ROCKETEER FRESCO
Airfix's lovely MiG-17F returns as the Polish licence-built LIM-5 variant. Here, Mike Williams tells how the basic styrene can be improved.
GREAT VALUE KATYUSHA COMBO
ICM has made a name for itself with its ‘all-in-one’ Diorama Sets, but the WWII Red Army Rocket Artillery package elevates this to a whole new level in terms of content, presentation and value for money.
PaK-ING A HEAVY PUNCH
Newly tooled by Special Armour is this 1/72 depiction of the German 7.5cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun.
INVASION FILLER
IBG’s reputation as a producer of small-scale gems is only to be enhanced with this splendid new version of its 1/72 Chevrolet C60S, which features newly tooled parts for a petrol tanker.
TAME A TIGER
In a similar vein to its Sherman Firefly starter set, Airfix has trimmed its newly tooled 1/72 Tiger tank to just three runners – forming a beginner’s package with a tube of poly cement, three acrylic paints and a brush.
AMERICAN HEAVY
Released to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, Dragon’s M26A-1 Pershing is unchanged from its original 1994 configuration.
COLD WAR PRECURSOR
With modellers’ appetites for T-34 and T-54/55 arguably sated, MiniArt is filling the gaps in between – notably with the former’s immediate successor, the T-44.
TROOP TRANSIT
Wargamers or modellers who favour 28mm figures will want to examine Rubicon Models’ range of 1/56 vehicle kits (the scales are aligned), which includes this Bedford QLT as part of its British World War Two selection.
‘TREKKIE' VOYAGER IMPROVEMENTS
If you're a Star Trek fan, you'll find Greenstrawberry's new USS Voyager detail sets out of this world.
Reality Check: The Advanced Passenger Train - Experimental
One of the most revolutionary trains ever to take to the rails in the UK was the Advanced Passenger Train – Experimental, which was taken out of service 40 years ago this year. EVAN GREEN-HUGHES looks at the development of this pioneering machine.