Aircraft news
ROYAL AIRCRAFT BARGAINS FROM AIRFIX
Save more than 40% with the 21-kit Coronation Bundle from Airfix, offering Hawks, Eurofighters, F-35Bs and three BBMF types.
Chris Clifford
NEW ARMA HOBBY P-39 BOXING
Arma's stunning 1/72 Airacobra has been reissued as a P-39N, with fresh decals for four schemes, including Soviet, French and USAAF machines. Paint masks are also provided.
Chris Clifford
COMPETITION: Attack on Sorpe Dam film premiere tickets
Airfix Model World and Key Model World are offering a unique opportunity to be amongst the first to watch the film Premiere of Attack on Sorpe Dam at the Bristol Aquarium on May 13 2023. Enter our competition here for the chance to win one of four pairs of tickets - closing date May 9 2023.
ANOTHER BREGUET 14 BOXING FROM KP
Having already provided a 1/72 new-tool Breguet Br.14B biplane recently, KP now offers a fresh boxing with parts and markings for both Br.14A and B sub-types.
Chris Clifford
AIRFIX WILDCAT RETURNS WITH NEW DECALS
Airfix's splendid 1/72 F4F-4 Wildcat has been re-released with two new colour schemes.
Chris Clifford
ASK DISTRIBUTION ALPHA JET ‘E’ MARKINGS
If the markings in your 1/72 Alpha Jet E don't float your boat, why not try the new French and Belgian Air Force options from ASK Distribution.
Chris Clifford
SPECIAL HOBBY’S TWO-SEAT FIAT G.50B
Special Hobby had adapted its 1/32 FIAT G.50 to provide a 'Bicomando' two-seat trainer, with Italian and export markings.
Chris Clifford
Eye-catching Duel: Beacon Models’ BRAND-NEW 1/144 Spitfire and Bf 109 set
New British company Beacon Models has released its first offering – a ‘Dogfight Set’ containing one each of 1/144-scale Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Supermarine Spitfire. Read the full story and watch our video here!
John Fuller
ITALERI REISSUES FOKKER F-27
Italeri has re-released its 1/72 Fokker F-27 (previously an ESCI tooling) with military maritime patrol markings.
Chris Clifford
SPECIAL HOBBY ISSUES ANOTHER STUKA
Special Hobby's 1/72 Ju 87 series gathers pace with a new boxing, the D-3 'Stuka Experten' , with styrene, PE and 3D-printed resin parts.
Chris Clifford
ARMA’S NEW KAMIKAZE HAYATE PACKAGE
Arma Hobby's excellent 1/72 Ki-84 Hayate has been reissued in a Special Attack Units 'Kamikaze' boxing, with new decals and paint masks.
Chris Clifford
NEW 1/72 SPITFIRE BOXING FROM EDUARD
Eduard's delightful 1/72 Spitfire Mk.IXc returns in a fresh Weekend boxing, with decals for four different airframes.
Chris Clifford
NEW SPECIAL HOBBY ‘109 GROUND-ATTACKER
Special Hobby has repackaged it's 1/72 new-tool Messerschmitt Bf 109 to provide an E-1/B sub-type, with new decals and resin weaponry.
Chris Clifford
NEW 1/72 MIRAGE 2000-5F FROM MODELSVIT
Ukraine's Modelsvit has re-worked its 1/72 Mirage 2000C to provide the upgraded 2000-5F sub-type, with new radar and MICA missiles.
Chris Clifford
NEW HURRICANE SUB-TYPE BY ARMA HOBBY
Chris Clifford
ANTI-RADAR PHANTOM HISTORY FROM OSPREY
Anyone keen on modelling the Phantom in its anti-radar guise has a useful reference in Osprey Publishing's new book, F-4 Phantom II Wild Weasel Units in Combat.
Chris Clifford
RARE ‘190 VARIANT FROM IBG MODELS
IBG Models' 1/72 long-nosed Fw 190 family now has a cool D-13 boxing, with three colour schemes, including the famous 'Yellow 10'.
Chris Clifford
EURO DECALS’ THIRD LARGE-SCALE F-100D SHEET
Euro Decals has released its third colourful markings package for Trumpeter's 1/32 F-100D Super Sabre.
Chris Clifford
Modelsvit’s Mustang Makes Return: 1/48 P-51H
Ukrainian firm Modelsvit has announced it is to release a new version of its highly regarded 1/48 P-51H Mustang kit.
John Fuller
EDUARD WILDCAT WING FOLDS AND WHEELS
Add extra flourishes of detail and change the look of your Eduard 1/48 F4F-4 Wildcat with the firm's bespoke late wheels and wing folds.
Chris Clifford
EDUARD’S NEW HASEGAWA-BASED MITCHELL BOXING
Eduard has again reboxed Hasegawa's 1/72 B-25J, this time as a ProfiPACK on the theme of 'Strafers'... with PE parts, masks and new decals.
Chris Clifford
NEW HIND BOXING FROM EDUARD
Eduard has, for the second time, released a 1/48 limited Edition Mi-24 package... this time it's the Hind E, with plentiful aftermarket and a choice reference book.
Chris Clifford
CIVILIAN CUB BOXING FROM SPECIAL HOBBY
Special Hobby has reissued its new-tool L-4 Cub from last year, this time with markings for four post-war civilian machines in Europe.
Chris Clifford
DOUBLE ZERO BOXING FROM EDUARD
Eduard's superb 1/48 Mitsubishi Zero parts now fill a Limited Dual Combo package entitled Samurai, offering two whole kits, PE and masks.
Chris Clifford
ASK DISTRIBUTION MASKING PRODUCTS
A new and extensive range of self-adhesive paint masks are now available from ASK Distribution.
Chris Clifford
SPECIAL HOBBY UPSCALES ITS BUGATTI RACER
Fans of racing aircraft who favour 1/48 scale will welcome Special Hobby's upscaling of its 1/72 Bugatti 100P.
Chris Clifford
WILDCAT/AIRACOBRA PACKAGE FROM ARMA HOBBY
Arma Hobby has boxed its stunning 1/72 P-39 and F4F-4 fighters together with 3D-printed parts, tape masks and new decals, in a special Cactus Air Force package.
Chris Clifford
EXCLUSIVE: AIRFIX 2023 RELEASES
A 1/48 Fairey Gannet AS.1/4 is among the brand-new toolings from Airfix for this year! Read our full release guide.
Stu Fone
NEW AIRFIX RELEASES FOR 2023
Chris Clifford highlights the major new toolings from Airfix for this year.
Chris Clifford
EDUARD REISSUES SPECIAL HOBBY ‘109
Eduard has reissued Special Hobby's excellent 1/72 Bf 109E as a ProfiPACK boxing, with PE details, tape masks and six colour schemes.
Chris Clifford