Aircraft news
NEW 1/144 AIRCRAFT DECALS BY SHELF ODDITY
If you favour 1/144 scale aircraft, Shelf Oddity could influence your next project with its superb new decal sheets for the P-47D, P-40M/N, MiG-17F and Flanker.
LONG-NOSE BRONCO FROM ICM
Having recently wowed us with its superb 1/48 OV-10A Bronco, ICM has now released the later OV-10D+, allowing modellers to fully represent the changes to this type throughout its long career.
SBS’ CAUDRON RACER UPSCALED
Racing aircraft don't come much cooler than Caudron's C.561, and SBS Model has more than done it justice by up-scaling its delightful 1/72 version to 1/48.
AIRFIX – NEW AIRCRAFT FOR 2022!
Airfix's is leading its 2022 catalogue with an all-new 1/24 Superkit of the Spitfire plus new-tool aircraft kits in 1/72 and 1/48 scales. Chris Clifford explores what is new for 2022.
AIRFIX VINTAGE CLASSICS – BACK FOR 2022
A feast of heritage Airfix kits are returning to the 2022 catalogue under the Vintage Classics label. Revel in the nostalgia!
AIRFIX RE-INTRODUCTIONS FOR 2022
Later kits by Airfix in 1/72 and 1/48 scales re-entering the 2022 catalogue are highlighted by Chris Clifford.
NEW FORD AND HEINKEL KITS FROM RODEN
Two fascinating kits are due from Roden, in the Ukraine, this January-February. They will be available via the UK importer Bachmann Europe.
REVELL’S BIG BLACKBIRD IS HERE!
Revell's eagerly awaited 1/72 SR-71A Blackbird is finally available. We inspect the parts and give the Key Model World verdict.
DETAILED-PACKED GUNSHIP
If you thought ICM's recent 1/32 AH-1G Cobra gunship was good, wait till you see what Special Hobby has added to it in the latter's Hi-Tech package.
NEW YEAR TREATS FROM ACADEMY
Get ready for the forthcoming kits from Academy, due in February and March 2022!
DELIGHTFUL DOODLEBUG ‘DIVER’
EXTRA IMAGES INSIDE: Airfix's long-awaited 1/72 Hawker Tempest Mk.V is finally on approach. In this exclusive preview, AMW provides a sneak peak at the kit’s contents.
RARE ‘GOONEY BIRD’ SCHEMES
The new 1/72 decal sheet from Iliad Design offers very different schemes for four machines in the legendary C-47 family.
AIRCRAFT DISPLAY AIDS
If you're looking for an easy but authentic way to display your aircraft model, look no further than Kits World's self-adhesive airfield bases in three scales.
AIRFIX HERITAGE KITS MAKE A COMEBACK
Airfix's Vintage Classics range has just grown with the re-issue of two kits - the 1/72 Aichi D3A Val dive-bomber, and the 1/32 Jaguar 420 saloon car. Revel in the nostalgia!
‘JOLLY ROGERS’ SUPER HORNETS
Arguably the most famous US Navy flying squadron, Super Hornet user the 'Jolly Rogers' is represented seven-fold on DXM's dazzling new 1/72 decal sheet.
1/144 CONCORDE RE-RELEASED BY AIRFIX
Airfix's 1977 Concorde kit in 1/144 returns yet again, as a Gift Set, this time replicating the type's last flight livery.
KILLER NEW KOMET FROM GASPATCH
GasPatch Models' all-new 1/48 Messerschmitt Me 163B is arguably now the best replica in this scale... and it fully deserves the accolade.
DETAILS FOR A DASSAULT DELTA
If you plan to build Kinetic's 1/48 Mirage 2000D, you might want to consider improving it with Eduard's new bespoke detail sets.
EDUARD’S FANCY FISHBED PACKAGE
If it's value for money you're after, Eduard's new 1/72 Weekend boxing of its excellent MiG-21MF 'Fishbed' is hard to beat.
DORA WINGS’ NAVY SCHOOLHOUSE
The brand-new kit from Dora Wings portrays an interesting training type - the SNC-1 Falcon – and the company has more than done it justice says CHRIS CLIFFORD.
SOVIET ‘BISON’ BOMBER GUIDE
If you have builds of the Soviet Myasishchev M-4 aircraft family on the cards, Schiffer's new reference book on the type is a must.
REVELL’S LARGE-SCALE MUSTANG REWORKED
Revell's thoroughly decent and affordable 1/32 P-51D from 2017 has been updated to replicate a late version.
EDUARD’S JAPANESE DEBUT WITH ALL-NEW 1/48 ZERO
Eduard's hotly anticipated 1/49 A6M2 Zero is about to hit the shelves. Here, CHRIS CLIFFORD takes a detail look at the kit, as well as the company's bespoke aftermarket items.
TAMIYA’S ‘ALPHA’ TOMCAT ON DECK
Tomcat fans will love the fact that Tamiya has reworked its new-tool 1/48 early F-14A to 'late' format, and added carrier deck diorama items.
TWO EDUARD SPITS IN ONE BOX!
Eduard's new limited-edition Spitfire boxing offers parts for two Mk.Vb airframes, photo-etched metal details, masks and ten different colour schemes!
SPECIAL HOBBY VIGGEN RE-ISSUE
Special Hobby's excellent 1/72 SAAB Viggen has been re-released with fresh liveries for metal and camouflaged airframes.
FINE-TUNE YOUR VULCAN
Airfix's new-tool Vulcan is a great kit, but Eduard's recently released photo-etched metal details can add a whole new dimension.
SNOOPER/NUCLEAR VALIANT FROM AIRFIX
Airfix's 1/72 Vickers Valiant has been re-released, with new parts and decals, allowing the portrayal of either a camera-toting recce machine, or a nuclear bomb test aircraft.
IMMINENT RELEASES FROM RODEN
Exciting new items from Ukrainian firm Roden are due late October and November. See the box art and information here.
1/48 ACES’ MOUNTS FROM EDUARD
Two air combat legends - the Spitfire and Fw 190 - have been re-boxed by Eduard in 1/48 scale as Weekend Editions, with new colour schemes.