FineScale Modeler February 2019

FeaturesForm & Figure: Shades of field grayBY Joe HudsonTwo attempts produce one striking German bustAirbrushing & Finishing: How to dazzle an attack transportBY Aaron SkinnerPainting a vintage kit as a veteran remembers his shipPart 2 of 4: U.S. Navy aircraft identification markings — a historyBY Darren RobertsWorld War II — As color disappears, changes come quicklyBuilding Curtiss' BeastBY Darren RobertsAcademy's 1/72 scale Helldiver is good straight from the boxShowcase: Scratchbuilding a war trawlerBY FSM StaffAngling for a different subject nets a winning modelStretching a Super HerculesBY Andy CooperExtending the fuselage for an Australian C-130J-30Keeping a Cromwell on trackBY James WechslerAdd drama to a small tank sceneBuilding a queen of the skiesBY Phillip GoreImproving Lindberg's 1/245 scale Graf ZeppelinFinal Details: One man's journeyBY Mark SavageSometimes a build becomes something more ...