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Path to Enlightenment: Tamiya 1/35 Chi-Ha Tank Build
Joe Turner sets Tamiya’s 1/35 Type 97 Chi-Ha Japanese tank in a scene deep in the heart of southeast Asia.
Joe Turner
BUILDING AZUR-FRROM’S MARTIN B-10B
Mike Grant gives a full account of his 1/72 Azur-FRROM Martin B-10B project which, despite various fit issues, resulted in a stunning model.
Mike Grant
NEW WHIRLWIND HELICOPTER MARKINGS BY XTRADECAL
Xtradecal has selected 11 attractive airframes for its new Westland Whirlwind helicopter markings set.
Chris Clifford
ANTI-RADAR PHANTOM HISTORY FROM OSPREY
Anyone keen on modelling the Phantom in its anti-radar guise has a useful reference in Osprey Publishing's new book, F-4 Phantom II Wild Weasel Units in Combat.
Chris Clifford
ANNIVERSARY SEA HARRIER FROM ITALERI
Italeri has again reissued ESCI's original 1/72 Sea Harrier FRS.1... widely accepted as the best in this scale.
Stu Fone
RARE ‘190 VARIANT FROM IBG MODELS
IBG Models' 1/72 long-nosed Fw 190 family now has a cool D-13 boxing, with three colour schemes, including the famous 'Yellow 10'.
Chris Clifford
XTRADECAL’S NEW 1/48 ANSON SCHEMES
Hannants' own brand Xtradecal has released three superb new sets of markings for the Avro Anson Mk.I, with Airfix's new-tool 1/48 kit in mind.
Chris Clifford
REVELL’S USAF @ 75 WITH F-89, F-16 AND F-117
Revell's recent USAF 75th Anniversary Gift Set provides 1/72 F-89 Scorpion, F-117A Nighthawk and F-16C Block 50 'Viper' kits, plus acrylic paint, a brush and cement. Read our full review.
Chris Clifford
WORLD FIRST: 1/72 SAUNDERS-ROE SRA-1 FROM XTRAKIT
The world's first injection-moulded styrene kit of the jet-powered Saunders-Roe SRA-1 flying boat has been released by Xtrakit, in 1/72 scale.
Chris Clifford
Gyro Genius: Building MiniArt’s 1/35 Avro 671 Autogyro
Steve Budd takes MiniArt’s petite and finely crafted autogyro for a spin, as he builds the Ukrainian firm’s 1/35 Avro 671 Rota Mk.I.
STEVE BUDD
Antarctic Appeal!
A pair of Royal Navy personnel have revealed the worldwide reach of the modelling hobby by playing a game of Warhammer in Antarctica!
John Fuller
Display Case – Your Model Builds!
Aircraft modelling remains vastly popular – as shown by this selection of reader projects, including bonus online-only extras.
John Fuller
BLACK CAT’S NEW 1/72 BOFORS
Extra refinement for your 1/72 naval PT/MTB project lies in Black Cat Models' stunning new 3D-printed 40mm Bofors gun.
Stu Fone
EURO DECALS’ THIRD LARGE-SCALE F-100D SHEET
Euro Decals has released its third colourful markings package for Trumpeter's 1/32 F-100D Super Sabre.
Chris Clifford
Modelsvit’s Mustang Makes Return: 1/48 P-51H
Ukrainian firm Modelsvit has announced it is to release a new version of its highly regarded 1/48 P-51H Mustang kit.
John Fuller
SPECIAL HOBBY’S FIAT FRECCIA RETURNS
Special Hobby's 'Finnish Aces' boxing of its 1/32 Fiat G.50 Freccia returns after a decade-long absence.
Chris Clifford
WINGS OF THE BLACK CROSS 13
Yet more superb Luftwaffe photo reference and inspiring colour profile artwork is offered by Eagle Editions' latest Wings of the Black Cross volume.
Chris Clifford
ICM’s Leatherneck Bronco: 1/48 OV-10D+ FULL BUILD
Dean Large saddles up to tackle ICM’s recent 1/48 OV-10D+ Bronco - read AMW's full-build feature here!
Dean Large
SMALL-SCALE VEHICLE GEMS FROM BRENGUN/HAULER
New small-scale vehicle kits from Czech labels Brengun and Hauler truly raise the bar with their detail levels.
Chris Clifford
BUILDING EDUARD’S ‘ANGEL OF MERCY’ B-25J
Massimo Santarossa completes Eduard's 'Angel of Mercy' B-25J Mitchell... adding a convincing metal finish in the process.
Massimo Santarossa
NUREMBERG TOY & HOBBY FAIR 2023
Chris Clifford, Stu Fone, John Fuller
Stu Fone, Chris Clifford and John fuller report on forthcoming products highlighted at the recent Nuremberg Toy and Hobby Fair.
Chris Clifford, Stu Fone, John Fuller
THIRD BUFFALO REISSUE FROM HOBBY 2000
Hobby 2000 has again reissued Hasegawa's 1/72 Brewster Buffalo, this time in US Navy colours as F2A-1/ -2 airframes.
Chris Clifford
EDUARD WILDCAT WING FOLDS AND WHEELS
Add extra flourishes of detail and change the look of your Eduard 1/48 F4F-4 Wildcat with the firm's bespoke late wheels and wing folds.
Chris Clifford
AUTHENTIC WEAPONS WITH FANTASY PRINTSHOP
Achieve a better look with your 1/32 aircraft weapons courtesy of Fantasy Printshop's new Rocket and Missile Bands decals.
Chris Clifford
Kinetic T-45C Goshawk Build
Dean Large completes Kinetic's 1/48 T-45C Goshawk in a US Navy special scheme, but it threw him the odd curve ball...
Dean Large
NEW TAKOM KITS DUE SOON!
New kits from Takom due soon include a 1/16 M50A Ontos, 1/72 M1070 Gun Truck and, in 1/35, a T-55AD and Panzer III Ausf.N.
Chris Clifford
EDUARD’S NEW HASEGAWA-BASED MITCHELL BOXING
Eduard has again reboxed Hasegawa's 1/72 B-25J, this time as a ProfiPACK on the theme of 'Strafers'... with PE parts, masks and new decals.
Chris Clifford
MIRAGE III MARKINGS FROM ASK DISTRIBUTION
Decals for dazzling French Air Force Mirage IIIC/E schemes, in 1/72 scale, are now available from ASK Distribution... and there are more to follow!
Chris Clifford
GECKO LARC-V UPDATED BY DAS WERK
Das Werk's reboxing of Gecko Models' 1/35 LARC-V amphibious vehicle allows you to build the early version with five new liveries for German, US and Portuguese machines.
Chris Clifford