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FineScale Modeler Volume 20 Issue 2

FineScale Modeler

Issue

Magazine:
FineScale Modeler
Number:
Volume 20 Issue 2 | February 2002
Language:
English
ISSN:
07482008285002

Table of contents

Build Report, 1:48  | Page 22
Marvelous WWII Luftwaffe bomber


Alfonso Martinez Berlana upgraded Dragon's 1/48 scale Ju 188, adding zebra-striped camouflage and elaborate interior details.
5517
Ju188A-1 Racher
Dragon 1:48
5517 1994 New tool
 

Build Report, 1:35  | Page 26
Build a special Sherman

by Bob Collignon
If you could build your favorite Sherman tank, where would you start? In a two-part special feature, a prize-winning modeler shows you what he did to produce a spectacular M4A1 with 76mm gun.
225
Sherman M4A1 Allied Standard Tank
Italeri 1:35
225 1980 New box
 

Reference | Page 34
Sorting out Shermans

by Cookie Sewell
A Sherman is a Sherman, but not all Shermans are alike. Here's a concise guide to the variations of this workhorse tank.
 

Build Report | Page 44
A stunning 18th-century privateer

by Carl Caiati
More than 2,000 hours and dozens of upgrades went into this wooden kit of the Rattlesnake, a Revolutionary War sailing ship.
 

Tips & Tricks | Page 48
Meet screeding

by David Merriman, Jr.
Borrow a technique from masonry and learn how to make your own custom parts - either straight or perfectly curved.
 

Build Report, 1:48  | Page 52
Sea Fury to Reno racer

by Mike Kolasa
A real-life Korean War veteran fighter plane was the inspiration for this conversion of Hobbycraft's 1/48 scale Sear Fury.
HC1531
Korean War Sea Fury
Hobbycraft 1:48
HC1531 1994 New decals
 

Tips & Tricks | Page 56
Choose the right glues

by Bob Collignon
Many types of modeling glues are available; discover the one that's best for the job at hand.
 

Review, 1:35  | Page 58
Workbench Reviews

by Jim Zeske
Academy 1392, Achilles tank destroyer
1392
British Tank Destroyer
Achilles
Academy 1:35
1392 2001 New tool
 

Review, 1:32  | Page 60
Workbench Reviews

by Dr. Bill Funcke
Hobbycraft HC1687, SPAD XIII "Spad Aces"
HC1687
WW I
Spad XIII Aces
Hobbycraft 1:32
HC1687 2002 New tool
 

Review, 1:24  | Page 61
Workbench Reviews

by Matthew Usher
Tamiya 24238, Ferrari 360 Spider
24238
Ferrari 360 Spider
Tamiya 1:24
24238 2001 New parts
 

Review, 1:48  | Page 63
Workbench Reviews

by Jim Zeske
Classic Airframes 420, Reggiane Re.2001
420
Reggiane Re.2001
Classic Airframes 1:48
420 2001 New tool
 

Review, 1:72  | Page 64
Workbench Reviews

by David P. Anderson
Revell 0389, Sea King HAS.6/AEW.2
04450
Westland Sea King HAS.6/AEW
Revell 1:72
04450 2001 New parts
 

Review, 1:35  | Page 66
Workbench Reviews

by John Plzak
Eastern Express 35109, BT-7 mod 1935 late
35109
Tank
BT-7 mod. 1935 late version
Eastern Express 1:35
35109 2000 New parts
 

Review, 1:72  | Page 67
Workbench Reviews

by Kevin Taylor
Roden 031, Fokker D.VII (late)
031
Fokker D.VIIF Late
UA Roden 1:72
031 2001 New parts
 

Review, 1:72  | Page 68
Workbench Reviews

by David P. Anderson
Italeri/Zvezda 1212, Sukhoi S-37 Berkut
1212
Sukhoi S-37 Berkut
Italeri 1:72
1212 2001 New decals
 

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