FineScale Modeler January 2021
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Form & Figure: Outfit a U.S. Army sniperBY JOE HUDSONDry-brushing plus pencil work brings out the details on this resin bustPg. 14Airbrushing & Finishing: How to mask and paint stripesBY CHUCK DAVISNo one said there would the math involvedPg. 16No airbrush, no problemBY JOHN BONNANIFinish a Sherman with spray paint and brushed-on pigments and enamelPg. 20Finish a well-used TomcatBY DARREN ROBERTSDressing up Monogram’s classic 1/48 scale F-14 with weathered camoPg. 26Working with acrylic lacquersBY AARON SKINNERRelative newcomers produce outstanding finishesPg. 34Yikes, a Shrike!BY FRANK CUDENAcademy’s 1/72 scale Helldiver wears olive drab for Army servicePg. 4444 shades of olive drabBY DR. DANIELE RIGHITurns out there’s no need to beat yourself up about using the right colorPg. 48Winter camo for delicate modelsBY STEVE ANDREANOHow to distress paint when you can’t use hairsprayPg. 5050 years and still sublimeBY MARCOS CRUZEasy techniques for stress-free two-tone paintPg. 52Chipping away at a Lancia 3RoBY RAFAÅ LEBIODALayers of acrylics scraped away reveal a well-used Italian truckPg. 58Paint brushes 101BY DAVE LENNOXAn introduction to the proper care and feeding of a workbench essentialPg. 66Capturing Slave IBY JOHN SIMMONSQuick weathering for a stellar shipPg. 68Final Details: Remembering Lloyd S. JonesBY MARK JONESA son looks back on his father’s exciting, aircraft-filled lifePg. 82
