Wednesday, December 30

Large scale AT-AT? Dragon makes your first second and third wishes all come true in 2016

You know – sometimes when it rains it really pours.. On the heels of firstly the small offerings by Finemolds and then the new kits we are all excited about from Bandai now we have new Star Wars kits from who else but Dragon Models on the way! Let's take a look at what's coming our way...

Tuesday, December 29

Construction review: Masterbox’ new figure set “Pin Up” series in 35th scale


We had six ladies turn up unannounced this week – they were scantily clad and reminded us of the sort of woman you might see adorned on a WWII fighter, bomber or tank. They are Masterbox’s latest set of figures in 35th scale – Pin-Up series. We thought it would be nice to put them together in our construction review so you can see the cut of their jib(s)...

Saturday, December 26

Francios' double build of the new Revell Typ 82E with Volkssturm kids in a nice diorama

After his complex but very nice Cougar MRAP build we had here on TMN the other day francois was looking for something quick and easy to build. He found it in Revell’s new 35th scale VW Beetle kit. But what about a setting for it? Well he has to make things harder for himself. See what francois thought of the new Beetle kit and the Masterbox figures to go along with this late WWII vignette…

Friday, December 25

News from Takom – T-55 Family to be released in 35th scale.

Well it’s good choice isn’t it? The news from Takom for your Xmas present is that their newest family of tanks to be released in 35th scale is the T-55 MBT and its many permutations. Just like the Chieftain there will be a few variants and of course conversions are bouncing around our heads but for now, let’s have a look at the vehicle a little and the promised features on the kit to come…

Thursday, December 24

Review Build Pt III – Pauls completed Takom Chieftain Mk.11 in 35th scale


First we looked at Clayton’s Mk10 and Andy’s Mk.5 Chieftain and now it is our man Paul Lee’s turn with his Takom Mk 11 Chieftain to round out the trilogy in part III of his build process. Today sees him paint and weather his Mk 11. See how he went…

Wednesday, December 23

Masterbox’s three new sets for the new year are in development…

Masterbox have announced their three kits for January 2016. Some tommies in a spot in WWI, some Germans taking a tour in their Mercedes and some Fallschirmjager looking for a way out are the three new kits that we have some info on. Let’s look at these six figures in our preview…

Tuesday, December 22

Hasegawa’s new items for February 2016 are already announced – Better get saving those Yen…

Hasegawa’s new items for February are already announced and on the way. Forget Xmas – this is where it’s at for your next model build of the new year. Let’s take a look….

Monday, December 21

Witness the final wash-up as Andy whips up MENG'S Whippett...

Part Three of his article on this WWI light tank from MENG Models sees Andy add to his box review and construction review with now a painting and weathering to a very high standard. See how he did it and what he thought after building this kit in today’s build review…

Saturday, December 19

Read N Reviewed: Nuts & Bolts Volume 35: Büssing’s schwere Pz.Spähwagen Part 1

Paul gets his hands on his Nuts & Bolts – this one has Eight wheels and is of a varied hull, yes the Vol 35 focusses on the Büssing’s schwere Pz.Spähwagen. Let’s see what Paul thought of the book in our review…

Friday, December 18

In-Boxed: Andy checks out MiniArt’s up-armoured Bulldozer in 35th scale.


MiniArt’s new (don’t call them D7) with an upgraded armoured structure to take on not just dirt but the enemy as well. See if this kit made the earth move for Andy in his review before he gets to build it.

Thursday, December 17

No better day to release something Star Wars from Bandai….3 releases and one we have solid info on..


To add to the other “Force Awakens” Star Wars injection moulded kits comes the news that Bandai is also bringing out a new 1/12th scale “Shadow Trooper” ( plus two other "Force Awakens" faves)  We have the key points and images so take a look at this new kit in our preview…

Tuesday, December 15

Guillaume models BMW's super hybrid - Revell’s 1/24 BMW i8

Guillaume is a bit of a car nut - so when he saw Revell’s new I8 hybrid on their new releases he had to try the kit out for himself. See what he thought about the kit and how it looked when he made it up in today’s build review…

Monday, December 14

Build review Pt III - Andy completes his 35th scale Takom Chieftain Mk.5/P

Takom’s release of the three main Chieftain variants (5,10 &11) have sparked a lot of interest and Andy’s Mk.5 is built today in Part III of his Chieftain journey. This is in addition to Clayton’s Mk.10 build & Paul’s Mk II build review we have already seen. See how it all goes together and Andy’s final thoughts on this kit…

Saturday, December 12

Hobbyboss’ January 2016 kits – never too late for some lovely and maybe controversial box art...

Hobbyboss have five new releases for January 2016 (already) – some nice looking kits but I am sure one box art will catch many people’s eyes. Also the corsair is nice to see actually in combat – who says box art’s been watered down? Let’s see the kits and sprues in the Hobbyboss preview…

Friday, December 11

Barracuda Studios new items in three scales for December 2015

Roy from Barracuda Studios has sent us pictures and info on the new sets they have released to suit some well-known 48th, 32nd and even 24th scale aircraft that will have a lot of modellers rubbing their hands together. Let’s see what’s new at Barracuda Studios…

Thursday, December 10

A Cougar in the desert - François builds Panda’s 35th scale Cougar 4X4 MRAP

It has taken some time – about 120 hours to be more exact – and some encouragement from his friends, but François has finished Panda’s 1/35 scale Cougar 4X4 MRAP. And it turned out to be a very nice looking, and highly detailed kit. Here’s the story of his build...

Wednesday, December 9

Takom’s 1/35 Chieftain Mk.10 Pt.III - Painting and Weathering

Clayton got straight into the build of Takom's new Mk.I0 Chieftain as soon as he finished his build review here on TMN – Today in Pt.III we see his skills all come together with some nice painting and weathering of the “Berlin Brigade” chieftain Mk.10..

Monday, December 7

Bronco's new december kits are airborne, mobile, small calibre, photogenic,all fueled up and ocean bound...

New recon on some protected naval Chinese interests, a popgun and some German automotive genius with some much needed fuel that leaves you a little “Horsa” in the throat? Let’s look at Bronco’s December new items in today’s preview…

Now it's the turn of Hobbyboss' new item catalogue for 2016/2017 unleashed…

Well we have already brought you the Trumpeter catalogue last week and this week it’s Hobby boss (nobody told me you were my sister) company’s turn to show its wares for 2016/2017. Lots of new stuff in there for a lot of modellers – interesting to see that the rend for copying other people’s releases is alive and well! Let’s have a look at what’s new and what is new-ish in today’s news..

Sunday, December 6

Tanks for the tip - Miniart’s second Refueller gets updated to 1939 spec…

You no longer have to go for an expensive resin kit or conversion to make a Russian refuelling tanker in 35th scale with their new BZ-38 based on the GAZ-AAA truck chassis. Now MiniArt has TWO Soviet tankers in 35th scale and we have a look at the second in the line in today’s preview.

Friday, December 4

Trumpeter catalogue 2016-2017 Let’s see if they all come true.

Trumpeter has released their latest list of new kits for next year (and the year after. We have a fairly large version so you can see the releases and the “New” items that are marked in it. Interesting bunch in here…

Thursday, December 3

Build review Pt II – Meng’s 1/35th scale Mk.I Whippet Medium Tank

Recently Andy Moore has reviewed the MENG Whippet tank from the WWI era – but an in-box review is never as good as putting together the real thing. Now he has recorded PT.II of his build before he paints and weathers the kit in Pt.III – Let’s see if he has changed his mind after building the kit…

Wednesday, December 2

Amazing works in print, brushes, weathering sets and deposits - AK Interactive’s new December items.

AK Interactive’s new December items have come at last and they are a varied lot. A new FAQ updated, some new wreathing sets and deposits as well as new brushes to work with. New decals, magazines and a book by Aitor Azkue himself! – let’s have a look in our December preview…

Tuesday, December 1

Italeri’s December Christmas presents early guys n gals!

Italeri has a really interesting selection of new and upgraded kits for us this December. Starting with the beautiful Fiat 806, a Scania truck, STOL Hercules, some Austrian Infantry a “Funkwagen” and a special French Lady in America. Let’s take a look at what’s new from Italeri in December in today’s preview…