FineScale Modeler May 2020

FEATURESAirbrushing & Finish: Painting an Australian Mustang in ItalyBY AARON SKINNERBlack-basing and thin layers produce weathered camouflagePg. 14Paint & Play: Kitbashing toy carsBY MATT LOWEThe post-apocalyptic setting of Gaslands makes modeling these cars very forgivingPg. 16King Tiger downBY LARRY BROWNModel a diorama of an abandoned Tiger II pushed off the roadPg. 18Desert PinkBY CHUCK LIPKINReproducing realistic weathered desert camo on a veteran B-24D LiberatorPg. 22Building a Panther killerBY AARON SKINNERMatching Tamiya's 1/35 scale kit to a sharply filmed T26E3Pg. 28Attacking a heavy fighterBY ASHLEY ABERNATHYBuild and detail a 1/72 scale German Me 410A-1Pg. 36Berthing a WolfBY ERNEST URTIAGADetail tips for a 1/144 scale Type VIIC U-boatPg. 42Lights, camera, invasion!BY JEFF POLLIZZOTTOThe Mars Attacks! Martian reimaginedPg. 48Show gallery: NordicCon 2019BY BOB MADERICH III , JOHN R ROSS , SEAN BRZOZOWSKIAmazing photos of the annual Minnesota show. This year's theme was "Back to the Movies"Final Details: The most underrated droid in the galaxyBY ELIZABETH NASHWhen you gotta build, you gotta buildPg. 67