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

AIRFIX 1/48 BUCCANEER S.2B COMPLETED

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

NuNu McLaren Feature Premium

NUNU 1/20 MCLAREN MP4/2C FULL BUILD

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

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

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

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

ITALERI AMX GHIBLI FULL BUILD Feature Premium

ITALERI AMX GHIBLI FULL BUILD

Chris Clifford realises a long-held desire with his build of Italeri's new-tool 1/72 AMX Ghibli, in Italian Air Force colours.

AIRFIX MESSERSCHMITT Me 410A-1/U-2/U-4 Feature Premium

AIRFIX MESSERSCHMITT Me 410A-1/U-2/U-4 full build

Editor at Large Chris Clifford offers an exclusive step-by-step build of Airfix's new-tool 1/72 Messerschmitt Me 410A-1.

ISRADECAL T-6A/C TEXAN II Feature Premium

BACK IN BLACK: ISRADECAL T-6A/C TEXAN II

Black Magic: Dean Large completes IsraDecal Studio's 1/48 Texan II trainer in a high-gloss RAF finish.

KŌTARE SPITFIRE MK.1 (MID-PRODUCTION) Feature Premium

KŌTARE SPITFIRE MK.1a (MID-PRODUCTION)

The squadron bell clangs as Steve Budd leaps from his deck chair and scrambles to complete Kōtare’s 1/32 mid-production Spitfire Mk.Ia.

SPECIAL HOBBY Ju 87G-1 STUKA Feature Premium

SPECIAL HOBBY Ju 87 STUKA

Peter Fearon delves into Special Hobby's reworking of the Academy 1/72 Ju 87 Stuka, with pleasing results.

GALLIC BEAUTY: MODELSVIT MIRAGE 2000-5F Feature Premium

GALLIC BEAUTY: MODELSVIT MIRAGE 2000-5F

Chris Jones gets great results with Modelsvit's detail-packed 1/72 Mirage 2000-5F, completed as a shark-mouthed French Air Force machine.

TWENTIES STUNNER: ITALERI 1/12 BUGATTI TYPE 35B Feature Premium

TWENTIES STUNNER: ITALERI 1/12 BUGATTI TYPE 35B

Auto fans will love Garry Tobiss' super-neat build of Italeri's 1/12 Bugatti Type 35B, which is packed with detail.

ARMA HOBBY’S NEW 1/48 HURRICANE… COMPLETED! Feature Premium

ARMA HOBBY’S NEW 1/48 HURRICANE… COMPLETED!

Mike Williams can't praise Arma Hobby's new-tool 1/48 Hurricane enough. Check out his full build article.

AIRFIX NEW-TOOL 1/48 FAIREY GANNET AS.1/AS.4 Feature Premium

AIRFIX NEW-TOOL 1/48 FAIREY GANNET AS.1/AS.4

Airfix's eagerly awaited 1/48 new-tool Fairey Gannet is completed in fine style by Richard Spreckley.

COMPLETING REVELL’S TURKISH TIGER’ F-16D Feature Premium

COMPLETING REVELL’S TURKISH TIGER’ F-16D

Ethan Williams sharpens his modelling claws on Revell's 1/72 F-16d Tigermeet 2014 kit.

AIRFIX’S 1/48 DE HAVILLAND VAMPIRE FB.5/9 FULL BUILD Feature Premium

AIRFIX 1/48 DE HAVILLAND VAMPIRE FB.5/9 FULL BUILD

Jack Homewood completes Airfix's reworked 1/48 de Havilland Vampire as an attractive 213 Squadron RAF FB.9 airframe.

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AFV Club 1/35 M548 to XM45E1 Conversion

Having detailed Dragon’s 1/35 M132 Flamethrower, John Paulding turns his attention to modifying AFV Club’s M548A1 into the type’s XM45E1 refueller

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High-Speed Strike

The Soviet fighter that made the West sit up and take notice gets camouflage treatment when Massimo Santarossa builds ICM’s MiG-25BM ‘Wild Weasel’

 ICM’S NEW-TOOL 1/72 BRONCO Feature Premium

ICM’S NEW-TOOL 1/72 BRONCO

Editor at Large Chris Clifford has a satisfying build experience with ICM's new-tool 1/72 OV-10A Bronco.

REVELL 1/700 CONTAINER SHIP COLOMBO EXPRESS Feature Premium

REVELL 1/700 CONTAINER SHIP COLOMBO EXPRESS

Andy Davies swaps his usual naval subjects for a commercial shipping build, in the form of Revell's 1/700 Container Ship Colombo Express.

REVELL 1/32 NEW-TOOL HAWKER HURRICANE Mk.IIb Feature Premium

REVELL 1/32 NEW-TOOL HAWKER HURRICANE Mk.IIb

Mike Williams tackles Revell's new-tool 1/32 Hurricane Mk.IIb and also employs the extensive bespoke mask set from 1ManArmy.

ARMA HOBBY’S 1/72 Ki-84 HAYATE Feature Premium

ARMA HOBBY’S 1/72 Ki-84 HAYATE

David Holmes enjoys a feast of fine detail while completing Arma Hobby's exquisite 1/72 Japanese Ki-84 Hayate.

AIRFIX 1/48 SEA KING EXCLUSIVE BUILD Feature Premium

EXCLUSIVE BUILD: AIRFIX 1/48 WESTLAND SEA KING

Airfix's surprise release of a new-tool 1/48 Westland Sea King HAS.1/HAS.5/HU.5 is out now and Stu Fone took on the full build of this finely detailed kit. Discover all the features and potential that this enticing addition has to offer.

ITALERI 1/12 LANCIA DELTA HF INTEGRALE 16V Feature Premium

ITALERI 1/12 LANCIA DELTA HF INTEGRALE 16V

Alan Price makes a stunning job of building Italeri's 1/12 Lancia Delta Integrale... adding aftermarket details along the way.

 Silver Swimmer: Xtrakit’s Saunders-Roe SRA-1 Feature Premium

Silver Swimmer: Xtrakit’s Saunders-Roe SRA-1

Chris Jones completes the world's first ever 1/72 styrene Saunders-Roe SRA-1... a new tooling from Hannants' own brand Xtrakit.

DANISH ‘HUN’: ESCI’S F-100D SUPER SABRE Feature Premium

DANISH ‘HUN’: ESCI’S F-100D SUPER SABRE

Kev Baxter completes the Tamiya boxing of ESCI's old 1/72 F-100D as a Danish Air Force machine at the point of touchdown.

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For Vendel! ICM’s 1/16 Viking Figure FULL BUILD!

Johan Augustsson boards the longship into the mists of past days to build the 1/16 Viking (IX Century) from ICM.

MINIART’S AUSTIN ARMOURED CAR Feature Premium

MINIART’S AUSTIN ARMOURED CAR

Cristian Lupu completes MiniArt's Austin Armoured Car in its full interior version.

HELLER’S NEW RENAULT ESTAFETTE Feature Premium

HELLER’S NEW RENAULT ESTAFETTE

Oleg Makhortov replicates a French classic with Heller's new 1/24 Renault Estafette boulangerie van.

BUILDING ICM’s MITSUBISHI Ki-21 SALLY Feature Premium

BUILDING ICM’s MITSUBISHI Ki-21 SALLY

A big gap in the Japanese aircraft kit market has been filled by ICM's 1/72 new-tool Ki-21 Sally... built splendidly here by Peter Fearon.

BUILDING AIRFIX’S NEW 1/48 FGA.9/FR.10/GA.11 Feature Premium

BUILDING AIRFIX’S NEW 1/48 FGA.9/FR.10/GA.11

Airfix has adapted its new-tool Hawker Hunter to represent FGA.9/FR.10/GA.11 sub-types. Dean Large chose the recce version for his splendid build.

BUILDING DAS WERK’S NEW SCHWIMMWAGEN Feature Premium

BUILDING DAS WERK’S NEW SCHWIMMWAGEN

Das Werk's new-tool 1/35 Trippel SG6/36 Schwimmwagen is due in the UK at the end of June, but see how it looks in KMW's exclusive build feature.