e@ ineScale -:: www.FineScale.com HOW TO » SCRATCHBUILD AIRCRAFT DETAIL > DETAILA > KING TIGER TANK i OSA - IMPROVE A r aes RESCUE HELICOPTER onc $595 fin THIN Frrom-Azur S.M.79 JIS/JRS B * Revell Germany container ship * Tamiya Humvee * and more!Scale Talk Your voice in FSM More figures high standard. = Garry Legg Australia Bigger figures Matthew, [want to thank you and your team forgiving usa resource lke no other. have subscribed to Finescale Medeler on and off forever, and T remember the first issue 1 picked up back in 1989. I look forward to every issue that comes out. T just picked up the December'09 issue and was very pleased to see the article on ‘building and finishing large-scale figures! I have to say, T always expect to see 90 per- ‘cent military tanks and planes, 5 per= | cent science fiction, and 5 percent auto” mobiles in FSM’s content. Iam hop ing this figure- modeling feature is the shape of things to come, and we will con- tinue to see a broad genre of modeling reppresented in the magazine. am speaking for myself, of course, as Tm not sure what other readers are into, hhowever, like tanks and planes, but I also love to model science fiction, iguees (both large and small), automobiles, mechs, and 8 FineScate Modeler February 2010 Thave been enjoying the magazine for years now and compliments for maintaining a In the October issue you asked for sug gestions for the online how-to videos. My suggestion stems from just about the first thing I have been disappointed with, regarding the magazine, in all my 15 or so years purchasing it here in Oz. ‘As usual I rushed out to by the October issue, but more so because of the cover lead, which, Pa! the five easy steps to painting figures. The article is helpful, but with such a big splash on the cover, I expected a little more than a couple of pages on figure painting, most of which focused on face painting, Perhaps you could expand on figure painting, which is the bug- bear of many of us modelers out there, in your online videos. ‘Thanks again for a great read! Ty fi anything that is oddball or outside the nor smal range of kis. ‘The invisible man figure was a breath of fresh ait. Keep up the good work, and when ‘you ean, please add these fresh articles = Darren Bishop via E-mail Glowing response Twas very surprised and exeremely happy to sce Jim Bertges article on the Invisible Man figure model, was inspired to start modeling as a “monster kid” in the 1970s by Aurora's ‘glow-in-the-dark monster kits. As a fan of ‘monster movies those models marked my entry in to modeling as a hobby, although they did creep out my bedroom for yeas. ‘Those models lead to ear models and eventually military models. I left the mod- cling hobby for many years but then retuned when Polar Lights started releas- ing the old Aurora-stye kits again. I have since been building figure kts and some military models, too. ‘Asa styrene model builder iis hard to find articles on figure models. There are figure-model magazines out there, but they tend to concentrate on cast-esin kits. It ‘was very nice to see your magazine publish an article on the invisible man. Here's one avid monster kid that hopes to see more of these articles in the future. “Thanks for putting out a great maga- ~ Chris Matarazzo Somers, Connecticut Show me the money! Ist me, or are the prices of models getting tobe a bit too much? I will admit that cur- rent models have i all over past offering with regard to detail and quality, prices are getting outragous. Some new 1/32 scale offerings have pushed past the $200 price point, and that’s not for huge fourengine bomber but for a basic fighter aircraft. ‘What good is a model that has fantastic detail if T eat afford to buy i? ~ Martin Tynan Cincinnati, Obio Oil your airbrush? Tread through the December issue's Airbrushing & Finishing column on air- brush tuning several times, and I cannot find any mention of how the author uses the 3-in-1 Oil that is mentioned in the “tuning supplies’ section, would think that oil should be kept far away from an airbrush, lest even a tiny drop find its way toa surface that is being painted. Am I missing something? Thanks for your time - you've got a great magazine. ~Jobn Bucszerio Washavs, N.C. Sorry forthe omision, Jobn. There are aceuple af ays Iin-1 Oil can be used daring the tuning proces Some we it as a lbrvanteoben polishing the needle’ point on the polishing stick, and yore righ, all races of the ol and ‘metal polish should be removed before the brush is med. Theil canbe nse to nbriate parts outside the pains and anf suc asthe rig gerand external adjustment treads, although 1 propery cleaned airbrush seldom needs any lubrication o work properly. MWRealism versus artistic license Trecently recieved the December 2009 issue of FineScale Modeler and I was immediately taken bythe level of detail of John Vojtech’s 1/32 scale F-15C Eagle ‘At the same time I felt compelled to make a sugges- tion to all modelers who invest the time and effort to create models of this level of detail — leave bombs and mis- siles off the airplane if you're going to model the aircraft with open radomes and access panels. I was a weapons spe- ialist in the US. Air Force for nearly 10 years. Live or inert bombs, guns, missiles, and impulse cartridges are always downloaded before any panels are opened to prevent injury to maintenance person~ nel. The USAF policy on this. | issue is absolutely mandatory. Johnis model has open pan els on the radar/avionies com- ponents, engine, gatling gun, radar antenna, hydraulic actu- ator, and electrical relays. This much work would require a small army of specialists who ‘would be working on an air- craft with its power on and live missiles loaded. As repre- sented, John’s airplane looks like it’ in need of weeks and weeks of work. The important thing to remember is that open panels on an aircraft generally means the ship is broken and not ready for flight. Live (or even inert) ‘weapons should not be part of the display. ~Dan Ingrim | ppesyicet | ARA Press The Spaceship Enthusiasts” ‘One-Stop Data Shop! Available Again! 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