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.

The face of the future

FineScale Modeler

SCALE TALK • Your voice in FSM

NEW PRODUCTS

THE FUTURE OF SCALE MODELING • We check the pulse of the hobby

Full-bodied FUSELAGE • 3D printing makes a 1/25 scale 1969 Dodge Polara 500 a reality

Get started with 3D PRINTING • Take your first steps into a wider world

Positioning for 3D PRINTING • Minimize cleanup and build support

An unlikely COMMISSION • What happens when a Gundam fan wants a 1/100 scale diorama for the trunk of her car?

A winning pair of 4s • Building two 1/144 scale Minicraft Douglas propliners

Using SUPERGLUE • Getting the most out of this versatile adhesive

A CLEAR CHALLENGE • Simulating transparent lenses with paint

SINK YOUR CLAWS into a BLACK PANTHER • Scratchbuild details for a Korean tank

JoHan ’69 and ’70 Plymouth Road Runner • Rare kits that demand top rates

Detail a big CHINOOK • Scratchbuilding turns Trumpeter’s 1/35 scale CH-47D into a fitting memorial

Trumpeter USS Sangamon (ACV-26) • FSM experts build and evaluate new kits

Eduard F4F-3 Wildcat

Tamiya A34 Comet