Read n' Reviewed: New Nuts & Bolts - Vol.38 Jagdpanzer IV Part 2: L/70 (Sd.Kfz. 162/1)

We have our hands on the second part of the two volume series on the Jagdpanzer IV from Nuts & Bolts. After our review in the first of the two books covering the complete history of this vehicle, now part II covers the VOMAG and ALKETT versions. We thought we would give you a review of what is inside the second part...

In-Boxed: B-17 E/F Flying Fortress from Hong Kong Models - or - "Lukas has a big job on his hands..."

We have been keeping Lukas' powder dry for many – far too many weeks he might say –  in showing you his progress of HK Models new B-17 E/F kit in massive 32^nd scale build. Now the kit is well underway - three-quarters complete, we thought we would make him do a quick “In-boxed” article to show you what you get for your money. Let's quickly have a look at what's in the box first before he builds it up for you all.

Build Guide - Clayton gets cracking on Bronco Models 35th scale British Cruiser Tank

Bronco Models has released a new 35^th scale British Cruiser Tank in several marks - Mk.II/IIA/IIA CS (A10 Mk.I/1A/1A CS) – Clayton has got his out and is painting & weathering it already – but first he stopped off to show how it goes together in his Build Guide...

Pt.III Finishing & Weathering: Bronco's 48th scale Curtiss Mk.IIB Tomahawk (P-40C)

Gary has already shown us how to build & paint your 48th scale Bronco Tomohawk (P-40C) and today we continue on with the third part of the build phase - weathering and finishing the kit. Gary tries out the Slovakian brand "Mr.Paint" with some AK Interactive weathering materials in this build - see ho wit all ended up in Part III of the build.

Hasegawa's August releases, wings, rotors, jets, squealing tyres - and a mum's chariot in their latest.

Hasegawa's August releases are, as usual, diverse, very nice looking whilst again fairly familiar to a lot of people out there, Check them out in our preview to see what is new and what has changed in their August lot of kits...

Pt.II Painting & Weathering Guide of Miniart's new 35th scale T54-2 in Ammo shades.

Miniart is making some great new models of the largest, toughest tanks to enter service in the last century, with a focus especially on the Post-WWII "T" series of medium and MBT's. Paul got his hands on Miniart's new 35th scale T54-2 kit, and we have already seen part I of the build and how it goes together - Today he paints it with AMMO shades in Pt. II of his guide...

In-boxed & Build Guide - Andy gets to building Takom's 35th scale Krupp Raumer S

A military vehicle like no other – the very futuristic looking WWII mine clearer the Raumer S from Takom in 35^th scale looks JUST like a kit that Andy would like to build – so we unleashed him on it in a build guide, review and in the next part a painting and weathering guide. For now, let's see what is in the kit and how it goes together...

Preview: Celebrating 20 issues of Abrams Squad - a Special Edition free to subscribers - & cheap to everyone else...

Abrams Squad: The Modern Modelling Magazine was the first magazine in the world devoted solely to Modern Warfare modelling. To celebrate their first 20 issues with a special and limited edition of a guide for collectors. Thematic indexes and summaries of best articles.

Interior fire wall in a familiar shape? The Panther series with full interiors in 35th scale from TAKOM is more certain now...

So that's more than proven our theory, hasn't it? The all too familiar interior fire wall of a Panther D is the latest in Takom's new sneak shots of its upcoming Kursk series of tanks -  Yes, Takom is making the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther Sd. Kfz. 171 tank! This and the two engines we have already seen are the information that cements our guess on the forthcoming series and first release kits from Takom...

In-Boxed: Bronco's colourful Cruiser - Mk.II/IIA/IIA CS (A10 Mk.I/1A/1A CS) in 35th scale

Bronco Models has released a new 35^th scale British Cruiser Tank in several marks - Mk.II/IIA/IIA CS (A10 Mk.I/1A/1A CS) – Clayton has got his out and is building it already – but first he stopped off to show you what is in the box in this – his In-boxed review...

In-Boxed: Gary gets to grips with Meng's new 48th scale Lockheed Martin F-35A JSF Lightning II

Pretty interesting - this new kit from Meng. This new  F-35  kit in 48th scale has caused some opinions already - so we thought to get to what it is really like then who better to take a look and build it than our man Gary. Today he gets to examining the box and then dry-fitting the components before his build for us in the coming weeks. See what he thinks so far...

SM.03 Sazabi Custom from Rinaldi Studio Press is on pre-order at a discount until July 31

We have already looked in detail at two books in the interesting new "SM" series (single Model) in the form of the first - SM.01 Fish Submarine & then the SM.02 S-65 Tractor in review here on TMN, but now, the third in this series is almost upon us, we have the info on what to expect, some pictures and info on how to get this book at a pre-order discount...

MiniArt continue to pack a whallop with the new releases of this Panzerfaust 30/60 Set in 35th scale

MiniArt give us more details to flesh out our dioramas – This time the dual release of the Panzerfaust Faustpatrone 30 and Panzerfaust 60 with crates to ship them in – we look at the weapon, the sprues and the bits that come with them in a photo spread to show what to expect in this release. Check it out in our preview...

Malaysia Miniatures Hobby Show 2017 & MALCOM - Pt.II of Macson's report: Aircraft, figure & vehicle Galleries

Our reporter on the spot Mr. Macson Tan has shared with us two walkarounds from the combined Malaysia Miniatures Hobby Show 2017 & MALCOM (Malaysia Competition)  held over the weekend of the 8^th & 9^th of July. Today we have the Aircraft, figure and vehicle Galleries of the models on display in Pt.II of his report.

Build Guide Pt.II - see the boys continue the build of Italeri's 32nd scale F-35A Lightning...

Nicolas & François team up to continue with the great build of the new Italeri F-35A Lightning II in 32^nd scale. See how it is going together - take a look to see what you think of the features ( and facets) of this interesting kit in large scale in Pt.II of their build

Gallery - Malaysia Miniatures Hobby Show 2017 & MALCOM (Malaysia Competition) AFV Gallery

Our reporter on the spot Mr. Macson Tan has shared with us two walkarounds from the combined Malaysia Miniatures Hobby Show 2017 & MALCOM (Malaysia Competition)  held over the weekend of the 8^th & 9^th of July. Today we have the largest category – the AFV Gallery of the models on display in Pt.I of his report.

In-Boxed: the new 35th scale M47 Patton From: Takom

Paul has been looking forward to starting his build of Takom's 35th scale M47 Patton so much he only paused for a few minutes to take pictures of what's in the box and tell us what we thought before he got to building the kit (he's already started) so here is his roundup of initial thought before the build gets going...

On two wheels, many legs, three propellers, a large hull and red all over with Revell's August kits,

A big bike for ChiPs, a butcher bird of the night, a bunch of boxes afloat, some old warriors and a birthday for the “Rotter” - Let's see what's new from Germany this month in our preview…

Dual build - Modelcollect's V-I vs Rheintochter w/E-100 Launchers in Andy's finished article...

Today see the finish of the dual build of Modelcollect's two new E-100 Missile launchers. Andy not only gives us his build guide of the 1/72nd Rheintochter 1 Launcher with E-100 Body - but also the boxing of the same scale and brand's V-1 launching platform as well - See him finish them both off into his final part in today's story...

We look at Hobbyboss’ latest in August 2017 new item preview

Hobbyboss have four new models ready for us in August - another Fitter, a tiny Loco with a lot of pull, a beautiful AMX and a floating Strasbourg? see what we are on about in our preview that includes markings and sprues…

New from Bronco in August: Russian Zil-131V Tractor Truck From Bronco Models in 35th scale

Seems like Bronco Models are working on their moulds of the Zil-131cargo truck they released recently - this time the Zil-131 ( &130) tractor truck is up for the 35th scale injection moulding process treatment. Let us have a look at the real thing, as well as the feature set on this new kit from Bronco...

Build Guide Pt II: 48th scale Bronco Models Curtiss Mk.IIB Tomahawk (P-40C) - Painting & Decaling.

Gary has already shown us how to build your 48th scale Bronco Tomohawk (P-40C) and today we continue on with the second part of the build phase - painting & decalling. Gary tries out the Slovakian brand "Mr.Paint" in this build - see what he thought of the paint and how it went on in today's part II.

Tiger 131 from World of Tanks leads Italeri's interesting looking lot of August kits in our preview...

Italeri has some more interesting kits in different genres and scales with a special bonus to those who play "World of Tanks" as well as some good looking models - Check out all of their new August kits in our preview, with boxart, colours and sprues for each of these...

Read n' Reviewed: Sturmgeschütz III on the Battlefield 4 - World War Two Photobook Series (Vol.13)

We like the StuG III – but obviously not as much as the peeps at Peko Publishing, as this is the fourth book in the "On The Battlefield" series to feature this particular vehicle. Will it stand up to the quality of the others in this series? Well, we read it, and we thought we would take you through this latest issue so you can see what's inside.

In-Boxed: Andy gets to examining the 35th scale IBG Models Scammell Pioneer SV2S

With two new Scammel Pioneers in 35^th scale entering the market in close proximity from two different manufacturers, we thought it only proper to build both of them and show off the virtues of each of those kits for you all. Today Andy shows us his IBG Models Scammell Pioneer SV2S before he starts cutting the plastic…

Time to let Daco Products how much would you pay for a new 32nd Fouga Magister...

DACO is slowly working away on a new 1/32nd scale kit- they are proposing a large scale Fouga Magister – want to say how much you want to pay for it? Check out this preview...