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September 2016
SPECIAL
100
Aaron Skinner’s
1/35 scale
M48A3 Patton
p.36
YEARS OF
TANKS
Weathering a
British Mark I
p.22
Detailing a late
German Tiger I
p.26
Adding bedspring
armor to a T-34
p.30
4 xes for Dragon’s
Patton
p.36
An Abrams
recycling
project
p.40
Building a Marine C-9B
p.49
Painting dark blue uniforms
p.20
OUR TEAM BUILDS AND REVIEWS 7 NEW KITS
p.54
Tanmodel RF-84
Thunderflash
Airfix Ju 87
Stuka
AMK MiG-31
Foxhound
BONUS
ONLINE
CONTENT
CODE
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Vol. 34
Issue 7
CONTENTS
September /// Vol. 34 /// No. 7
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100 YEARS OF
TANKS
FEATURES
16
Airbrushing & Finishing
Taming a Flying Tiger
ANDERS ISAKSSON
KIT REVIEWS
54
AMK MiG-31
56
Tanmodel RF-84 Thunderflash
57
Airfix Ju 87B-1 Stuka
20
Form & Figure
Painting dark blue uniforms
JOE HUDSON
26
58
Tamiya AMX-13
58
Takom AMX-13/75
59
Airfix Avro Shackleton MR2
60
HK Models Dornier Do 335A
22
First in the field: British Mark I
Heavy weathering for Takom’s tank
RICK LAWLER
26
Add Zimmerit to a late Tiger I
A full kit plus added resin makes for
an exceptional model
BILL PLUNK
30
Springtime in Berlin
Dragon’s 1/35 scale T-34/85 gets
a little more armor
JIMMY NGO KEE SHYANG
30
IN EVERY ISSUE
5
Editor’s Page
7
Scale Talk
10
New Products
36
Four steps to a better Patton
Easy ixes for building Tamiya’s
1/35 scale M48A3
AARON SKINNER
40
Recycling project
Updating a model and saving an
aging Abrams from the landill
SEAN LYNCH
36
47
Reader Gallery
61
Reader Tips
62
Questions & Answers
64
Hobby Shop Directory
64
Classified Marketplace
49
Finishing a Marine C-9B
It’s all in the details when it comes
to building a Semper Fi transport
FRANK CUDEN
66
Final Details
Your stash rationale
MARK HEMBREE
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65
Advertiser Index
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EDITOR’S PAGE
By Mark Savage
100 years of armor amore
nniversaries come and go, but
Ever since, nations have improved
some are particularly note-
on the crude original meant to span a
worthy. 100 years ago this
trench, crush barbed wire, and keep
September the irst Mark I tanks
moving across cratered battleields.
rolled into battle in France and thus
he result?
began our amore with armor.
German Panzers (including the
he British had gained the
noted Tiger), Soviet
early advantage in mecha-
T-34s, U.S. M48
… the fact
nized land warfare with its
Pattons, and modern-day
is that the
Landships Committee
M1 Abrams.
British
commissioning what was
To mark this anniver-
Mark I
nicknamed “Little Willie”
sary and help satisfy mod-
looked like
after the William Foster
elers’ infatuation with
an old steel
& Co., that created it.
tanks, we asked ive top
water tank.
But the term
tank
modelers to lead us through
appears to have come,
their builds of these iconic
and stuck around, because of a need
tanks, all from diferent countries
for a code name and the fact that the and featuring difering building,
Mark I looked like a water tank as it
detailing and weathering techniques.
was being shipped to France.
Space requires we limit our scope
In any case, on Sept. 15, 1916, just of tanks, but we hope we’ve hit some
32 of the available 49 British tanks
of your favorites. We also hope you
(reliability wasn’t an early strong
enjoy this issue’s special focus on
point) entered the Battle of Flers-
tanks. Know too that we’ll have
Courcelette, part of the larger Battle
other special features on land, sea,
of the Somme.
and air subjects in upcoming issues.
Shep Paine’s
ARMOR
Modelers Guide
A
With Contributing Editor
Jim DeRogatis
***
While we’re on the tank topic, I
should remind you to look for our lat-
est book,
Shep Paine’s Armor Modelers
Guide.
he 144-page how-to book
will be available this fall for $24.99.
his was Shep’s inal project for us
and includes updated tips and tech-
niques and seven all-new projects.
editor@finescale.com
Off the sprue: What’s your favorite summer activity?
Editor
Mark Savage
msavage@Kalmbach.com
Senior Editor
Aaron Skinner
askinner@FineScale.com
Associate Editor
Mark Hembree
mhembree@FineScale.com
Assistant Editor
Elizabeth Nash
enash@FineScale.com
Editorial Associate
Monica Freitag
mfreitag@FineScale.com
I start each summer with
a trip to my hometown
to watch the Indy 500,
but in Wisconsin I’m a
sucker for the Big Slide,
cream puffs, perogies,
and corn at our awe-
some state fair. Great
family fun, especially
with goofy grandkids.
Hanging out with friends
while eating burgers,
drinking an adult bev-
erage, and identifying
planes/birds/starfight-
ers/superheroes flying
over.
It’s baseball season! I
love the sound of a ball-
game on the radio while
I’m tending the BBQ grill.
And it’s festival season:
Performing at outdoor
gigs is a gas.
Laying out a blanket in
front of my car at the
drive-in movie theater,
getting distracted by the
stars, falling asleep dur-
ing the double feature
and waking up covered
in dew.
I attend Summerfest (big
lakefront music festival)
and the Wisconsin State
Fair every year, in addi-
tion to hitting up as
many smaller live music
concerts and open mar-
ket events as possible.
That’s what makes my
summer!
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