Maritime
AIRFIX’S NEW SHANNON CLASS LIFEBOAT
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution's most modern vessel, the Shannon Class, is the subject of Airfix's new 1/72 Starter Set. See our full build here.
BORDER MODEL TYPE VIIC U-BOAT COMPLETED
Joe Turner sets Border Model's 1/35 partial Type VIIC U-boat in a convincing dockside replenishment scene.
PREVIEW: Model World LIVE new scale model builds
NEW IMAGES ADDED Model World LIVE is just a few weeks away on April 27/28 2024 and modellers across the country are busy completing their latest builds to display at the show. In this preview gallery, we showcase the latest projects - both complete and work in progress - which you can expect to see at the show.
Garry Tobiss Model World LIVE display
Garry Tobiss will be displaying a diverse range of scale model subjects, as featured in Airfix Model World magazine, at Model World LIVE 2024. Meet the model maker and see the builds first hand.
NEW FLOWER CLASS FROM BLACK CAT
Black Cat Models has recently released a gorgeous new 1/350 Flower-class corvette, HMCS Snowberry K166
1/350 WATERBORNE AIRCRAFT FROM BLACK CAT MODELS
Naval modellers will love Black Cat Models' new 1/350 floatplanes and flying boats, which are 3D-printed and ooze fine detail. Folded-wing options are available.
SACRED MOUNTAIN: BUILDING KAJIKA’S 1/700 HIEI (1915)
Andy Davies flexes his maritime modelling muscles on Kajika's stunning Japanese 1915 imperial battlecruiser Hiei
The Royal Spithead Review maritime history display
The Royal Spithead Review is a collection of around 850 1/1200 scale model ships covering over 5,000 years of history from Ancient Egypt to Present Day, all laid out as if at a fictional Spithead Review. See it at Model World LIVE on April 27/28 2024.
AIRCREW FIGURES FOR BORDER’S NEW 1/35 B5N2 KATE
If you plan to build Border Model's new 1/35 Japanese B5N2 Kate - with or without the same firm's Akagi deck, Albion Alloys is releasing suitable resin aircrew figures.
ICM 1/72 NEW-TOOL ‘MOLCH’ MINI-SUB REVIEW
Naval modellers, especially submarine fans, will welcome ICM's neat 1/72 new-tool U-Boat Type 'Molch'.