Wednesday, September 30
Build Review Pt. III - Kitty Hawk's 32nd scale Dassault Mirage 2000C - Wheels, Wings & whatever else can fit in there...
When we last left this build a few weeks ago Gary had sealed the fuselage and was about to add everything else to this deadly delta. See how he seals it all up ready for finals in today's story...
Tuesday, September 29
Preview: Miniart losing face is an improvement in this case? German Tank Crew. Kharkov 1943 with resin heads...
An update on their popular Kharkov 1943 set, MiniArt has included four new resin heads to greatly increase the realism and look of this now discontinued kit in a new "flava". We look at the previous set and this new set in comparison to see if there has been an improvement or not...
Monday, September 28
Painting & Weathering Guide: 1/72nd scale Chieftain Mk.11 and Chieftain Mk.10 (1+1 boxing) from Takom
So you want to make the same tank as the one you made in 35th scale - with one of the most difficult camo patterns, but in 72nd scale? That was the challenge Clayton gave himself with the painting and weathering of this 72nd scale Chieftain Mk.11 and Chieftain Mk.10 (1+1 boxing) from Takom. See just how he pulled it off so well in the second part of his guide today in the news...
Sunday, September 27
We preview AMMO's latest products for September available now...
AMMO has a big ol' bunch of new publications, guides, paint, masks, camo sets and new weathering materials (not to mention new masking materials😆) on sale for September. See what they have in store now in our preview...
Friday, September 25
Preview: 1/35th scale WWII Russian Tank Commanders from Alpine Miniatures
Two Red Army tank commanders from WWII are the subject of Alpine Miniature's latest releases. As usual, we look at each one, painted & unpainted, with a comparison to the real soldiers of the time & what they were wearing to see the quality of the sculpts and research - it's all there in our preview...
Thursday, September 24
Two tasty Teutonic head-turners from Takom
Two familiar releases from takom but of a different flavour. Both German and both popular subjects, the Bergepanzer 2A2 model and the more obscure (?) Panther G Early Production with Zimmerit in 35th scale are the choices - see a little about the real things in our preview...
Wednesday, September 23
1/35th scale Jagdtiger Sd.Kfz.186 Early/Late Production (2 in 1 kit) from Takom - Pt.I: Review & build
There are not many better things in the world of modelling than having a personal connection to the object you are making. John Bonanni has such a connection to Jagdtiger #331 which just happens to be the cover girl of Takom's 35th scale "Blitz" kit. Join John today as he recreates this vehicle before the painting and weathering which is to follow next week.
Tuesday, September 22
Read n' Reviewed: Forgotten Archives 3 The Lost Signal Corps Photos by Darren Neely from Panzerwrecks
Having been a fan of the first two books in the "Forgotten Archives" series, it was with interest that we saw a third book was incoming. We have spent a while reading this issue from Darren Neely and Panzerwrecks, see what we thought about the latest in this series in our review...
Monday, September 21
Fourteen (14) new products from Black Dog will suit many of your modelling needs in September...
Black dog has fourteen new products for sale in September - Some "Phabulous" Phantom additions, bombs and crew in 1/32 and some diorama accessories too. We show you each of them in our preview...
Saturday, September 19
Another FCM-36 on the horizon - that's Riich!
There is a second French Light Tank FCM-36 coming to the market in 35th scale. After ICM's recent reveal of the CADs of their version, now Riich model is planning on their own version. See what's coming in our preview...
Thursday, September 17
Build Guide & Review: 1/72nd scale Chieftain Mk.11 and Chieftain Mk.10 (1+1 boxing) from Takom
Although it is only a tiny tank in 72nd scale, Takom's new boxing of a pair of Chieftains Mark 10 & Mark 11's need just as much love and attention as the 35th scale cousins. Who better to lavish that attention than Clayton who has already made the 35th scale version back in 2015? See how the kits go together in the first article before he paints & weathers the kits in the second part next week.
Wednesday, September 16
Monday, September 14
Saturday, September 12
Friday, September 11
Thursday, September 10
Tuesday, September 8
Monday, September 7
Sunday, September 6
Friday, September 4
Review Pt.I: Meng's 1/32nd scale Fokker Dr I Triplane
Today we look at the contents of the long-awaited 1/32nd scale Fokker Dr I Triplane kit from Meng. A surprise for some and a much-wanted subject in the most up to date quality for many, this boxing is interesting to us on many levels. See what we found in the box before we started building the kit in Pt.II.
Thursday, September 3
Wednesday, September 2
Construction Guide Pt 1:1/35th scale T-34/85 Zavod 183 Mod.44 from Italeri
Italeri's all-new tool kit of the T-34/85 Zavod 183 Mod.44 had a few surprises for Clayton when he first cast his eyes on it. He loves this tank - so he swallowed and got to building it, pausing only to take pictures and write a story about it for you all. See what he thought in the first part of his build guide...
Tuesday, September 1
More surprises from Suyata - 1/48th scale Base + Sd,Kfz 171 Panther w/ full interior + 16t Strabokran + figures - all in ONE BOX!!
A new company & kit from familiar modellers - Enter "16-02" with their 5,5cm FLAK (VG2) Gerät 58
Michael Baldeweg, the man behind "Custom- Scale" and the source of inspiration for many "What-if" and 1946-centric kits out there - has started a new brand called "16-02". This new company is making much of the same genre as Customs Scale - but doing it now in injected plastic moulded kits. We look at the first kit from this new entity in our preview...
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