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ESCI F-5E REPACKAGED BY ITALERI Review Premium

ESCI F-5E REPACKAGED BY ITALERI

Chris Clifford

Italeri has reissued ESCI's 1/48 F-5E Tiger II with stunning new decals. Read our review!

Chris Clifford

SPECIAL HOBBY ISSUES ANOTHER STUKA

Chris Clifford

Special Hobby's 1/72 Ju 87 series gathers pace with a new boxing, the D-3 'Stuka Experten' , with styrene, PE and 3D-printed resin parts.

Chris Clifford

NEW MILITARY ACCESSORIES BY MASTER MODEL

Chris Clifford

Improve your 1/35 armour builds with Master Model's new metal and resin accessories, catering for Allied and German armour alike.

Chris Clifford
BORDER’S NEW INTIAL PRODUCTION TIGER I Review Premium

BORDER’S NEW INTIAL PRODUCTION TIGER I

Chris Clifford

Border Model has followed its debut 1/35 Tiger I Early Production kit from 2020 with an Initial version, offering schemes for s.Pz.Abt.502 at Leningrad, 1942-43.

Chris Clifford
AIRFIX 1/72 MOSQUITO PR.XVI BUILD Feature Premium

AIRFIX 1/72 MOSQUITO PR.XVI BUILD

Huw Morgan

Huw Morgan gets 'snoopy' with his build of Airfix's new 1/72 Mosquito PR.XVI.

Huw Morgan
NEW TOOL: 1/48 ACADEMY A-10C REVIEW Review Premium

NEW TOOL: 1/48 ACADEMY A-10C REVIEW

Stu Fone

Academy has filled a noticeable gap in the market by providing a properly accurate A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'.

Stu Fone

ARMA’S NEW KAMIKAZE HAYATE PACKAGE

Chris Clifford

Arma Hobby's excellent 1/72 Ki-84 Hayate has been reissued in a Special Attack Units 'Kamikaze' boxing, with new decals and paint masks.

Chris Clifford

NEW 1/72 SPITFIRE BOXING FROM EDUARD

Chris Clifford

Eduard's delightful 1/72 Spitfire Mk.IXc returns in a fresh Weekend boxing, with decals for four different airframes.

Chris Clifford
TRANSFORM YOUR EDUARD 1/48 P-51D WITH HALBERD MODELS Review Premium

TRANSFORM YOUR EDUARD 1/48 P-51D WITH HALBERD MODELS

Chris Clifford

Transform your Eduard 1/48 P-51D into a decidedly different Mustang with Halberd Models' conversion sets for a civilian racer, Cavalier Turbo Mustang and Piper Enforcer.

Chris Clifford

Display Case – Showcasing your Models!

John Fuller

Bright hues and stunning tonal work ensures this month’s reader feature contains an eye-catching assortment of models – including online-only exclusives.

John Fuller
NEW-TOOL: ITALERI’S 1/12 VINTAGE BUGATTI Review Premium

NEW-TOOL: ITALERI’S 1/12 VINTAGE BUGATTI

Chris Clifford

Race car fans who favour classic subjects and larger scales have a real treat with Italeri's new-tool 1/12 Bugatti Type 35B.

Chris Clifford

SPECIAL HOBBY’S NEW PATROL BOAT ARMAMENT UPGRADES

Chris Clifford

The first of Special Hobby's new upgrades for Revell's 1/72 PT Boat are Mk.50 Rocket Launchers and a 20mm Oerlikon cannon.

Chris Clifford

LARGE-SCALE SPIT’ AND HURRICANE MASKS FROM 1 MAN ARMY

Chris Clifford

If you have 1/32 Spitfire or Hurricane builds on the cards, 1 Man Army's new pre-cut masks will allow you to spray stencils, codes, serials and national insignia.

Chris Clifford
ALL-NEW EARLY PANZER II FROM IBG MODELS Review Premium

ALL-NEW EARLY PANZER II FROM IBG MODELS

Stu Fone

Modellers of German armour have an early war 1/35 treat in IBG Models' new-tool Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf.a/2... the first ever kit of the type in this scale.

Stu Fone

NEW MITCHELL DECALS BY ASK DISTRIBUTION

Chris Clifford

Three splendid new 1/48 B-25J Mitchell decal sheets from ASK Distribution have been released, with HK Models' new kit in mind... but you could also add them to Monogram's kit.

Chris Clifford

NEW ICM BESPOKE PAINT SETS

Chris Clifford

ICM's acrylic paint range has grown with the addition of two new sets, aimed at the firms own OV-10 Bronco and CH-54A Tarhe.

Chris Clifford
REFRESHED RECCE PHANTOM FROM ITALERI Review Premium

REFRESHED RECCE PHANTOM FROM ITALERI

Chris Clifford

Italeri has re-released its 1/48 RF-4E Phantom II with a stunning new decal sheet, with markings for Israeli, German, Turkish and Iranian airframes. The kit has its roots in ESCI's tooling from the 1980s.

Chris Clifford
ANTI-AIR BUS: BULIDING RODEN’S 1/72 VOMAG 7 WITH FLAK GUN Feature Premium

FLAK BUS: BUILDING RODEN’S 1/72 VOMAG 88MM

Chris Clifford

Massimo Santarossa completes Roden's decidedly different 1/72 German VOMAG 7 chassis with 8.8cm Flak.

Chris Clifford

HARPIA’S NEW AMX REFERENCE

Chris Clifford

If you plan to build one of the existing kits of the Italian-Brazilian AMX fighter-bomber - or you're waiting for Italeri's new tooling - Harpia's new reference book on the type offers much for modellers.

Chris Clifford

NEW SPECIAL HOBBY ‘109 GROUND-ATTACKER

Chris Clifford

Special Hobby has repackaged it's 1/72 new-tool Messerschmitt Bf 109 to provide an E-1/B sub-type, with new decals and resin weaponry.

Chris Clifford
BORDER’S NEW PARTIAL U-BOAT Review Premium

BORDER’S NEW PARTIAL U-BOAT

Chris Clifford

Naval modellers are sure to like Border's new sectionalised 1/35 Type VIIC U-boat, which offers interesting display possibilities.

Chris Clifford

NEW 1/72 MIRAGE 2000-5F FROM MODELSVIT

Chris Clifford

Ukraine's Modelsvit has re-worked its 1/72 Mirage 2000C to provide the upgraded 2000-5F sub-type, with new radar and MICA missiles.

Chris Clifford
ASSYMETRIC FIGHTER: SPITFIRE MK.IIA LR FROM KP Review Premium

ASSYMETRIC FIGHTER: SPITFIRE MK.IIA LR FROM KP

Chris Clifford

If you're in the market for a budget 1/72 Spitfire, KP's recent Mk.IIa (LR) is an ideal candidate... and it allows you to build a relatively rare sub-type.

Chris Clifford
ICM CH-54A TARHE REVIEW Review Freemium

ICM CH-54A TARHE REVIEW

Chris Clifford

ICM's huge 1/35 CH-54A Tarhe helicopter has been released... and it's a game-changer for helicopter fans.

Chris Clifford
IBG RE-BOXES TRUMPETER FULCRUM WITH UKRAINE MARKINGS Review Premium

IBG RE-BOXES TRUMPETER FULCRUM WITH UKRAINE MARKINGS

Chris Clifford

IBG Models' reissue of Trumpeter's 1/72 MiG-29UB two-seater has five different Ukrainian Air Force schemes.

Chris Clifford
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Path to Enlightenment: Tamiya 1/35 Chi-Ha Tank Build

Joe Turner

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
COMPLETING AZUR-FRROM’S MARTIN B-10B Feature Premium

BUILDING AZUR-FRROM’S MARTIN B-10B

Mike Grant

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

Chris Clifford

Xtradecal has selected 11 attractive airframes for its new Westland Whirlwind helicopter markings set.

Chris Clifford

ANTI-RADAR PHANTOM HISTORY FROM OSPREY

Chris Clifford

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