FineScale Modeler July 2016

Form & Figure: Painting pale skinBY Joe Hudson Superhero Thor's Nordic heritage shows in light fleshPg. 18 Painting & Airbrushing: Pastels finish desert camouflageBY Fausto Muto Unique medium offers more control than airbrushingPg. 20 Thunderbolt to the rescueBY Frank Cuden Modeling a 1/72 scale P-47D for SARPg. 22 End of the line for a StuH 42BY Kenneth Childres Dragon's 1/35 scale SP gun gets PE, paint, and Zimmerit.Pg. 26 FSM Star Wars Contest GallerySee the 12 winning models!Pg. 32 Producing a pint-sized Deuce-and-a-halfBY Bart Cusumano Upgrading, detailing a 1/72 scale Academy 2 1/2-ton Army truckPg. 40 Creating a sexy CobraBY Floyd S. Werner Jr. Working over an old kit to reflect a Vietnam-era Bell AH-1 attack copterPg. 44 Model glue FAQBY Aaron Skinner How it works and how to work with itPg. 48 Final Details: A dogged resistanceBY Mark Hembree Pg. 66 DepartmentsWorkbench ReviewsRye Field Tiger I BY John Plzak Tamiya SU-76M BY Tom Foti Eduard Fw 190A-8 BY Walt Fink Revell Germany BAe Hawk T1 BY Phil Pignataro Italeri Statue of Liberty BY Chuck Davis Tamiya IJN Kagero BY Mark Karolus Horizon Models Mercury-Atlas BY Paul Boyer Meng Convair F-106A Delta Dart BY Paul Boyer Italeri Dassault Mirage IIIC BY Caleb Horn    Trumpeter HEMTT M983 tractor BY Mike Scharf Trumpeter MIM-104 Patriot launcher and radar trailers BY Mike Scharf