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NEW MILITARY PRODUCTS FROM HAULER News Freemium

NEW MILITARY PRODUCTS FROM HAULER

Chris Clifford

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

Chris Clifford
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

Chris Clifford

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

Chris Clifford
PLANET MODELS MORRIS CS9 REWORK Review Premium

PLANET MODELS MORRIS CS9 REWORK

Chris Clifford

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.

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

HALBERD’S P-51D MUSTANG RACER CONVERSION

Huw Morgan

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

Huw Morgan
STUNNING NEW He 115 BOOK FROM CHANDOS Review Freemium

STUNNING NEW He 115 BOOK FROM CHANDOS

Chris Clifford

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.

Chris Clifford
1/144 MISTEL 5 COMBINATION FROM BRENGUN Review Premium

1/144 MISTEL 5 COMBINATION FROM BRENGUN

Chris Clifford

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.

Chris Clifford
REVELL APLHA JET 50TH ANNIVERSARY TRIO Review Premium

REVELL APLHA JET 50TH ANNIVERSARY TRIO

Chris Clifford

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.

Chris Clifford
Das Werk LARC-V Full Build Feature Premium

DAS WERK LARC-V FULL BUILD

Gary Radford

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

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

MINIART UPGRADES ITS NEW-TOOL P-47D

Chris Clifford

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.

Chris Clifford
SWORD NEW RF-8 CRUSADER REVIEW Review Premium

SWORD NEW RF-8 CRUSADER REVIEW

Chris Clifford

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.

Chris Clifford
DETAIL & SCALE B-24 REFERENCE Review Freemium

DETAIL & SCALE B-24 REFERENCE

Chris Clifford

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

Chris Clifford
ITALERI REISSUES 1/48 HURRICANE IIC Review Premium

ITALERI REISSUES 1/48 HURRICANE IIC

Chris Clifford

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

Chris Clifford

SECOND F-84F FROM SPECIAL HOBBY

Chris Clifford

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.

Chris Clifford
SINGAPORE AIRFIX MODEL COMPETITION News Freemium

SINGAPORE AIRFIX MODEL COMPETITION

Peter Chiang

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

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

NEW ITEMS AT TYRELL MODELS: GREEN STUFF WORLD AND ANYZ

Chris Clifford

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

Chris Clifford

NEW ARMY-FOCUSSED PERIODICAL FROM START

Chris Clifford

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.

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

AIRFIX 1/48 BUCCANEER S.2B COMPLETED

Chris Jones

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

Chris Jones

RADAR-NOSED HUNTER CONVERSION BY FREIGHTDOG

Chris

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.

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

1/72 LVG C.VI BIPLANE REISSUE BY KP

Chris Clifford

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

Chris Clifford
NuNu McLaren Feature Premium

NUNU 1/20 MCLAREN MP4/2C FULL BUILD

Oleg Makhortov

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

Oleg Makhortov
NEW JAPANESE ARTILLERY FROM BORDER MODEL Review Premium

NEW JAPANESE ARTILLERY FROM BORDER MODEL

Chris Clifford

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

Chris Clifford
NEW LIFECOLOR PAINT SETS News Premium

NEW LIFECOLOR PAINT SETS

Chris Clifford

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

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

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

David Holmes

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

David Holmes
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

Chris Clifford

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.

Chris Clifford
PANZERWRECKS’ NEW GERMAN ARMOUR REFERENCE News Premium

MORE GERMAN ARMOUR REFERENCE FROM PANZERWRECKS

Chris Clifford

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

Chris Clifford
NEW 1/48 CORSAIR FROM MAGIC FACTORY Review Premium

NEW 1/48 CORSAIR FROM MAGIC FACTORY

Chris Clifford

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.

Chris Clifford

RN WESSEX AND FRENCH MISTRAL MARKINGS BY MODEL ART

Chris Clifford

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.

Chris Clifford
NEW USAF F16D ‘VIPER’ FROM KINETIC News Freemium

NEW USAF F16D ‘VIPER’ FROM KINETIC

Chris Clifford

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.

Chris Clifford
NEW GALAXY TOOLS ITEMS AT TYRELL MODELS News Premium

NEW GALAXY TOOLS ITEMS AT TYRELL MODELS

Chris Clifford

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.

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

LACI 1/48 KIRBY KITE GLIDER IN-BOX REVIEW

Chris Clifford

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.

Chris Clifford