The Official Airfix
Modelling Magazine
Welcome to Airfix Model World (AMW). We hope you will be pleasantly surprised by the contents, not just in terms of actual builds, but also the high-quality photography (all by contributors) and explanatory text. Both have been trademarks of this magazine since its inception, with the former crucial to creating an easily understandable article – after all, model-making is a visual hobby, so we have always strived to show readers just how the end result is achieved.
Airfix Model World Magazine Features
While we feature Airfix products in every issue, we also cover those from other major manufacturers, such as Eduard, Hasegawa, Revell, Special Hobby, IBG Models, Italeri, Tamiya and Kinetic, as well as those from limited-run and ‘cottage industry’ firms. It means we cover every genre of the hobby, from figures and aircraft to armour, maritime and sci-fi/real space, with the aim of providing the broadest selection of content.
Furthermore, AMW has strived to include informative history/background articles with certain build features, often providing a different take on an otherwise familiar topic. These are written by renowned historians or people involved intimately with a subject. If you are seeking something more in-depth, then we occasionally publish special supplements, dedicated sections or bookazines, which focus on either a theme or a newly-tooled kit, along with valuable reference material on the real subject where feasible. No other monthly scale modelling magazine offers this much variety and quality.
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View the latest news and features from Airfix Model World Monthly magazine below.
LITTLE LAUNCHERS
Black Cat Models’ 3D-printed resin Mk.IX torpedo tubes feature the firm’s usual high levels of refinement, and comprise a pair of quadruple deck-mounted launcher mounts.
PREFAB CONCOURSE
Inspired by the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, this laser-cut terminal building kit is ideal for depicting a range of installations for 1/144 displays.
HARDPOINT EXPANSIONS
This set of 1/32 Triple Ejector Racks (TERs) from Eduard’s Brassin range is ideal for adding expanded ordnance mounts on a range of military jets.
COMPREHENSIVE CANISTERS
Following its Allies Jerry Can set (35587), MiniArt has released this collection of 1/35 German containers, including examples labelled for kraftstoff (motor fuel), wasser (water), oel (oil) and feuergefährlich (flammable) contents.
DIMINUTIVE LINKS
Modellers or wargamers who wish to enhance the running gear on Zvezda’s 1/100 scale Kliment Voroshilov tank will be delighted with these superbly detailed resin tracks from OKB Grigorov.
FEELING THE PRESSURE
Although subtle, there are several tell-tale features that can be used to identify Bf 109Gs with pressurised cockpits (G-1, G-3 and G-5s), and AIM’s 1/32 multimedia set contains these parts for Hasegawa (and re-boxed Revell) Bf 109G-6 kits.
WITHSTAND THE STORM
These resin parts for Special Hobby’s 1/32 Hawker Tempest are intended to replace the kit-supplied mainwheel legs and improve on the fit, detail and strength of the original styrene components.
SUPER TWEET
Trumpeter’s 1/48 Dragonfly receives a war-weary finish from Wayne Dippold, who builds it as a South Vietnamese Air Force airframe.
FROM THE ASHES OF EMPIRE
This Photosniper release from Kagero reveals how Hungarian armoured forces fought alongside Germany during World War Two.
TINY AVIATION TREATS
WHILE EDUARD has a superb reputation for its larger-scale offerings, it has quietly set about also establishing itself as a ‘go-to’ firm for 1/144 kits.
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