Aircraft
The world of aircraft modelling is hugely varied, offering different scales and types... with more subjects appearing regularly. Established mainstream manufacturers include Airfix, Hasegawa, Trumpeter, Italeri, Revell, Eduard and Special Hobby, but there are many more, such as Arma Hobby, KP, ICM, Roden, AZ Model... the list goes on. Most kits are in styrene, but the world of resin and mixed-media aircraft is growing constantly... especially with the advent of 3D-printing, for accessories and whole kits.
NEW 1/72 HAWKER HART AND DEMON BY AMG
Modellers interested in Silver Period aircraft will be delighted with Arsenal Model Group's new 1/72 styrene Hawker Hart and Demon kits.
NEW DECALS FOR AIRFIX HARRIER AND SEA FURY
Airfix's 1/72 Harrier GR.1 and 1/48 Sea Fury FB.11 have been reissued with fresh colour schemes.
EDUARD’S LIMITED EDITION CRUSADER
Jack Homewood's debut build for Airfix Model World is centres on Eduard's limited-edition reissue of the Hasegawa 1/48 F-8E Crusader.
EDUARD MiG-21MF GETS NEW DECALS
Eduard's superb 1/72 MiG-21MF has been re-released as a Weekend Edition with fresh decals for four different colour schemes, including a dazzling Czech display aircraft.
ACADEMY’S NEW 1/48 A-10C THUNDERBOLT II
Mike Williams completes the first truly accurate 1/48 rendition of the A-10C Thunderbolt II, courtesy of Academy's splendid new tooling.
SPECIAL HOBBY NOW OFFERS AH-1Q/S IN 1/48
Special Hobby has now adapted its new-tool 1/48 Cobra tooling to provide the TOW missile-equipped AH-1Q/S.
Silver Swimmer: Xtrakit’s Saunders-Roe SRA-1
Chris Jones completes the world's first ever 1/72 styrene Saunders-Roe SRA-1... a new tooling from Hannants' own brand Xtrakit.
SPECIAL HOBBY MIRAGE F1 RETURNS
Special Hobby's 1/72 Mirage F1EQ/ED has been reissued, again offering modellers the chance to complete Iraqi, Iranian or Libyan airframes.
ICM COBRA DOWN-SCALED TO 1/35
In a move that will please many modellers, especially in the military genre, ICM has down-scaled its 1/32 scale AH-1G Cobra to 1/35.
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.