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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
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

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

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
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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