FineScale Modeler April 2016

Form & Figure: Weather old leatherBY Joe Hudson A cowboy's chaps bear the brunt of this techniquePg. 18 Airbrushing & Finishing: Pigment washes for weatheringBY Aaron Skinner Layered paint camouflages a captured 2S1Pg. 20 Sculpting rough seasBY Chris Flodberg Shape waves, wake, and spray to put ships in stormy weatherPg. 22 Tips for TracksBY Terry Huber Adding individual-link tread is easier than you might thinkPg. 27 Re-creating an ace's A-4HBY Yoav Efrati Turning a A-4E/F Skyhawk into a MiG-killing IsraeliPg. 30 How to fashion a fascineBY Andy Cooper Putting AFV Club's Churchhill AVRE to workPg. 38 Painting perfect leading edgesBY Pablo Miguel Bauleo Masking tactical markings on a Japanese Ki-45Pg. 42 Build a beautiful biplaneBY Phillip Gore Wignut Wings' German Rumpler is an easy-assembling eye-catcherPg. 44 MMSI Chicago Show 2015The best figures from the annual Military Miniature Society of Illinois show held in October 2015 Final Details: How was this a good idea?BY Mark Hembree Recalling Convair's XFY-1 PogoPg. 66