Dewey Decimal623.74/6/0288
SynopsisEasy-to-follow diagrams, crisp photos, and concise instructions teach you to build, paint, and finish military aircraft models from WWII to today. The more than 15 step-by-step projects include the P-51 Mustang, F-18 Hornet, the A-7D Corsair, the B-17 Flying Fortress, and more. Compiled from the pages of FineScale Modeler magazine and edited by Mark Thompson., Modeling Classic Combat Aircraft brings together a collection of FineScale Modeler magazine articles on modeling some of the world's most popular and notable combat aircraft of the last 60 years. The articles featured in the pages of this book were deliberately selected and edited by FSM Editor Mark Thompson to provide you with a unique opportunity to peer over master modelers' shoulders as they work step-by-step to assemble, convert, detail, paint, and decal such historic warbirds as the P-51 Mustang, Messerschmitt Bf 109, A6M5 Zero, Avro Lancaster, MiG-17, F-14 Tomcat, B-52H, and many others. Regardless of the scale or era of aircraft you prefer, you'll find in Modeling Classic Combat Aircraft easy-to-follow diagrams, crisp photos, concise instructions, and the proven techniques that will help you complete realistic and dramatic showcase models. Book jacket.