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ESCI F-5E REPACKAGED BY ITALERI
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
FLAK BUS: BUILDING RODEN’S 1/72 VOMAG 88MM
Massimo Santarossa completes Roden's decidedly different 1/72 German VOMAG 7 chassis with 8.8cm Flak.
Chris Clifford
HARPIA’S NEW AMX REFERENCE
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
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
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
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
NEW HURRICANE SUB-TYPE BY ARMA HOBBY
Chris Clifford
ASSYMETRIC FIGHTER: SPITFIRE MK.IIA LR FROM KP
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
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
IBG Models' reissue of Trumpeter's 1/72 MiG-29UB two-seater has five different Ukrainian Air Force schemes.
Chris Clifford
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