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FineScale Modeler 2004 April Easy masking Step by step resin ship project
FineScale Modeler April 2004 Vol 22 No 4
CONTENTS
Features
Armor Showcase
16 Superdetailed motor gun carriage Paul Fanning built his meticulously detailed M7 Priest for a World War II museum display.
Cover Story
18 How to mask canopies We show you how to paint razor-sharp canopy frameworks - and retain your sanity! By Matthew Usher
Ship How-To
22 Getting started in resin ships They're not only for expert modelers - and you don't have to be a millionaire to afford one. By Phil Kirchmeier
Armor How-To
26 Dress up a Soviet T-60 tank Need a break from Tigers and Shermans? Use aftermarket parts to turn Zvezda's basic 1/35 scale kit into a showpiece. By Joe P. Morgan
Aircraft How-To
32 Detail and decal a Fokker D.VII A returning modeler gets back into the swing by adding scratchbuilt detail to a Dragon kit to model a colorful war trophy. By Tony Schnurr
Showcase Special
38 Show-stopping lunar rover Steve Bohl's big 1/6 scale scratchbuilt model called for unconventional modeling skills, including metalworking and sewing.
FSM Staff Report
52 2004 New Kit Report Find out about this year's releases!
Kit Classics No. 60
56 Hobby-Time's Bell XV-3 Convertiplane This rare 1950s aircraft kit came from a small Wisconsin manufacturer. By Matthew Usher
Departments
4 Editor's Page
5 Scale Talk
6 News
7 New Products
42 Reader Gallery
58 Reader Tips
60 Workbench Reviews
Hasegawa F/A-18F Super Hornet
Trumpeter P-40B Tomahawk
Academy M36 Jackson gun motor carriage
Hobbycraft Canada CF-105 Arrow
Tamiya K
Dragon M1A2 Abrams
72 Questions & Answers
73 Index of Advertisers
74 Coming Events
78 Classified Marketplace
79 Hobby Shop Directory
82 History You Can Model
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