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NEW MILITARY PRODUCTS FROM HAULER News Freemium

NEW MILITARY PRODUCTS FROM HAULER

Hauler's latest aftermarket is a boon for military modellers working in 1/72 and 1/48 scales.

CHRIS CLIFFORD appraises X-Scale’s new-tool 1/144 styrene rendering of the Hawker Siddeley Trident 1c. Review Premium

ALL-NEW TRIDENT AIRLINER FROM X-SCALE

Having already excited airliner fans with new 1/144 DC-8 kits, X-Scale has now released a Trident 1C.

PLANET MODELS MORRIS CS9 REWORK Review Premium

PLANET MODELS MORRIS CS9 REWORK

Special Hobby sub-brand Planet Models has issued a second boxing of its 1/72 resin Morris CS9 light armoured car, this time with new parts and North Africa Campaign decals.

HALBERD’S P-51D MUSTANG RACER CONVERSION Feature Premium

HALBERD’S P-51D MUSTANG RACER CONVERSION

Huw Morgan converts Eduard's 1/48 P-51D into a Mustang racer with the bespoke set by Ukraine's Halberd Model.

STUNNING NEW He 115 BOOK FROM CHANDOS Review Freemium

STUNNING NEW He 115 BOOK FROM CHANDOS

If you seek the best possible reference material on the Heinkel He 115 floatplane for your build projects, Chandos' superb new hardback on the type is a must.

1/144 MISTEL 5 COMBINATION FROM BRENGUN Review Premium

1/144 MISTEL 5 COMBINATION FROM BRENGUN

Luftwaffe fans who prefer smaller scales have a pleasing option in Brengun's new 1/144 Mistel 5 combination, featuring an He 162 and Arado E 377.

REVELL APLHA JET 50TH ANNIVERSARY TRIO Review Premium

REVELL APLHA JET 50TH ANNIVERSARY TRIO

Fans of small-scale aircraft - especially jets - have an interesting item in Revell's 50th anniversary Alpha Jet package, offering three whole kits in 1/144 scale.

Das Werk LARC-V Full Build Feature Premium

DAS WERK LARC-V FULL BUILD

Gary Radford replicates a fascinating Vietnam War amphibian with Das Werk's 1/35 LARC-V.

MINIART UPGRADES ITS NEW-TOOL P-47D News Premium

MINIART UPGRADES ITS NEW-TOOL P-47D

MiniArt's stunning new-tool 1/48 P-47D-25RE Thunderbolt has been re-boxed as an Advance Kit, with extra styrene, photo-etched metal details and three fresh colour schemes.

SWORD NEW RF-8 CRUSADER REVIEW Review Premium

SWORD NEW RF-8 CRUSADER REVIEW

Sword fills a huge gap in the market with its new-tool 1/72 RF-8A/G Crusader kits. Read our full review of the 'A' boxing.

DETAIL & SCALE B-24 REFERENCE Review Freemium

DETAIL & SCALE B-24 REFERENCE

Plan to build the B-24 or its derivatives? If so, Detail & Scale's recent reference book will be invaluable for detail.

ITALERI REISSUES 1/48 HURRICANE IIC Review Premium

ITALERI REISSUES 1/48 HURRICANE IIC

Italeri's own 1/48 Hurricane Mk.IIc has been reissued with fresh decals for six different airframes.

SECOND F-84F FROM SPECIAL HOBBY

Special Hobby's recent new-tool 1/72 F-84F Thunderstreak has been released in a Suez Crisis boxing, with decals for three French Air Force airframes.

SINGAPORE AIRFIX MODEL COMPETITION News Freemium

SINGAPORE AIRFIX MODEL COMPETITION

Peter Chiang reports on this year's instalment of the annual Singapore Airfix Model Competition.

NEW ITEMS AT TYRELL MODELS: GREEN STUFF WORLD AND ANYZ News Freemium

NEW ITEMS AT TYRELL MODELS: GREEN STUFF WORLD AND ANYZ

New aftermarket items from ANYZ, plus a cutting block and different putty products by Green Stuff World, are now available via Tyrell Models.

NEW ARMY-FOCUSSED PERIODICAL FROM START

Having found great success with its Luftwaffe/U-Boot Im Focus reference periodicals, Luftfahrtverlag-START now explores the German army with its new Heer Im Focus series.

AIRFIX 1/48 BUCCANEER S.2B COMPLETED Feature Premium

AIRFIX 1/48 BUCCANEER S.2B COMPLETED

Chris Jones' explores the First Gulf War with his build of Airfix's new 1/48 Buccaneer S.2B in 'Desert Pink'.

RADAR-NOSED HUNTER CONVERSION BY FREIGHTDOG

Fans of the Hawker Hunter, plus modellers who build test/development aircraft, may be interested in Freightdog Models' new 1/72 P.1109A conversion, designed to fit Revell's kit.

1/72 LVG C.VI BIPLANE REISSUE BY KP Review Premium

1/72 LVG C.VI BIPLANE REISSUE BY KP

KP's splendid 1/72 LVG C.VI has been re-released with three fresh German 1918 colour schemes.

NuNu McLaren Feature Premium

NUNU 1/20 MCLAREN MP4/2C FULL BUILD

Oleh Makhortov explores 1980s Formula 1 with his NuNu 1/20 McLaren MP4/2C in 'Keke' Rosberg's livery.

NEW JAPANESE ARTILLERY FROM BORDER MODEL Review Premium

NEW JAPANESE ARTILLERY FROM BORDER MODEL

Fans of artillery pieces won't want to miss Border Model's splendid, detail-packed 1/35 Imperial Japanese Army 28cm Howitzer from 1905.

NEW LIFECOLOR PAINT SETS News Premium

NEW LIFECOLOR PAINT SETS

If you build fast jets or paint figures, you may find Lifecolor's new themed acrylic paint sets worth considering.

ARMA HOBBY 1/72 P-39Q AIRACOBRA FULL BUILD Feature Premium

ARMA HOBBY 1/72 P-39Q AIRACOBRA FULL BUILD

David Holmes completes Arma Hobby's delightful 1/72 P-39Q Airacobra as a South Pacific machine based in the Gilbert Islands.

GREAT WALL HOBBY 1/72 F-15C MSIP II IN-BOX REVIEW Review Premium

GREAT WALL HOBBY 1/72 F-15C MSIP II IN-BOX REVIEW

If you're in the market for a 1/72 F-15C Eagle, Great Wall Hobby's tooling offers superlative detail, as described throughout our in-box review.

PANZERWRECKS’ NEW GERMAN ARMOUR REFERENCE News Premium

MORE GERMAN ARMOUR REFERENCE FROM PANZERWRECKS

UK publisher Panzerwrecks' latest instalment of its German armour reference series has a fascinating Normandy focus... and heaps of detail.

NEW 1/48 CORSAIR FROM MAGIC FACTORY Review Premium

NEW 1/48 CORSAIR FROM MAGIC FACTORY

Tamiya's 'Best 1/48 Corsair' crown has been snatched by the new tooling from Magic Factory, which allows replication of the F4U-1A and night-fighting F4U-2.

RN WESSEX AND FRENCH MISTRAL MARKINGS BY MODEL ART

Model Art's new decal sheet offers plenty of alternative schemes if you plan to build the Westland Wessex HAS.1 or SNCASE Mistral SE535 Mistral in 1/72 scale.

NEW USAF F16D ‘VIPER’ FROM KINETIC News Freemium

NEW USAF F16D ‘VIPER’ FROM KINETIC

Kinetic's family of 1/48 F-16s has grown with the addition of a USAF D-model 'Viper', allowing replication of Block 30/40/50 formats.

NEW GALAXY TOOLS ITEMS AT TYRELL MODELS News Premium

NEW GALAXY TOOLS ITEMS AT TYRELL MODELS

New items from Galaxy Tools useful for cleaning your model, gauging the size of home-made masks, and cleaning your files/abrasive pads are now available at Tyrell Models.

LACI 1/48 KIRBY KITE GLIDER IN-BOX REVIEW Review Premium

LACI 1/48 KIRBY KITE GLIDER IN-BOX REVIEW

If you're modelling on a gliders theme, you'll almost certainly want to add LACI's splendid 1/48 3D-printed Slingsby T6 Kirby Kite BGA 400 to your collection.