FineScale Modeler July 2020

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Step-by-step exhaust weathering
BY JULIAN SALATHIEL
Layers add rust to an important tank feature
Pg. 16 


Painting the face of experience
BY JOE HUDSON
Shadows and highlights bring America’s 2nd president to life
Pg. 18

Weathering olive drab
BY CHUCK DAVIS
Layers of paint and oodles of techniques for a Korean War Invader
Pg. 20

Light a Space: 1999 Hawk
BY JIM JAMES
Photo-etched metal and LEDs make a standout spacecraft
Pg. 28

Inspired by box art
BY JOHN BONNANI
Re-creating Tamiya’s colorful box top of an M4A3E8 as a diorama
Pg. 58


Finish Northrop's fledgling dive-bomber
BY FRANK CUDEN
Detailing and painting Valom’s short-run 1/72 scale BT-1
Pg. 64

Target: Port Arthur
BY KAREL SUTT
Building Pit-Road’s Russo-Japanese War howitzer
Pg. 70

Final Details: Online to storefront
BY ELIZABETH NASH
A fanciful diorama gives a sense of place to a shoe restoration shop’s website
Pg. 83