Airfix Model World | The builds
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 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
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
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 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.
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.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 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
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
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!
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
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
Ethan Williams sharpens his modelling claws on Revell's 1/72 F-16d Tigermeet 2014 kit.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
David Holmes enjoys a feast of fine detail while completing Arma Hobby's exquisite 1/72 Japanese Ki-84 Hayate.
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
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
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
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.
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
Cristian Lupu completes MiniArt's Austin Armoured Car in its full interior version.
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
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
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
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.