Articles from the latest issue of Airfix Model World in digital format
NUREMBERG TOY & HOBBY FAIR 2023
Chris Clifford, Stu Fone, John Fuller
Stu Fone, Chris Clifford and John fuller report on forthcoming products highlighted at the recent Nuremberg Toy and Hobby Fair.
Chris Clifford, Stu Fone, John Fuller
THIRD BUFFALO REISSUE FROM HOBBY 2000
Hobby 2000 has again reissued Hasegawa's 1/72 Brewster Buffalo, this time in US Navy colours as F2A-1/ -2 airframes.
Chris Clifford
EDUARD WILDCAT WING FOLDS AND WHEELS
Add extra flourishes of detail and change the look of your Eduard 1/48 F4F-4 Wildcat with the firm's bespoke late wheels and wing folds.
Chris Clifford
AUTHENTIC WEAPONS WITH FANTASY PRINTSHOP
Achieve a better look with your 1/32 aircraft weapons courtesy of Fantasy Printshop's new Rocket and Missile Bands decals.
Chris Clifford
Kinetic T-45C Goshawk Build
Dean Large completes Kinetic's 1/48 T-45C Goshawk in a US Navy special scheme, but it threw him the odd curve ball...
Dean Large
NEW TAKOM KITS DUE SOON!
New kits from Takom due soon include a 1/16 M50A Ontos, 1/72 M1070 Gun Truck and, in 1/35, a T-55AD and Panzer III Ausf.N.
Chris Clifford
EDUARD’S NEW HASEGAWA-BASED MITCHELL BOXING
Eduard has again reboxed Hasegawa's 1/72 B-25J, this time as a ProfiPACK on the theme of 'Strafers'... with PE parts, masks and new decals.
Chris Clifford
MIRAGE III MARKINGS FROM ASK DISTRIBUTION
Decals for dazzling French Air Force Mirage IIIC/E schemes, in 1/72 scale, are now available from ASK Distribution... and there are more to follow!
Chris Clifford
GECKO LARC-V UPDATED BY DAS WERK
Das Werk's reboxing of Gecko Models' 1/35 LARC-V amphibious vehicle allows you to build the early version with five new liveries for German, US and Portuguese machines.
Chris Clifford
TWO-SEAT ‘SKOL’ VIGGEN FROM SPECIAL HOBBY
Having released a 1/72 two-seat Viggen four years ago, as part of a dual kit/reference book package, Special Hobby has now issued the model on its own.
Chris Clifford
‘Devotion’ Corsair: Hasegawa’s 1/48 F4U-4
To celebrate the release of Korean War film 'Devotion', read how the late Jan Maes replicated Tom Hudner's F4U-4 Corsair in 1/48 scale.
Jan Maes
AIRFIX-BRANDED BEVERAGES
Have a drying time break or mark the completion of your latest model with Airfix-branded Modeller's Brew Tea and Coffee.
Chris Clifford
HIGH-END WORKSTATION FROM TYRELL
Online retailer Tyrell Models has released its awaited Workstation... a high-quality item that can organise a wealth of tools, paint brushes and much more.
Chris Clifford
LANDMARK FIGHTING FALCON SCHEMES
Decal manufacturer Two Bobs has just released sheet 48-280 Long Live the Viper! - offering five schemes for landmark production number airframes.
Chris Clifford
NEW HIND BOXING FROM EDUARD
Eduard has, for the second time, released a 1/48 limited Edition Mi-24 package... this time it's the Hind E, with plentiful aftermarket and a choice reference book.
Chris Clifford
Airfix Model World March 2023 | AMW148
Welcome to the latest issue of Airfix Model World - AMW148, March 2023. Read the full magazine in PDF format here and check out our latest content in the Airfix Model World section.
AIRFIX’S BOOMERANG COMES BACK!
Airfix's Vintage Classics range now has the 1/72 CA-13 Boomerang fighter in its ranks. A drop of nostalgia anyone?
Chris Clifford
STEALTH FIGHTER BOOK FROM DETAIL & SCALE
Detail & Scale's reformatting of a 2006 Specialty Press book is useful for anyone building the fascinating F-117 Nighthawk 'Stealth Fighter'.
Chris Clifford
FINNISH FLYING PENCIL: BUILDING AIRFIX’S 1/72 DO 17Z
David Holmes adds extra detail to Airfix's 1/72 Dornier Do 17Z, representing a Finnish aircraft based at Ontolla in 1943.
David Holmes
PRODUCE REALISTIC STRUCTURES WITH AMMO
If you're not sure how to paint and weather brick buildings convincingly, AMMO-MIG's new Solution Book offers a wealth of instruction and advice.
Chris Clifford
METAL AND ‘OD’ LIGHTNING SCHEMES FROM EDUARD
Eduard's own decal range now offers a pleasing sheet for European-based P-38J Lightnings in 1/48 scale.
Chris Clifford
Review: Gecko Models delivers 1/35 British Infantry Figures in MTP
Chinese firm Gecko Models has released two sets depicting British Infantry labelled as between 2010-16, as defined by their use of Multi-Terrain Pattern camouflage.
John Fuller
REVELL APACHE HELICOPTER REISSUE
Revell has reissued its 1990 AH-64A Apache kit... which is actually Hasegawa tooling. Read our in-box review.
Chris Clifford
CIVILIAN CUB BOXING FROM SPECIAL HOBBY
Special Hobby has reissued its new-tool L-4 Cub from last year, this time with markings for four post-war civilian machines in Europe.
Chris Clifford
COLOURFUL BRÉGUET BIPLANE FROM KP
If you're a biplane fan you may want to take the plunge with KP's new 1/72 Breguet Br 14 kits. See a review of the Br 14B here.
Chris Clifford
BOUTIQUE SPITFIRE PANEL FROM AIRSCALE
Airscale's new photo-etched metal cockpit upgrade for Airfix's recent 1/24 Spitfire Mk.IXc Superkit will appeal to modellers seeing the utmost refinement.
Chris Clifford
NEW SAILOR FIGURES FROM BLACK CAT MODELS
Any 1/350 Royal Navy World War Two ship build will gain extra life via the new 3D-printed sailor figures from Black Cat Models.
Chris Clifford
IMPROVING ITALERI’S PUMA
Juanjo Dominguez Calvo breathes extra life into Italeri's 1/48 Puma armoured car... and provides sage weathering advice.
Juanjo Dominguez
DOG SOLDIER: MONOGRAM B-24D REISSUED BY REVELL
Monogram's 1/48 Liberator bomber has been reissued as a B-24D by Revell. Read our full review of this classic tooling.
Chris Clifford
1/32 COBRA MARKINGS FROM ASK
ASK Distribution has released new Vietnam War decals for ICM's 1/32 Bell AH-1G. Sharkmouths rule!
Chris Clifford