1:48 SCALE REAPER DRONE UAV FROM REVELL

THE REVELL MQ-9 REAPER Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has been out for some time, but it remains a good kit of a type of aircraft that is changing the face of military aviation.

DRONE AERODYNAMICS SHOWN IN AMAZING NASA COMPUTER MODEL

FOR DECADES, NASA HAS USED computer models to simulate the airflow around aircraft, in order to test designs and especially, to improve aerodynamic performance.

FREE TRIP TO OUTER SPACE WITH THE LI’L GASSER FROM AMT

THIS IS A REISSUE OF AN AMT classic show rod, as designed by John Bogosian, in 1970. Li’l Gasser was one of four kits based on the same six-wheel chassis and running gear.

COLD WAR V-BOMBER: CRESCENT-WING VICTOR NUCLEAR ATTACKER FROM AIRFIX

AN EXCELLENT 1:72 SCALE KIT from Airfix, the Handley Page Victor B.2 is modelled with one of its primary payloads, the supersonic Blue Steel stand-off nuclear missile.

WORLD'S BIGGEST RC SCALE MODEL HELICOPTER

IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH enthusiasm there is for radio control (RC) in all its forms. Here's a great little vid showing what's claimed as the world's largest of the breed.

HEAVY METAL IN FLIGHT: BOEING 747 FROM REVELL IN IRON MAIDEN ROCK BAND MARKINGS

REVELL HAS REISSUED ITS BOEING 747-400 with a set of special decals marking ‘The Book of Souls’ world tour by the Iron Maiden rock band.

AMAZING LEGO TRAIN RUNS IN THE HOUSE AND OUT INTO THE GARDEN

HERE'S A NIFTY FOUR MINUTES of fun, in which YouTuber 'TrainGuy659' has mounted a video camera on a Lego train.

GET YOUR KICKS - AND TINPLATE TRUCKS - ON ROUTE 66

A TRIP DOWN ROUTE 66, the famed 'Mother Road' highway that runs from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, reveals an unexpected home for a treasure trove of tinplate trucks.

A BIG KIT OF A SMALL MACHINE: ISETTA BUBBLE CAR FROM REVELL

A DELIGHTFUL 1:16 SCALE REVELL BMW ISETTA 250 bubble car kit. It recalls a time when such super-small cars were all the rage in Europe.

INCOMING: NEW AIRFIX 1:48 SCALE JUNKERS JU 87 WITH MAX DETAIL

EXCELLENT NEW IMAGES of the 1:48 scale Junkers Ju 87 B-1 dive bomber arrived today. Detail shots show the kit to be a must-build for World War II aircraft fans.

THE 'BLAZING BISON' 1:25 SCALE MEGA-TRACTOR FROM AMT

THIS UNUSUAL RE-RELEASE FROM AMT features a triple-engined monster machine that went to work at shows and exhibitions in the 1980s. 

AHOY THERE! HIGHLY DETAILED 1:72 SCALE LUXO-YACHT FROM REVELL

THIS STATE OF THE ART LUXURY YACHT kit is released by Revell in the model aircraft-standard 1:72 scale.

SEE INSIDE A JAPANESE HIEN FIGHTER: 1:48 SCALE KAWASAKI KIT FROM TAMIYA

THE KAWASAKI Ki-61 HIEN WAS a Japanese fighter in service during World War II. This model from Tamiya captures the aircraft’s appearance beautifully, and you can see inside it, thanks to the included transparent optional fuselage half.

NEW SPACESHIPS BOOK FEATURES PLENTY OF SCALE MODELS

SPACESHIPS IS A SUMPTIOUS new book by the space artist Ron Miller. It contains much that is interesting to space model fans.

THE WILDEST HAULER OF ALL TIME: TOM DANIEL'S BEER WAGON KIT FROM MONOGRAM

TOM DANIEL WAS A DESIGN CONSULTANT for Monogram in the 1970s, and the Mack Beer Wagon was one of more than 85 kits he designed for the company.

SLIMLINE 1:25 SCALE BAT-MISSILE KIT FROM AMT

ANOTHER FANTASY KIT FROM AMT, THE 1:25 scale Bat-Missile depicts a machine seen briefly in a Batman movie of a quarter-century ago.

ALL-IN-ONE DIORAMA MODEL SCENE FROM TAMIYA

DIORAMA LOVERS LINE UP HERE to get your hands on this neat 1:48 scale kit from Tamiya. It combines two World War II kits, together with a simulated-grass covered rectangular base.

WELCOME TO 2017: MODELS TO LOOK FOR IN THIS NEW YEAR

EVERYONE'S FAVOURITE NAVY JET, the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II from Airfix will definitely be high on the must-build list for many model makers in 2017.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017: KEEP ON MODELLING!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! HERE'S A ROUNDUP of scale goodness to enjoy before 2017 really gets rolling.