FineScale Modeler May 2017

Form & Figure: Painting tartans
BY Joe Hudson and Carissima M. Hudson
Dressing a Highlander in stripes of color
Pg. 14

Airbrushing & Finishing: Painting markings and printing decals
BY Dave Koukol
What to do when the decals you want aren't available
Pg. 16

Advance Revell's X-wing
BY Aaron Skinner
Basic techniques improve a Star Wars fighter
Pg. 19

Chewie's wild ride
BY Sean M. Lynch
Bandai's combat-weary 1/48 scale AT-ST gets a new driver
Pg. 26

Power up a P-51
BY James Fullingim
Lights and a spinning prop bring a Mustang to life
Pg. 30

Don't worry, it's only resin
BY Frank Cuden
Building and painting Contrail's 1/144 scale 757-200
Pg. 40

Pacific War Gallery
See the 12 winning models in FSM's Contest Gallery
Pg. 44

This rare variant
Making Tamiya's T-72M1 less common
Pg. 48

The Flying Pancake
BY Mark Hembree
Did it really stack up?
Pg. 66