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AIRFIX RE-RELEASES 1/48 TIGER MOTH WITH NEW MARKINGS News Freemium

AIRFIX RE-RELEASES 1/48 TIGER MOTH WITH NEW MARKINGS

Chris Clifford

Airfix has re-released its delightful 1/48 de Havilland Tiger Moth with two fresh colour schemes - one RAF, the other Royal Navy.

Chris Clifford
AZUR-FRROM’S NEW 1/48 SUPER MYSTÈRE Feature Premium

AZUR-FRROM’S NEW 1/48 SUPER MYSTÈRE

Chris Jones

Chris Jones adds a highly convincing work-weary metallic finish to Azur-FRROM's splendid new-tool 1/48 Super Mystère.

Chris Jones
FORK-TAILED DEVIL: NEW P-38 REFERENCE BOOK FROM DETAIL & SCALE Review Freemium

FORK-TAILED DEVIL: NEW P-38 REFERENCE BOOK FROM DETAIL & SCALE

Chris Clifford

If you're planning to build variants of Lockheed's P-38 Lightning, you'll find heaps of useful reference in Detail Scale's new softback book on the type.

Chris Clifford
SCALE CHEESE REPLENISHMENT FROM MINIART Review Premium

SCALE CHEESE REPLENISHMENT FROM MINIART

Chris Clifford

MiniArt's new 1/35 Cheese Products set has a multitude of uses, from market-stall scenes to replicating snacks for hungry soldiers.

Chris Clifford
Airfix Model World Logo Feature Freemium

Airfix Model World Sample Issue

Welcome to the special digital issue of Airfix Model World, which presents a compilation of articles.

ITALERI’S 1/12 F-16 COCKPIT RETURNS Review Premium

ITALERI’S 1/12 F-16 COCKPIT RETURNS

Chris Clifford

ESCI's cool 1/12 F-16 cockpit has again been re-released by Italeri... and it still stands up well today.

Chris Clifford

EURO DECALS MARKINGS FOR UPCOMING BORDER SPITFIRE Mk.Vb

Chris Clifford

If you're thinking of building Border's 1/35 Spitfire Vb when it's available, you might also want to consider the varied options for the type on Euro Decals' new sheet.

Chris Clifford
KINETIC 1/48 HAWKEYE 2000 RETURNS Review Premium

KINETIC 1/48 HAWKEYE 2000 RETURNS

Chris Clifford

Kinetic has reissued its imposing 1/48 E-2C Hawkeye 2000 kit with fresh decal choices for a single US Navy VAW-123 'Screwtops' airframe.

Chris Clifford
AIRFIX 1/72 BREWSTER BUFFALO Feature Premium

AIRFIX 1/72 BREWSTER BUFFALO FULL BUILD

Mike Williams

Fun and nostalgia combine with Mike Williams' build of Airfix's Vintage Classics 1/72 Brewster Buffalo.

Mike Williams
CHANDOS’ NEW AXIS AVIATION PERIODICAL News Freemium

CHANDOS’ NEW AXIS AVIATION PERIODICAL

Chris Clifford

Chandos Publications' stunning new periodical series 'Axis Wings' offers a splendid source of reference on German and co-belligerent aviation, during World War Two and before.

Chris Clifford
ITALERI REISSUES 1/72 TWIN-SEAT JAGUAR TRAINER News Premium

ITALERI REISSUES 1/72 TWIN-SEAT JAGUAR TRAINER

Chris Clifford

Italeri has re-released its 1/72 two-seat SEPECAT Jaguar with fresh markings for RAF airframes. One has a specially decorated tail.

Chris Clifford
BANDAI ‘DRAGON BALL Z’ PICCOLO IN-BOX REVIEW Review Freemium

BANDAI ‘DRAGON BALL Z’ PICCOLO IN-BOX REVIEW

Chris Clifford

Key Model World marks the passing of manga and anime legend Akira Toriyama with an in-box review of Bandai's Dragon Ball Z Piccolo figure kit.

Chris Clifford

MODEL ART PRE-EMPTS DORA WINGS SIMOUN C.635 WITH NEW DECALS

Chris Clifford

A planned 1/48 kit of Caudron's C.635 Simoun by Dora Wings has prompted Model Art to re-scale, update and add to its 1/72 markings for the type.

Chris Clifford
SCHIFFER’S PORSCHE TIGER AND FERDINAND ‘BIBLE’ Review Freemium

SCHIFFER’S PORSCHE TIGER AND FERDINAND ‘BIBLE’

Chris Clifford

Schiffer's recent 490-plus-page hardback on the Porsche Tiger and Ferdinand/Elefant is a reference goldmine for modellers exploring the subject in scale form.

Chris Clifford

Win Tamiya’s new-tool 1/48 F-35B Lightning II!

Two lucky AMW readers have the chance to win a Tamiya 1/48 F-35B Lightning II, which retails for £99.99, courtesy of importer The Hobby Company

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New RAF fighter profiles from Air-Craft

Stu Fone

The latest volume in the Air-Craft History series: RAF Fighters 1950-60 UK-Based Units – Part 2, examines the liveries worn by six post-war aircraft types.

Stu Fone
INTERMEDIATE BUILD COMPLETING SPECIAL HOBBY’S 1/72 SF-260 Feature Premium

COMPLETING SPECIAL HOBBY’S 1/72 SF-260

Niklas Knutzén

Niklas Knutzén offers an out-of-the-box build of Special Hobby's 1/72 SIAI-Marchetti SF-260.

Niklas Knutzén

FM-1 WILDCAT PROFIPACK BOXING FROM EDUARD

Chris Clifford

Grumman Wildcat fans can now build a stellar 1/48 General Motors FM-1 airframe courtesy of Eduard's recent ProfiPACK boxing.

Chris Clifford

AIR-GRAPHIC’S NEW 1/72 AMX DECALS

Chris Clifford

If you plan to build Italeri's new-tool 1/72 AMX Ghibli kits (singe- or two-seat examples), alternative markings are now available via Air-Graphic Models.

Chris Clifford
NEW GERMAN OBSERVATION HALF-TRACK FROM ICM Review Premium

NEW GERMAN OBSERVATION HALF-TRACK FROM ICM

Chris Clifford

ICM has extended its range of 1/35 Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.A half-tracks with a new '251/18 observation variant, featuring a map table and radios.

Chris Clifford
NEW 1/48 WILDCAT AND CORSAIR MARKINGS BY EURO DECALS News Premium

NEW 1/48 WILDCAT AND CORSAIR MARKINGS BY EURO DECALS

Chris Clifford

Two new 1/48 markings sets from Euro Decals - for Worlds War Two's Wildcat and Corsair - are sure to entice naval aviation fans.

Chris Clifford
MINIART ADAPTS 1/35 PaK 40 Review Premium

MINIART ADAPTS 1/35 PaK 40

Chris Clifford

Military modellers keen on towed weaponry will welcome MiniArt's decision to offer a Late Production Pak 40 anti-tank gun.

Chris Clifford

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
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Airfix Model World April 2024

The full issue in page-turning format

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
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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
X-SCALE’S 1/144 DOUGLAS DC-8-32 Feature Premium

X-SCALE’S 1/144 DOUGLAS DC-8-32

Massimo Santarossa

Massimo Santarossa tackles X-Scale's debut model... a 1/144 Douglas DC-8-32 airliner.

Massimo Santarossa
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