Monday, August 31

Review: 1/48th scale Douglas A-26C-15 Invader (World War II) from ICM Models

Gary Wickham has reviewed all of the new tooled ICM Douglas Invaders of recent, so who better to turn to when the new A-26C-15 Invader (World War II) came knocking? Today Gary gives us his insight into the changes in this kit and what is in the box in comparison with the previous releases in his review...

Saturday, August 29

Construction Review Pt.II: Wingnut Wings Sopwith Pup “Gnome” in 32nd scale

Andy Moore's build of Wingnut Wings Sopwith Pup “Gnome” is forging ahead - today he details the engine, wings, completes construction and starts to mask this kit before the final paint next week. See how he does it in part II of his story...

Thursday, August 27

Trumpeter's four new kits of September in plastic, decal & marking choices.

More kits from Land & Sea in the September new items from Trumpeter. We have boxart, sprues and colour choices of the kits in our preview...

Wednesday, August 26

Build Review Pt II: 35th scale MB Military Vehicle (Jeep) Wasp Flamethrower from Meng

When we last saw Andy Moore's version of Meng's 35th scale Wasp Flamethrower jeep he was about halfway in. That would leave this article with a lot of painting, weathering, finishing (as well as some scratchbuilding) to cover. As you can see by the cover picture the model looks pretty good once finished, see how he achieved this in part II of his story...

Monday, August 24

Preview: Masterbox' three new kits of September-October 2020


Masterbox has a new series of Post-Apocalyptic figures due for release in September / October. A new Desert War series of single figures to mix and match in 35th scale. These go along with a newly re-jigged kit of one of their favourites into a new setting. We look at all three in our preview...

Saturday, August 22

Build Review Pt. II - Kitty Hawk's 32nd scale Dassault Mirage 2000C

Superglue, talcum powder, a craft cutter and a whole lot of modelling savvy - See how Gary Wickham's Mirage 2000C from Kittyhawk is moving to a higher plane with his additions, fixes and adjustments in part II of his build guide...

Friday, August 21

Revell's August new kits made up in our preview...

Revell has several kits for release this month. Lots of aircraft in this mix, with a landing craft, a Cobra and a Leopard thrown in. See the art. parts and built up kits from the people at Revell in our preview...

Thursday, August 20

Preview: "Bumblebee" - first in a series of Transformers from Trumpeter.

Well a little out of the blue for some of us, but Trumpeter's plans for bringing snap-together robots from the Transformers universe is about to "transform" the modelling benches of a few of us out there - see what we know about the first release and the series to come in our preview...

Wednesday, August 19

Build Guide Pt II: Painting and Weathering Takom's Panzer III Ausf.M mit Schürzen in 35th scale

The second part of Clayton's excellent build guide for Takom's Panzer III Ausf.M mit Schürzen in 35th scale is the subject of today's story. See how he paints, weathers and finishes the kit to such a high standard in the second part of his guide...

Monday, August 17

In-Boxed: Meng Model's 1/9th scale Kawasaki Ninja H2 ("Pre-coloured" Edition)

Meng's new pre-coloured version of the amazing Kawasaki Ninja H2 road-legal superbike in 1/9th scale has already hit the shops. This special edition has the parts moulded or painted in the correct colour & chrome. The kit comes in a snap-together form, the premise is that it will look as promising as the real thing once put together. Pre-coloured kits can be difficult to make look real, so let's look at the kit to see if Meng has made this one ready to ride or not in our review...

Sunday, August 16

Preview: 1/35th scale British Crusader Cruiser Tank Mk.III from Border Model

Border Model's new British Crusader Cruiser Tank in 35th scale has breached! the tank is captured in the era of the "Battle of El Alamein" era of WWII which is the perfect setting that will bring heaps of nice marking and weathering choices. We have more on the real tank and the kit in our preview...

Friday, August 14

Construction Review Pt.I: Wingnut Wings Sopwith Pup “Gnome” in 32nd scale

It was with sad tidings we have now apparently heard the last from Wingnut Wings. However we still have the models - and Andy Moore has finished his Sopwith Pup “Gnome” to an excellent standard, and today he gives us the first part of his build of the kit.

Thursday, August 13

Build Review Pt. I - Kitty Hawk's 32nd scale Dassault Mirage 2000C

Gary Wickham is one of the best at analysing a kit and getting the best out of what is offered to him. Today he begins his analysis and build of Kittyhawk's 32nd scale Mirage 2000C single-seater kit. See what he thinks of the model and how to get the best out of your own kit in part one of his build...

Wednesday, August 12

Paracel Miniatures new Elephants tankers and food wares - (ohh my)

Good luck for some - Paracel Miniatures are giving modellers more of what they want with three Vietnam War-era sets this month. Either a male or female Elephants and rider set and a T-54 crew at rest - the choice is yours. We look at all three in our preview...

Tuesday, August 11

Construction Review Pt.II: ICM's 48th scale Do 217J-1/2 WWII German Night Fighter

Part II of Andy King's build of ICM's new 48th scale Do 217J-1/2 WWII German Night Fighter is with us. Today he puts the rest of the kit together after overcoming some hurdles and adds a few improvements to the kit in the second part of the story...

Monday, August 10

Preview: AK Interactive's new FAQ & Post-Apocalyptic products for August

AK Interactive's August releases are very much of a theme this month - that of a Post-Apocalyptic theme on your modelling bench. They give us accessories that can be combined, learning materials to get the most out o your scene and an extension to the FAQ series to further enhance your dioramas. We have pics, prices, links and info in our preview...

Sunday, August 9

Build Review Pt I: 35th scale MB Military Vehicle (Jeep) Wasp Flamethrower from Meng Models

For the first in their new range of Jeeps Meng has gone with something obscure - but very interesting the Wasp Flamethrower. These were a fearsome but potentially very fragile vehicle and in an interesting, obscure subject for modellers. See how Andy Moore went about making this kit up in the first of a two-part article - today its inbox & construction time!

Friday, August 7

Build review: Bronco Models 1/350th scale Chinese Navy Type 055 DDG Large Destroyer

It all seems so simple - You look at a model in the box - limited parts count, simple construction & some good detail - what could go wrong? Paul Lee had this sensation as he took on Bronco's new 1/350th scale Chinese Navy Type 055 DDG Large Destroyer, the detail, simple construction & low parts count seemed like the perfect kit... See what happened on the way to him building & painting this kit to a very nice standard in his build review...

Thursday, August 6

Amusing Hobby's new 48th scale kit in the test shot phase - the WWII German VTOL Weserflug P.1003/1

The weird and wacky world of "Luft 46" and "what-if?" is a popular subject to cover as subjects get rarer. Amusing Hobby has spotted a machine that has not been made in 48th scale before - the tilt-rotor Weserflug P.1003/1 is nearly with us, the test shot going together. We have some info on the proposed design in real life & the model in our preview...

Tuesday, August 4

Enter the Elefant - Amusing Hobby's new 35th scale kit in CAD & in preview...

We have been waiting for the brother of the Ferdinand to come from Amusing Hobby. Now the Elefant arrives in 35th scale and we have some preview images of the CAD design of the full interior / exterior kit in our preview...

Monday, August 3

Preview: MiniArt's new 35th scale German Agricultural Tractor D8500 Mod.1938

MiniArt are making their own path with their new releases - you could say they are maybe even forging ahead - ploughing the opposition with this next one - a  German Agricultural Tractor D8500 Mod. 1938, or a Lanz "Bulldog" D8500 1938 is their latest kit in process in 35th scale. We look at the real thing and the kit that is coming from MiniArt in our preview...

Saturday, August 1

Improvements for the 48th F-14D & many other new products from Black Dog in 72nd, 35th & 32nd scales this month...

Black Dog from the Czech Republic has sent out a list of their very latest resin figures, diorama accessories & aircraft conversions to make your modelling just that little easier. If you have a 48th scale F-14 you will be impressed with some of these especially! See them all in our preview...