FineScale Modeler April 2018

Airbrushing & Finishing: Faded fabric and chipped paint
BY Aaron Skinner
Weathered Corsair reveals the toll of South Pacific service
Pg. 14

Form & Figure: Painting White
BY Joe Hudson
Changing base coats adds contrast
Pg. 16

Thinking inside the box
BY Bill Plunk
Building Tamiya's 1/35 scale SU-76M as in
Pg. 18

Shapening Sabres
BY Chuck Davis
Three F-86s, three conversions, three colorful paint jobs
Pg. 23

A modeler's guide to F-86 Sabre day fighters
BY John J. Rice
Decoding the major variants and subvariants
Pg. 30

"Wolves' Lair"
BY Mike McFadden
A U-boat pen in an amazing shadow box
Pg 34

Distressing an Fw 189A-2
BY Ricardo Dacoba
How to weather a 1/48 scale Uhu
Pg 42

Get the jump on a Kangaroo
BY Andy Cooper
1/35 scale conversion makes a Sherman-based troop carrier
Pg. 46

8 steps to a Gundam trooper
BY Ross Gagne
A beginner's guide to building your own anime robot
Pg. 50

Final Details: "There's no one flying this airplane!"
BY Mark Hembree
Your earliest aircraft memories
Pg 67