Colours, box art and finally sprues for Trumpeter's April releases in our preview...

I don't know, this month Trumpeter has taken aaagess to send along sprue shots with their April new kits. The large modern Russian KZKT-7428 Transporter with KZKT-9101 Semi-Trailer and BMP-1AM Basurmanin are the subjects - see a little what they are made of in our Trumpeter April new item preview...

A Vietnam "scooter" & a Russian prime mover in Hobbyboss' April new Item Preview

Hobbyboss has finally released the sprue pictures to April's two new kits, workhorses both in the air & on the ground & popular subjects. See sprues, colours, decals & artwork in our new item preview...

Preview: "Surrounded" the 4th bust in Life Miniature's 'Fictional Universe' range

Life Miniatures newest release is the fourth bust in their new "Fictional Universe"  - this one - showing a girl being attacked by lifeless hands as she tries to escape with her dog brings to mind the Walking Dead or some such tragedy on the human race - see her in 360 in our preview.

Build Review: 1/35th scale Yanmar YT5113A Tractor from Hasegawa

WHAT? You're showing the build review of a TRACTOR? WHAT? Ohh yes we did! (since when have we done anything by the book?) Andy Moore has completed the kit of Hasegawa's 1/35th scale Yanmar YT5113A Tractor - he promises that this will pique your interest - and we agree after seeing his build. See how he made this so well in his step-by-step build review...

Read & Reviewed: "Tankmödeller Volume 1 - I LOVE 48th" from MÖdellingbooks

As the 1/48th scale becomes more popular on modeller's workbenches it was only a matter of time before a canny publisher took up the challenge to provide a magazine which focussed just on that scale. MÖdellingbooks Publications has released just such a magazine with six subjects just in this scale for our reading pleasure. See what Clayton thought about it in his review...

Preview: Abrams Squad Issue #29 from Pla Publishing

The latest issue of Abrams Squad is with us - just released in the shops and full of high-quality modern warfare subjects, we thought we would give you a run-down of what's inside in our preview...

Preview: Canfora's "Soviet Army On Parade 1946-1991 Volume 2" on sale and on discount for a short time...

To add to their first volume that encapsulated the mass Soviet military parades of the Soviet army until 1946 Canfora Press have a new volume that covers from 1946 to 1991 period. The Cold War is represented in over 330 pages & 500+ pictures and on a pre-order discount in our preview...

Preview: MARINES, vehicles of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) from Pla editions

The mighty Marines of the 24th expeditionary Unit are the subject of the latest book from author Ralph Zwilling and Pla Editions. Will this pictorial special to wake your diorama dreams? Let's see in our preview...

In-Boxed: 1/32nd scale Kawasaki Ki-45 "Kai Tei Toryu" (Nick) from Zoukei-Mura

Late last year Zoukei-Mura released their all-newly-tooled kit of the Kawasaki Ki-45 "Kai Tei Toryu" (Nick) in 1/32nd scale. Although we had missed out on the earliest of the kits we have recently got a kit to review for you. See what this kit offers, the features, good and bad in our review...

Preview: Barracuda Studios latest 48th scale Hawker Tempest Upgrade Sets

Barracuda Studios has a vested interest in Eduard's new 48th scale Tempest - Roy the proprietor says it's one of his favourite aircraft - so his resin corrections MUST be the best ever huh? See what you think in our preview...

Construction Review: Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot in Winter Coat (mid-late WWII)

We had the chance to put together the latest figure from Ultracast. A new in 32nd scale for all ze aircraft lovers. Mr Mike Good sculpts this, a Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot in Winter Coat (mid-late WWII era)  - is he as good as he looks in the boxart? Let's see...

Preview: IBG's March releases, wheeled tracked & on wings out now....

IBG has three models just released today on their website and we would think pretty soon at your local hobby shop. We have made a little preview with a bit more about the vehicles in today's story...

Work it out with weathering pencils & new publications from AK Interactive this month...

Three new publications (2 books & a magazine) and the brand new Weathering Pencils from AK Interactive make for some interesting possibilities. See what they have on sale right now in our preview...

Four new "Bodi's" in three releases this month in 35th scale from Hungary

The Bodi has three new releases in 1/35th scale to add to their range this month. A pair of singing Italians, a German Panther commander in winter and  Hungarian soldier filling up at the front are the three we will be looking at in our new figure preview...

Revell's Items - Civil, wheeled, winged,big gunned & French - out in your local hobby shop this month..

Revell Germany has several releases for this month - Some in large scale and super detailed and others in smaller scales and a lot simpler to make - see what Revell has already out there in shops in our March 2019 preview...

Read n' reviewed: Viper, Under The Skin – Special Edition from Eagle Aviation.

Eagle aviation has released a special edition book in their great "Under The Skin" series of walk around and in-depth studies of the most popular of fighters. This time it is the mighty F-16 Fighting Falcon examined in an updated close detail book in "Viper Under The Skin – Special Edition" which is available now. We have read it, see what we think in our review...

Six of the best (let's hope so?) from Italeri in April...

Italeri has six models on their release schedule for April. As per usual with this prolific Italian model company, these are varied in scale and in subject, colours and difficulties. See if there is anything in this half dozen in our preview...

Winter is coming (somewhere) as is the new Ski-equipped Sharotank from MiniArt

MiniArt gets the have shown us their new "What-If?" Spherical "Ball Tank". Miniart has given us a new version of the ball tank in Soviet and German winter markings with the 35th scale Soviet Ball Tank W/ Winter Ski. w/ Interior kit - See what we are talking about in our preview...

We preview some of Hasegawa's March Models

Hasegawa has the usual list of several releases for this month, we picked the best of them with what information was on hand to show you what's coming in our March item preview...

Construction Review: KFS Miniatures 35th scale Reichspost Briefträger und der Hund

The eternal battle between Postman and humble Canine continues with KFS Miniatures new resin figure set called "Reichspost Briefträger und der Hund" or Reichspost Worker & Dog in 1/35th scale. We have the kit, and thought you might want to see the figures built up and in a mock up of a likely situation to see the kit, it's fit and how the end product looks...

1/35th scale all-new Leichttraktor Rheinmetall 1930, German Tank coming from ICM in June...

Leichttraktor Rheinmetall 1930, German Tank is the latest tank to win fame mostly from "World of Tanks" - but this vehicle is all to real and it did exist in the flesh - now ICM have a all new mould kit coming in June...

Read n' Reviewed: Sturmgeschütz III and Sturmhaubitze 42 from Panzerwrecks Publishing

Panzerwrecks new special is a book covering the "Ostfront" operations of the long-gun’ Stugs; Ausf.F, F/8 & G and the howitzer armed Sturmhaubitze 42. We read "Sturmgeschütz III and Sturmhaubitze 42: Ostfront Warfare Series Vol.1" and thought we would share our experience in the east in our review...

Construction Review: 1/32nd scale WWII German Fighter Pilot (late war leather flight suit) from Ultracast

Ultracast continues to offer much sought after large scale pilots for your favourite large scale aircraft. With this recent sculpt from Mike Good, we have a German pilot in a late war leather flight suit that certainly looks good in the promo shots, but what is it like in the hand? See what we thought after we put him together in our review...