Aircraft reviews
GORGEOUS GHIBLI: ITALERI’S NEW-TOOL AMX
Italeri has released its new-tool 1/72 AMX Ghibli fighter-bomber... and it might just be the firm's best-ever aircraft kit in this scale.
Chris CliffordITALERI 1/48 F/A-18F RE-RELEASE
Italeri's 1/48 F/A-18F Super Hornet has been re-released with stunning new decals... but the kit needs work to ensure an accurate replica.
Chris CliffordREWORKED SEAFIRE 46 FROM SPECIAL HOBBY
Special Hobby has reworked its 1/72 Seafire F.46 so you can now also portray the FR.46 fighter-recce variant.
Chris CliffordAIRFIX BUFFALO AVAILABLE AGAIN
Airfix's Vintage Classics range now welcomes the 1/72 Brewster Buffalo, first tooled in 1972.
Chris CliffordICM’S NEW SINO-CENTRIC I-16 BOXING
ICM has now added three figures to its 1/32 Polikarpov I-16 Type 10, with Chinese markings. Read our full review of this useful package.
Chris CliffordNEW FIRE-FIGHTING GUARDIAN FROM SPECIAL HOBBY
Special Hobby has added new decals to its previous 1/48 Grumman Guardian kit, to produce a civilian fire-fighting version, with decals for three smart-looking airframes.
Chris CliffordITALERI’S 1/48 F-16 RETURNS WITH NEW DECALS
If you can't quite stretch to Kinetic's new-tool 1/48 F-16, Italeri's reissued 'Viper' is a wallet-friendly alternative, which also offers a stunning decal sheet.
Chris CliffordACADEMY’S NEW 1/72 TOMCAT BOXING
Academy has added fresh decals to its new-tool 1/72 Tomcat parts, to provide a 'Jolly Rogers' F-14B boxing.
Chris CliffordA&A MODELS NEW-TOOL 1/72 HAWK 200
Modellers who have craved a 1/72 BAe Hawk 200 can now get cracking on the new 1/72 tooling from Ukraine's A&A Models.
Chris CliffordITALERI 1/48 SKYHAWK COMEBACK
The ex-ESCI 1/48 A-4E/F/G tooling has been re-released by Italeri, with a stunning new decal sheet, but with a mix of raised and engraved panel lines, it's ripe for a rejuvenation project.
Chris Clifford