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INDEXVolume 30 • 2012

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FSM Index Categories:Article TitlesAuthor Subject

FSM Departments & Topics:Cover PhotosCover StoriesEditorialsFSM Special ReportsHistory You Can ModelPortfoliosQuestions & Answers

Reader TipsShowcasesWorkbench Reviews (by manufacturer)

January February March April

July September October November December

FSM INDEX CATEGORIESARTICLE TITLES

13 tips for building ships, Apr p22Air pressure, Dec p20Airbrush maintenance and problem solving, Mar p24Airbrushing and weathering a Skyraider, Jan p20An old kit flies again, Sep p42Animated 1/24 scale de Havilland Beaver, Feb p40Backdate a Hawkeye, Mar p30Basics for building an armored car Part 1, Mar p40Basics for building an armored car Part 2, Apr p46Basics for building an armored car Part 3, May p46Basics for building an armored car Part 4, Jul p31Build a 1940s racing legend, Mar p44Build a target-tow Skyraider, Sep p30Build and light a Martian fighting-machineJul p42Build small-scale groundwork and vegetation, Jan p44Build this Battle of Britain diorama, Feb p42Build your own carrier deck, Nov p44Building a better Panzer IV, Dec p44Convert a pair of photo-recon Crusaders, May p33Detail a Wespe, Oct p24Factory-fresh Focke-Wulf, May p30Fine fixes for a big Phantom, Nov p38Finishing a big Phantom, Dec p24Finishing and posing Russia’s newest tank, Sep p22How to add good camo to a StuH42, Nov p22How to make mud, Oct p22Improve a Cold War Canberra, May p24Kitbash a Soviet tank, Nov p46Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II, Nov p52Make your own display case, Dec p40Making a good Harrier better, Apr p42Making the most of metallics for a MiG, Jan p22Mastering late-war camo for a tank hunter, Mar p22Modernize an old kit, Feb p28More ways to weather: Distressing acrylic paint, Oct p33Painting a Storch fit for Rommel, Jul p22Quick and easy ship weathering, May p22Raising a Confederate raider Part 1, Jul p46Raising a Confederate raider Part 2, Sep p46See what you’re doing, Dec p36Shermans for all seasons, Sep p39Show Gallery: AMPS International Conven-tion, Oct p38Show Gallery: Australian Model Expo 2011, Jul p38Show Gallery: IPMS/USA Nationals 2011, Jan p34Show Gallery: IPMS/USA Nationals 2012, Nov p36Show Gallery: MMSI 2011, Apr p38Solving painting problems, Mar p28Step-by-step desert weathering, Apr p28Superdetailed schnellboot, May p44T + 50 years and counting: Mercury Friendship 7, Feb p49Take it from the experts, Nov p24Tips and techniques for detailing aircraft, Sep p24Tips for a tiny tank, Jan p38Tips for improving propliners, Oct p42Tips for working with craft acrylics, Feb p22Tune up a veteran tank kit, Jul p24Whitewash, weather, and winter for a diorama, Feb p24

AUTHOR

Altobello, Tom Ship weathering, easy method, May p22Argent, Andrew Vegetation and groundwork small scale, Jan p44Barnes, Thomas Make your own display case, Dec p40Bave, Pete Martian fighting maching, Jul p42Bossert, Joseph Confederate raider CSS Alabama Part 1, Jul p46 Confederate raider CSS Alabama Part 2, Jul p46Brinks, Fred Schnellboot superdetailed, May p44Collada, Federico Weather with acrylic paints, Oct p33Connor, Scott Late-war camo for a tank hunter, Mar p22Cooper, Andrew Battle of Britain diorama, Feb p42Crofoot, Chris Build your own carrier deck, Nov p44Cuden, Frank T-28 Trojan, Feb p28 Cold War Canberra, May p24 Skyraider, Sep p30Cusumano, Bart M1917 tiny tank, Jan p38Dacoba, Ricardo GR7 to GR9 Harrier, improving, Mar p42Goheen, Greg Focke-Wulf with Alclad, May p30Gore, Phillip X-1, Sep p42Green, James Detailing aircraft, tips, techniques, Sep p24Hembree, Mark Mercury Friendship 7, Feb p49 Building an armored car Part 1, Mar p40 Building an armored car Part 2, prepping parts, Apr 46 Building an armored car Part 3, primer, paint, decals, May p46 Building an armored car Part 4, Staghound, Jul p31 30 years of FSM, Nov p24 LTV A-7 Corsair II, Nov p52 Vision aids, Dec p36Knable, Carl RF-8 Crusaders: Hasegawa and Heller con-version, May p33 Improving propliners, Oct p42Logan, Karl Patton tank tune up, Jul p24Ludwick, Chris Whitewash, weather and winter a diorama, Feb p24Marranca, Joseph Craft acrylics, Feb p22Mustafa, George De Havilland Beaver, activate, Feb p40Plunk, Bill SdKfz. 124 Wespe, detailing, Oct p24 Panzer IV, building, Dec p44Roberts, Darren E-2C to E-2B conversion, Mar p30Sawyer, Chuck F-4 Phantom fixes Part 1, Nov p38 F-4 Phantom finishes Part 2, Dec p24Sewell, Cookie T-44 Russian tank, kitbash, Nov p46Skinner, Aaron Korean War Skyraider, Jan p20 Metallics for a MiG, Jan p22 Maintenance and problem solving, Mar p24 13 tips for building ships, Apr p22 Desert weathering, Apr p28 Camouflage on a Fieseler 156, Jul p22 T-90 finishing and posing, Sep p22

Making mud, Oct p22 Camouflage StuH42, Nov p22 Air pressure, Dec p20Stauffer, Don Vic Edelbrock’s Kurtis Kraft No. 27, Mar p44Wechsler, Jim Sherman collection, Sep p38

SUBJECT

Acrylic paint, distressing, Oct p33Airbrush maintenance, Mar p24Airbrush pressure, Dec p20Alclad II lacquer finish, Focke-Wulf, May p30Armored car building basics Part 1, Mar p40Armored car building basics Part 2, Apr p46Armored car building basics Part 3, May p46Armored car building basics Part 4, Jul p31B-57B Canberra Air Guard upgrade, May p24Battle of Britain diorama, Feb p42Carrier deck, build your own, Nov p44Craft acrylics, Feb p22Crusader conversions, pair, May p33CSS Alabama, Part 1, Jul p46CSS Alabama, Part 2, Sep p46De Havilland Beaver, animated, Feb p40Desert weathering, Apr p28Detailing tips and techniques, aircraft, Sep p24Display case, make your own, Dec p40F-4 Phantom finishing, Part 2, Dec p24F-4 Phantom fixes, Part 1, Nov p39FSM 30 years, from the experts, Nov p24Groundwork and vegetation, small scale, Jan p44Harrier conversion, Apr p42Hawkeye backdate, Mar p30Jagdpanther camouflage, Mar p22Kurtis Kraft midget racer, Mar p44M48A3 Patton tune up, Jul p24Making mud, Oct p22Martian fighting machine, Jul p42Mercury Friendship 7, Feb p49MiG metallics, Jan p22Paint problems, solving, Mar p28Panzer IV, Dec p44Propliners, improving tips, Oct p42Schnellboot, superdetailed, May p44SdKfz 124 Wespe, detailing, Oct p24Ship building techniques, Apr p22Skyraider conversion and paint, Sep p30Skyraider, weathering, Jan p20Storch camouflage painting, Jul p22StuH42 camouflage, Nov p22T-28 Trojan modernize, Feb p28T-44 Soviet tank, kitbash, Nov p46T-90 painting and weathering, Sep p22Tiny tank tips, Jan p38Vision aids, Dec p36Weathering, quick and easy, ships, May p22Whitewash, weather, winter a diorama, Feb p24

FSM DEPARTMENTS & TOPICS

COVER PHOTOS

JanuaryAaron SkinnerHobbyBoss MiG-17

FebruaryChris LudwickDragon Tiger I

MarchAaron SkinnerAirbrush Tips & Tricks

AprilKevin WenkerHMCS Fennel

MayFrank CudenB-57B Canberra

JulyKarl LoganM48 tank

SeptemberJames GreenKi-27 “Nate”

OctoberBill PlunkSdKfz 124 Wespe

NovemberCookie SewellSoviet T-44

DecemberChuck SawyerF-4 Phantom

COVER STORIES

Making the most of metallics for a MiG, Jan p22Whitewash, weather and winter for a diorama, Feb p24Airbrush maintenance and problem solving, Mar p2413 tips for building ships, Apr p22Improve a Cold War Canberra, May p24Tune up a veteran tank kit, Jul p24Tips and techniques for detailing aircraft, Sep p24Detail a Wespe, Oct p24Kitbash a Russian tank, Nov p46Finishing a big Phantom, Part 2, Dec p24

EDITORIALS

Any resolutions for the New Year? Jan p6The essential tools, Feb p6The shape of things, Mar p6Great tips from a contest winner, Apr p6Craftsmanship, in any scale, May p6Down in the basement with the Williams Bros., Jul p6Appreciating the scratchbuilt, Sep 6FineScale Modeler on DVD-ROM!, Oct p6Thirty years of FineScale Modeler, Nov p6There’s nothing like that new-kit smell, Dec p6

FSM SPECIAL REPORTS

Airbrushing and Finishing Airbrushing and weathering a Korean War Skyraider, Jan p20 Working with craft acrylics, Feb p22 Mastering late-war German three-color camouflage, Mar p22 Step-by-step desert weathering, Apr p28 Quick, easy ship weathering, May p22 Paint a Storch fit for Rommel, Jul p22 Finishing and posing Russia’s newest tank, Sep p22 How to make mud, Oct p22 Add good camo to the StuH42, Nov p22 Air pressure, Dec p20

Profile 30 years of FSM, Nov p24

Scale Modeling Essentials Basics for building an armored car, Part 1, Mar p40 Basics for building an armored car, Part 2, Apr p46 Basics for building an armored car, Part 3, May p46 Basics for building an armored car, Part 4, Jul p31

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Show Gallery IPMS/USA Nationals 2011, Jan p34 MMSI 2011, Apr p38 Australian Model Expo 2011, Jul p38 AMPS 2012 International, Oct p38 IPMS/USA Nationals 2012, Nov p36

HISTORY YOU CAN MODEL

T + 50 years and counting: Mercury Friendship 7, Feb p49LTV A-7 Corsair II, Nov p52

PORTFOLIOS

Shermans for all seasons, Sep p38

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Bending resin to your will, Jan p48Make a clean start, Jan p48Mr. Surfacer for Zimmerit? Jan p48Circular reasoning, Jan p48Banishing dust bunnies, Jan p48Rigging Arizona, Feb p50Stirring suggestions for paint, Feb p50Making signage stick, Feb p50Painting instrument panels, Feb p50Painting sails, Feb p50Gluing polyethylene, Feb p50Advice for photoetched metal, Feb p51Painting photoetched metal, Mar p49Aging and modeling gracefully, Mar p49Masking canopies, Mar p49Super glue longevity, Mar p49Painting instrument panels, Apr p50Reuseable doors? Apr p50Building a beater, Apr p51Tamiya paint returns, Apr p51The right pressure? Apr p51Only the original Goo Gone, May p50Doing white wells well, May p50Washes turning out hazy, May p50Air Force One colors, May p50Restoring tinted canopies, Jul p50Canopy masking unmasked, Jul p50Aussie camo for Operation Slipper, Jul p50Antifouling red choices, Sep p50Submarine weathering, Sep p50Finding the right air wing, Sep 50Streak-free glass, Sep p50Printing white markings can be a challenge, Oct p48Get your mottle on, Oct p48Keeping track of scale, Oct p48Rubber-tire problems explained, Oct p48Handling long decals, Nov p54Airfield tarmac deciphered, Nov p54Submarine colors, Nov p54Airbrushing fine lines, Nov p54The lowdown on wooden decks, Dec p50Modern ship rigging ideas, Dec p50Painting photoetched metal, Dec p50Masking cockpits and canopies, Dec p51

READER TIPS

Just what the doctor ordered, Jan p50Safer nose weight, Jan p50Safer nose weight 2, Jan p50Wire by fly wire, Jan p50Simple part catcher, Jan p50Music dies, leaves wealth of parts, Jan p50Filling seams with caulk, Jan p51Guitar-string strut braces for biplanes, Feb p52Spill-free cement station, Feb p52Fronds and leaf cutter made easy, Feb p52Coloring in the engine glow, Feb p52I can see clearly now, Feb p53Headlight kit gives great finish, Feb p53Foam board keeps things orderly, Feb p53Paper trail, Feb p53Masa flour dirt, Feb p53Painless modeling, Mar p51

Super-glue filler ideas, Mar p51Masking on a tile gives something to hold on to, Mar p51Cleaning airbrushes with a brush, Apr p53Clean fogged chrome parts, Apr p53Keep those spray cans spraying, Apr p53Post-preshading, Apr p53Blog that build, Apr p53Custom jig for assembling tracks, May p52Another track-assembly jig, May p52Flower-power modeling, May p52Fun with hypodermic needles, May p52More fun with hypodermic needles, May p52Punks for tightening antennas, May p52Syringe as airbrush helper, Jul p52Tissue fix for see-through spots, Jul p52Correction-tape filler, Jul p52Teflon tape for rags and tarps, Jul p52Rolling out scratchbuilding supplies, Jul p53Super-glue longevity, Jul p53Stir sticks of steel, Jul p53Homemade paint booth, Sep p52Easy mud, Sep p52A different glue for you, Sep p52Low-tack, double-sided, Sep p52Use a plug for sag, Sep p53Easy way out, Sep p53Leader cable for cable, Sep p53Primer directive, Sep p53Super glue locator, Sep p53Waste not, Sep p53Baking soda, Sep p53Craft glue for water, Sep p53Quick, the Fast Orange! Sep p53Metric circle templates, Oct p50No-tip paint holder tip, Oct p50Pinewood Derby tungsten weights, Oct p50Self-made cordless sander, Oct p50Interior decorating with tape, Oct p50Faded paint, fast, Oct p50Paint chips for stonework, Oct p50Homemade sanding sticks, Oct p50Colored fire hoses, Oct p50Clear plastic CD cases, Oct p50Attaching Zimmerit, Oct p50Future saves the day, Oct p50Don’t flip your lids, Nov p56For microwave or modeling, Nov p56Save good nozzles, Nov p56Dental tools, Nov p56Wax paper work mat, Nov p56Easy fading, Nov p56DIY pigments, Nov p56EZ Line rigging for ships, Nov p56Newspaper bags for paint shrouds, Nov p56Circular scriber, Nov p56Laser-sighted waterline, Nov p57Furniture finish for weathering, Nov p57Happy accident: exhaust stains with Tamiya flat base, Dec p52Interdental microbrushes, Dec p52Decal text alignment, Dec p52Recognition lights, Dec p52Mud for mud, Dec p52Credit cards and holograms can come in handy, Dec p52A kinder, gentler, hemostat, Dec p52

SHOWCASES/SPECIALS

Animated de Havilland Beaver, Feb p40Superdetailed schnellboot, May p44

WORKBENCH REVIEWS

AircraftAcademy 1/48 ROKAF T-50 advanced trainer, Jul p56 Airfix 1/72 Curtiss Hawk 81-A-2, Apr p56 1/72 Fairey Swordfish Mk.I, Jul p62AZ Model 1/48 Vultee Vengeance, Mar p57

1/48 Saab J29 Tunnan, May p61Cyber-hobby 1/72 Sea Vixen FAW.1, May p57 1/200 YP-49 Flying Wing, May p63 1/72 Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver, Oct p55Dragon 1/144 Stealth helicopter Operation Geronimo, Mar p58Eduard 1/72 F6F-3 Hellcat, Jan p55 1/144 “Dual Combo” MiG-21MF, Apr p59 1/48 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1, Sep p59Great Wall Hobby 1/48 Northrop P-61 Black Widow, Jan p62 1/48 TBD-1 Devastador, Jul p54Hasegawa 1/32 J2M3 Raiden “Jack,” Feb p56HK Models 1/32 B-25J Mitchell, Nov p59HobbyBoss 1/48 F3H-2 Demon, Feb p59 1/48 Yakovlev Yak-38 “Forger,” Feb p62 1/48 F8F-1 Bearcat, Apr p58Ibex 1/48 Beechcraft T-6A Texan II, Oct p54ICM 1/144 Tupolev Tu-144, Jul p63Italeri 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I, Sep p60Kitty Hawk Models 1/48 Lockheed F-94C Starfire, Dec p56Meng Models 1/72 Mansyu Ki-98, Dec p61Platz Models 1/72 T-33 Shooting Star, Nov p61 1/72 Northrop Grumman X-47B U.S. Navy UCAS, Dec p57Revell Germany 1/32 Heinkel He 111P-1, Jan p53 1/72 Handley Page Halifax B Mk.I/II GR.II, Jul p56 1/72 Airbus A400M “Grizzly,” Sep p63Revell 1/48 Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, May p55Roden 1/32 Nieuport 24, May p60 1/48 T-28B Trojan, Sep p63 1/144 Douglas C-124A Globemaster II, Dec p62Special Hobby 1/48 D-558-1 Skystreak “NACA,” Jan p56 1/72 CAC CA-12 Boomerang, Jan p59Tamiya 1/48 Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik, Nov p60Trumpeter 1/72 Chinese J-20 Mighty Dragon, Mar p56 1/32 Bf 109G-6, Mar p61 1/32 Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk, Oct p60 1/32 Junkers Ju 87B-2 Stuka, Nov p64 1/35 BRDM-2, Dec p59Wingnut Wings 1/32 Pfalz D.XII, Feb p63 1/32 F.E.2b, Jul p60Zoukei-Mura 1/32 A-1H Skyraider, Mar p53 1/32 P-51D Mustang, Dec p55Zvezda 1/144 Sukhoi Superjet 100, Feb p61 1/72 Yakovlev Yak-3, Apr p62 1/144 Boeing 747-8, Dec p60

ArmorAcademy 1/35 Hetzer, Oct p52AFV Club 1/35 LVT-4, Mar p55 1/35 Valentine Mk.I, Jul p57 1/35 Schwere Panzerspähwagen SdKfz 231 (8-rad), Sep p61 1/35 M42 Duster, Nov p63Amusing Hobby 1/35 Neubaufahrzeug, Mar p60Bronco Models 1/35 “Buffalo” 6x6 MPCV, Sep p55

1/35 M24 Chaffee, Sep p58Dragon 1/72 Churchill Mk.IV, May p59Kinetic 1/35 Oshkosh M-ATV, Jul p59Meng 1/35 Pick up with ZPU-1, Feb p57 1/35 VsKfz 617 Minenräumer, Sep p57 1/35 Merkava Mk.IIID, Dec p58MiniArt 1/35 GAZ-AAA, Oct p58Panda Hobby 1/35 Oshkosh M-ATV, Jul p58Tamiya 1/35 M51 Israeli tank, Apr p54Trumpeter 1/35 Russian BTR-60P APC, Jan p54 1/35 Aerosan NKL-26, Jan p57 1/35 Canadian AVGP Grizzly (early), Apr p61Vulcan Scale Models 1/35 British light tank Mk. VIB, Jan p60Zvezda 1/35 Russian T-90 main battle tank, Oct p61

ShipsAcademy 1/350 HMS Warspite, Feb p55Cyber-hobby 1/700 USS New York LPD-21, Mar p54 1/350 USS Freedom (LCS-1), Oct p59Italeri 1/35 Vosper MTB, May p56Tamiya 1/350 IJN Yamato, May p58Zvezda1/350 HMS Dreadnought, Jan p58

Sci-FiMoebius Models 1/32 “Battlestar Galactica” Cylon raider, Oct p62Pegasus 1/144 “War of the Worlds” alien tripod, Apr p57Revell Germany 1/600 “Star Trek” USS Enterprise NCC-1701, Oct p56

AutosAoshima 1/24 London black cab, May p62Hasegawa 1/24 Nissan Fairlady 240ZG police car, Apr p60ICM 1/35 G4 German staff car, Feb p58MiniArt 1/35 Mercedes-Benz Type 170V Personenwa- gen, Jul p61Polar Lights/Round 2 1/25 1966 Batmobile, Mar p59Revell Germany 1/24 Schlingman LF 20/16 firetruck, Feb p60

MiscellaneousItaleri Acrylic paint, Apr p63Life-Color Paints, Mar p62

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