Cover Story: Cutting tape masks for hard-edged camouflageBy Aaron SkinnerAaron uses masking tape to give a NATO Leopard 2 a three-color camouflage scheme and shows you how to do it too.Pg. 27 Airbrushing & Finishing: Masterful airbrushing tipsBy Aaron SkinnerModeler Simon Harrison shares his airbrushing techniques and seven of the models he's used them on.Pg. 22 Dress up a well-worn warriorBy John C. BackenstrossJohn builds a Cosair II at the end of it's 15-year lifespan, and uses aftermarket and scratchbuilt parts to show its age.Pg. 38 Showcase Special: Drama in a shadow boxModel by Mike McFaddenForced perspective helps bring to life a vignette of two German soldiers in a parlor with American GIs and a Sherman tank moving in.Pg. 42 Final Details: Your first (solo) kitBy Mark HembreeYou the readers, along with FSM reviewers, authors, and staff share memories of the first kit they built on their own.Pg. 66
