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NEW-TOOL 1/35 KOZAK-2 MRAP FROM ICM
ICM has released an excellent all-new 1/35 tooling of Ukraine's Kozak-2 mine-resistant ambush-protected battlefield vehicle.
Chris Clifford
BANDAI MANDALORIAN RAZOR CREST
Through a special licence agreement, Bandai's small-scale Mandalorian Razor Crest kit is now being imported in to Europe via Revell. Read our review!
Stu Fone
RDG MINIATURES’ 7TH ROYAL AFRICAN REGIMENT OFFICER
Figure painters seeking a different historical subject should consider RDG Miniatures' superb 100mm Officer, 7th Royal African Regiment vignette.
Chris Clifford
Display Case
July’s aircraft-focused showcase nonetheless includes a mix of sci-fi and military subjects, and features the latest toolings alongside vintage offerings
Stu Fone
COMPLETING REVELL’S TURKISH TIGER’ F-16D
Ethan Williams sharpens his modelling claws on Revell's 1/72 F-16d Tigermeet 2014 kit.
Ethan Williams
MMP FINNISH TRAINER COLOURS BOOK
If you're looking for a new modelling theme - or want to boost your existing reference cache - MMP's recent book Finnish Trainer Colours 1930-1945 offers heaps of inspiration.
Chris Clifford
REVELL SCORPION GAINS NEW IDENTITIES
Fresh decals for two aircraft are supplied with Revell's original 1/48 F-89C Scorpion, reissued as a 75th anniversary Gift Set, with paint, glue and a paint brush.
Chris Clifford
ADAPTED PZL P.11 FIGHTER FROM IBG
Poland's IBG Models has reworked its classy 1/72 PZL P.11 fighter to provide a Romanian P.11B Early K-series airframe, with fresh decals.
Chris Clifford
AIRFIX 1/48 DE HAVILLAND VAMPIRE FB.5/9 FULL BUILD
Jack Homewood completes Airfix's reworked 1/48 de Havilland Vampire as an attractive 213 Squadron RAF FB.9 airframe.
Jack Homewood
EDUARD REISSUES 1/48 SPITFIRE Vb WITH NEW MARKINGS
Eduard's superb 1/48 Spitfire Mk.Vb has been reissued as a mid-production airframe in Weekend Edition format.
Chris Clifford
NEW DSPIAE AND GREEN STUFF WORLD SUNDRIES VIA TYRELL MODELS
Super-useful new tools and sundries from Dspiae and Green Stuff World are now in stock at online retailer Tyrell Models.
Chris Clifford
MARK I'S SMALL-SCALE WESSEX REWORKED
MARK I Models has reissued its 1/144 Westland Wessex HU.5 as a limited-edition kit, with new parts and decals.
Chris Clifford
NEW-TOOL 1/72 FIESELER 167 FROM AZ MODEL
Modellers interested in more obscure Luftwaffe World War Two aircraft will welcome AZ Model's new-tool Fieseler Fi 167... even if it is in limited-run format.
Chris Clifford
SCALE MAMMALS FROM CMK
CMK's new camels and sow with piglets can add bags of life to dioramas and vignettes... especially for more inventive scenic modellers.
Chris Clifford
POLAR LIGHTS’ STAR TREK USS GRISSOM AND GREENSTRAWBERRY UPGRADES
Get the lowdown on Polar Lights' new 1/350 Star Trek USS Grissom, along with Greenstrawberry's bespoke upgrades for this kit.
Stu Fone
REVELL REISSUES ICM BEECHCRAFT 18
ICM's original 1/48 Beechcraft 18 has been reissued once more by Revell, with new military and civilian colour schemes.
Chris Clifford
AIRFIX 1/72 SPITFIRE Vc GETS NEW MARKINGS
Airfix's delightful 1/72 Spitfire Mk.Vc returns to the market with fresh decals for RAF and Royal Australian Air Force examples.
Chris Clifford
NEW 1/48 F-16 SPECIAL LIVERIES FROM TWO BOBS
F-16 fans have two superb colour schemes to replicate courtesy of Two Bobs' new 1/48 'Wild Ducks' decal sheet.
Chris Clifford
MOSS AND QUAKE SCENIC PRODUCTS FROM AMMO-MIG
If you're a scenic modeller on the hunt for useful groundwork mediums, AMMO-MIG's recent Quake Crackle Creator and Moss products are worth considering.
Chris Clifford
TAMIYA 1/35 KETTENKRAFTRAD AND HELLCAT
Johan Augustsson showcases Tamiya's recent new-tool Kettenkraftrad and M18 Hellcat in a tightly composed vignette.
Johan Augustsson
MINIART’S FRESH 1/35 TEMPO
MiniArt has issued yet another rendition of its 1/35 Tempo three-wheeled truck, this time emulating different milk delivery vehicles.
Chris Clifford
YUGOSLAV THUNDERBOLT MARKINGS FROM ZE-RO DECALS
If you want to build a 'bubbletop' Thunderbolt but avoid US schemes, the Yugoslav Air Force livery from Ze-Ro Decals could be the answer.
Chris Clifford
NEW BOOK: A SWORD FOR PEACE AND LIBERTY
If nuclear-capable war machines are your thing modelling-wise, don't miss Helion & Co's new softback reference on France's 'Force De Frappe' 1945-1990.
Chris Clifford
NEW MiG-19 ‘FARMER’ FROM KOVOZÁVODY PROSTĚJOV
Czech company KP has adapted its 1/72 MiG-19S tooling to offer different boxings of the radar-nosed MiG-19MP. Here we focus on the 'Soviet Union AF' product.
Chris Clifford
ISRAELI ‘BOGIES’ SHEET FROM ISRADECAL STUDIOS
Chris Clifford
KITBASHING CONTRAIL’S WARWICK
Kitbashing ensures great results for David Holmes, who improves Contrail's 1/72 vac-formed Vickers Armstrong Warwick with parts from Airfix Wellington and Lancaster kits.
David Holmes
AMT STAR TREK USS ENTERPRISE-C
Chris Clifford
THUNDERBOLT: ITALERI’S 1/32 NEW-TOOL MACCHI MC.202 FOLGORE
Italeri has done well with its new-tool 1/32 Macchi MC.202 Folgore fighter... the first mass-produced kit of the type in this scale.
Chris Clifford
RYE FIELD MODEL RELEASES 1/48 M1240A1 M-ATV
Having dazzled 1/35 fans, Rye Field Model (RFM) has turned its attention to the growing appeal of 1/48, with its first offering being a superb M1240A1 M-ATV.
Stu Fone