FineScale Modeler July 2019

Airbrushing & Finishing: Marbling pre-shades a weathered Wessex
BY AARON SKINNER
Working from a photo puts a helicopter in multiple shades of green
Pg. 16

Mercury-Atlas 9 launch
BY JONAS DAHLBERG
Light, sound create a dynamic diorama of a 1963 liftoff
Pg. 18

Form & Figure: Shades of white in moonlight
BY JOE HUDSON
Improving Revell's 1/8 scale Apollo astronaut, one small step at a time
Pg. 22

Improve Tamiya's Apollo Lunar Craft
BY PETE MALAGUTI
Added styrene gets this toy-like spacecraft mission ready
Pg. 26

Scratchbuild Launch Pad 39A
BY FRANK MCVEIGH
Combine wood, nails, paint, glue, and more for a convincing space shuttle diorama
Pg. 30

Reader Gallery: Space Race in Scale
BY FSM STAFF
See the winners of the Facebook-run photo contest
Pg. 36

You can find all of the models submitted here.

Heavy metal IS-2
BY RICK LAWLER
Aftermarket PE weighs down a battle-tested Red Army tank
Pg. 41

Arm and weather a Harrier
BY AARON SKINNER
The original V/STOL fighter turns 50 and we celebrate by detailing a GR.7 for Iraq service
Pg. 46

Show Gallery: Jaxcon 2019
BY FSM STAFF
A sampling from the annual IPMS/First Coast contest and show in Jacksonville, Florida
Pg. 52

Final Details: Building the bridge to the moon
BY ELIZABETH NASH
Each of the 10 manned Gemini missions brought us one small step closer
Pg. 67