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PANZER TRACTS BERGEPANTHER BOOK Review Freemium

PANZER TRACTS BERGEPANTHER BOOK

Chris Clifford

Reason to rejoice... Panzer Tracts books are now available via Panzerwrecks in the UK - and the latter has just released a reworked volume on Germany's Bergepanther family.

Chris Clifford

Display Case – your models on display!

John Fuller

While accuracy and convincing scale appearances are always impressive, sometimes the hobby can be a little less serious.

John Fuller
BUILDING DAS WERK’S NEW SCHWIMMWAGEN Feature Premium

BUILDING DAS WERK’S NEW SCHWIMMWAGEN

Chris Clifford

Das Werk's new-tool 1/35 Trippel SG6/36 Schwimmwagen is due in the UK at the end of June, but see how it looks in KMW's exclusive build feature.

Chris Clifford
NEW REGGIANE FIGHTER BOOK FROM MMP Review Freemium

NEW REGGIANE FIGHTER BOOK FROM MMP

Chris Clifford

Italian Air Force fan? If so, MMP's new book on Reggiane RE 2000, 2002 and 2003 fighters is splendid reference... but it also covers export users of the types.

Chris Clifford
ITALERI REISSUES AC-119K GUNSHIP Review Premium

ITALERI REISSUES AC-119K GUNSHIP

Chris Clifford

Building subjects from the Vietnam War? If so, you may be pleased to know Italeri has reissued its 1/72 AC-119K Stinger gunship, after a decade's absence.

Chris Clifford
MARK 1 UPDATES ITS 1/144 MIRAGE Review Premium

MARK 1 UPDATES ITS 1/144 MIRAGE

Chris Clifford

Czech firm Mark 1 Models has adapted its 1/144 Dassault Mirage tooling to provide a new 'Canards' kit, with the choice of four export variants.

Chris Clifford

WIN Specialist tools from Tyrell Models worth more than £150

One lucky reader has the chance to win a selection of tools from UK distributor Tyrell Models

AIRFIX GNAT AND MESSERSCHMITT KITS RETURN News Freemium

AIRFIX GNAT AND MESSERSCHMITT KITS RETURN

Chris Clifford

Airfix fans will welcome the reissue of three 1/72 items - the Gnat T.1, plus Messerschmitts Bf 110E and Me 262A-1a/2a - two of these having new decals.

Chris Clifford
NEW VARIANTS OF AIRFIX 1/48 VAMPIRE RELEASED News Freemium

NEW VARIANTS OF AIRFIX 1/48 VAMPIRE RELEASED

Chris Clifford

Airfix has re-released its new-tool 1/48 DH Vampire parts so modellers can replicate the FB.5/FB.9, with markings for British and French airframes.

Chris Clifford
BUILDING THE PILATUS PC-21 BY 3D BLITZ Feature Premium

BUILDING THE PILATUS PC-21 BY 3D BLITZ

KEV BAXTER

Kev Baxter's cunning build to satisfy a model club theme centres on the 1/72 Pilatus PC-21trainer by 3D Blitz.

KEV BAXTER
NEW-TOOL AEV-3 KODIAK FROM BORDER MODEL Review Premium

NEW-TOOL AEV-3 KODIAK FROM BORDER MODEL

Stu Fone

Border Model has cleverly created the world's first styrene kit of the Swiss-German Kodiak engineering vehicle, by adapting its own 1/35 Leopard 2 tooling.

Stu Fone
IS CLEAR PROP’S 1/72 MIG-23 THE BEST-EVER IN 1/72? Review Premium

IS CLEAR PROP’S 1/72 MIG-23 THE BEST-EVER IN 1/72?

Chris Clifford

The new-tool 1/72 MiG-23 from Clear Prop is arguably the best-ever rendition of the type in this scale. Read our full review.

Chris Clifford
ICM BRONCO NOW IN 1/72 SCALE! News Freemium

ICM BRONCO NOW IN 1/72 SCALE!

Chris Clifford

Modellers rooted in 1/72, envious of ICM's new-tool 1/48 Bronco kits, have had their wish granted with a fresh OV-10A from the firm in the smaller scale.

Chris Clifford

BUDGET MiG-15 GUIDE FROM MMP

Chris Clifford

Got MiG-15bis kits in the stash? If so - and you need suitable reference material - MMP's Single No 44 softback is a splendid budget guide.

Chris Clifford
U-BOOT IM FOCUS NO 21 News Freemium

U-BOOT IM FOCUS NO 21

Chris Clifford

Building U-boat kits? If so, don't miss out on the latest edition of the periodical U-Boot Im Focus. This, and all previous issues, offer superb reference.

Chris Clifford

New Resin Accessories from Beacon Models

John Fuller

New British company Beacon Models has announced a range of resin figures and accessories to accompany its first 1/144 kits, plus 1/72 versions.

John Fuller
EDUARD ‘KOREA’ MUSTANG BUILD Feature Premium

EDUARD ‘KOREA’ MUSTANG BUILD

Anders Isaksson

Anders Isaksson completes Eduard's 1/48 F-51 Mustang in South African Air Force markings, to replicate a weapons-laden Korean War machine.

Anders Isaksson
Building Thunderbird 3 Review Premium

ADVENTURES IN PLASTIC THUNDERBIRD 3 BUILD

Chris Clifford

Chris Clifford revels in childhood sci-fi nostalgia with his KMW exclusive build of the Adventures in Plastic Thunderbird 3.

Chris Clifford
SPECIAL HOBBY DOUGLAS DB-8A/3N Review Premium

SPECIAL HOBBY NORTHROP DB-8A/3N

Chris Clifford

Modellers wanting to replicate aircraft from the early stages of World War Two have a fascinating option in Special Hobby's 1/72 Douglas DB-8A/3N.

Chris Clifford
MINIART’S NEW EUROPEAN FARM CART Review Premium

MINIART’S NEW EUROPEAN FARM CART

Chris Clifford

Whether it's for displaying hitched to a particular vehicle, or employed in a diorama, MiniArt's new-tool 1/35 European Farm Cart offers many fun modelling possibilities.

Chris Clifford
SSR MODELS FIGURES NOW WITH TYRELL MODELS News Freemium

SSR MODELS FIGURES NOW WITH TYRELL MODELS

Chris Clifford

A new range of decidedly different 1/35 3D-printed figures from newcomer SSR Models is now available in the UK via Tyrell Models. Historical, apocalyptic and zombie strands are provided!

Chris Clifford
NEW FOCKE-WULF ‘190 DECALS FROM EAGLECALS News Freemium

NEW FOCKE-WULF ‘190 DECALS FROM EAGLECALS

Chris Clifford

Got Luftwaffe Fw 190 builds planned? If you want alternative markings then EagleCals' new decal selection for A-4/A-5 sub-types is available in the three main scales.

Chris Clifford
THUNDER MODEL 1/35 MORRIS BOFORS C9/B LATE Review Premium

THUNDER MODEL 1/35 MORRIS BOFORS C9/B LATE

Chris Clifford

like anti-aircraft vehicles? If so, Thunder Model's new-tool 1/35 Morris Bofors C9/B should get your creative juices flowing. Read our in-box review.

Chris Clifford
AIRFIX FOKKER/BRISTOL PACKAGE RETURNS Review Premium

AIRFIX FOKKER/BRISTOL PACKAGE RETURNS

Chris Clifford

Fans of period Airfix products will welcome the return of its first Dogfight Double in the Vintage Classics range. Fokker DR.1 and Bristol F.2B kits are in the box.

Chris Clifford
AIRFIX NEW-TOOL F-35B FULL BUILD Feature Premium

AIRFIX NEW-TOOL F-35B FULL BUILD

David Holmes

Get the lowdown on Airfix's new-tool 1/72 Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II, courtesy of David Holmes' full build article.

David Holmes
NEW BOOK: THE DARKEST HOUR VOL.1 Review Freemium

NEW BOOK: THE DARKEST HOUR VOL.1

Chris Clifford

Helion & Co's first volume of 'The Darkest Hour' describes Japan's seldom-discussed 1942 campaign in the Indian Ocean... offering worthy reference for modellers.

Chris Clifford
Feature Premium

Airfix Model World July 2023

The full issue in page-turning format

HOW TO BUILD AMUSING HOBBY’S STRV-104 TANK Feature Premium

HOW TO BUILD AMUSING HOBBY’S STRV-104 TANK

Joe Turner

Joe Turner replicates a superb Swedish scheme on Amusing Hobby's 1/35 Strv-104 Centurion variant.

Joe Turner
NEW TAKOM KITS DUE JUNE-JULY 2023 News Freemium

NEW TAKOM KITS DUE JUNE-JULY 2023

Chris Clifford

Exciting new 1/35 military and aircraft kits are due from Takom/Blitz this June-July.

Chris Clifford
ICM BRISTOL BEAUFORT MK.I Feature Premium

ICM BRISTOL BEAUFORT MK.I

Richard Spreckley

Despite its size and detail, ICM's 1/48 new-tool Bristol Beaufort Mk.I is a surprisingly easy build project, says Richard Spreckley.

Richard Spreckley