FineScale Modeler December 2016

Form & Figure: Basic groundwork and water effectsBY Joe Hudson Setting the scene for a shootoutp. 16 Airbrushing & Finishing: New hope for classic shipsBY Bill Plunk Imperial fighters worked over with shading and washesp. 19 "Last Liberty"BY Mark Hembree Rob Bracci's tribute to the men of the USS Arizonap. 22 Build a Pearl Harbor defenderBY Paul Boyer Refine and detail Airfix's 1/72 scale Tomahawkp. 26 Hand-paint markings on a ValBY Chuck Davis Skip the decals to finish a Japanese dive-bomberp. 30 Restoring a 1/15 USS NevadaBY Mark Savage John Stewart rebuilds the 38' Tora! Tora! Tora! propp. 34 Midwestern Model Ships & Boats ContestGallery from the 41st annual show in Manitowoc, Wis.p. 36 Convert a command car to a Scorpion gun truckBY Edmund Schnabel Tamiya's 1/35 scale LRDG vehicle gets a new configurationp. 42 Now that's a Nashorn!BY Mike Kirchoff Clean construction and fundamental finishing yield a realistic German antitank weaponp. 46 Final Details: That's no moon!BY Mark Hembree Mickey Death Starp. 66 DepartmentsWorkbench ReviewsKinetic Su-33 "Flanker" BY Caleb Horn Dragon M60 BY Chris Cortez Trumpeter Chengdu J-10B BY Phil Pignataro Hasegawa A6M5c Zero BY Jim Zeske Roden M37 BY Mike Scharf Kinetic Super Étendard BY Jon Hergenrother Soar Art 35.5cm M1 howitzer BY Mike Scharf