FineScale Modeler July 2004

Spectacular Overlord groundpounders
An impressive collection of Allied armored vehicles by some of FSM's master armor modelers.

Modeling "Gabby" Gabreski's P-47D
By Alfonso Martinez Berlana
Detail and paint Hasegawa's 1/48 scale Thunder- bolt as the last Jug flown by the famous ace.

Detailing a D-Day DUKW
By John Plzak
Modify Italeri's 1/35 scale kit to represent one of the Ducks that hit the Normandy beaches.
D-Day for modelers
By John Guilmartin
A history professor and modeler gives a historical overview of the largest undertaking in WWII.

Tips for taming clear parts
By Matthew Usher
Get them off the sprue undamaged, remove scratches, and glue parts without fogging.

Invasion stripes made easy
By Larry Schramm
Painting those black-and-white stripes can be a pain - unless you use this simple technique.

Overlord aircraft for modelers
By Paul Boyer
Planning to commemorate D-Day by modeling an aircraft? Here's our guide to kits in all the popular scales.

D-Day armor roundup
By Cookie Sewell
A modeler's guide to the ground vehicles that faced each other June 6, 1944.