Thursday, March 31, 2016

SMALL WONDER - 1:24 SCALE RALLY-WINNING MINI FROM REVELL

COMPARED TO THE CURRENT BMW MINI, the original (and many would say best) Mini is tiny, but that didn’t stop driver Paddy Hopkirk and navigator Henry Liddon achieving victory in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally.

Thursday, March 24, 2016

LINDBERG FORD ROADSTER RAT ROD FROM ROUND 2 MODELS


HAVING ACQUIRED THE LINDBERG AND HAWK BRANDS, new owner Round 2 has been taking a look at the whole back catalogue to see what can be done, especially with some of the older kits.

Saturday, March 19, 2016

VIDEO BUILD OF GLENCOE RESCUE BOAT FROM 'THE FINEST HOURS' MOVIE

THE FINEST HOURS is a Disney action-thriller, based on a true sea rescue mission. And the Glencoe 1:48 scale US Coast Guard rescue boat features the type of vessel used in the movie. Click below to see Mat Irvine's video build of the kit. 

Thursday, March 17, 2016

NEW MORGAN EV3 ELECTRIC TRIKE



THE FUTURE OF DRIVING IS ELECTRIC, or at least that's how companies like Tesla and BMW see it. And now they are joined by this droolworthy delight from Morgan in the UK.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

'LADY PENELOPE' OF THUNDERBIRDS TV SERIES, SYLVIA ANDERSON DIES


SYLVIA ANDERSON, CO-CREATOR OF THE famed Thunderbirds puppet series, has died aged 88. She was best known for being the voice of Lady Penelope, one of the show’s star names.

Monday, March 14, 2016

MODELLING THE EAGLE SPACECRAFT FROM SPACE: 1999

SCI-FI AND FANTASY MODELLER magazine has been going for ten years, with Volume 40 now in print. However, a first for the mag is Modelling the Eagle, a one-off special that celebrates the Eagle spacecraft from Gerry Anderson’s best-known live-action TV series, Space: 1999.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

1:24 SCALE BMW i8 HYBRID-ELECTRIC CAR FROM REVELL

REVELL GERMANY HAS PRODUCED THE FIRST model kit of the BMW i8 hybrid petrol-electric car. The kit includes both drive motors and drivetrain in detail.

Friday, March 4, 2016

FULL VIDEO BUILD REVELL JAS-39C GRIPEN



THE SINGLE-ENGINE GRIPEN IS ONE OF our favourite combat jets, and has become a successful export for its Swedish manufacturer.