FineScale Modeler November 2016

Form & Figure: Painting dark skin tonesBY Joe Hudson Finishing a Tuskegee airmanPg. 16 Aibrushing & Finishing: Load up on realismBY Aaron Skinner How to spray acrylics to finish a cargo haulerPg. 18 Your most-wanted kitsBY Mark Hembree The results are in and the message is clear — you want more!Pg. 20 Detail a KC-135 tankerBY Michael Hollister A 1/72 scale standby gets the worksPg. 22 How to beat up a BMP-2BY Rick Lawler Paints, chips, washes, effects, pigments ...Pg. 27 Converting an F-16 for Israeli serviceBY Carl Knable A resin set updates a 30-year-old kitPg. 32 Kitbash a hovertankBY Jonathan Campbell Clever remodeling floats a Jagdpanther backward to the futurePg. 38 Wonderfest USA 2016Sci-fi, horror, and comic-related modeling funPg. 42 Modeling the USS SkipjackBY Phillip Gore Building, painting, and weathering Moebius' huge 1/72 scale submarinePg. 49 In the past, it was FutureBY Mark Hembree Improve models with Pledge FloorCare Multi-Surface FinishPg. 54 Final Details: Tragedy and inspirationBY Mark Hembree Building the Sikorsky S-62 that rescued the sole survivor of the Daniel J. Morrell sinkingPg. 66 DepartmentsWorkbench ReviewsEduard's revised Bf 109G-6 BY Jim Zeske Tamiya M10 BY Chris Cortez Acdemy M1A2 Abrams BY John Plzak Rye Field M1A2 Abrams BY Tom Foti IBG Models HMS Badsworth BY Mark Karolus Airfix Westland Sea King HC4 BY Mike Klessig Tarangus Saab J32B/E Lansen BY Phil Pignataro