Airfix Model World | February 2022

AMW135, February 2022

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
ICM 1/72 NEW-TOOL ‘MOLCH’ MINI-SUB REVIEW Review Premium

ICM 1/72 NEW-TOOL ‘MOLCH’ MINI-SUB REVIEW

Chris Clifford

Naval modellers, especially submarine fans, will welcome ICM's neat 1/72 new-tool U-Boat Type 'Molch'.

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
NEW-TOOL 1/35 KOZAK-2 MRAP FROM ICM Review Premium

NEW-TOOL 1/35 KOZAK-2 MRAP FROM ICM

Chris Clifford

ICM has released an excellent all-new 1/35 tooling of Ukraine's Kozak-2 mine-resistant ambush-protected battlefield vehicle.

Chris Clifford
RDG MINIATURES’ 7TH ROYAL AFRICAN REGIMENT OFFICER Review Premium

RDG MINIATURES’ 7TH ROYAL AFRICAN REGIMENT OFFICER

Chris Clifford

Figure painters seeking a different historical subject should consider RDG Miniatures' superb 100mm Officer, 7th Royal African Regiment vignette.

Chris Clifford
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Stu Fone

July’s aircraft-focused showcase nonetheless includes a mix of sci-fi and military subjects, and features the latest toolings alongside vintage offerings

Stu Fone
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COMPLETING REVELL’S TURKISH TIGER’ F-16D Feature Premium

COMPLETING REVELL’S TURKISH TIGER’ F-16D

Ethan Williams

Ethan Williams sharpens his modelling claws on Revell's 1/72 F-16d Tigermeet 2014 kit.

Ethan Williams
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
AIRFIX’S 1/48 DE HAVILLAND VAMPIRE FB.5/9 FULL BUILD Feature Premium

AIRFIX 1/48 DE HAVILLAND VAMPIRE FB.5/9 FULL BUILD

Jack Homewood

Jack Homewood completes Airfix's reworked 1/48 de Havilland Vampire as an attractive 213 Squadron RAF FB.9 airframe.

Jack Homewood

EDUARD REISSUES 1/48 SPITFIRE Vb WITH NEW MARKINGS

Chris Clifford

Eduard's superb 1/48 Spitfire Mk.Vb has been reissued as a mid-production airframe in Weekend Edition format.

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

SCALE MAMMALS FROM CMK

Chris Clifford

CMK's new camels and sow with piglets can add bags of life to dioramas and vignettes... especially for more inventive scenic modellers.

Chris Clifford
POLAR LIGHTS’ STAR TREK USS GRISSOM AND GREENSTRAWBERRY UPGRADES Review Premium

POLAR LIGHTS’ STAR TREK USS GRISSOM AND GREENSTRAWBERRY UPGRADES

Stu Fone

Get the lowdown on Polar Lights' new 1/350 Star Trek USS Grissom, along with Greenstrawberry's bespoke upgrades for this kit.

Stu Fone

AIRFIX 1/72 SPITFIRE Vc GETS NEW MARKINGS

Chris Clifford

Airfix's delightful 1/72 Spitfire Mk.Vc returns to the market with fresh decals for RAF and Royal Australian Air Force examples.

Chris Clifford

NEW 1/48 F-16 SPECIAL LIVERIES FROM TWO BOBS

Chris Clifford

F-16 fans have two superb colour schemes to replicate courtesy of Two Bobs' new 1/48 'Wild Ducks' decal sheet.

Chris Clifford

MOSS AND QUAKE SCENIC PRODUCTS FROM AMMO-MIG

Chris Clifford

If you're a scenic modeller on the hunt for useful groundwork mediums, AMMO-MIG's recent Quake Crackle Creator and Moss products are worth considering.

Chris Clifford
TAMIYA 1/35 KETTENKRAFTRAD AND HELLCAT Feature Premium

TAMIYA 1/35 KETTENKRAFTRAD AND HELLCAT

Johan Augustsson

Johan Augustsson showcases Tamiya's recent new-tool Kettenkraftrad and M18 Hellcat in a tightly composed vignette.

Johan Augustsson
MINIART’S FRESH 1/35 TEMPO Review Premium

MINIART’S FRESH 1/35 TEMPO

Chris Clifford

MiniArt has issued yet another rendition of its 1/35 Tempo three-wheeled truck, this time emulating different milk delivery vehicles.

Chris Clifford

YUGOSLAV THUNDERBOLT MARKINGS FROM ZE-RO DECALS

Chris Clifford

If you want to build a 'bubbletop' Thunderbolt but avoid US schemes, the Yugoslav Air Force livery from Ze-Ro Decals could be the answer.

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
KITBASHING CONTRAIL’S WARWICK Feature Premium

KITBASHING CONTRAIL’S WARWICK

David Holmes

Kitbashing ensures great results for David Holmes, who improves Contrail's 1/72 vac-formed Vickers Armstrong Warwick with parts from Airfix Wellington and Lancaster kits.

David Holmes
AMT STAR TREK USS ENTERPRISE-C Review Premium

AMT STAR TREK USS ENTERPRISE-C

Chris Clifford

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
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RYE FIELD MODEL RELEASES 1/48 M1240A1 M-ATV

Stu Fone

Having dazzled 1/35 fans, Rye Field Model (RFM) has turned its attention to the growing appeal of 1/48, with its first offering being a superb M1240A1 M-ATV.

Stu Fone
SPECIAL HOBBY REISSUES 1/48 MARYLAND Review Premium

SPECIAL HOBBY REISSUES 1/48 MARYLAND

Chris Clifford

Modellers interested in reconnaissance aircraft have a fine subject in Special Hobby's reissued 1/48 Martin Maryland, with markings for RAF recce legend Adrian Warburton.

Chris Clifford
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AFV Club 1/35 M548 to XM45E1 Conversion

John Paulding

Having detailed Dragon’s 1/35 M132 Flamethrower, John Paulding turns his attention to modifying AFV Club’s M548A1 into the type’s XM45E1 refueller

John Paulding