“WE’RE AT WARP 9.6 CAPTAIN: THE ENGINES CANNA TAKE IT ANY MORE!” “WRONG SHIP SCOTTIE: THIS IS A ROMULAN WARBIRD!”

Star Trek lives with an interesting fortnightly, ‘The Official Starships Collection’ from partwork publisher, Eaglemoss.

iHOBBY EXPO 2013: MAT IRVINE’S WRAP-UP REPORT

My last look at the excellent iHobby Expo 2013 includes some famous and not-so-famous faces, and even a book of mine.

REVELL-MONOGRAM AT iHOBBY EXPO 2013 AND THE TOLEDO COLLECTORS TOY FAIR

Mat Irvine: The model company located nearest to iHobby Expo 2013’s Schaumberg Conference Center venue, Revell-Monogram, displayed new products only on the Saturday.

iHOBBY EXPO 2013: MAT IRVINE PREVIEWS NEW MOEBIUS MODELS

Moebius Models performed a neat trick for 2013. The company was present at iHobby Expo in Chicago, while simultaneously mounting a display some 400km (250 miles) away, at the Toledo Collectors Toy Fair, Sylvania, Ohio.

iHOBBY EXPO 2013: BATTLESHIP TO BULLDOZER, AS MAT IRVINE SURVEYS THE STEVENS INTERNATIONAL MODEL-KIT PORTFOLIO

You might not have heard of Stevens International, but it’s an important outfit in the modelling world, as the company is one of the main US hobby distributors.

iHOBBY 2013: MAT IRVINE SCOPES OUT NEW SCI-FI STUFF FROM PEGASUS HOBBIES

Pegasus Hobbies is the brainchild of Larry Thompson (on stand, above) starting some years ago with accessories produced for model car builders. Today, Pegasus is far better known for its kits covering the wide topic of science-fiction.

iHOBBY EXPO 2013: MAT IRVINE SPIES THE NEW MINICRAFT 1:72 SCALE MARTIN PBM-5 MARINER

There is always a ‘model of the show’ at iHobby Expo, and although there weren’t any big fanfares to accompany it, and although I’m not really a big aircraft fan, my nomination nevertheless goes to the brand-new 1:72 scale Martin PBM-5A Mariner from Minicraft.

iHOBBY EXPO 2013, CHICAGO: SHOW REPORT FROM MAT IRVINE

iHobby Expo, the main showcase for what’s new in US model-making, returned to the Chicago area from October 3-8, 2013, after a brief relocation to Cleveland, Ohio, in 2012.

INCOMING: REVELL AIRBUS A350 XWB TEST SHOT PIX

Revell already has the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in its kit lineup, so now its European competitor is approaching, in the form of the 1:144 scale Airbus A350-900.

COLD WAR WARRIOR RETURNS: 1:48 SCALE AIRFIX JAVELIN DELTA-WING INTERCEPTOR

The first 1:48 scale model of the twin-jet Gloster Javelin, this Airfix kit is bound to be popular with fans of Cold War-era aviation technology.

INCOMING: SECRET SOVIET LUNAR SPACECRAFT TO 1:48 SCALE

A detailed 1:48 scale kit of the one-man Soviet LK Lunar Lander, built to beat NASA to the Moon in the heady Space Race days of the 1960s.