Make more realistic armor and dive into a wide range of modeling techniques suitable for all experience levels from expert modelers to beginners. When it comes to building, finishing and detailing armor, FineScale Modeler has you covered, plus there’s a small armor gallery in this 116-page special issue.
An arsenal of modeling tips
Armor Modeling from A to Z
Advance an Abrams • Details and weathering create a distinctive M1A2
How to beat up a BMP-2 • Paints, chips, washes, effects, pigments …
Paint and weather early-war GERMAN CAMOUFLAGE • Put a Neubaufahrzeug in springtime Norway
Dirty up a ZLC-2000 • HobbyBoss’ 1/35 scale Chinese airborne IFV gets an oil paint job
A Honey of a Tank • Building a post-Operation Crusader British Stuart
Building and painting Meng’s FT-17 • Simple construction and finishing tips for a little World War I tank
Convert a command car to a Scorpion gun truck • Tamiya’s 1/35 scale LRDG vehicle gets a new configuration
Take a HALFTRACK all the way • Added details make a 75mm Autocar Canadian
A snow-covered CHARIOT OF FIRE • Finish a HobbyBoss Merkava Mk.IIID for an Israeli winter
Tips and tricks for scratchbuilding armor • No model, no problem — you can build your own
This Pershing can take a hit • Building, detailing, and weathering Tamiya’s early-production M26
Hand-painting lands a Marine LVT • Multiple layers bring Saltwater Cowboy to life
Outfit an ACAV • Field AFV Club’s new 1/35 scale M113A1 with stowage inside and out
Now that’s a Nashorn! • Clean construction and fundamental finishing yield a realistic German antitank weapon
It may be GREEN, but it doesn’t need to be DRAB • Tips and techniques to break up monochromatic camouflage
4 steps to a BETTER PATTON • Easy fixes for Dragon’s 1/35 scale M48A3
Weathering with HAIRSPRAY • Simulating worn, scratched, and chipped paint
Building a RESIN TANK • Hone your skills with an intermediate-level MBT70
Apply weathering for a Sherman on the march • Sharp painting and a detailed base put an American tank in Europe
Soviet workhorse • Scratchbuilding, PE, paint, and weathering replicate a Czechoslovak army tank
Enhance a RECOVERY TANK • Easy improvements make Takom’s M31 stand out
Armor in a small-scale vignette • Dragon’s SdKfz 222 rests at the oasis
WEATHERING GREEN SUBJECTS • Master modeler Adam Wilder’s step-by-step guide to distressing a common camouflage
AMPS 2019 • FSM shot these models at the 2019 AMPS International Convention in Buffalo, New York.
Adding Zimmerit to a late Tiger I • A full kit plus added resin makes for an exceptional model
