Intermediate build

Step up to the next level of scale modelling and learn new skills from experts in their field. The Intermediate Builds section brings together the latest and past features from Airfix Model World in one place - and it's fully searchable too using the drop-down menus below. Discover how to get the best from aircraft, military, maritime and auto kits right here.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

HOWARD IN THE CONGO Feature Premium

HOWARD IN THE CONGO

Mike Grant creates a Free French Air Force aerial ambulance with Dekno Models' 1/72 Howard DGA-15P.