TWO SPACE SHUTTLES RETURN - AS SCALE MODELS FROM REVELL

HERE ARE REISSUES of two Revell kits from the Space Shuttle age, the Boeing 747 SCA (Shuttle Carrier Aircraft) and (above) the Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis. Both kits are to 1:144 scale.

L'AMOUR FRANCAISE - WE LOVE THIS NEW COLLECTION OF FRENCH DINKY TOYS FROM LES EDITIONS ATLAS

THE CITROEN DS19 MAY NOT BE a powerful sporting Corvette Sting Ray or Jaguar E-Type, but as one of the prettiest passenger cars ever made, it is certainly a good choice as loss leader (price just 2.99 Euro) for a new Dinky Toys collection from Les Editions Atlas.

TIME FOR YOU TO PUT ON THOSE COOL SHADES - REVELL 1:25 SCALE HUMMER H2 FINISHED IN CSI-MIAMI MARKINGS

The Revell-Germany 1:25 scale Hummer H2 kit has been through several incarnations before reaching this latest iteration.

FINE SCALE MODELER - SPECIAL EDITION PACKED WITH USEFUL HOW-TO INFORMATION

Fine Scale Modeler has been a long-time favourite read, with high production values and editorial quality. It helps that we've had the odd model featured in there too.

FLYING ON THE LOCKHEED SUPER CONSTELLATION

NO EXCUSES for showing this beautiful old bird, though for airliner model fans, there's plenty of useful reference detail to see. Enjoy!

GORGEOUS VINTAGE DIECAST RACING CARS BOOK - YOUR FREE TASTER

Here's a beautifully produced book by German photographer and model fan Michael Spengler. Racing Cars is a must-look for anyone who likes diecast racing cars.

US COAST GUARD LIFEBOAT BECOMES A MOVIE STAR - AND GLENCOE HAS A 1:48 SCALE KIT TO MATCH

This 1:48 scale model lifeboat began as an ITC kit in 1959, and has been available from Glencoe for many years. Now the vessel has become a star in its own right, as it featured in the best selling 2009 book The Finest Hours, presently being made as a Disney movie of the same name.

FRENCH UGLY DUCKLING - CITROEN 2CV FOURGONNETTE FROM TAMIYA AND EBBRO

There are a number of kits of the Citroen 2CV - the ‘Ugly Ducking’ - but until now the van version, equally popular in France, was unobtainable as a convention plastic kit. Now Tamiya has modified its 1:24 scale 2CV saloon car to make the Fourgonnette van, with distinctive corrugated sides and roof.

PORTUGUESE SPEAKERS, SAY 'OLA' - OR YOU CAN USE GOOGLE TRANSLATE FOR THE IPMS SANTA MARIA MAGAZINE

THERE'S GOOD WEEKEND reading here, and some fine models to look at through the 63 pages of the IPMS Santa Maria Magazine.

DRAGNET-STYLE LAW ENFORCER FROM TIMES PAST - REVELL ’57 FORD CUSTOM POLICE CAR

This is the third issue of Revell’s new 1:25 scale 1957 Ford Custom car kit, this time as a cop car of the period. The kit has been created in conjunction with the specialist model company Model King.

BRUSH UP YOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS WITH THIS NEAT PRIMER IN TECHNIQUES OF MODELLING AND DIORAMAS

HERE'S AN ATTRACTIVE publication that has plenty of things to say on basic model making skills.

A QUESTION OF SCALE

HERE AT SMN TOWERS, we’re always discussing the importance (or not) of scale, a subject that’s hardly surprising bearing in mind the title of the website.

AMAZING FORD SKYLINER CONVERTIBLE

Those wonderful 1950s-era US cars sometimes had more than wings and chrome to set them apart from common or garden designs from other countries.

MPC TITAN IIIC ORBITAL LAUNCH VEHICLE TO 1:100 SCALE

The 1:100 scale Round 2 MPC Titan IIIC launch rocket is a companion kit to the same-scale Vostok I reviewed a short while ago, and, as with the Vostok, I also helped with some technical details.