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ARMORY UPDATES ITS FLYCATCHER Review Premium

ARMORY UPDATES ITS FLYCATCHER

Ukraine's Armory has released a new version of its delightful 1/48 Fairey Flycatcher, this time on wooden floats.

DORA’S NEW VULTEE VENGEANCE Review Premium

DORA’S NEW VULTEE VENGEANCE

A new-tool 1/48 Vultee Vengeance has been released by Dora Wings... and it's a stunner. Read our in-depth review of the kit.

ITALERI REISSUE OF FUJIMI ‘FISHBED’ Review Premium

ITALERI REISSUE OF FUJIMI ‘FISHBED’

Chris Clifford discovers that the Fujimi 1/72 MiG-21bis, reissued by Italeri, still stands up well after three decades.

NEW-TOOL: AERO 11 FROM SPECIAL HOBBY Review Premium

NEW-TOOL: AERO 11 FROM SPECIAL HOBBY

Special Hobby has produced the world's first 1/72 styrene kit of the Aero Ab-11 biplane. Read our full review.

AIRFIX WHIRLWIND HELICOPTER RETURNS Review Premium

AIRFIX WHIRLWIND HELICOPTER RETURNS

Fans of Airfix's ongoing Vintage Classics range can now buy the firm's reissued 1/72 Westland Whirlwind HAS.22 helicopter kit.

REISSUED METEOR TRAINER FROM SPECIAL HOBBY Review Premium

REISSUED METEOR TRAINER FROM SPECIAL HOBBY

The original MPM Meteor T.7 has been re-released by Special Hobby, with three lovely new colour schemes. Read our full review.

F-80C REISSUED BY AIRFIX Review Premium

F-80C REISSUED BY AIRFIX

Nostalgia and old kit rejuvenation go hand-in-hand with Airfix's original 1/72 F-80C Shooting Star... reissued in the firm's Vintage Classics range.

NEW-TOOL: 1/72 Ki-21-Ib FROM ICM Review Premium

NEW-TOOL: 1/72 Ki-21-Ib FROM ICM

Fans of Japanese World War Two aircraft will be delighted with ICM's new-tool 1/72 Mitsubishi Ki-21-Ib 'Sally' bomber, reviewed here in full.

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Arma Hobby's stunning new Airacobra arrives!

Polish model manufacturer Arma Hobby has just released a newly tooled 1/72 P-39Q Airacobra and it’s a miniature gem, as STU FONE reveals.

NEW TOOL: A AND A MODELS TWIN ‘109G Review Premium

NEW TOOL: A AND A MODELS TWIN ‘109G

Ukraine's A and A Models has become the first manufacturer to produce a styrene 1/48 Bf 109Z-1 Zwilling. Read our full review.