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STARLING’S 1/350 GRIMSBY-CLASS SLOOP HMS DEPTFORD

Stu Fone

Starling Models has released a pre-war Grimsby-class sloop, HMS Deptford – Stu Fone takes a look at this superb kit.

Stu Fone
ROYAL SINGAPORE AIR FORCE F-16C FROM KINETIC News Freemium

ROYAL SINGAPORE AIR FORCE F-16C FROM KINETIC

Chris Clifford

Whether you're into aerobatic teams, Asian air arms or the F-16 in general, Kinetic's 1/48 Block F-16C Block 52 with Singapore markings has plenty to offer.

Chris Clifford
DORA WINGS FAIREY DELTA FD.2 Feature Premium

DORA WINGS FAIREY DELTA FD.2

Chris Clifford

A handsome 'Royal Purple' livery defines Chris Clifford's build of Dora Wings' new 1/72 Fairy Delta FD.2.

Chris Clifford
MINIART D8506 TRACTOR WITH TRAILER Feature Premium

MINIART D8506 TRACTOR WITH TRAILER

Gary Radford

Gary's Radford's skilful build of MiniArt's 1/35 Lanz Bulldog tractor is displayed on a convincing airfield base. Learn how he tackled both items here.

Gary Radford
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AIRFIX’S IMPOSING NEW 1/72 LIBERATOR

Stu Fone

We preview the first of Airfix’s 2024 new toolings, in the shape of it's superb 1/72 Consolidated B-24H Liberator

Stu Fone
ACADEMY’S BUMPER MINICRAFT BUYOUT News Freemium

ACADEMY’S BUMPER MINICRAFT BUYOUT

Chris Clifford

Academy has acquired around 500 sets of Minicraft tooling and is due to start releasing the initial items from next month. Learn more here.

Chris Clifford

ACADEMY NEW-TOOL 1/35 PANZER IB/ZUNDAPP K750 COMBO

Chris Clifford

Learn about Academy's new-tool 1/35 Panzer IB with Zundapp motorcycle and sidecar, due soon!

Chris Clifford
SPARROWHAWK: ITALERI RELEASES SM.79 BOMBER VERSION Review Premium

SPARROWHAWK: ITALERI RELEASES SM.79 BOMBER VERSION

Chris Clifford

Italeri will please many modellers with the reintroduction of its 1/72 SM.79 Sparviero, as a bomber version with new decals.

Chris Clifford

TAMIYA’S ALL-NEW LEOPARD 2A7V

Stu Fone

The latest 1/35 Leopard 2A7V offering from Tamiya is an absolute delight, as Stu Fone discovers

Stu Fone
REVELL’S NEW MANDALORIAN SPEEDER BIKE Feature Premium

REVELL’S NEW MANDALORIAN SPEEDER BIKE

Garry Tobiss

A dramatic sci-fi kidnap scene is replicated by Garry Tobiss with Revell's new 1/12 Mandalorian Speeder Bike.

Garry Tobiss
REISSUED 1/48 TWO-SEAT HUNTER DECALS FROM FANTASY PRINTSHOP News Freemium

REISSUED 1/48 TWO-SEAT HUNTER DECALS FROM FANTASY PRINTSHOP

Chris Clifford

Fantasy Printshop's splendid two-seat RAF Hunter T.7 decal set has been reissued in both 1/72 and 1/48 scale.

Chris Clifford
AZ MODEL NEW 1/72 Bf 109E-0 AND ‘109T BOXINGS Review Premium

AZ MODEL NEW 1/72 Bf 109E-0 AND ‘109T BOXINGS

Chris Clifford

AZ Model has added to its range of 1/72 Messerschmitt Bf 109 kits with new '109E-0 and T-2 boxings.

Chris Clifford
AIRFIX RE-RELEASES 1/48 TIGER MOTH WITH NEW MARKINGS News Freemium

AIRFIX RE-RELEASES 1/48 TIGER MOTH WITH NEW MARKINGS

Chris Clifford

Airfix has re-released its delightful 1/48 de Havilland Tiger Moth with two fresh colour schemes - one RAF, the other Royal Navy.

Chris Clifford
AZUR-FRROM’S NEW 1/48 SUPER MYSTÈRE Feature Premium

AZUR-FRROM’S NEW 1/48 SUPER MYSTÈRE

Chris Jones

Chris Jones adds a highly convincing work-weary metallic finish to Azur-FRROM's splendid new-tool 1/48 Super Mystère.

Chris Jones
FORK-TAILED DEVIL: NEW P-38 REFERENCE BOOK FROM DETAIL & SCALE Review Freemium

FORK-TAILED DEVIL: NEW P-38 REFERENCE BOOK FROM DETAIL & SCALE

Chris Clifford

If you're planning to build variants of Lockheed's P-38 Lightning, you'll find heaps of useful reference in Detail Scale's new softback book on the type.

Chris Clifford
SCALE CHEESE REPLENISHMENT FROM MINIART Review Premium

SCALE CHEESE REPLENISHMENT FROM MINIART

Chris Clifford

MiniArt's new 1/35 Cheese Products set has a multitude of uses, from market-stall scenes to replicating snacks for hungry soldiers.

Chris Clifford
Airfix Model World Logo Feature Freemium

Airfix Model World Sample Issue

Welcome to the special digital issue of Airfix Model World, which presents a compilation of articles.

ITALERI’S 1/12 F-16 COCKPIT RETURNS Review Premium

ITALERI’S 1/12 F-16 COCKPIT RETURNS

Chris Clifford

ESCI's cool 1/12 F-16 cockpit has again been re-released by Italeri... and it still stands up well today.

Chris Clifford

EURO DECALS MARKINGS FOR UPCOMING BORDER SPITFIRE Mk.Vb

Chris Clifford

If you're thinking of building Border's 1/35 Spitfire Vb when it's available, you might also want to consider the varied options for the type on Euro Decals' new sheet.

Chris Clifford
KINETIC 1/48 HAWKEYE 2000 RETURNS Review Premium

KINETIC 1/48 HAWKEYE 2000 RETURNS

Chris Clifford

Kinetic has reissued its imposing 1/48 E-2C Hawkeye 2000 kit with fresh decal choices for a single US Navy VAW-123 'Screwtops' airframe.

Chris Clifford
AIRFIX 1/72 BREWSTER BUFFALO Feature Premium

AIRFIX 1/72 BREWSTER BUFFALO FULL BUILD

Mike Williams

Fun and nostalgia combine with Mike Williams' build of Airfix's Vintage Classics 1/72 Brewster Buffalo.

Mike Williams
CHANDOS’ NEW AXIS AVIATION PERIODICAL News Freemium

CHANDOS’ NEW AXIS AVIATION PERIODICAL

Chris Clifford

Chandos Publications' stunning new periodical series 'Axis Wings' offers a splendid source of reference on German and co-belligerent aviation, during World War Two and before.

Chris Clifford
ITALERI REISSUES 1/72 TWIN-SEAT JAGUAR TRAINER News Premium

ITALERI REISSUES 1/72 TWIN-SEAT JAGUAR TRAINER

Chris Clifford

Italeri has re-released its 1/72 two-seat SEPECAT Jaguar with fresh markings for RAF airframes. One has a specially decorated tail.

Chris Clifford
BANDAI ‘DRAGON BALL Z’ PICCOLO IN-BOX REVIEW Review Freemium

BANDAI ‘DRAGON BALL Z’ PICCOLO IN-BOX REVIEW

Chris Clifford

Key Model World marks the passing of manga and anime legend Akira Toriyama with an in-box review of Bandai's Dragon Ball Z Piccolo figure kit.

Chris Clifford

MODEL ART PRE-EMPTS DORA WINGS SIMOUN C.635 WITH NEW DECALS

Chris Clifford

A planned 1/48 kit of Caudron's C.635 Simoun by Dora Wings has prompted Model Art to re-scale, update and add to its 1/72 markings for the type.

Chris Clifford
SCHIFFER’S PORSCHE TIGER AND FERDINAND ‘BIBLE’ Review Freemium

SCHIFFER’S PORSCHE TIGER AND FERDINAND ‘BIBLE’

Chris Clifford

Schiffer's recent 490-plus-page hardback on the Porsche Tiger and Ferdinand/Elefant is a reference goldmine for modellers exploring the subject in scale form.

Chris Clifford

Win Tamiya’s new-tool 1/48 F-35B Lightning II!

Two lucky AMW readers have the chance to win a Tamiya 1/48 F-35B Lightning II, which retails for £99.99, courtesy of importer The Hobby Company

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New RAF fighter profiles from Air-Craft

Stu Fone

The latest volume in the Air-Craft History series: RAF Fighters 1950-60 UK-Based Units – Part 2, examines the liveries worn by six post-war aircraft types.

Stu Fone
INTERMEDIATE BUILD COMPLETING SPECIAL HOBBY’S 1/72 SF-260 Feature Premium

COMPLETING SPECIAL HOBBY’S 1/72 SF-260

Niklas Knutzén

Niklas Knutzén offers an out-of-the-box build of Special Hobby's 1/72 SIAI-Marchetti SF-260.

Niklas Knutzén