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AIRFIX BASSET REPRISE
Airfix's original 1/72 Beagle Basset from 1968 has been reissued in the company's Vintage Classics range.
FREIGHTDOG MODELS’ NEW BUSH WAR BUCCANEER SETS
You can now accurately build early South African Buccaneer S.50s in 1/72 and 1/48 scales, thanks to new resin conversions from Freightdog sub-brand Guerrilla Models.
ISRADECAL REINTRODUCES IBEX’S T-6 TEXAN II
Ibex's original 1/48 T-6 Texan II has been reissued by IsraDecal in four new boxings, each with different markings.
SPIRIT OF RESISTANCE: ICM’S ‘GHOST OF KYIV’
Chris Jones offers a topical build in the shape of ICM's 1/72 MiG-29 'Ghost of Kyiv'.
NEW EDUARD AIRCRAFT UPGRADES
Eduard has released bespoke accessories for its own A6M Zero, Tamiya's 1/48 P-38J and Arma Hobby's 1/72 F4F Wildcat and Hurricane Mk.I.
MUSTARD LOW-SPEED RESEARCH VEHICLE BY FREIGHTDOG
Freightdog Models bridges the gap between aircraft and space genres with its new mixed-media BAC Mustard Lifting-Body Glider... reviewed here in full.
MULTI-FORMAT TRACTOR BY THUNDER MODEL
Thunder Model has reworked its pleasing 1/35 Case-built US Army Tractor to offer standard and loader formats, driver armour and a civilian version.
UKRAINE FIGHTER DECALS BY KAGERO
Kagero's new standalone decal range now offers 1/72 and 1/48 markings for modern Ukrainian Air Force aircraft battling Russia's 'special invasion'.
NEW SCHEMES FOR EDUARD’S SPITFIRE MK.VIII
Eduard has reissued its superb 1/72 Spitfire Mk.VIII with fresh decals for four different colour schemes.
NEW TOOL: F-16A MLU NATO VIPER FROM KINETIC
Kinetic sets new standards the first of its all-new 1/48 F-16 toolings, this depicting the MLU NATO Viper. Read our in-depth review.
SUPER SWEDE: PILOT REPLICAS’ NEW-TOOL SAAB SK 60A/B
Niklas Knutzén completes a pre-release example of Pilot Replicas’ brand-new 1/48 SAAB SK 60A/B, straight from the box.
NEW ACADEMY KITS VIA BACHMANN EUROPE
New Academy kits in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/700 scales will be available from importer Bachmann Europe soon. They include a 1/48 new-tool A-10C.
EXTRA ‘BITE’ FOR REVELL’S ELCO PT BOAT
Revell has added new parts to its 2018 Elco 80ft Patrol Torpedo Boat, to replicate the vessel PT-160 with a Thunderbolt gun mount. Read our full review.
NEW TOOL: Eduard's 1/48 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat Full-Build
AMW's Mike Williams is thrilled to examine Eduard’s newly tooled 1/48 Grumman F4F Wildcat in its initial ProfiPACK Edition, adding the firm’s Brassin extras for added detail.
HOUSE OF PHANTOMS NEW ‘ECHO’ SHEET
Hot on the heels of its recent 1/48 Luftwaffe F-4F decal sheet, House of Phantoms now offers a generous same-scale package for the USAFE F-4E.
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EXTRA IMAGES INSIDE: From snow to the sea, this month's reader feature encompasses another varied selection of stunning modelling projects.
CLASSIC SCI-FI ROBOT FROM X-PLUS
The famous robot from pioneering 1927 sci-fi film Metropolis has been released in 1/8 scale by X-Plus.
ARMORY UPDATES ITS FLYCATCHER
Ukraine's Armory has released a new version of its delightful 1/48 Fairey Flycatcher, this time on wooden floats.
BOMBER COMMAND DECALS FROM BLACKBIRD
Blackbird Models' new 1/72 RAF Bomber Command decal sheet has options for the Lancaster, Manchester, Boston and Mosquito.
NEW BOOK ON ARADO’S ‘BLITZ’ JET BOMBER
Crécy Publishing’s impressive new hardback on the Luftwaffe's Ar 234 Blitz has a huge amount of worthy reference for modellers.
NEW PAINT AND WEATHERING SETS FROM LIFECOLOR
New paint and weathering sets from Italy's Lifecolor can help military and auto modellers no end. Dust, Rust and Austro-Hungarian soldiers are the focus.
MODEL ART’S NEW FINNISH AIR FORCE DECALS
Fans of Scandinavian aircraft have a splendid new 1/72 decal sheet from Model Art to employ, on the Fouga Magister, Fieseler Storch and Avro Anson.
NEW A-6 REFERENCE FROM DETAIL & SCALE
If you have A-6 Intruder builds planned, Detail & Scale's latest book is a superb reference asset for colour schemes and airframe subtleties.
Airfix's Spitfire Superkit arrives!!!
Airfix has informed modellers that its new, highly anticipated 1/24 scale Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc superkit is now available!
DORA’S NEW VULTEE VENGEANCE
A new-tool 1/48 Vultee Vengeance has been released by Dora Wings... and it's a stunner. Read our in-depth review of the kit.
IPMS SCALE MODELWORLD 2022
This year's IPMS(UK) Scale Modelworld show at Telford was a resounding success. Read the first of our reports, which offers a wealth of photos.
THIRTY-PLUS F-4F SCHEMES BY HOUSE OF PHANTOMS
Any F-4 enthusiast will surely be interested in this dazzling new array of 1/48 Luftwaffe decals from House of Phantoms.
ITALERI REISSUE OF FUJIMI ‘FISHBED’
Chris Clifford discovers that the Fujimi 1/72 MiG-21bis, reissued by Italeri, still stands up well after three decades.
NEW MUSTANG AND ZERO DECALS FROM KAGERO
Polish publisher Kagero has released its first ever standalone decals. Find out more about its 1/48 sheets for the P-51D Mustang and A6M2 Type 21 Zero.