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FineScale Modeler 2004 May Brush painting basics How to paint eyes
FineScale Modeler May 2004 Vol 22 No 5
CONTENTS
Features
Cover Story
16 Superdetailed LAV-25 Piranha It's big, it's impressive, and Talal Chouman's 1/16 scale Operation Enduring Freedom stunner is entirely scratchbuilt inside and out.
Aircraft How-To
20 Improve the XF-85 Goblin Turn Special Hobby's 1/48 scale multi-media kit of the tiny experimental fighter into a showpiece By Alfonso Martinez Berlana
Figure How-To
26 Painting realistic eyes Every figure painter needs this skill, and here's a foolproof technique. By Brett Avants
Technique
28 Get quality hand-painted finishes If you're new to modeling or just want to improve your technique, these pointers will sharpen your brush-painting skills. By Matthew Usher
Armor How-To
32 Build a "bedspring" T-34 Add distinctive aftermarket detail to make your 1/35 scale model of the World War II Soviet tar stand out from the pack. By Jim Hensley
Kit Classics No. 61
41 Lindberg's 1/48 scale Thunderceptor The unusual rocket-assisted XF-91 of the 1950s was the subject of only one kit. By Matthew Usher
Nostalgia
50 Making aircraft ID models in WWII Thousands of high-school students did their par for the war effort - by building wooden models. By Charles W. D. "Chick" Gayley
FSM Special
54 Readers' Choice Awards The polls are closed, the votes are tallied, and here are the results: your picks for the best new kits of 2003. By Lawrence Hansen
FSM Showcase
58 The Derfflinger at Jutland The pride of the Imperial German Navy modeled in 1/700 scale resin. By David Summen
Departments
4 Editor's Page
6 Scale Talk
8 News
9 New Products
42 Reader Gallery
62 Reader Tips
64 Workbench Reviews
Revell Germany 1/72 scale Type VTIC U-boat
Czech Model 1/48 scale Curtiss A-8 Shrike
Dragon 1/35 scale T-34/76 Mod. 1940
Special Hobby 1/72 scale de Havilland Hornet
Pacific Coast Models 1/48 scale Macchi C.200
Special Hobby 1/48 scale Fairey Barracuda Mk.II
72 Questions & Answers
74 Coming Events
77 Index of Advertisers
78 Classified Marketplace
79 Hobby Shop Directory
82 History You Can Model
The Ford Mustang turns 40
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