FineScale Modeler April 2019

Form & Figure: Dress blues done rightBY JOE HUDSONPainting the jacket and trousers of a U.S. Marine Set yourself up for successBY JOHN MAHERBrush up on basics and win the aircraft modeling game Catch a waveBY KYLE WILLIAMSBuild a one-of-a-kind Star Wars maritime patroller Decal panels make ExcelsiorBY AARON SKINNERAztec pattern and surface decoration spiff up Star Trek ship Gorgo hits London townBY JEFF POLLIZZOTTOBuilding and improving Monarch Models' movie monster Showcase: Scratchbuilding USS KelvinBY JAY RICHReused kit parts and heavy tooling produce a Star Trek starship Show Gallery: NordicCon 2018BY BOB MADERICH III , JOHN R ROSS , SEAN BRZOZOWSKIPictures from the annual contest organized by the Minnesota Military Figure Society Part 4 of 4: U.S. Navy aircraft identification markings — a historyBY DARREN ROBERTSShades of gray mark the 1980s to today