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Keep up to date with all the latest modelling news on Key Model World with feeds from the Hornby Magazine railway and Airfix Model World scale modelling team every day. Check back regularly for the latest updates and new product releases.

AIRFIX 1/72 Bf 109E-4 RETURNS WITH NEW DECALS

Chris Clifford

Airfix's splendid 1/72 Bf 109E-4 is available again after a six-year hiatus... and it has a new colour scheme.

Chris Clifford

Heljan receives LNER ‘U1’ running sample

BEN CHURCH

Heljan has received a running sample of its newly-tooled ‘OO’ gauge LNER  Beyer-Garratt ‘U1’ 2-8-0+0-8-2 for evaluation.

BEN CHURCH

Hornby TT:120 ‘Duchess’ gains colour

BEN CHURCH

Hornby has received decorated samples of its all-new ‘TT:120’ LMS ‘Princess Coronation' 4-6-2.

BEN CHURCH

Dapol Class 87 nears production

BEN CHURCH

Dapol has unveiled first engineering samples of its new ‘N’ gauge Class 87 Bo-Bo electric.

BEN CHURCH

NEW IBG 1/72 ACCESSORIES

Chris Clifford

IBG's new 1/72 3D-printed resin upgrades comprise seats, radiators and venturis for its own PZL 11/24 fighters, and wheels for Bedford QL trucks.

Chris Clifford
News Freemium

ICM’S DIORAMA-READY CH-54 TARHE KITS

Stu Fone

ICM has released updated versions of its recent 1/35 CH-54A Tarhe, complete with new parts and markings

Stu Fone
NEW MMP/STRATUS’ SPITFIRE Mk.IX PROFILES BOOK News Freemium

NEW MMP/STRATUS SPITFIRE Mk.IX PROFILES BOOK

Chris Clifford

If you enjoy building Spitfires, the new profiles book from MMP/Stratus offers heaps of inspiration for Mk.IX projects.

Chris Clifford

Bolton Model Show 2024

Stu Fone

Bolton IPMS recently held its annual show at the Toughsheet Community (née Macron)  Stadium.

Stu Fone
NEW P-400 AIRACOBRA BOXING BY ARMA HOBBY News Freemium

NEW P-400 AIRACOBRA BOXING BY ARMA HOBBY

Chris Clifford

Arma Hobby's 1/72 P-400 Airacobra - first issued in a combined boxing with the firm's F4F Wildcat - has now been released on its own with new parts and decals.

Chris Clifford

VIDEO: Railway Icons HSDT prototype decorated sample

MIKE WILD and JONATHAN NEWTON

The decorated sample of the Railway Icons collection model of HSDT prototype power car 41001 has been revealed through the collaboration between Rails of Sheffield, Locomotion Models and Bachmann Europe together with a factory sound option of the model.

MIKE WILD and JONATHAN NEWTON