Italeri
Flying Banana Republic
Andy Davies adds African flavour to Italeri's 1/72 Piasecki H-21 helicopter, using Whirlybird's Congolese conversion set.
DISPLAY CASE
EXTRA IMAGES INSIDE: A selection of classic World War Two military vehicles and aircraft makes for another fine array of reader projects this month.
Highline Hauler: 1/24 Scania S730 truck from Italeri
Commercial vehicle modellers will be thrilled to discover the latest truck kit from Italeri: a 1/24 replica of the Scania S730 Highline 4x2 tractor unit.
Ubiquitous Celebration: Italeri's 1/35 Willys Jeep MB 80th Anniversary
Italeri’s 1/24 Willys Jeep has been re-released to celebrate 80 years since the type was first produced. Discover more in AMW's review.
EASTERN BLOC MUD-MOVER RETURNS
As it gradually re-releases old ESCI mouldings, Italeri has now selected the former's 1/48 MiG-27 for the same treatment, and you can also build a MiG-23BN from the same parts. This is vintage tooling, though, and will need much work to make a refined, accurate replica. However, the new decals are superb.
VINTAGE V-22 RETURNS
Re-issued three times since its original launch in 1989, Italeri's 1/72 V-22A Osprey has been re-released once again, with new decals for three schemes. It might be old, but it still has pleasing aspects.
THE EXPLOSIVE MOTORBOAT IS BACK!
Along with its 1/35 SLC Maiale manned torpedo, Italeri has re-released its same-scale Italian MTM Barchino explosive motor boat. Photo-etched brass details are included.
ITALERI’S UNDERWATER PIG RETURNS
Italeri's 1/35 Maiale manned torpedo from 2007 has its first, and very welcome, re-release. It offers photo-etched brass details and crew figures, as well as a neat display stand.
CHANNEL SCOURGE
Garry Tobiss clear a very large space to build Italeri's massive 1/35 S-38 Schnellboot... adding aftermarket goodies for extra detail. If you want an impressive German Navy vessel, this is it!
DISPLAY CASE
In a first for this feature, our Display Case this month has predominantly shifted the focus from aircraft models to readers’ ground-based vehicles instead, plus there's further variety with bonus online-exclusive entries.