HOW TO BUILD A BOEING 737: AT 1:1 SCALE THIS JETLINER IS THE REAL DEAL

IF YOU'VE FLOWN MORE THAN A FEW TIMES the chances are that at least one trip was aboard a Boeing 737. And here's how Boeing makes this most successful machine.

1:24 SCALE VOLKSWAGEN SAMBA BUS IN LUFTHANSA MARKINGS

THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE OF REVELL’S 1:24 SCALE KIT OF THE ICONIC Volkswagen Samba, also known as the Combi, Microbus, T1, or just plain ‘Bus.’

INCOMING: NEW-TOOL Me 262 WORLD WAR II JET FROM AIRFIX

GREAT NEWS FOR 1:72 scale fans, a new-tool Messerschmitt Me 262 is on its way from Airfix.

SCALE MODEL NEWS FROM THE ALL JAPAN MODEL AND HOBBY SHOW 2016

COURTESY THE BUSY VIDEO CREW AT HOBBY LINK JAPAN, here is a close look at the All Japan Model and Hobby Show 2016. 

SUPERCAR FROM JAPAN: NEW-GENERATION HONDA NSX TO 1:24 SCALE FROM TAMIYA

A GRINNING SHARK'S-MOUTH GRILLE marks out the latest Honda NSX to hit the streets. And Tamiya marks the entry of this Japanese supercar with a 1:24 scale replica.

MAKING MODEL AIRCRAFT FOR THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY

WORLD AIRLINES ARE FAMED FOR their glossy and inventive marking schemes. Whether it's a simple cheat line, or an overall finish like the Braniff jetliner (above) every airline strives for its aircraft to look different from the others at an airport.

RETRO LOVERS SHOULD ENJOY THIS 1:25 SCALE FORD WOODY STATION WAGON FROM AMT

THIS 1941 FORD ‘WOODY’ STATION WAGON is a reissue of a kit that first appeared during the time the AMT name was owned by Ertl.

1:72 SCALE RUSSIAN SS-25 ROCKET LAUNCHER VEHICLE FROM REVELL

REVELL'S NEW 1:72 SCALE KIT DEPICTS the mobile transporter for the SS-25 intercontinental ballistic missile. A single SS-25 is carried inside a long cylindrical housing.

CUBAN TRIO - COLD WAR CAR KITS FROM THE CUBAN CRISIS ERA

THE THAWING OF RELATIONS between the US and Cuba brings to mind an interesting set of car kits, released by AMT in the 1970s.

SCI-FI NOSTAGIA-FEST: MASTER MODEL MAKER CRAFTS DAN DARE SPACE FLEET

BRITISH SPACE HERO DAN DARE has been ignored by the mainstream model kit manufacturers. It has been down to individuals like special-effects model maker Martin Bower to produce one-off miniatures of the galaxy of spacecraft that filled author-illustrator Frank Hampson’s universe. 

AIRFIX 1:72 SCALE WHITLEY BOMBER IN MILITARY AND CIVIL VERSIONS

THE ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH AW38 WHITLEY was a twin-engine British bomber, used with some success in World War II. This new 1:72 scale Airfix kit is a useful range addition for model makers keen on aircraft from that era.

FLASH GORDON AND THE MARTIAN: 1:8 SCALE SAVIOUR OF THE UNIVERSE, WITH A SMALL, ALIEN COMPANION

MODEL COMPANIES CONTINUE TO SURPRISE and delight, a trend that is certainly the case with this Flash Gordon and the Martian kit from Atlantis Models. 

METAL EARTH LASER-CUT SHERMAN TANK

A RECENT VISIT TO THE BRITISH ARMY TANK MUSEUM STORE gave us a chance to inspect something a little different - a laser-cut model of a World War II Sherman tank.