oe ineScale --~: NViode The essential tool for model builders www.FineScale.com STEP-BY-STEP AN EXPERT MODELER SHOWS YOU HOW 2.26 Rick Lawer’s 1/48 scale Tamiya Marder il SHOWCASE An amazing cutaway F-18 jet >. $695 of f55113"5 7081-0 | | WE B & R v\ Hasegawa TA-4J Skyhawk * Eduard Messerschmitt BF 109E-1 * Zvezda L 4500A cargo truck * Czech Model F-80C Shooting Star * AND MORE! _Inside September 2009 Vol 27 #1No.7 26 Color modulation revealed 20 Implying light and shadow with paint RICK LAWLER 32 Better from the box Fundamentals of an effective display JOHN MAHER ® IPMS SHOW GALLERY Region V, 2009 ‘Mad-City Modelers'14th annual show 20 improve an F-102 , Sharpening an old Delta Dagger WAYNE HU COVER STORY 2 SHOWCASE Allook inside an F-18C Hornet e Dan Jayne's inredible eutaway jet A8 Lost in Austria End of the war for a Puma armored car GLENN BARTOLOTH aa 54 Kitbash a Cougar Swept wings for a U.S. Navy jet a8 JOSEPH HEGEDUS Get more at www.FineScale.com! WORKBENCH REVIEWS SEH 3 * Eduard BF 1096 ‘+ Hasegawa TA-4) + Czech Model F-80C + Moebius Flying Sub + Zvezda M26 “+ Minifet Dingo Mk. 18 *tolri Re, 2000 GA In Every Issue 6 Editor's Page 58. Reader Tips 8 Seale Talk 59. Questions & Answers 10. Spotlight 69 Hobby Shop Directory 12 New Products | 70 Advertiser Index 38 Reader Gallery 72 Classified Marketplace On the Cover Creating light, shadow, and dimension with color, the old masters surpossed the primitive pointings of entiquity wth unprecedented realm, Here, Rick Lawler's Marder shows « masters touch ‘Visit cur Web stl You can enjoy more modeling photos ond _Subserbors lick on “Register,” enter tho customer number from | see Madde, feature oricles, accoss additonal modeling resources, got your subserpion label, and throughout your subscripion you'll fre saat may industry news, 9e previews of upcoming ives, of register lo _have unlimited access fo bonus features, more tan 900 ki copiers eee, participate in dzeusione on our Forum. And it's free! reviews, ond o dotcbate of more than 10,000 products! neater PO tacoditor’s P. By Matthew Usher From the workbench DING. DING. Ding. Can e-mail ring off the hook? I think so. For months my e-mail alert bell has been ringing nonstop and my inbox threatened to shut down a couple of times out of exhaustion. Why? It’s my own fault. In the April edition of this col- umn I wrote about model- ing workbenches and asked you to send me some FROM snapshots of where you build. You responded in a from around the world. We always have plenty of model photos, but it’s not very often that ‘we get to see where all those pieces go together. Examples ran the gamut from old TV trays to custom-built, fantastically outfit- ted work rooms. We squeezed as many workshop photos as we could into this issue's Scale Talk, Editorial FineScale Modeler 21027 Crosstoade Citele, PO. Box PHOTOS POURED IN HQ, but you can expect AROUND THE WORLD forward. We won't be big way photos poured in ‘SCALE TALK Let us know what yu think! Comment suggestions comectionsand addtional Views on FSM articles ae and we've included a whole lot more in a gallery on our Web site, www.FineScale.com. And thanks to all of you who responded! Speaking of our Web site, you may have noticed we're starting to include video clips. So far we've only done a few issue pre~ views from here at FSM more and more video con- tent on the site as we go including any footage of us playing Guitar Hero or that clip of Aaron falling off the trampoline, but we are looking forward to making the most of this new way to share top-quality scale-modeling information and techniques with you. Stay tuned. WE HAVEAGREAT lineup of stories in this issue, and I'm par- Genera) e-mail them to questions @FineScale com, oF vst FineSclecom and cick on “Contact Us" (her, youl find “Hobby FAQ which answers general ticularly happy to share Rick Lawler’s cover story on painting realistic finishes. Monochromatic subjects are always tricky. Painting everything one unbroken color can make a finely detailed model look like a diecast toy, while varying the highlights and shadows too much can take things into carica~ ture territory. Rick shows how to find just the right balance, and I'm sure you'll find his step-by-step advice helpful, no matter what you build. Merman User. editor@FineScale com (Hl www.FineScale.com Wert to learn more® Forth lates on mod- «lng tips and techiqus vist our web st ot ‘wa FineScole.com 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612 262-796-8776, weekdays 8:30 a. t0 430pm.CT ac 262-796-1383 itor@nesalecom Wes ste: won FineScle com Castomer service (subscriptions, renewal, and consumer rodct) 800-533-4644, weekdays 830 am. to 430 pm.CT Fax 262-796-1615 customerservice@kalmbach com and trade orders: 888-558-1544, weekdays 8:30 am.to Spm.CTyoutide the US, 262-796-8775 Pax 262-796-0125 ‘welcome. 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