Build Guide Pt II: MiniArt's 35th scale Focke-Wulf Triebflügel Interceptor

Andy has finished construction of Miniart's 35th scale Vertical interceptor that never was - the futuristic Focke-Wulf Triebflügel. See how he finished construction and detailed this kit up so very nicely before paint & weathering in today's story...

What team are you on? Five new marking choices in six different themes in Wingnut Wings limited edition Albatros kits

Wingnut Wings has six special limited edition Albatros kits on the way - each with a different theme of markings for this aircraft and five choices in each of the new style boxings. See exactly what they are offering in these kits in our preview...

Preview: Takom's 35th scale King Tiger (Late) 2 in 1

It had to happen soon enough - the mighty King Tiger from Takom is coming to us, with a two in one boxing of the kit with no interior for those who like to get straight into the painting & weathering exteriors!. We have a provisional shot and some info on the Tiger II that never was in our preview...

Preview: Takom's new 35th scale Russian Navy AK-130 Automatic Gun

Takom has just sent news of not one, but two big automatic guns in an automated turret that will blow your shi - ship clean away - the deadly double-barreled AK-130 Naval Gun of the Russian Navy is the subject of their soon to be released new boxing coming soon...

New book preview: Accion Press' new "Airplanes in Scale: WWI"

Accion Press has made quite a few very nice modelling books, giving us a journey right from the start of diorama, AFV, figure and now WWI Aircraft being the focus. We have some images from the new book and a synopsis of the contents in our preview...

Read n' Reviewed: Dioramag Vol. 3 from Pla Publishing

The people at Pla Publishing have their third Dioramag volume out for a little while, and we thought it only right and proper to secure a copy so we could show you a little more of what is inside. See what we thought after we read it in our review...

Dry-Fit Review: 48th scale Focke-Wulf Triebflügel from Amusing Hobby

Amusing Hobby's new 48th scale Focke-Wulf Triebflügel was a bit of a surprise when announced last year - them being only an armour model maker before this time, it seemed a surprise to go with such a radical subject. The more you think about it, the more it fits into a lot of what Amusing Hobby has done with their armour kits - what-if subjects. Gary has taken on their new kit, see what he thinks of it as he puts it together in his dry-fit review...

Read n’ Reviewed: Model Aircraft Extra: Building the Messerschmitt Bf 109

The team from Model Air Publications, lead by Andy Evans has released the second in the series of new "Model Aircraft Extra" series, and smartly on another popular subject of the Luftwaffe. So that meant "Building the Messerschmitt Bf 109" therefore was the next in Paul Lee's reading cue, he has finished the book, and now thought he would show you a little and tell some more of what he thought about the book in his review...

Review & Build Guide Pt II: 35th scale Leopard 2 A7+ German MBT from Meng

Having already made Meng's previous 2A7 kit here on TMN, we thought Andy Moore would be perfect to go up a notch (or a "+") & take on Meng's new 35th scale Leopard 2 A7+ German MBT. He has already shown us the build & box contents, but today he paints, weathers & finishes his kit in a great second part of his guide...

Yes it's a new tool 48th scale B-17G in October from Hong Kong Models...

OK, so this had to happen didn't it? The new kit from Hong Kong Models of their Boeing B-17 scale is coming in the 4th quarter of 2019 - but this one is not in 32nd scale! That is right, the 48th scale B-17 Flying Fortress is on the way from HK...

"It's rainin' Dongs!" Bronco models new 72nd scale Chinese Dong Feng-1 rocket kit...

The Chinese copy of the Soviet R2 - which was a copy of Germany's V-2 rocket is the latest kit from Bronco models. Moulded in 1/72nd scale plastic, we have a little on the kit and the stand that accompanies it along with some info about the real thing in our preview...

Lots of learning, Aussie shades & some Doozies in September from AK Interactive

AK Interactive has a large bunch of new items for modellers in September, most of these are already on sale on their website, and we thought you would like a quick preview of them all in one place here in our new item preview...

Read n' Reviewed: "Nuts & Bolts vol 42 Einheitsdiesel: The Standard 6x6 Cross Country Lorry of the Wehrmacht"

Paul is always keen to see a new issue of "Nuts and Bolts" when it is released, and today he submits his review of the latest issue - no #42, which features the workhorse of the German forces on the roads in WWII "Einheitsdiesel: The Standard 6x6 Cross Country Lorry of the Wehrmacht" is featured in today's review...

Preview: We pick the best out of Hasegawa's November new & limited edition kits...

Hasegawa's November releases are already taking their final form, and amongst the many re-releases, we picked the more interesting releases (there are even some new ones in there) for your October item preview today...

Ammo's new paints, books & tools give you the solution to shaking up your models this month...

AMMO has some great new books, new paints and a big box o' solutions for your latest projects that have just hit the market. They look pretty sweet to us, so we thought you would want to see them in our preview...

Build Guide Pt.III: 32nd scale Nieuport XVII Early version from Copper State Models

Our man Lukas is finished his build of the new Copper State Models 32nd scale Nieuport XVII (Early version) biplane. This part of the story shows how he finished the rigging and final touches in this, the third part of his build guide here on TMN.

Four new items with sprues, colours & boxart from Trumpeter in September

Four new products should be hitting the shelves of your local hobby shop this month. All are popular with the military AFV crowd and look to have their own separate audience. See what we mean as we look at the boxart, decal and marking choices and sprue layout in our new item preview for August from Trumpeter.

Read n' Reviewed: Uboot Im Focus #17 from Luftfahrtverlag-Start

"U-boot Im Focus" #17 has been released to the public - and we are sure that the U-boat community would be happy to see another volume, but what is inside this issue and how does it measure up to the others in the series? See what we thought after we read it in our review...

Hobbyboss' September new kits - A Canadian Leo & "information gathering" aircraft from China

The latest intelligence aircraft from China and the Canadian Leopard C1A1 are the new item subjects from Hobbyboss this month. We always wait until they have sprue shots to add to the box art and aircraft profiles for our new item preview for you...

Another new Hawk with a big gun & fly paint job on the way from Kittyhawk

It seems that Kittyhawk want to furnish us with a great deal of the "Hawk" family of H-60 helicopters. The latest being the ocean-going MH-60S with the very dangerous M197Cannon under the wing. See what we know about this kit in our preview...

MiniArt's second autogyro rises - the new 35th scale Focke-Wulf Fw 30 Heuschrecke

In today's preview, we have look at the second in the series of MiniArt's new 1/35th scale autogyro series. This time the German-produced version that is slated for release next month. New Sprue pics, aircraft marking schemes & other pointers of the kit laid out in CAD for you to better understand what is in this boxing of the aircraft...

Brand new Sturmgeschütz III on the battlefield 5 from Peko Publishing

Volume twenty of Peko's now long-running series "On the Battlefield" features a fan favourite - the Sturmgeschütz III in many of its different forms during World War Two. We have some images of the forthcoming book that can be pre-ordered now.  See if you like the look of it in our preview...

Wingnut Wings forthcoming new 32nd scale Hannover Cl.II (Early) due late September...

It has been several years since the first release of the 32nd scale Hannover Cl.II from Wingnut Wings. Now, we have the official pictures and information on the new release in this series, the early version of this aircraft, in our preview...

Preview: 1/35th scale Panther crew, Normandy 1944 from Stalingrad Miniatures

Stalingrad Miniatures has a simple new set of three German tankers for your latest Panther (or any other tank you can make them work on) model on your benchtop. We have some basic pictures of the figures and of the picture that the sculpts were based on in our preview...

Revell's 2 big birds, 8 props, 8 wheeled Puma & 18 wheeled KISS truckin' our way in September

Revell Germany has five new releases for this month - a couple of big birds of Lufthansa - a tiny Puma just for fun, A trucker who just wants a KISS, and eight props from four engines? See what Revell has already out there in shops in our July 2019 preview...