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SPECIAL HOBBY F-84F THUNDERSTREAK REVIEW Review Premium

EXCLUSIVE: SPECIAL HOBBY F-84F THUNDERSTREAK REVIEW

Chris Clifford

Special Hobby's eagerly anticipated 1/72 F-84F Thunderstreak is now available. Read our exclusive review.

Chris Clifford
EXCLUSIVE: SILVER WINGS MACCHI M.41bis IN-BOX REVIEW Review Premium

EXCLUSIVE: SILVER WINGS MACCHI M.41bis IN-BOX REVIEW

Chris Clifford

Modellers who enjoy building flying boats have a handsome option in Silver Wings' new 1/48 Macchi M.41bis. Read our exclusive in-box review.

Chris Clifford
REVELL REISSUES MONOGRAM’S VINTAGE MIRAGE 2000 Review Premium

REVELL REISSUES MONOGRAM’S VINTAGE MIRAGE 2000

Chris Clifford

Revell has reissued Monogram's old 1/48 Mirage 2000C... but is it worth the outlay?

Chris Clifford
GREAT WALL HOBBY’S NEW-TOOL 1/48 F-14B TOMCAT Review Premium

GREAT WALL HOBBY’S NEW-TOOL 1/48 F-14B TOMCAT

Stu Fone

Self-confessed Tomcat ‘nut’ Stu Fone takes a deep dive into Great Wall Hobby’s all-new 1/48 F-14B, finding plenty to praise but also identifying its shortfalls.

Stu Fone
REVELL AIRBUS H145 ADAC/REGA HELICOPTER Review Premium

REVELL AIRBUS H145 ADAC/REGA HELICOPTER

Chris Clifford

Eye-catching and packed with detail... that's Revell's new 1/32 Airbus H145 air-rescue helicopter with ADAC and Rega schemes.

Chris Clifford
REVELL SCORPION GAINS NEW IDENTITIES Review Premium

REVELL SCORPION GAINS NEW IDENTITIES

Chris Clifford

Fresh decals for two aircraft are supplied with Revell's original 1/48 F-89C Scorpion, reissued as a 75th anniversary Gift Set, with paint, glue and a paint brush.

Chris Clifford
MARK I’S SMALL-SCALE WESSEX REWORKED Review Premium

MARK I'S SMALL-SCALE WESSEX REWORKED

Chris Clifford

MARK I Models has reissued its 1/144 Westland Wessex HU.5 as a limited-edition kit, with new parts and decals.

Chris Clifford
NEW-TOOL 1/72 FIESELER 167 FROM AZ MODEL Review Premium

NEW-TOOL 1/72 FIESELER 167 FROM AZ MODEL

Chris Clifford

Modellers interested in more obscure Luftwaffe World War Two aircraft will welcome AZ Model's new-tool Fieseler Fi 167... even if it is in limited-run format.

Chris Clifford
NEW MiG-19 ‘FARMER’ FROM KOVOZÁVODY PROSTĚJOV Review Premium

NEW MiG-19 ‘FARMER’ FROM KOVOZÁVODY PROSTĚJOV

Chris Clifford

Czech company KP has adapted its 1/72 MiG-19S tooling to offer different boxings of the radar-nosed MiG-19MP. Here we focus on the 'Soviet Union AF' product.

Chris Clifford
THUNDERBOLT: ITALERI’S 1/32 NEW-TOOL MACCHI MC.202 FOLGORE Review Premium

THUNDERBOLT: ITALERI’S 1/32 NEW-TOOL MACCHI MC.202 FOLGORE

Chris Clifford

Italeri has done well with its new-tool 1/32 Macchi MC.202 Folgore fighter... the first mass-produced kit of the type in this scale.

Chris Clifford