Trumpeter's three new kits for September are finally showing the sprues on their website - A large truck with the weirdest looking radar inside, a long-range Fulcrum and WWII's famous ship HMS Rodney are the subjects. See the sprues, photo-etch, art, decals and everything else in the boxes in our Trumpeter new item preview...
Friday, August 31
Thursday, August 30
Canfora's new T-14 Armata book - all new and at a discount - see more in our preview...
There has been precious little in the way of publications on Russia's new super-tank the T-14 Armata so far - but Canfora Publishing and Author James Kinnear have stepped up to the plate with a full-colour detail book covering this tank. See a little of what is inside and find out about the pre-order discount (until 3rd September) in our preview...
Wednesday, August 29
Read n' Reviewed: The Research Squad's Panther Project: Volume Two – Engine and Turret
Today we look at what the Research Squad has uncovered in their continuing coverage of the restoration of the Panther A of the Wheatcroft Collection in Volume two of their unfolding story of the restoration of that vehicle. See what is in this larger second volume and what we thought about the book in our review...
Tuesday, August 28
Monday, August 27
Saturday, August 25
Friday, August 24
Dry Fit Review: Gary puts together the KittyHawk 1:48 McDonnell RF-101C & G/H
Recently Gary took part and put together the Kittyhawk single seater F-101B/ RF-101B in 48th scale. Nw the single seat recon nose has been released who better to do a dry fit build review of this next release? See what he thought about the kit and how to get the best out of it in his detailed study...
Thursday, August 23
Wednesday, August 22
Tuesday, August 21
Masterbox' new kits - two new space cops with wavering motives in the "Edge of the Universe"
Masterbox has added two new figures to their 24th scale space/sci-fi series “At the Edge of the Universe. Strange Company’s adventures”. These two space enforcers were sent to capture the rogues' in the bar, but would they change sides and join the gang? You decide after you see the figures in our preview...
Sunday, August 19
In Boxed: 1/35th scale M978 Fuel Servicing Truck From Italeri
Italeri has upgraded the base Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) kit in 35th scale that has served them in four previous kits with the latest in the series, the M978 Fuel Servicing Truck. We take a look at the sprues and see what is changed (and hopefully improved) in our review today...
Friday, August 17
Thursday, August 16
Read n' Reviewed: Air Modelling - Weathering Master: The World of Shuichi Hayashi
Japanese model maker and "Weathering Master" Mr Shuichi Hayashi has been known to us for years now, and after some pestering, he has released a new book published by Model Graphix showcasing some of his work and how he achieves his super realistic look on his models. We started to read straight away, see what we thought in our read n' reviewed...
Tuesday, August 14
Monday, August 13
Takom's two new kits with plenty of plastic in 35th & 72nd scales
Takom has sent pictures of two of their latest kits. Two sure to be popular models - with a 1/72nd scale M1070 Truck & trailer complete with a loaded D9 Dozer on the back. This is big enough news - Takom also has a "2 in1" with the option of either a 20mm Flakvierling MG 151/20 or the turret of the "Coelian" w37mm Flakzwilling 341. See them both in our preview...
Saturday, August 11
Thursday, August 9
Wednesday, August 8
Monday, August 6
Build Guide Pt III: Gary lays several shades of grey on his Eduard 48th scale Vought F-8E Crusader 'Limited Edition'
Gary has already done a great deal of work on his "Limited Edition" boxing of Eduard's F-8E Crusader in 48th scale - This part sees Painting the kit in the rough and irregular greys in many shades that we see on war-weary US Navy aircraft in Vietnam. See the amazing finishing work in this kit in the second part of the build guide...
Friday, August 3
Thursday, August 2
Twin build review: 1/35th scale "Raid" & "Remote Shot" from Masterbox.
Masterbox has long been making figures from the non-standard markets, post-apocalypse, truck drivers & their gals, ladies "on the scene" & fantasy figures from a far future and past. To add to their American frontier series we have made two of their kits featuring American Indians as the main focus of these sets.
Wednesday, August 1
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