1:8 SCALE ROBOT FROM CLASSIC 'METROPOLIS' SCI-FI MOVIE AVAILABLE FROM X-PLUS

METROPOLIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST and most talked-about science-fiction movies ever made. And now the Japanese X-Plus company has created a 1:8 scale kit of Maria, a female robot that became the film’s most powerful image.

AIRFIX 2023 RANGE: NEW MODELS FOR ALL

INTERESTING STUFF FOR AIRFIX BUILDERS this coming year. We'll happily take the promised 1:48 scale Buccaneer S2B and Fairy Gannet – plus (of course) the 1:48 Sea King announced recently...

But we would really lust for a 1:48 scale F-35B. Hey ho, we'll just have to wait for that!

FABLED FRENCH MANUFACTURER HELLER GETS A NEW LEASE OF LIFE IN 2023

The French Heller model company has had its ups and downs, but the future looks a little brighter with this news.

BLUE BULLET! TAMIYA 1:24 SCALE SUBARU BRZ STREET CUSTOM CAR VIDEO BUILD

SUBARU FANS WATCH THIS! We hope this post-Christmas vid will delight anyone who's into this iconic Japanese auto brand.

PLASTIC KIT MODELS HISTORY FROM MAX

HERE'S A FASCINATING PIECE OF SCALE model history from video maker Max. Enjoy a few minutes with him, especially if you are a baby-boomer kit-maker. 

EXCELLENT SCHOOLS COMPETITION MODELS AT THE 2022 AIRFIX COMPETITION IN SINGAPORE

HERE'S A HANDSOMELY MADE BUNCH OF MODELS courtesy of our colleague Peter Chiang, of Hobby Bounties, Singapore. 

INSIDE AIRFIX: A TRIP TO THE MODEL KIT FACTORY IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND

AIRFIX IS A NAME THAT'S BEEN FAMOUS in the plastic kit world for many years. Now here's a fascinating look at the Airfix factory, this video shown courtesy Matt of Model Minutes, which appears on YouTube.

FROM PLASTIC TO BALSA WOOD, WITH TOM GRIGAT, THE KING OF STOP-MOTION VIDEO

PLASTIC IS GREAT AS A MODEL-MAKING MEDIUM. But every now and again, it's good to try something new – or old, in this example of that traditional material, balsa wood.

REISSUE OF A CLASSIC REVELL KIT: NIKE HERCULES MISSILE FROM ATLANTIS MODELS

 

RECREATING OLD KITS is a specialism of Atlantis Models, and here the company adds to its nostalgic list with a 1:40 scale missile from the mid-20th century.

JUST ARRIVED - DETAILS OF THE HORNBY TT:120 CLUB

THE TT:120 CLUB IS ONE OF HORNBY'S ideas to support prospective owners of the newly-introduced 1:120 scale model railway system.

TABLE-TOP SIZE TT:120 MODEL TRAINS MAKE A BIG COMEBACK

The new TT (‘Table Top’) 1:120 model rail system has been launched for modellers who wish to have a smaller space for their hobby.

VISITING THE AMAZING NATIONAL FILM AND SCI-FI MUSEUM

 

THIS NEW MUSEUM is a must-visit centre for film and sci-fi fans.

WILD WEST 'CRYSTAL MILL' DIORAMA HOW-TO FROM BOYLEI HOBBY TIME

BOYLEI HOBBY TIME is a popular YouTube channel, and it's not hard to see why. His dioramas are highly original and well worth a close look.

REVELL V-2 MISSILE CARRIER TO 1:72 SCALE

RATHER LIKE YOU CAN NEVER HAVE too many Spitfires for WWII aircraft, you can never have too many V-2s in the missile category. 

THE BAT TAKES FLIGHT WITH THIS POLAR LIGHTS BATPLANE KIT

 

EVERY NOW AND THEN you look at your unbuilt-kit collection and pick one that may not be brand new, but still could do with being changed from a box of components to a finished model. Which was the situation I faced with this Polar Lights Batplane kit.

ONLINE AUCTION FOR THE AMAZING ANDY YANCHUS MODEL COLLECTION

BRUNEAU AUCTIONEERS ARE PUTTING UP FOR SALE the First Stage of the Andy Yanchus Model Collection.

REST IN PEACE, QUEEN ELIZABETH II

 

'THIS ISLAND EARTH' SCI-FI METALUNA MUTANT FROM ATLANTIS MODELS

 

WITH MOST SCALE MODEL NEWS REVIEWS, we deal first with the model, then maybe go into a few intriguing details that we hope are of interest. But with this new Atlantis kit, we have approached it the other way around, as things are not anything like straightforward.

CORBY SCI-FI SHOW – BRILLIANT MIX OF ALIENS AND MACHINES

WE SAW SMALLSPACE 9 reaching out to sci-fi model fans recently. Last weekend, it was the turn of the sci-fi enthusiasts of Corby, a town in the UK’s East Midlands.

QUICKEST DRAGSTER MODEL KIT EVER MADE?

IF YOU WANT A QUICK TO ASSEMBLE and reasonably easy rainy-day kit build, this could be the one.