Cover Story: Accurizing a Super HornetBy Jesse FuehrerUse photoetched-metal and resin parts, superdetailing, and superior painting to improve an F/A-18F Super Hornet.Pg. 26 Airbrushing & Finishing: Finishing with filtersBy Harvey LowLearn all of the ins and outs of applying paint filters to your models.Pg. 20 Making the perfect baseBy Glenn BartolottiUse styrene foam, pencil shavings, and static grass to make a stunning display base for your next model project.Pg. 38 Your most wanted kitsBy Mark HembreeIn the May 2013 FineScale Modeler, we asked you to let us know what models you most wanted to see. And did you ever -- 25,011 times! Here are the survey results.Pg. 24 Showcase: Scratchbuilt Apollo 7 Satrun IBFor more than 20 years, David Weeks dreamed of building a model of the Saturn IB used to launch Apollo 7. Here it is in all of its 1/48 scale glory!Pg. 42 FSM Step-by-Step: Italian dazzle camouflageBy Alfonso Martinez BerlanaPaint the Zara-class Italian heavy cruiser Gorizia in the dazzle camouflage it wore during its 1942 deployment.Pg. 45 Showcase: Big-scale P-47 Thunderbolt x2Dave Gianakos honors his good friend and World War II fighter pilot, Russ Kyler, with a pair of model replicas of his P-47 Thunderbolt Lorene. He gave one to Kyler, and the other now resides at the Boxted Airfield Museum in Langham, England.Pg. 46 FSM Basics: Removing decalsBy Timothy KidwellSometimes your decals are so messed up that the best option is to begin again.Pg. 64
