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FineScale Modeler 1998 September Titanic Paint Pilot and ground crew figures Sha
FineScale Modeler September 1998 Vol 16 No 7
CONTENTS
Cover Story 28 Titanic! SHOWCASE SPECIAL Building the 45'-long ship model for the Academy Award-winning film. By Gene Rizzardi
Features
34 Royal Navy Martlet AIRCRAFT CONVERSION Converting Tamiya's 1/48 scale F4F-4 Wildcat. By Glen Phillips
38 Painting World War II crew figures TECHNIQUE Adding a little life to your aircraft models. By J john Adelmann
48 Military wrecker ARMOR CONVERSION Building and detailing a 1/35 scale five-ton wrecker. Mike Loppicola
52 Kit Classics No. 42 AURORAS SNJ TRAINER The timeless pilot maker in 1/48 scale. By Tom Graham
54 Painting panels with decals ADVANCED RESULTS A technique that almost puts an end to tedious masking. By Rusty White
58 International Color and Camouflage AIRCRAFT The Israeli Thunder F-15I. By Paul Boyer
Departments
6 Editor's Page
8 Scale Talk
10 New Products
16 Workbench Reviews
Airfix BAC Lightnings
Tamiya F4D-1 Skyray
Tamiya Schwimmwagen Type 166
Hobbycraft F8F-1B Bearcat
SkyWave USS Arleigh Burke
ProModeler Ju 88A-4
AMT/Ertl 1970 Monte Carlo SS454
Italeri OH-13 Sioux
42 Reader Gallery
9 Industry Update
62 Reader Tips
64 Coming Events
68 New Kit Report
71 Questions & Answers
73 Book Briefs
75 Classified Marketplace
78 Hobby Shop Directory
81 Index of Advertisers
82 Next Issue
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