STILL THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE FIGHTER: F-16 FIGHTING FALCON VIDEO KIT-BUILD

NEARLY 4600 F-16 FIGHTING FALCONS have been built since 1973. Today the US Air Force still flies the F-16, as do 25 other air arms. And that ubiquity is matched by model manufacturers, including Hasegawa.

DETAILED MILITARIA FROM KFS MODELS, INCLUDING A BRAND-NEW THUNDERBIRD MISSILE

KIT FORM SERVICES (KFS) IS UNUSUAL for offering military kits in 1:24 scale, rather than the standard 1:35. And that includes the big news for 2017, a model kit of the English Electric Thunderbird missile from the 1960s.

SALUTE TO RON THORNTON, A VETERAN OF SPECIAL EFFECTS SCIENCE FICTION SHOWS

RON THORNTON (1957-2016) WAS WELL KNOWN for his CGI effects work on classic science fiction shows like Babylon 5, Star Trek: Voyager, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

MAT IRVINE MEETS A TRANSFORMERS BUMBLEBEE CAMARO, AND A MINIATURE NEXT TO IT

A TRANSFORMERS CAMARO COMES TO THE Texas town of Killeen, as Mat cruises by, camera at the ready.

UFO ENCOUNTERS DIORAMA FROM ATLANTIS MODELS

HERE'S A NEAT LITTLE KIT for UFO enthusiasts. The Atlantis Models kit is easy to build and includes a lighting pack for after-dark encounters.

INCOMING 2017: REVELLATIONS AT SCALE MODELWORLD 2016

THE MAIN EUROPEAN KIT COMPANIES show us what’s up-and-coming at Scale ModelWorld. At the 2016 show, Revell served up a feast for the year to come.

'THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS' DODGE CHARGER: 1:25 SCALE KIT FROM REVELL

MOVIE MOTORS come to the model bench with this Fast and Furious 1970 Dodge Charger.

IPMS 2016: SCALE MODELWORLD WINNER CLOSEUPS

INCREDIBLE ATTENTION TO DETAIL and a beautiful finish mark out Stefano Marchetti's fantasy Ferrari. The model took overall gold in the 2016 International Plastic Modellers' Society (IPMS) competition.

BEAT THAT! AMAZING WORLD'S BIGGEST HOT WHEELS CAR COLLECTION

LOOK AND LOVE this collection of more than 3500 Hot Wheels cars, with a video that visits a specially-housed million-dollar display of miniatures.

FANTASY FERRARI RACER WINS AT SCALE MODELWORLD 2016

ITALIAN MODEL MAKER STEFANO MARCHETTI entered this blood-red alt-history Ferrari at the recent Scale ModelWorld show.

INCOMING: NEW-TOOL ROYAL NAVY PHANTOM II FG.1

AS PLANNED, AIRFIX will be showing a development kit of this new-tool 1:72 scale McDonnell Douglas Phantom II at the IPMS show, Scale ModelWorld this weekend.

THE MIGHTY B-70 VALKYRIE, AND MORE AMAZING SUPERSONIC KITS

RARE AND COLLECTIBLE MODEL KITS are a popular subject with model builders. Here, Mat Irvine answers some questions about a North American Mach 3 bomber from the 1960s, the B-70 Valkyrie.

INCOMING 2017: AIRFIX 1:48 SCALE HAWKER SEA FURY

YET ANOTHER 1:48 SCALE AIRFIX KIT DUE IN 2017 will be that classic heavy metal machine that saw service after World War II, the Hawker Sea Fury.

INCOMING: NEW-TOOL 1:72 SCALE AIRFIX BOEING B-17G NOW RELEASED

WE'RE PLEASED TO SAY that the new Airfix Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress is now available, and very good it looks, too.

AAAAH, NOSTALGIA... MAKING DINKY TOYS FIVE DECADES AGO

THERE AREN'T MANY OF US WHO didn't have a few diecast vehicles as children. Dinky Toys were one of the premier brands, so it's fascinating to see how they were made, as the video clip shows.

RED ARROWS FLY OVER SINGAPORE - AND SPARK A MODEL COMPETITION

OUR COLLEAGUES AT HOBBY BOUNTIES in Singapore ran a kit competition recently, to commemorate a recent visit by the Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic team.