AIRSPEED, ALTITUDE AND MORE
MMP's new book can help you achieve the utmost accuracy in your Luftwaffe cockpits, with detailed artwork, photos and factory drawings relevant to 12 aircraft types... bombers and fighters.
ALL-NEW MID-LIFE UPDATE VIPER
Jet fighter fans will welcome the news that Kinetic is to produce an all-new 1/48 F-16MLU NATO Viper kit. It offers stunning detail and a serious weapons selection, comprising air-to-air and 'mud-moving' stores.
LARGE-SCALE HARRIER PANEL
With the news that Airfix is re-releasing its 1/24 Harrier GR.1, aftermarket specialist Airscale has produced a stunning replacement instrument panel. It'll raise the refinement levels no end!
SATURN ROCKET BIBLE
No Real Space modeller should be without Crécy Publishing's new hardback on NASA's Saturn 1B rocket. It mixes fascinating background and technical text with useful official drawings and glorious period imagery.
1/24 SPITFIRE MK.IX MARKINGS FROM XTRADECAL
Hannants house brand Xtradecal is catering for Airfix's forthcoming 1/24 Spitfire Mk.IXc witn two excellent new sets of markings, for various Mk.IX sub-types. The ten schemes are pleasingly varied, ensuring interesting and different build options.
Wartime Saviour from Airfix: 1/35 Austin K2/Y Ambulance first look!
Airfix's fifth new-tooling of 2022, a 1/35 Austin K2/Y Ambulance, has royal connections and its release coincides closely with Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. Examine this newly tooled model kit via AMW's first look here!
ARMA’S MUSTANG RIDES AGAIN!
There's another opportunity to enjoy Arma Hobby's recent new-tool 1/72 Mustang, courtesy of a fresh recce-themed F-6C Expert Set boxing, which comes with photo-etched brass details. Go on... you know you want one!
NEW AIRCRAFT STORES FROM BRENGUN
Brengun has released a new and super-useful selection of aftermarket aircraft stores spanning the three most popular scales. World War Two and post-war types are catered for.
PEEPING SPIT ‘EIGHTEEN’ MARKINGS FROM XTRADECAL
Timed to complement Airfix's recent 1/48 Spitfire MK.XVIII kit, Hannants' own brand Xtradecal has released markings for six FR.18e schemes. There's plenty of variety here for this Griffon-powered recce version.
MORE GERMAN ARMOUR THROUGH THE LENS
If you're a military modeller who favours World War Two German armour, PeKo's latest instalment of its 'Panzerwaffe on the Battlefield' series offers a wealth of fascinating reference. Eastern and Western Front machinery is on show.
Maritime-scale miniatures from Starling Models - 1/700 World War Two vehicles
Modellers wanting to recreate either a dockyard or amphibious landing scene in 1/700 have received a huge boost from Starling Models, which has released a series of World War Two vehicles in this scale.
Atlantic Models produces Airfix ship kit upgrades
Maritime kit and aftermarket specialist Atlantic Models has recently added to its range of 1/600 scale photo-etched brass accessories designed to upgrade and correct Airfix’s ship kits.
Nordic Sabre from Airfix: 1/48 F-86F-40
With the release of Airfix’s updated 1/48 F-86F-40 Sabre just around the corner, it's a good opportunity to give a sneak peak of the new parts, prior to our cover build of the kit.
New Tonka Turbines from Scale Model Parts
UK-based Scale Model Parts is a new manufacturer to Airfix Model World and among its initial 3D-printed releases are a series of engine bay upgrades for Revell’s recent 1/48 Tornado kits.
SNAKE IN A COLD CLIMATE
Ukraine’s ICM has re-released its splendid 1/32 Bell AH-1G helicopter as an ‘Arctic Cobra’ boxing.
LARGE-SCALE ‘EASY EIGHT’ SHERMAN DUE THIS YEAR
Military modellers who favour larger scales will be bowled over by the forthcoming 1/16 M4A3E8 Sherman tank from Trumpeter's sister label I LOVE KIT. The model will be available via UK importer Bachmann Europe.
‘NEW’ SUNDERLAND FROM SPECIAL HOBBY
Czech manufacturer has adapted its existing 1/72 Short Sunderland tooling to provide a Mk.I/II kit, with new decals, and cast/3D-printed resin details. It's great company for the company's same-scale Mk.V.
SUPER-SMART RAFALE SCHEME BY SYHART
Syhart continues its love affair with the Dassault Rafale, with new 1/72 and 1/48 sheets for the French Air Force 2019-20 Solo Display airframe. Masks are included.
MORE SAGE ADVICE FROM LIFECOLOR
If you were tempted by Lifecolor's first Painting Guide published earlier this year, Vol.2 has just been released and it offers even more sage advice on using the products from the acrylic range.
MODEL MUSINGS FROM CHRIS AND STU
Chris Clifford and Stu Fone from Key Model World and Airfix Model World take part in the latest instalment of Airfix's Sprue Talk video series. Learn how these guys got into modelling, what makes them tick, and what inspires them day to day.
LIFECOLOR’S NEW GERMAN AND FRENCH AIRCRAFT SHADES
If you're building German World War One aircraft, or French fighters used in World War Two, you won't want to miss the latest acrylic paint sets from Lifecolor, which have six appropriate hues in each pack. Camouflage and interior shades are provided.
NEW 1/48 MUSTANG REFRESH FROM AIRFIX
Airfix's excellent 1/48 new-tool Mustang has been re-released with fresh colour schemes, representing P-51D/K airframes of the USAAF Eighth Air Force. Optional propellers and glazing are provided.
RSO: PERSONAL AND PICTORIAL
A superb historical/reference book focusing on the German Raupenschlepper Ost prime mover has been published by Hungary's PeKo. It offers a wealth of inspiration and detail if you plan to build this interesting tracked vehicle. Here we also list a selection of relevant RSO kits in different scales.
MAINPLANE UPGRADE: AIRFIX’S NEW F-86F-40 SABRE
Always wanting to get the most from its moulds - and offer more choice for modellers - Airfix has produced a new 1/48 F-86 boxing. This provides new parts and decals to portray the F-86F-40, with longer, slatted wings. Decals airframes flown by Japan and Norway are included.
NEW CARRIER-BASED PHANTOM II FROM FINE MOLDS
Fine Molds has reissued its excellent 1/72 F-4J Phantom II with decals for three US Navy aircraft, two of them MiG-killers from the Vietnam War. If you're a Phantom fan and haven't yet seen this range of F-4s, they are arguably the best on the market for US variants.
PAINTING AIDS FOR INFINITY’S HELLDIVER
If you plan to build Infinity Models' recent 1/32 Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver kit, you'll want to know more about the handy new bespoke paint masks from Dead Design Models. They apply to the cockpit glazing, undercarriage bays, flying control surfaces and national insignia.
Far East Lockdown Spitfire Contest
The pandemic did little to dampen the modelling enthusiasm of Singapore's Hobby Bounties Airfix Club, which held a successful virtual Spitfire Group Build last month.
PLUS MODEL RELEASES MARTIN T4M KITS
In an unusual move, Czech company Plus Model has released two 1/72 kits of the characterful 1920s-30s Martin T4M biplane.
ALL ABOUT POLISH ‘FISHBEDS’
Stratus's latest edition of its popular Polish Wings series highlights the Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21MF, with excellent period imagery, colour profiles, unit badge and nose art illustrations. If you're modelling Eduard MiG-21s, or those from other manufacturers, this is a splendid reference.
EDUARD’S MUSTANG GETS NEW SCHEMES AND AFTERMARKET
Eduard's superlative 1/48 P-51D has been repackaged with fresh decals, photo-etched metal details and tape paint masks. Read on to view the colour schemes and see parts photos.