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 JUNKERS FLOATPLANE CONVERSION FROM MASTER-X
Master-X's new 1/72 conversion transforms the VEB/Revell Junkers G.24 floatplane into Luft Hansa's G.24/he 'Dionysos'.
Chris Clifford
SPECIAL HOBBY Ju 87 STUKA
Peter Fearon delves into Special Hobby's reworking of the Academy 1/72 Ju 87 Stuka, with pleasing results.
Peter Fearon
GALLIC BEAUTY: MODELSVIT MIRAGE 2000-5F
Chris Jones gets great results with Modelsvit's detail-packed 1/72 Mirage 2000-5F, completed as a shark-mouthed French Air Force machine.
Chris Jones
ANOTHER 1/48 HURRICANE FROM ARMA HOBBY
Arma Hobby has reissued its splendid 1/48 new-tool Hawker Hurricane with fresh decals for Mk.IIc Trop airframes. The Vokes filter rules!
Chris Clifford
NEW 1/72 TRIPLE-BIPLANE PACKAGE FROM ICM
Three kits for under £20? That's what you get with ICM's new 1/72 triple boxing entitled Biplanes 1930s-40s.
Chris Clifford
ARMA HOBBY’S NEW 1/48 HURRICANE… COMPLETED!
Mike Williams can't praise Arma Hobby's new-tool 1/48 Hurricane enough. Check out his full build article.
Mike Williams
ALLEYCAT SPITFIRE PR.XI CONVERSION FOR 1/48 EDUARD Mk.VIII
Recce fans will be delighted with AlleyCat's new 1/48 conversion, which transforms Eduard's Spitfire Mk.VIII into a camera-toting PR.XI.
Chris Clifford
ISRAELI F-15I SCHEMES FROM ISRADECAL
If you're considering building an Israeli F-15I Ra'am in either 1/72 or 1/48 scales, you'll find IsraDecal's new markings sets highly useful.
Chris Clifford
AIRFIX NEW-TOOL 1/48 FAIREY GANNET AS.1/AS.4
Airfix's eagerly awaited 1/48 new-tool Fairey Gannet is completed in fine style by Richard Spreckley.
Richard Spreckley
SPECIAL HOBBY P-40N RETURNS IN COMMONWEALTH GUISE
Special Hobby's neat 1/72 P-40N is re-released as a Kittyhawk Mk.IV, with two different schemes for Royal Australian Air Force machines.
Chris Clifford