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Advanced build
FLOWER AFLOAT
In his debut for Airfix Model World/Key Model World, Toby Knight finds much to enjoy in Black Cat Models' 1/350 resin and photo-etched metal Flower-Class Corvette.
STORM FORCE
Dean Large completes Revell's re-boxing of the 1/32 Special Hobby Hawker Tempest Mk.V, incorporating a wealth of aftermarket detail in the process.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
THE MIGHTY MO
Well covered in the larger scales, Academy’s 1/700 World War Two-period USS Missouri is explored by Andy Davies.
HOW DO THEY GET IN ?
Sometimes a project can snowball if just a simple question is raised during construction – for Editor Stu Fone and Airfix’s re-issued 1/72 Beaufighter TF.X, it was wondering how the crew entered the aircraft.