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FineScale.com
November 2016
7 PAGES OF
FANTASY,
HORROR
& SCI-FI
MODELS
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WE SHOW YOU HOW
WITH PAINTS, WASHES
& PIGMENTS
YOUR
MOST D
WANTE
K IT S !
p.20
Rick Lawler’s
Ukrainian BMP-2
infantry fighting
vehicle –
p.27
HOW TO
Superdetail
a KC-135 tanker
p.22
Use resin to update,
convert an F-16
p.32
Build a better
big USS
Skipjack
p.49
Saab J32B/E Lansen
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new kit reviews
and builds
p.56
Plus tips!
p.53
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CONTENTS
November 2016 /// Vol. 34 /// No. 9
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FEATURES
16
Form & Figure
Painting dark skin tones
JOE HUDSON
KIT REVIEWS
56
Eduard Bf 109G-6
57
Tamiya M10
58
Academy M1A2 Abrams
18
Airbrushing & Finishing
Spray acrylics to inish a cargo hauler
AARON SKINNER
20
Your most-wanted kits
he results are in and the message
is clear — you want more!
MARK HEMBREE
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59
Rye Field M1A2 Abrams
60
IBG Models HMS
Badsworth
60
Airfix Westland Sea King HC4
61
Tarangus Saab J32B/E Lansen
22
Detail a KC-135 tanker
A 1/72 scale standby gets the works
MICHAEL HOLLISTER
27
How to beat up a BMP-2
Paints, chips, washes, efects, pigments
RICK LAWLER
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32
Converting an F-16
for Israeli service
A resin set updates a 30-year-old kit
CARL KNABLE
IN EVERY ISSUE
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Editor’s Page
7
Scale Talk
10
New Products
38
Kitbash a hovertank
Float a Jagdpanther back to the future
JONATHAN CAMPBELL
42
Show Gallery
WonderFest USA 2016
32
36
Reader Gallery
53
Reader Tips
62
Questions & Answers
64
Classified Marketplace
65
Hobby Shop Directory
49
Modeling the USS
Skipjack
Moebius’ huge 1/72 scale sub
PHILLIP GORE
54
In the past, it was Future
Improve models with Pledge
FloorCare Multi-Surface Finish
MARK HEMBREE
66
Final Details
Tragedy and inspiration
MARK HEMBREE
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Advertiser Index
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EDITOR’S PAGE
By Mark Savage
Coping? Yes, you’re coping just fine!
Back in the July issue I asked older
modelers, like me, to tell me how
they’re coping with this age thing.
Well, they’re coping just ine.
From the notes of encouragement
(including a few responses from
80-somethings) and lists of coping
mechanisms I gleaned this — we all
need good lighting and something,
anything, to improve our vision.
Richard “Grizz” Zolla of
Massachusetts swears by his
Naturalight Model UN1040, which
has a lip-up cover for a magnifying
lens while the light pivots and rests
atop a multipositional arm. Others
suggest a trip to the eye doctor for
new lenses, or have found various
magnifying devices.
Australian Norm Honeysett
resorted to laser surgery to improve
his vision, but still uses his OptiVisor
plus LED lights over his work area.
Jef Lee of Plainield, N.J.,
revamped his work area with a better
light, more ergonomic chair, and a
radio tuned to a sports-talk show.
Jim Gourgues, a former jeweler
Jim Gourgues designed an efficient work area.
Richard Zolla loves his magnifying light.
from Altoona, Fla., created a beauti-
ful, well-organized work area (above)
and insists on getting up and moving
around every hour to stay sharp.
Kip Jackson of Saline, Mich., sug-
gests buying a piece of white lino-
leum and placing it below your work
area so when you drop tiny parts
they’re easy to ind. he downside?
You must keep the loor clean or it’ll
screw up your hunt for parts.
And inally, Mel Van Stone, who
was the irst reader to respond to my
query, retired to the Philippines and
has built a second shop for modeling.
His irst was looded by a typhoon.
he new shop has three luorescent
wall lamps, two magnifying luores-
cent lamps, two huge windows for
ventilation, and ive clip-on magnify-
ing glasses. He also mentions a
drawer full of forceps and tweezers.
Mel ends with this thought: “Just
when I got it all together, I forgot
where I put it.”
Oh yeah, that’s next!
More comments at finescale.com/coping
editor@finescale.com
Off the sprue: Name your best Halloween costume?
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
It’s corny I know, but
when I was about 12,
and in love with all
things military, I dressed
as a gorilla fighter. Yes,
gorilla, not guerrilla
— with an ape mask, my
dad’s Army jacket, and a
toy Thompson machine
gun. So clever!
I went as Eric Draven
from
The Crow
one year,
but the most epic was
my
Walking Dead/Mad
Men
mashup. I dressed as
a zombie Don Draper,
complete with dark suit,
narrow black tie, a
cigarette, and green
makeup.
We used to hold an
annual Halloween bash
and invite guests to
bring their best costume,
their worst music, and a
dish to pass. Perhaps my
favorite costumes were
worn by a husband and
wife who came as a
hotdog and bun.
I had just started
working for
FSM
when
Halloween rolled around
and I walked into the
office as Rosie the Riveter
— complete with a “We
can do it” sign and
pumped-up biceps.
A couple years ago I
dressed as a
Walking
Dead
zombie. Must have
done a good job because
during my shift at a
department store little
kids were hiding behind
their parents and crying
when they saw me!
Mission accomplished.
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