In each issue of FineScale Modeler, you'll find:

• Clear, how-to features on model assembly and finishing written by experts
• Reviews of the hottest model kits and products
• Tips and techniques for assembling, painting, and finishing
• Inspiring photos of readers' models

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Meet the Staff

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1998 | January

Vietnam Skyraider – A-1E VNAF conversion – Choosing filler putty – Iwo Jima M4A3 conversion – Battle of the Bulge Jagdpanther camouflage

1998 | May

Super Sea King SH-3H superdetail – Japanese Type 90 tank – Strombecker Space Wheel – 1966 Impala custom show car

1999 | February

How to airbrush – Sculpting large-scale figures – British Scimitar light tank – 1/24 Fw 190D

1999 | March

USS Forrestal (12-foot carrier feature) – Airbrushing tricks – Tamiya Panther tank – WWII fleet tug – Hubble Space Telescope scratchbuild

1999 | April

Killer Komet (Me 163) – 1999 new kit roundup – Update a classic Tamiya tank – Raised panel detail how-to

1999 | May

Build a stunning diorama – 50 most-wanted kits – 1965 Mustang race car conversion – Individual-link tank tracks

2000 | February

Stunning shuttle pictorial – Fixing problem kits – Realistic rust – Sword making from scratch – Army Air Forces Mosquito kitbash

2001 | January

AFV stowage guide – Weathering with oils – Build the Blackbird (SR-71) – Scratch a motorcycle engine – Paint a Viking ship

2001 | February

Winter camouflage techniques – U.S. Navy A-7 Corsair II – Diorama groundwork – Masking canopies – Detailing a Ferrari F1 car

2001 | April

Build a big-scale Zero – Foliage & trees for dioramas – Paint realistic denim – U.S. tank destroyers – Bare-metal foil finishes

2001 | May

Build Yeager’s Mustang – P-51 kit roundup – Weather a Tiger tank – Detail a WWI battleship – Natural metal finishes – Mercury Redstone

2001 | September

USS Kidd superdetail – Acrylic paint techniques – Scratchbuild a WWI fighter – Desert War armor – Painting flames – Build a paint stand

2001 | November

Perfect decals – WWII German truck – Scratch a landing craft – Fast aircraft weathering – Display cases – 7 kits reviewed

2001 | December

Early Pacific War – Build cruisers – 9-foot Japanese carrier – Detail a Panzer II – Choosing a scale – Using auto paints

2004 | January

Finish F-86 Sabre – Figure painting basics – Airliner weathering – Build a Dodge Ram – Sherman Firefly – Research references

2004 | February

Detail an F-105 Thunderchief – Perfect seams – Airbrushing mottling – Big-scale armor – Finish a Phantom FGR.2

2004 | March

Paint realistic wood – Model a NASA shuttle crawler – Navy jets weathering – Armor rusting – Build an Airco DH.2

2004 | April

Detailing small-scale armor – Masking complicated canopies – U.S. Navy ship rigging – Build a T-62 – Figure skin tones

2004 | May

Brush painting basics – XF-85 Goblin – Scratchbuilt armored vehicle – Paint eyes on figures – WWI German cruiser

2004 | June

Build a Sturmtiger – Weather modern jets – Diorama forests – Car body polishing – WWII cruiser modeling

2004 | July

Superdetail a B-17 Flying Fortress – Paint Luftwaffe camo – Build a Centurion tank – Diorama water techniques

2004 | August

Build a P-47 Thunderbolt – Correcting aircraft shapes – Resin ship basics – M113 APC project – Car weathering

2004 | September

Superb A6M Zero – Armor zimmerit – Scratch jets ordnance – Model a WWII destroyer – Figure shading

2004 | October

Aircraft panel lining – Add lighting to a starship – Finish an M4 Sherman – Weathering science – Build a classic Corvette

2004 | November

Advanced chipping – Airliner conversions – WWII German U-boat – Painting metallic cars – US armor research

2004 | December

Big Navy jets – Diorama snow – Build a Panther G – Ship rigging tricks – WWII truck conversions

2006 | November

D-Day Spitfire (Mk.XIV conversion) – Fw 190D ultimate fighter – F-15B aggressor camo – Fokker Dr.I superdetail – Navy Tomcat – Big-scale Tiger I – Detail small-scale armor

2006 | December

Armor painting & weathering – Detail a Stuka – Motorize a V-22 Osprey – Big-scale armor diorama – Build Air Force One – 7 new kits reviewed

2007 | April

Masking canopies & camouflage – Budget dioramas – Fix difficult kits – Navy floatplane – Mike Ashey fundamentals – 8 kits reviewed

2011 | October

Start building – Correcting & gluing – Basic paints – Easy weathering – Tools guide – Buy your first airbrush

2011 | November

Perfect decals – Gloss coats – Sanding & polishing – Build a 1/48 P-47N – Army rocket launcher – Modern ship finishes

2011 | December

Scratchbuilding basics – Paint a Spitfire – Sherman tank detailing – Car body life-like shine – Diorama groundwork

2012 | January

Diorama ice & snow – Arctic vehicles – Weathering winter armor – Painting winter figures

2012 | February

Build a Panther Ausf. G – Weathering oils – WWII destroyer details – Mask a Phantom canopy

2012 | March

Airbrush mottling – U.S. armor stowage – Figure faces – Desert dioramas

2012 | April

Navy jets decals – Build a KV-1 tank – Natural metal finishes – Car lacquer polishing

2012 | May

Superdetail a Bf 110 – Modern armor weathering – Scratchbuild accessories – Car engine detailing

2012 | July

Build an F-14 Tomcat – AFV mud & dust – Resin ships – Figure field uniforms

2012 | September

Tiger I superdetail – Build a Hellcat – Weathering pastels – Airliner bare metal

2012 | October

WWII diorama forests – Build a T-55 – Shading car panels – Resin aircraft

2012 | November

F-4 Phantom corrections – German armor camouflage – Battleship rigging – Airbrush troubleshooting

2012 | December

Weathering snow vehicles – Build a Beaufighter – Armor track techniques – WWII tank destroyers

2013 | January

Build a P-38 Lightning – Winter camo – Ship deck painting – Modern armor dusting

2013 | February

Space shuttle scratchbuilding – Build a StuG III – Car paint perfection – Desert aircraft camo

2013 | March

Modeling RAF fighters – Armor rust effects – Destroyer detailing – Car chrome fixes

2013 | April

Build a Dauntless – WWII tank destroyer – Painting denim – Jet engine weathering

2013 | May

Modern jet panel tones – Panther tank zimmerit – WWI ship rigging – Car polishing

2013 | July

Superdetail F-4 Phantom – Diorama grass – Build a KV-2 tank – Metallic cars

2013 | September

B-17 bare-metal finishing – Armor mud – Ship weathering – Pre-shading cars

2013 | October

Build a Wildcat – Submarine detailing – NATO armor camo – Automotive candy paint

2013 | November

Airbrush maintenance – WWII German armor – Soviet destroyers – Engine detailing

2013 | December

Build a Corsair – Wear-and-tear aircraft – Armor chipping – Battleship weathering

2014 | December

Aircraft engines detailing – Armor pigments – Resin ships – Car pearl finishes

2015 | January

Build a Sherman Firefly – Aircraft panel shading – Ship railings – Car clear coats

2015 | February

Superdetail an A-10 Warthog – Tank winter whitewash – Figure skin tones – Automotive wiring

2015 | March

Build a Me 262 – Chipping armor – Weathering car wheels – Destroyer superstructures

2016 | November

Build an F-105 – Modern armor weathering – WWII submarines – Car metallic blends

2017 | January

Build a Spitfire Mk.IX – Armor mud effects – Ship hull painting – Car gloss coats

2017 | February

Detail a MiG-29 – Zimmerit basics – Aircraft decals – Car masking

2017 | March

Build a Panther tank – Jet exhaust weathering – Diorama buildings – Car chrome

2017 | September

Scratchbuild cockpit details – Weather a Tiger I – Ship rust streaks – Car panel shading

2022 | December

Assemble awesome armor – Defeated mechs – Scratch unique details – Upgrade classic kits – Replicate a Ford work truck