FineScale Modeler

FineScale Modeler teaches you to build models of aircraft, armor, ships and more. Clear articles show you how to assemble, paint, and finish the latest model kits. Every issue includes unbiased reviews of kits that were built and tested for accuracy, product announcements, tips from the experts, and a gallery of readers’ models.

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A tale of two PHANTOMS • Building a pair of F-4s, one state-of-the-art, the other not so much

KITBASH AN F-4 from two classic kits • Add Monogram parts to improve Revell’s 1977 Phantom

PUT ART in a state-of-the-art kit • Step outside the norm and try something new

Hey, hey, model the MONKEEMOBILE! • Tips and tricks for building MPC’s kit of the famous show car

ROSCOE TURNER 2024 INDY INVITATIONAL

Detail an AUSSIE M113 • Extra interior features and weathering puts the APC in Vietnam

PAINT CHASSIS DETAILS • Tips to spruce up the underside of cars and light trucks

Dream a LITTLE SCENE • Pay attention to your surroundings and put what you see in your dioramas

ASSEMBLE, PAINT, AND WEATHER a 1/72 scale resin diorama kit • Enamels and pastel powders bring a classic movie scene to life

Dora Wings Vultee Vengeance

Italeri Macchi C.202

Monogram 1/24 scale Olds Aerotech • More detail and complex assembly in the race for the adult market