FineScale Modeler September 2019

Form & Figure: Create an emotive face
BY RICH ERICKSON
A picture-perfect bust is worth a thousand words — if you get the eyes and skin tone right
Pg. 16
 
Re-create America's first tank
BY RON PONIATOWSKI
Converting Takom's Renault FT into an M1917
Part 1: The hull and nothing but the hull
Pg. 20
 
Intruder Alert
BY FRANK CUDEN
Make Italeri's EA-6A into a folded-wing wonder
Pg. 26
 
Refine a Büssing-NAG 4500
BY DENNIS GERBER
Straightening jigs and detailed washes take this little-known truck to the contest table
Pg. 30
 
Show Gallery: Mad City Show 2019
BY FSM STAFF
Planes, tanks, figures, ships, and more in this annual Madison, Wisconsin show
Pg. 34
 
Schürzen from yogurt lids
BY GARY MAJCHRZAK
Upgrade an old-school tank with scale-thin, inexpensive skirts
Pg. 40
 
Airbrushing & Finishing: A do-it-yourself cleaning pot
BY ROBERT BEARY
Recycled materials make airbrush service easy
Pg. 42
 
Final Details: Modeling 101
BY MICHAEL FARINA
Teaching today's youngsters to build models
Pg. 66