Maritime news
NEW TAKOM KITS AVAILABLE NOW!
Three 1/35 scale kits and another in 1/72 from Takom are now available via UK importer Bachmann Europe.
Chris Clifford
1/35 U-BOAT CREW FROM BORDER
While Border Model has recently released a superb 1/35 partial Type VIIC U-boat, it's also issued resin figures to accompany it.
Chris Clifford
SPECIAL HOBBY’S NEW PATROL BOAT ARMAMENT UPGRADES
The first of Special Hobby's new upgrades for Revell's 1/72 PT Boat are Mk.50 Rocket Launchers and a 20mm Oerlikon cannon.
Chris Clifford
BLACK CAT’S NEW 1/72 BOFORS
Extra refinement for your 1/72 naval PT/MTB project lies in Black Cat Models' stunning new 3D-printed 40mm Bofors gun.
Stu Fone
NEW SAILOR FIGURES FROM BLACK CAT MODELS
Any 1/350 Royal Navy World War Two ship build will gain extra life via the new 3D-printed sailor figures from Black Cat Models.
Chris Clifford
Airfix Releases for August
August has been a busy month for Airfix, with a batch of newly available products - check out the full listing inside!
NEW NAVAL AND MILITARY KITS FROM TAKOM
Takom is making a 1/350 debut with its new-tool US Navy Zumwalt-class destroyer, but military fans can also expect a 1/72 Chinese DF-41 ICBM transporter/erector/launcher. Both are due March-April this year, and offer admirable detail.
NEW TRUMPETER KITS DUE END OF MARCH 2022
A wealth of exciting kits are on their way from Trumpeter, due late March onwards. Aircraft, military and naval genres are catered for. The most impressive product is arguably the 1/16 Jagdpanther!
REVELL 2022 NEW ITEMS TO AUGUST
Check out Revell's new items due up until August 2022, including re-introductions, updated kits and new toolings. Read more and get your very own models now.
AIRFIX VINTAGE CLASSICS – BACK FOR 2022
A feast of heritage Airfix kits are returning to the 2022 catalogue under the Vintage Classics label. Revel in the nostalgia!
MORE GERMANS UNDER THE WAVES
Issue 18 of the U-Boot Im Focus, as with the previous instalments, offers detailed reference for anyone interested in modelling Germany's U-boats.
EYE-CATCHING COUNTY
Released just in time for the 40th anniversary of the 1982 Falklands conflict, ship-specialist Starling Models has produced a newly tooled multi-media 1/700 HMS Glamorgan.