NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK AVIATION MUSEUM: AIRCRAFT BIG AND SMALL ON DISPLAY, AND THERE'S FREE ENTRY!

Here’s a great place to go if you like the magic combo of old aircraft, nostalgia and memorabilia, with some fascinating models included in the mix.

END OF THE ROAD FOR MODELZONE CHAIN OF HOBBY STORES

The joint administrators of the UK Modelzone store chain have confirmed that all remaining stores are set to close by mid-September.

AMAZING AND EXTRAORDINARY: FLYING SCALE YAK-130 TWO-SEATER JET

Two years ago, at the 2011 9th Jet World Masters championship in the US, a flying scale Yak-130 was awarded top prize for being at the limit of accuracy, setting a new standard in its class. And now it's been much improved, in time to go back on display again, this time in Switzerland.

ON THE RADAR: AIRBUS A350-900 MODEL KIT DUE FROM REVELL IN NOVEMBER 2013

The new Airbus A350-900 made its maiden flight just two months ago, but already Revell is preparing a kit of the latest jetliner from Europe’s premier aircraft manufacturer.

INCOMING: NEW-TOOL MASCHINEN KRIEGER 1:20 SCALE SCI-FI KITS FROM HASEGAWA

A realistic-looking 1:20 scale walker bot stalks the surface of our neighbouring Moon, while back in the service bay, a same-scale figure set maintains the equipment.

INCOMING: AIRFIX NEW-TOOL HARRIER GR1 TO 1:72 SCALE

It’s good to see that 1:72 scale is still occupying kit manufacturers, and here’s a useful new-tool kit from Airfix, featuring the famed Harrier GR1 ‘jump-jet.’

FUTURISTIC FLYER FROM PLATZ: NORTHROP GRUMMAN X-47B UNMANNED COMBAT AIR SYSTEM TO 1:48 SCALE

This kit, from the Japanese model company Platz, represents the Northrop-Grumman X-47B, an unmanned US Navy aircraft recently in the headlines for its aircraft-carrier flight tests.

INCOMING: SAAB J-29 ‘FLYING BARREL’ FROM TARANGUS, WITH LANSEN AND VIGGEN FLYING IN FORMATION

Swedish model outfit Tarangus has just released its 1:72 scale Saab J-29 Tunnan (‘Barrel’) and it looks an interesting little kit.

HASEGAWA EGG PLANE: SHENYANG J-15 FLYING SHARK CHINESE NAVY JET

“It's not eggs-actly copyright in-fridge-ment” says Hasegawa, introducing the latest in its long line of Egg Plane mini-kits, this one a Limited-Edition Shenyang J-15.