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FineScale Modeler 2003 December How to paint great spray can finishes
FineScale Modeler December 2003 Vol 21 No 10
CONTENTS
Features
FSM Armor Showcase
16 Incredible British gun truck Spectacular scratchbuilt detail and great weathering turned an old Peerless kit into this fabulous World War II Bedford QL gun carrier.
A CENTURY OF FLIGHT
19 From Kitty Hawk to Mach 3 A brief overview of powered flight's first century. By Paul Boyer
Aircraft How-To
20 Accurizing the Wright Flyer Monogram's old box-scale kit from the 1950s is still a good kit. Make it a showpiece with scratchbuilt details and replacement parts. By Mitsuo Kashiwagi
Aircraft How-To
26 Kitbash an early Blackbird Before the SR-71, there was the A-12. We show you how to use two Italeri kits to model the famous Lockheed spy plane's predecessor. By Paul Boyer
Reader Survey
31 100 most significant aircraft FSM readers voted for the most important aircraft of the first century of flight. And the winners are ... By Paul Boyer
Auto How-To
36 Super gloss paint jobs from a rattle can We demonstrate the tricks for getting contest-winning gloss finishes on a spiffy Jaguar Mk. II. By Matthew Usher
Armor How-To
54 Sherman surgery Simple corrections, scratchbuilt details, and a resin turret turn Dragon's 1/35 scale M4A4 into a sharp Canadian-service Sherman V. By Brian Penny
Diorama How-To
58 Set the stage for award-winning realism These simple design concepts will help take your dioramas to the next level. By George De Wolfe
Departments
4 Editor's Page
6 Scale Talk
8 News & Products
44 Reader Gallery
63 Reader Tips
66 Workbench Reviews
Hasegawa Willys MB Jeep
Italeri SH-60B Seahawk
Tamiya Williams FW24
Roden Felixstowe F.2A
CraftWorks Bf 109K-4/K-6
Roden SdKfz 263 (8 rad)
76 Questions & Answers
78 Coming Events
80 Classified Marketplace
82 Hobby Shop Directory
85 Index of Advertisers
86 Kit Classics No. 58
Renwal's fabulous flying machines
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