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ANNIVERSARY SEA HARRIER FROM ITALERI Review Premium

ANNIVERSARY SEA HARRIER FROM ITALERI

Stu Fone

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

Chris Clifford

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

Chris Clifford

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 Review Premium

REVELL’S USAF @ 75 WITH F-89, F-16 AND F-117

Chris Clifford

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 Review Premium

WORLD FIRST: 1/72 SAUNDERS-ROE SRA-1 FROM XTRAKIT

Chris Clifford

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
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Gyro Genius: Building MiniArt’s 1/35 Avro 671 Autogyro

STEVE BUDD

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!

John Fuller

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!

John Fuller

Aircraft modelling remains vastly popular – as shown by this selection of reader projects, including bonus online-only extras.

John Fuller
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Airfix Model World April 2023

The full issue in page-turning PDF format

BLACK CAT’S NEW 1/72 BOFORS

Stu Fone

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

Chris Clifford

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

John Fuller

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 Review Premium

SPECIAL HOBBY’S FIAT FRECCIA RETURNS

Chris Clifford

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

Chris Clifford

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
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ICM’s Leatherneck Bronco: 1/48 OV-10D+ FULL BUILD

Dean Large

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 Review Premium

SMALL-SCALE VEHICLE GEMS FROM BRENGUN/HAULER

Chris Clifford

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 Feature Premium

BUILDING EDUARD’S ‘ANGEL OF MERCY’ B-25J

Massimo Santarossa

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 News Freemium

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 Review Premium

THIRD BUFFALO REISSUE FROM HOBBY 2000

Chris Clifford

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

Chris Clifford

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

Chris Clifford

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 Feature Premium

Kinetic T-45C Goshawk Build

Dean Large

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!

Chris Clifford

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

Chris Clifford

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

Chris Clifford

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 Review Premium

GECKO LARC-V UPDATED BY DAS WERK

Chris Clifford

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
TWO-SEAT ‘SKOL’ VIGGEN FROM SPECIAL HOBBY Review Premium

TWO-SEAT ‘SKOL’ VIGGEN FROM SPECIAL HOBBY

Chris Clifford

Having released a 1/72 two-seat Viggen four years ago, as part of a dual kit/reference book package, Special Hobby has now issued the model on its own.

Chris Clifford
‘Devotion’ Corsair: Hasegawa’s 1/48 F4U-4 Feature Premium

‘Devotion’ Corsair: Hasegawa’s 1/48 F4U-4

Jan Maes

To celebrate the release of Korean War film 'Devotion', read how the late Jan Maes replicated Tom Hudner's F4U-4 Corsair in 1/48 scale.

Jan Maes

AIRFIX-BRANDED BEVERAGES

Chris Clifford

Have a drying time break or mark the completion of your latest model with Airfix-branded Modeller's Brew Tea and Coffee.

Chris Clifford

HIGH-END WORKSTATION FROM TYRELL

Chris Clifford

Online retailer Tyrell Models has released its awaited Workstation... a high-quality item that can organise a wealth of tools, paint brushes and much more.

Chris Clifford