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CZECH FLYING TANK Feature Premium

CZECH FLYING TANK: Zvezda's 1:48 scale Hind-D/E

Duncan Cooke

Duncan Cooke builds Zvezda’s newly tooled quarter-scale Mi-24V/VP Hind-D/E in a striking Czech Air Force scheme. Read the full build here and learn how get the best from this detailed kit.

Duncan Cooke
DOUGLAS TUTOR Feature Premium

Building ICM's 1/32 scale Stearman PT17/N2S-3 Kaydet

Richard Spreckley

Richard Spreckley tackles ICM's recent 1/32 Stearman PT17/N2S-3 Kaydet, replicating a dazzling United States Army Air Force machine.

Richard Spreckley
SPEED OF LIGHT Feature Premium

SPEED OF LIGHT

As Oleg Makhortov discovers, Tamiya's recently released 1/24 Ford Mustang GT makes for an eye-popping subject!

ROCKETEER FRESCO Feature Premium

ROCKETEER FRESCO

Airfix's lovely MiG-17F returns as the Polish licence-built LIM-5 variant. Here, Mike Williams tells how the basic styrene can be improved.

DELTA FORCE Feature Premium

DELTA FORCE

PJ Production's mixed-media replica of the Swiss Mirage IIIS is given a thorough examination via Huw Morgan's build project.

CAFE RACER STYLE Feature Premium

CAFE RACER STYLE

Jaw-dropping results are achieved by Juanjo Dominguez Calvo with his stunning overhaul and update of Great Wall Hobby's 1/35 Zündapp KS 750 motorcycle.

FLYING ARCHER Feature Premium

FLYING ARCHER

Czech manufacturer Sword appears to have shed its limited-run status with the 1/48 Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario.

GIZIT! Feature Premium

GIZIT!

An unusual embellishment adorns the Accurate Armour 1/35 resin Spartan CVR(T), expertly buillt and mounted on a groundwork base by Dave Oliver.

POCKET-SIZED SCOUT Feature Premium

POCKET-SIZED SCOUT

Armour in 1/48 scale is a joy for Toni Canfora as he builds Tamiya's splendid little Humber armoured car.

INTERNATIONAL HUNTER Feature Premium

INTERNATIONAL HUNTER

Alan Price tackles a classic Cold War fighter in the shape of Airfix’s 1/48 Hawker Hunter, which has been tweaked to depict the F.4, F.5 and J 34 versions.

SUPERLATIVE MGB Feature Premium

SUPERLATIVE MGB

Aoshima's 1/24 MGB is a crisply moulded product. Here, though, its stance is improved and it receives a superb metallic paint job, courtesy of Dr James Whalen.

SWEDISH GHOST Feature Premium

SWEDISH GHOST

Niklas Knutzén adds aftermarket improvements to Hasegawa's re-released 1/72 SAAB J 35F Draken.

PHARAOH'S REVENGE Feature Premium

PHARAOH'S REVENGE

Trumpeter’s splendid 1/144 Tu-16 Badger receives an Egyptian makeover from ace modeller Juanjo Dominguez, who adds 3D-printed air-to-surface missiles for a finishing touch.

FANTASTIC FALCON Feature Premium

FANTASTIC FALCON

Peter Fearon finds building ICM's 1/32 scale Fiat CR.42 Falco to be a real delight.

JARHEAD PLAYBOYS Feature Premium

JARHEAD PLAYBOYS: Kinetic's 1/48 scale Prowler

Richard Spreckley

Richard Spreckley tackles Kinetic's re-boxed 1/48 EA-6B Prowler in a striking VMAQ-2 'Playboys' livery, adding an Aires cockpit set as part of the project.

Richard Spreckley
BASKET-WEAVE BOMBER Feature Premium

BASKET-WEAVE BOMBER

We offer an early look at Airfix's third 1/72 Vickers Wellington release, which features the Merlin-powered Mk.II variant built by Huw Morgan.

IN THE NIGHT SKY Feature Premium

IN THE NIGHT SKY

Huw Morgan tackles an early RAF jet night-fighter in the shape of Special Hobby's 1/72 Meteor NF.12. It's a relatively simple but classy build.

snake charmer Feature Premium

SNAKE CHARMER

Massimo Santarossa takes on a Cobra with Special Hobby's re-issued 1/72 AH-1G gunship.

OLD-SCHOOL ‘ECHO’ Feature Premium

OLD-SCHOOL ‘ECHO’

We re-visit this classic Airfix Model World build, whereby José Pires applies a convincing period metal finish to Kinetic's 1/48 Mirage III.

NIGHT PROWLER Feature Premium

NIGHT PROWLER

One of the Luftwaffe's most capable night-fighters is completed by José Pires, who builds Platz's re-issue of the original Dragon Heinkel He 219.

THUNDER GOD Feature Premium

THUNDER GOD 'VIPER'

Toby Page builds Hasegawa's seasoned 1/48 F-16C kit, producing a display aircraft with a distinctly Greek flavour.

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CYLON NEMESIS

Moebius Models has produced a 1/32 replica of Battlestar Galactica’s Raptor, which Steve Budd garnished with Greenstrawberry’s FruitPACK.

Fire God’s Chariot Feature Premium

FIRE GOD'S CHARIOT

Academy's re-issue of its fearsome 1/35 M163 Vulcan Air Defense System is built as a NATO warrior by Huw Morgan.

PEREGRINE-POWERED STORM Feature Premium

PEREGRINE-POWERED STORM

Special Hobby's newly tooled 1/32 Whirlwind Mk.I offers much for modellers to savour, as Mike Williams discovers.

Lean Green Racing Machine Feature Premium

Lean Green Racing Machine

Few aircraft were as beautiful as de Havilland's DH.88 racer. Here, Andy Davies replicates individual airframe G-ACSR - the so-called 'Green-un' - via SBS Model's 1/72 kit.

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PUŁAWSKI’S FIGHTER

It’s a build of discovery for Dean Large as he encounters an unusual subject in IBG’s large-scale PZL P.11c.

UPCYCLED CLASSIC Feature Premium

UPCYCLED CLASSIC

Israeli military ingenuity comes to the fore with Paul Cawte's classy build of Tiger Model's 1/35 Nagmachon armoured personnel carrier.

SEABORNE SUKHOI Feature Premium

SEABORNE SUKHOI

Chinese kit manufacturer Minibase has made a stunning debut with its sea-going 1/48 Su-33 Flanker-D. Chris Jones finds it an involved but satisfying project.

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THE MIGHTY MO

Well covered in the larger scales, Academy’s 1/700 World War Two-period USS Missouri is explored by Andy Davies.

CREDIBLE CRUSTY Feature Premium

CREDIBLE CRUSTY

Mike Verier finds that this 'not-really-an-airliner' 1/144 Tu-134UBL Crusty-B from Zvezda builds into a faithful rendition of the Soviet aircraft.