-wanted kits
BY Mark Hembree
The results are in and the message is clear — you want more!
Pg. 20

Detail a KC-135 tanker
BY Michael Hollister
A 1/72 scale standby gets the works
Pg. 22

How to beat up a BMP-2
BY Rick Lawler
Paints, chips, washes, effects, pigments ...
Pg. 27

Converting an F-16 for Israeli service
BY Carl Knable
A resin set updates a 30-year-old kit
Pg. 32

Kitbash a hovertank
BY Jonathan Campbell
Clever remodeling floats a Jagdpanther backward to the future
Pg. 38

Wonderfest USA 2016
Sci-fi, horror, and comic-related modeling fun
Pg. 42

Modeling the USS Skipjack
BY Phillip Gore
Building, painting, and weathering Moebius' huge 1/72 scale submarine
Pg. 49

In the past, it was Future
BY Mark Hembree
Improve models with Pledge FloorCare Multi-Surface Finish
Pg. 54

Final Details: Tragedy and inspiration
BY Mark Hembree
Building the Sikorsky S-62 that rescued the sole survivor of the Daniel J. Morrell sinking
Pg. 66

Departments
Workbench Reviews

Eduard's revised Bf 109G-6
BY Jim Zeske


Tamiya M10
BY Chris Cortez

Acdemy M1A2 Abrams
BY John Plzak

Rye Field M1A2 Abrams
BY Tom Foti

IBG Models HMS Badsworth
BY Mark Karolus

Airfix Westland Sea King HC4
BY Mike Klessig

Tarangus Saab J32B/E Lansen
BY Phil Pignataro