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SPECIAL HOBBY NOW OFFERS AH-1Q/S IN 1/48
Special Hobby has now adapted its new-tool 1/48 Cobra tooling to provide the TOW missile-equipped AH-1Q/S.
ASK DISTRIBUTION 1/32 HAVOC UPGRADES
Czech firm ASK Distribution has released two useful upgrade sets for HK Models' 1/32 new-tool A-20G Havoc.
ITALERI 1/12 LANCIA DELTA HF INTEGRALE 16V
Alan Price makes a stunning job of building Italeri's 1/12 Lancia Delta Integrale... adding aftermarket details along the way.
EARLY PANZER II SCHEMES FROM STAR DECALS
If you plan to build IBG Models' recent 1/35 early Panzer II, but fancy a change of scheme, Star Decals new sheet will help no end. It has liveries for four tanks.
PANZER TRACTS PANZER IVH/J REFERENCE
Building the Panzer IV Ausf.H/J and need reference? Look no further than the updated Panzer Tracts book on these variants, which offers superb photos and highly detailed scale drawings.
NEW TRUMPETER KITS DUE SOON
Aircraft, maritime and military modellers all have items to investigate via Trumpeter's forthcoming releases, due August-October this year.
Silver Swimmer: Xtrakit’s Saunders-Roe SRA-1
Chris Jones completes the world's first ever 1/72 styrene Saunders-Roe SRA-1... a new tooling from Hannants' own brand Xtrakit.
SPECIAL HOBBY MIRAGE F1 RETURNS
Special Hobby's 1/72 Mirage F1EQ/ED has been reissued, again offering modellers the chance to complete Iraqi, Iranian or Libyan airframes.
NEW ‘I LOVE KIT’ RELEASES ON THE WAY
Exciting 1/35 and 1/16 military vehicles from Chinese brand I Love Kit are due this August-October.
HELLER 1/72 FLANKER REISSUED
Markings for six different Ukrainian Air Force airframes accompany Heller's re-released 1/72 Sukhoi Su-27, which can be built in single- or two-seat format. Digital camouflage decals are provided too!
ICM COBRA DOWN-SCALED TO 1/35
In a move that will please many modellers, especially in the military genre, ICM has down-scaled its 1/32 scale AH-1G Cobra to 1/35.
GORGEOUS GHIBLI: ITALERI’S NEW-TOOL AMX
Italeri has released its new-tool 1/72 AMX Ghibli fighter-bomber... and it might just be the firm's best-ever aircraft kit in this scale.
AIRFIX F-80C SHOOTING STAR
Mike Williams revisits a favourite kit from his childhood... Airfix's 1/72 F-80C Shooting Star, now re-released as a Vintage Classics item.
ITALERI 1/48 F/A-18F RE-RELEASE
Italeri's 1/48 F/A-18F Super Hornet has been re-released with stunning new decals... but the kit needs work to ensure an accurate replica.
AK INTERACTIVE 1/35 NEW-TOOL LAND ROVER 88 SERIES IIA CRANE-TOW TRUCK
AK Interactive's third new-tool 1/35 Land Rover release is this Series IIA Crane-Tow Truck, with three attractive colour schemes.
TEN TOP: USAF Kits
AMW’s Chris Clifford, Stu Fone and John Fuller explore ten of the best kits depicting US Air Force machines
DANISH ‘HUN’: ESCI’S F-100D SUPER SABRE
Kev Baxter completes the Tamiya boxing of ESCI's old 1/72 F-100D as a Danish Air Force machine at the point of touchdown.
AIRFIX NEW-TOOL McLAREN 765LT REVIEW
Airfix's new-tool 1/43 McLaren 765LT offers a stunning level of detail despite the relatively low parts count.
Win! Italeri’s new-tool 1/12 Bugatti Type 35B
One lucky reader has the chance to win an Italeri 1/12 Bugatti Type 35B kit, worth £174.99 - find out how inside!
ARCUS PAINTS NOW AT TYRELL MODELS
The Ukrainian paint brand Arcus Hobby Color is now available in the UK via online retailer Tyrell Models.
THE DARKEST HOUR VOLUME 2
Helion & Co's The Darkest Hour Vol.2 is now available, further explaining Japan's 1942 offensive in the Indian Ocean... with useful visual reference for modellers.
REWORKED SEAFIRE 46 FROM SPECIAL HOBBY
Special Hobby has reworked its 1/72 Seafire F.46 so you can now also portray the FR.46 fighter-recce variant.
EDUARD’S NEW 1/48 B-25J DECALS
Is HK Models' new-tool 1/48 B-25J Mitchell on your build list? If so, Eduard's aftermarket decals offer five cool schemes for airframes in different theatres.
HK MODELS 1/32 A-20G HAVOC REVIEW
HK Models has released what is arguably it's best kit so far, in the shape of a 1/32 Douglas A-20G Havoc with six-gun nose. It's brimming with detail.
AIRFIX 1/48 HUNTER AND COLLECTOR COIN BUNDLE
Airfix's excellent 1/48 Hawker Hunter is now available direct from the company with a limited-edition collector coin.
PHOTO FEATURE: 1980s-90s AVIATION
Enjoy a heady dose of nostalgia and gain modelling reference in the process, with our 1980s-90s aircraft photo feature.
EDUARD’S AIRACOBRA RETURNS
Eduard's excellent 1/48 P-400 Airacobra has been reissued in ProfiPACK format, with photo-etched metal and paint masks accompanying the styrene.
For Vendel! ICM’s 1/16 Viking Figure FULL BUILD!
Johan Augustsson boards the longship into the mists of past days to build the 1/16 Viking (IX Century) from ICM.
ITALERI REISSUES NITTO PORSCHE RSR
Porsche fans can now tackle Nitto's original 1/24 Porsche Carrera RSR Turbo thanks to a re-release by Italeri, which adds stunning decals for two Martini cars at 1974's Le Mans.
AIRFIX BUFFALO AVAILABLE AGAIN
Airfix's Vintage Classics range now welcomes the 1/72 Brewster Buffalo, first tooled in 1972.