Fine Scale Modeler - Aviation Contents Index

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FSM  10/8 Dec  92
Star Trek USS Enterprise 1/130 sb of John Tate CPA
F4U-4 Korean War mkgs 1/48 Hasegawa CPDA Dil
preparing vform parts for assembly, how to CPA
F-4S USN Heater-Ferris grays colors C4v A
Piper Tri Pacer 1/31 Monogram improving CPDA

FSM  10/7  Nov 92
A-6 forced scale dio CPA Dil
Lockheed F-90 1/48 Hawk CPA
vacu-form models, how to build CPA Dil
Northrop BT-1 kitbash 1/48 CPDA 5v xs Dil
Thunderbird I fictional rocket ship sb CPA Dil 4v
Dassault Mirage III Israel AF colors 1968 – 80 C3vs A

FSM    10/6   Sep 92
Cessna A-37B colors 1968 – 1990 C3vs A
photoetched details, how to install CPA
super glossy paint finishes straight from spray can CPA

FSM   10/5  Jul 92
A6M2 1/72 Hasegawa superdet CPA
KC-10 colors Cpros A
F-8 w raised wing 1/48 Monogram CPA Dil
carved wood model airplane techniques CPD A
how to make acrylic display cases

FSM   10/4   May  92
new kits for 1992 A
P-38 "Sluggo III" CBI 1/48 Monogram improving CPDA Dil
INDEX to Fine Scale Modeler Volume 9 PA
weathering model ac w oil paints CPA
-18 Kuwait AF colors 4v A
P-51 Israel AF abandoned in desert dio CPDA

FSM   10/3  Mar  92
Northrop B-2 1/72 Testors CPA
DH Mosquito flown by F.F. Lambert (Eng) C3v PA
DH Mosquito NF.II colors 3v A
commercial spray painting booths comp PA
airbrushing how to tips CPA Dil

FSM   10/2  Feb 92
Lockheed YF-22 1/72 Testor’s kit comp w DML 1/72 kit CPA
Boeing E-3 colors 1990 2v A
Hawker Sea Fury 1/72 Frog improving CPA Dil
scale conversion chart A
commercial spray painting booths survey CPA

FSM  10 /1   Jan 92
Apollo XVII lunar module Challenger 1/6 sb CPDA
CV-6 USS Enterprise 1/72 sb at EAA Mus CPDA
Dornier DO-335 2seat 1/48 Monogram improving CPDA Dil
top 20 classic plastic kits CPA
B-24J 1/48 Monogram improving CPDA
Star Trek starship Enterprise Ertl/AMT improving CPA Dil
photo etch details for small scale ships, how to CPA Dil
F-4 USAF gray schemes 3vs A

FSM  9/8 Dec  91
asdfBell X-1 of Yeager 1/20 sb CPDA
scribing panel lines, how to PDA
North American F-86E conv from 1/48 Monogram F-86F CPDA
F-16 1/72 cockpit inproving CPDA
Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight 1990 colors 2v PA

FSM  9/7 Nov  91
sci fi models of Al English CPA
Sikorsky MH-53J Pave Low conv from Airfix CH-53 1/72 CPA Dil
HM-53J Pave Low colors 4v A
McDonnell-Douglas CF-18 Hornet for Canada AF CPA
"ultra toning" aircraft finishing technique Cil PA

FSM  9/6 Sep 91
Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker 1/72 kits by Airfix, Italeri & Hasegawa CPA
modeling Desert Storm ac 1/72 CPA
Aerospatiale Gazelle of Kuwait AF 2v A
Aerospatiale Puma n Kuwait AF 2v A
Alpha Jet w Qatar AF 3v A
Mirage F.1 of Kuwait & Gatar AFS 3vs A
SEPECAT Jaguar of Oman AF 4v A
Panavia Tornado w Saudi Arabia AF 4v A
Bell AH-1W Super Cobra w USMC 3v A
Douglas A-4KU of Kuwait AF 3v A
CH-46 Sea Knight w USMC
British Aerospace Hawk w United Arab Emirates 3vA
F-15A in Israel AF 1/48 Monogram CPA Dil
Lewis ac machine gun hist PA

FSM   9/5 Jul 91
high gloss finishes, how to model CPA Dil
Spanish Civil War early Nationalist colors & mkgs Cpros PA Dil
F-19 Stealth Fighter 1/48 Testor’s hist CPA
legal licensing of hobby kits PA
photo etching, how to CPA Cil
AV-8B USMC colors 3v A

FSM  9/4 May  91
F-117 1/48 Testor’s CPA
1991 new kits A
B-52 1/32 sb of Lewis Pruneau CPA
rigging biplanes, how to CPA Dil
B-17G 1/48 kit hist Monogram CPA
F-18 1/32 production conv Hasegawa CPDA
UH-60A desert camouf 4v A
INDEX Fine Scale Modeler volume 8 PA Dil
repairing modeling mistakes PDA Dil

FSM  9/3  Mar 91
model ships of John Leyland 1/700 CPA
weathering shading and highlighting with pastels CPDA
Harrier GR.5 1989 2v A
Temco TT-1 1/42 Strombecker hist CPA
Sikorsky Il’ya Mourometz 1/32 sb CPDA 3v Dil
F-15E 1/48 early Hasegawa correcting errors CPD Dil

FSM 9/2 Feb 91
using lead tape to model natural metal finishes CPDA
Lockheed L-1049G Super G Constellation of Lufthansa 1/72 Heller CPA Dil
North American F-86H conv from 1/48 Monogram F-86F CPDA Dil
Rockwell B-1B production camouf 4v A
decals, how to apply CPDA Dil
F9F Panther 1/48 Aurora’s first hist CPA

FSM  9/1 Jan  91
Wright Whirlwind engine 1/8 Williams Bros. improving CPDA Dil
British RAF gray colors desc PA
natural metal finishes, how to model CPA

FSM  8/8 Dec  90
General Dynamics F-111 prototype & F-111F 1/72 kitbash CPA
how to build a display case PA Dil
airbrushing advanced technique CPA
F-15 Eagle 1989 colors 2vA
P-38s flown by Tom McGuire Cil Cpros PA
P-51D 1.32 Monogram Phantom Mustang hist CAP
Star Trek Klingon Bird of Prey sb CPA Dil

FSM   8/7 Nov  90
1/48 models of Bob Steinbrun CPA
German AF WWII colors matched to current paints CPA
Lockheed U-2 1/48 Hawk hist CPA
LVG C.VI 1/48 sb CPDA 5v xs
basic airbrushing, how to CPA

FSM  8/6 Sep 90
Saab Viggen how to paint splinter camouf CPA Dil 3v
DC-10 1/144 Airfix improving PDA
PBY 1/48 sb CPDA

FSM   8/5 Jul 90
F6F 1/32 "Minsi III" model by Greg Granrath CPA
drawing ac panel lines with a pencil CPA Dil
F-4EJ 1/32 scratchbuilt cockpit CPDA Dil
hollowing out kit parts for greater realism CPDA
Revell’s jet airliners kit hist CPA
F-117A CPA Cpro 5v
Bf-110D conv from 1/32 Revell 110G-4 CPA Dil

FSM  8/4 May 90
1990 new kits A
U-2F "ram’s horn" mod 1/72 Airfix CPA
modeling WW2 bomber nose art in three dimensions CPDA Dil
F-102A 1/48 Revell hist CPA
hazards from model glue and paint Cil PA
modeling water with plastic resins in dios CPA
General Motors FM-1 Wildcat Atlantic antisub patrol colors 3vA

FSM   8/3 Mar  90
F4U-2 1/16 sb of Bob Schinella CPA
fictional whimsy aircraft finishing CPA
INDEX Fine Scale Modeler Volume 7 PA
Hansa Brandenburg CC of Gottfried Banfield bio 1/72 sb CPA Dil 3v xs
Nieuport 11 originally Aurora 1/48 molds hist CPA
Dassault Mirage 2000 colors 3v A

FSM  8/2 Feb  90
Zeppelin R-class dirigible 1/72 sb CPA
Martin MB-2 ITC kit hist CPA
brush painting, how to CPDA
Lockheed KC-130T USMC low visi 1988 3v A
Nanchang A-5 "Fantain-A" kitbash CPA 3v xs
F-100 w Thunderbirds dio CPDA Dil
modeling windows in ac CPA Dil

FSM   8/1 Jan  90
model paints today surv CPA
model display shelves how to make CPDA
Batman kits in 60s surv CPA
Yokosuka K5Y Willow 1/48 CPDA Dil
Folland Gnat hist Cpro PA Dil
vacu-form machine, how to build PA Dil
F-5A Canada AF CF-5A wrap-around camouf 4v A

FSM   7/8  Dec 89
ac carrier Shinano 1/300 of Jim Jones CPA
soldering metal, how to PDA
preparing models to paint CPA
Lockheed XFV-1 Strombecker solid kit hist CPA
B-17F conv from Monogram 1/48 CPDA
F-5E aggressor sqdn colors 3vA
Lockheed Electra conv from Revell P-3 1/115 CPA

FSM  7 /7 Nov  89
Fokker D,VIII conv from 1/28 Revell Fokker Dr.I CP Dil 3v
figure painting with oils CPA Dil
eliminating seams with fillers and glues PDA Dil
Spit I n Battle of Britain colors 3vs A
science fiction modeling with junk CPDA
uniforms of US Army Air Service AEF, France, 1918 Cil A

FSM  7 /6 Sep 89
radial engines, how to detail CPDA Dil
popular modeling scales A cor
Apollo 11 landing 1/48 Monogram dio CPDA Dil
casting parts in dental acrylic resin, how to PA
Panavia Tornado German AF strike colors 4v A

FSM  7/5 Jul  89
F-14 1/72 Fujimi comp w 1/72 Hasegawa PA
Sikorsky S-43 1/48 sb of Richard Howe CPA
hand held motor tools surv PA
carrier Chitose 1/700 conv from Chiyoda seaplane tender kitbash CPA 4v Dil
MiG-29 CPDA 3v
Apollo 11 splashdown 1/32 diorama CPD A

FSM 7/4 May 89
1989 new kits A
SB2U 1/72 Meikraft CPA
Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer 1/320 sb CPA
FW-190F-8 very weathered 1/32 Hasegawa CPA Dil
Meteor F.4 and T.7 hist Cpros PA
INDEX to Fine Scale Modeler volumes 5 & 6
carrier deck tow bar sb PA dil
A-7 wrap around grays and Europe 1 colors 4vA

FSM  7/3 Mar 89
reinforcing kits with urethane foam PDA
Brewster SB2A 1/72 RAREplanes building vacuform kit CPDA Dil
Star Trek Klingon Bird of Prey sb CPDA Dil
preparing plastic parts to make them fit PDA
A-10 1/48 Tamiya improving CPDA
spoked wheels for WWI ac, how to make CPA Dil
action poses for model pictures, how to CPA

FSM 7/2 Feb 89
Lockheed EC-121 1/72 vform of "Boh" Bokanski CPA
Sopwith Snipe 1/72 kitbash CPA Dil
airbrush compressors, how to choose one surv CPA
Bell XV-15 1/72 sb fiberglass CPDA 3v
A-10A MASK-10A colors 4v A

FSM 7/1 Jan 89
Space 1999 models of Jeff Wargo CPA
WWI lozenge camouf, how to paint CPA Dil
Martin Marietta X-24B 1/72 sb PA5v xs
Lockheed YP-80A 1/48 Monogram conv CPDA

FSM 6/6 Dec  88
SB2U 1/32 sb CPA
how plastic kits are made CPA
NF-104 conv 1/32 Hasegawa CPA Dil
Northrop F-5A SEA (Viet War) colors 3v A

FSM 6/5 Oct 88
Spit IIA in Battle of Britain CproA
Bf-109E-5 n Battle of Britain Cpro A
inexpensive paint drying oven, how to build PA Dil
wood flight decks, how to build CPA Dil
acrylic paint and thinner compatibility PA
F-18 tactical paint schemes 3vs A
F-100 1/48 Monogram improving CPDA Dil

FSM 6/4 Aug 88
space fantasy Whispership Interceptor sb 1/16 CPA
do-it-yourself tool center, how to make PA
modeling with bare metal aluminum foil PA
AC-130A 1/72 Testor’s/Italeri improving CPA Dil
Eddie Chavez scratchbuilt modeler CPA bio
Cessna T-37B new colors 3v PA
Bofors 40mm quad a-a gun mount 1/32 sb PDA dil 3v

FSM 6/3 Jun 88
1988 new kits A
Sikorsky S-39B 1/72 sb CPDA Dil 4v
airbrushing questions and answers PA
aircraft maintenance equpment modeling for dioramas CPA Dil
Boeing CH-46 USMC land camouf 1986 4v A
proportional dividers, how to use PA il

FSM 6/2 Apr 88
simulating water in dioramas CPDA
P-51H 1/32 conv from D CPD Dil
F-14A 1987 tac paint scheme 3v A
airbrushing camouflage basic techniques PA

FSM 6/1 February 1988
Me-163 1/32 Hasegawa improving CPDA 4v
canopies, how to mask and attach PA
modeling tips surv PA
boxed dioramas, how to light them CPA

FSM 5/6 Dec 87
soldering, how to PDA
XFV-1 Pogo 1/72 Airmodel vac form how to build PDA
F-16N US Navy Adversary 1987 4vA
P-40E 1/48 Otaki improving CPA 4v xs
realistic light lenses CPA chart

FSM 5/5 Oct 87
F-18 1/48 Monogram superdet of Jack Mugan CPA
wall-hanging display cases for models, how to make PA dil
Floquil paints, how to use them PA
Mitsubishi A5M4 1/48 JN resin CPA Dil
FB-111A wraparound Lizard colors 4v A
Mercury capsule 1/35 Estes improving CPD Dil A hist

FSM 5/4 Ayg 87
CVA(N)-68 USS Nimitz 1/72 sb CPDA
US Navy scout catapult 1/48 CPA 3v Dil
glue, how to make "home brew" glue PA
acrylic model paints, how to use CPA
Spit XII 1/72 conv kitbash CPA Dil
WWI German crosses hist PA il
how to sculpt faces PA

FSM 5/3 Jun 87
new kits for 1987 A
F4U-5N 1/32 conv of Larry Schramm CPA
B-47A conv from 1/72 Hasegawa 47E CPDA Dil
modeling water from above and below CPDA Dil
F-111F conv from 1/72 Monogram EF-111A CPDA
filler putty, how to apply with an inexpensive dispenser PA

FSM 5/2 Aor  87
Ryan FR-1 Fireball hist PA 5v xs Dil
Ryan F2R Dark Shark PA 5v xs
natural metal finishes, how to paint CPDA

FSM 5/1 Feb 87
space fiction modeling of Randy Cooper CPDA
metal patterns, stencils and masks, how to use PDA
decals, how to apply CPA
Westland Lysander 1/48 shadow box dio CPA
Grumman A-6A color scheme CORRECTION 2vA corr
Lockheed P-2H conv to AP-2H gunship 1/72 Hasegawa CPDA

FSM 4/6 Dec  86
P-51 racer "Red Baron" conv 1/24 of Don Landrus CPA
panel lines, how to paint PA
paint rack, how to make PA Dil
basic airbrushes survey CPA Dil
Iisraeli Aircraft Industries F-21 Kfir aggressor 1/72 conv
     from Hasegawa Kfir CPA 4v

FSM 4/5 Oct 86
dio depicting capture of Achille Lauro terrorists CPDA Dil, how to make
Boeing 40B-4 hist 3v xs
Boeing 40B-4 1/32 sb CPDA
vacu-forming machine, how to build one PA il

FSM 4/4 Aug 86
photographing plastic models "in flight" how to CPA
basic model photography, how to CPA
canopies, turrets and lenses, how to vacuform CPA Dil
epoxy casting using "squash method" PDA

FSM 4/3 Jun 86
new kits for 1986
Grumman X-29 1/48 sb CPDA3v xs + hist
science fiction modeling, how to make tiny models CPA Dil
Star Wars models improving with paint CPA

FSM 4/2 Mar-Apr 86
Brown B-2 "Miss Los Angeles" racer & repli hist CPDA 5v xs
plastic cement reviewed, compared CPA
P-51D 1/48 Testor’s "Building your first plastic airplane" CPA
uniform of B-24 waist gunner n 8th AF 1943 Cil A
model clubs list

FSM 4/1 Jan-Feb 86
Douglas R4D conv from 1/48 Monogram C-47 CPA
Douglas AC-47 conv from 1/48 Monogram C-47 CPA
Douglas DC-3 hist CPA Cpros
small lathes, how to work with PA

FSM  3/6  Nov-Dec 85
CVA(N)-65 USS Enterprise 1/350 MRC/Tamiya CPA
Star Trek survey space ship USS Endeavour sb CPA
decals, how to make your own CPA Dil
replacing defective kit parts and decals A
Sukhoi Su-22 "Fitter-J" 1/72 kitbash CPDA Dil
Gulf of Sidra downing of Su-22s by F-14s CPA
vacu-form airplane kits, how to build CPA

FSM 3/5 Sep-Oct 85
Northrop F-89C conv from 1/48 Falcon v-form F-89D CPA Dil pros
casting with RTV silicone molds and polyester resin PA
Lockheed AP-2H conv from Hasegawa 1/72 P2V-7 CPA
Boeing 737 1/144 Airfix CPDA

FSM 3 / 4 Jul-Aug 85
Pilatus PC-6 Turbo-Porter on amphib floats 1/25 sb how to build CPA Dil 5v
Grumman F11F-1 long nose conv from 1/48 Lindberg short nose CPA Dil
F-158A "Streak Eagle" CPA 1/48 Tamiya

FSM 3/3 May-Jun 85
new kits for 1985 A
Leduc 022 1/72 Csechmaster resin kit, how to make PA Dil
cyanoacrylate glues "super glues" survey, how to use CPA
Travel Air Mystery Ship 1/48 Hawk/Testor’s improving CPDA 4v xs hist

FSM 3/2 Mar-Apr 85
painting faces with artists’ oils CPDA
underwing details, how to model PDA
stretch forming and vacu forming plastic CPDA
Lockheed Serius of Lindberghs 1/48 conv from AMT Vega CPDA 3v
P-38J "Marge" of Bong 1/32 Revell CPDA

FSM  3/1  Jan-Feb 85
North American AT-6 1/48 Monogram improving CPDA 2v ca Dil
AT-6 hist CPDA 5v Dil
Oswald Boelcke 1/6 sb figure CPA Dil

FSM 2/7 Nov-Dec 84
casting resin parts in RTV molds, how to PA Dil
using aluminum plate for natural metal model finishes CPA
model aircraft and airfield dio photography, how to CPA
Soyuz spacecraft 1/96 Revell improving CPDA 4v

FSM 2/6 Sep-Oct 84
P-51D 1/32 Hasegawa improving CPA Dil
airbrush technique tips CPA
F-14A 1/72 Hasegawa improving CPDA Dil

FSM 2/5 Jul-Aug 84
Goodyear blimp Mayflower Revell improving CPA
Conroy Model 201 Super Guppy 1.72 conv from White Eagle v-form CPDA Dil 3v
E.E. Canberra ops w Australia AF hist, status CPA 3vs

FSM 2/4 May-Jun 84
new kits in 1984
FW-190D-9 1/32 sb CPDA Dil
LEDs, how to model with them CPA
DC-8 Series 50 conv from 1/144 Revell DC-8 Series 61 CPA
recognition models PA hist
Me-163 1/72 Heller taking off dio CPA il

FSM 2/3 Mar-Apr 84
kit collecting hobby described CPA
spray painting booth, how to make PA il
natural metal finishes with Floquil Old Silver, how to model CPDA
detailing models with paints (how-to tips) CPA

FSM 2/2 Jan-Feb 84
precision measuring tools for modeling described PA
Vultee P-66 1/24 paper model by Meta Model CPA 4v xs Dil
decals, how to apply CPA
Albatros D.II 1/72 conv from Revell D.III CPA Dil
carrier deck action dioramas, how to photograph CPA

FSM 2/1 Fall 83
F-4E 1/48 Testor’s improving CPDA
aircraft cockpits, how to detail CPDA
Bf-109F natural metal ac of Adolph Galland 1/72 CPA 4v xs

FSM 1 / 4 Summer 83
1983 new model kits
Boeing B-50 conv 1/72 CPA Dil
filler putty survey, reviews CPA
nuclear pulse drive starshipEnzmann fictional sb of Kevin Atkins CPA

FSM 1 / 3 Spring 83
Hurricane I sb of Ted Kaufman PDA
B-29 "Eddie Allen" 1/72 Airfix improving CPA Dil
F7F 1/72 building variants using Monogram as base CPA
F7F-3N 4v PA Dil
Star Clipper fictional space kit bash CPA

FSM 1 / 2 Winter 82
Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 1/72 RAREplanes vform PA
Avia B.21 1/72 K.P. PA
Saab Lansen 1/72 Heller PA
clear acrylic display cases, how to make PA Dil
Spit IA P9306 at Chicago mus hist C4v A

FSM 1/1 Fall 82
F-15A 1/32 Tamiya CPDA
styrene parts from RTV molds PDA
P-51D modeled in five scales PDA
Supermarine Walrus 1/48 Merit CPDA 3v xs
MBB Bo 105 1/48 Fujimi CPDA

FSM Spring 82
Boeing XF5B-1 1/32 conv from Hasegawa P-12E 3v PA hist
Hawker Sea Fury hist CPA Cpros
vacu-form ac, how to build your first
FW-190F at NASM 1/48 Monogram conv CPA 5v pros
airbrush, how to choose your first PA

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