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ITALERI REISSUES 1/48 HURRICANE IIC
Italeri's own 1/48 Hurricane Mk.IIc has been reissued with fresh decals for six different airframes.
Chris Clifford
SECOND F-84F FROM SPECIAL HOBBY
Special Hobby's recent new-tool 1/72 F-84F Thunderstreak has been released in a Suez Crisis boxing, with decals for three French Air Force airframes.
Chris Clifford
SINGAPORE AIRFIX MODEL COMPETITION
Peter Chiang reports on this year's instalment of the annual Singapore Airfix Model Competition.
Peter Chiang
NEW ITEMS AT TYRELL MODELS: GREEN STUFF WORLD AND ANYZ
New aftermarket items from ANYZ, plus a cutting block and different putty products by Green Stuff World, are now available via Tyrell Models.
Chris Clifford
IN STOCK NOW: Special Hobby F-84F exclusive bundle
EXCLUSIVE BUNDLE! This new bundle for the Key Model World Shop features Special Hobby's new 1/72 USAF F-84F with a set of paint masks to aid its construction. The bundle costs £21.99 and is available now.
Chris Clifford
NEW ARMY-FOCUSSED PERIODICAL FROM START
Having found great success with its Luftwaffe/U-Boot Im Focus reference periodicals, Luftfahrtverlag-START now explores the German army with its new Heer Im Focus series.
Chris Clifford
AIRFIX 1/24 STUKA UPDATE FROM AIRSCALE
With Airfix about to re-release its 1/24 Junkers Ju 87B Stuka, aftermarket specialist Airscale has been quick to produce a magnificent 3D-printed resin upgrade/update set that’s sure to impress.
Stu Fone
AIRFIX 1/48 BUCCANEER S.2B COMPLETED
Chris Jones' explores the First Gulf War with his build of Airfix's new 1/48 Buccaneer S.2B in 'Desert Pink'.
Chris Jones
OUTLAW PAINTS IN THE UK VIA SPRUE BOX
Sprue Box announced at Scale ModelWorld 2023 it was the UK distributor for Outlaw Paints
Stu Fone
RADAR-NOSED HUNTER CONVERSION BY FREIGHTDOG
Fans of the Hawker Hunter, plus modellers who build test/development aircraft, may be interested in Freightdog Models' new 1/72 P.1109A conversion, designed to fit Revell's kit.
Chris
1/72 LVG C.VI BIPLANE REISSUE BY KP
KP's splendid 1/72 LVG C.VI has been re-released with three fresh German 1918 colour schemes.
Chris Clifford
LIMITED-EDITION SPITFIRE AND CHRISTMAS JUMPERS FROM AIRFIX
Airfix has announced a limited-edition Spitfire Starter Set in association with VisitBlackpool Illuminations... and its own Christmas jumper
Stu Fone
Scale ModelWorld 2023 Show Report Part 2
In this second part of our report on Scale ModelWorld 2023, we focus on the multitude of club and Special Interest Group displays
Stu Fone
NUNU 1/20 MCLAREN MP4/2C FULL BUILD
Oleh Makhortov explores 1980s Formula 1 with his NuNu 1/20 McLaren MP4/2C in 'Keke' Rosberg's livery.
Oleg Makhortov
NEW JAPANESE ARTILLERY FROM BORDER MODEL
Fans of artillery pieces won't want to miss Border Model's splendid, detail-packed 1/35 Imperial Japanese Army 28cm Howitzer from 1905.
Chris Clifford
Scale ModelWorld 2023 Show Report Part 1
This year’s IPMS (UK) Nationals event at the Telford International Centre celebrated the organisation's 60th anniversary
Stu Fone
NEW LIFECOLOR PAINT SETS
If you build fast jets or paint figures, you may find Lifecolor's new themed acrylic paint sets worth considering.
Chris Clifford
ARMA HOBBY 1/72 P-39Q AIRACOBRA FULL BUILD
David Holmes completes Arma Hobby's delightful 1/72 P-39Q Airacobra as a South Pacific machine based in the Gilbert Islands.
David Holmes
GREAT WALL HOBBY 1/72 F-15C MSIP II IN-BOX REVIEW
If you're in the market for a 1/72 F-15C Eagle, Great Wall Hobby's tooling offers superlative detail, as described throughout our in-box review.
Chris Clifford
MORE GERMAN ARMOUR REFERENCE FROM PANZERWRECKS
UK publisher Panzerwrecks' latest instalment of its German armour reference series has a fascinating Normandy focus... and heaps of detail.
Chris Clifford
NEW 1/48 CORSAIR FROM MAGIC FACTORY
Tamiya's 'Best 1/48 Corsair' crown has been snatched by the new tooling from Magic Factory, which allows replication of the F4U-1A and night-fighting F4U-2.
Chris Clifford
RN WESSEX AND FRENCH MISTRAL MARKINGS BY MODEL ART
Model Art's new decal sheet offers plenty of alternative schemes if you plan to build the Westland Wessex HAS.1 or SNCASE Mistral SE535 Mistral in 1/72 scale.
Chris Clifford
NEW USAF F16D ‘VIPER’ FROM KINETIC
Kinetic's family of 1/48 F-16s has grown with the addition of a USAF D-model 'Viper', allowing replication of Block 30/40/50 formats.
Chris Clifford
NEW GALAXY TOOLS ITEMS AT TYRELL MODELS
New items from Galaxy Tools useful for cleaning your model, gauging the size of home-made masks, and cleaning your files/abrasive pads are now available at Tyrell Models.
Chris Clifford
LACI 1/48 KIRBY KITE GLIDER IN-BOX REVIEW
If you're modelling on a gliders theme, you'll almost certainly want to add LACI's splendid 1/48 3D-printed Slingsby T6 Kirby Kite BGA 400 to your collection.
Chris Clifford
MODEL ART’S NEW 1/48 SEA KING DECALS
If you want more choice in markings for your new Airfix 1/48 Sea King, Model Art's new sheet offers ten options for HAS.1, HAS.2 and HU.5 airframes.
Chris Clifford
IN STOCK NOW: Airfix's all-new Me410A-1/U2 for 1/72 scale
Brand-new from Airfix and available now from the Key Model World Shop is this exciting 1/72 scale plastic kit for a Messerschmitt Me410A-1/U2 and U4. Buy today for £23.99.
MIKE WILD
ITALERI AMX GHIBLI FULL BUILD
Chris Clifford realises a long-held desire with his build of Italeri's new-tool 1/72 AMX Ghibli, in Italian Air Force colours.
Chris Clifford
'TIP OF THE SPEAR' BOOK REVIEW
If you're interested in Asian air arms, or specifically the Republic of Singapore Air Force, the book 'Tip of the Spear' is an unmissable reference for modellers.
Chris Clifford