CLASSIC SABRE JET FROM AIRFIX

YOUTUBER TOM GRIGAT"S stop-frame video builds are hypnotically excellent. And here's another one for you, of the Airfix 1:72 scale F-86F Sabre.

MINIATURE WINDMILL ADDS REALISM TO SCALE MODEL DIORAMAS

WE RAN ACROSS an old Airfix windmill kit in an antique shop recently. The kit was one of the Trackside Series range, all produced to model rail 00/H0 scale.

RIG A RUSSIAN! ACE STOP-FRAME VIDEO-BUILD OF A 1:72 SCALE POLIKARPOV I-3

HERE IS AN EXCELLENT STOP-FRAME VIDEO from YouTuber Tom Grigat.

1:72 SCALE RED PELICAN AEROBATIC JET TRAINER FROM AIRFIX

THIS IS A NEAT VARIATION ON THE existing Jet Provost T3 kit from Airfix. The kit is boxed with four pots of paint, a brush, and a mini-tube of cement, all in the familiar Starter Set format.

THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE RETURNS

AIRFIX IS ON A BUSY release schedule at the moment. Here's a fine 1:72 scale kit for World War II aviation buffs.

INCOMING: 1:72 SCALE BLACK-AND-WHITE BIPLANE FROM AIRFIX

PRE-ORDERS ARE BEING TAKEN for this new version of the 1:72 scale Airfix BE2c, a new-tool kit released late 2016.

ROCKETSHIP X-M RETURNS FROM RETRO-SPACE

SCIENCE FICTION B-MOVIES WERE A STAPLE OF CINEMAS in the 1950s. Many were appalling, such as Plan 9 from Outer Space. A few were extremely good, such Forbidden Planet, and Destination Moon. Others sat in the middle, the so-so zone occupied by the likes of Rocketship X-M.

COLD WAR ALT-HISTORY: SOVIET CUSTOM CARS AS THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN

ARTIST ANDREI TKACHENKO has created his own alternative Soviet automotive history. Andrei's handsome artwork reveals a custom style that didn't exist in the real-life Soviet Union.

INCOMING: '49 MERCURY 2-DOOR CLUB COUPE FROM AMT

THIS IS AN ALL-TIME FAVE AMT customizing kit. Originally issued in the 1960s Trophy Series, the ’49 Mercury was popular in both full-size and model form as a basis for many build variations.

WHY YOU CANNOT MAKE STAR TREK MODELS ALL TO THE SAME SCALE

WE'RE HUGE FANS OF CONSTANT SCALE MODELLING. It's the only way to be able to accurately compare different subjects.

WIN A 1:48 SCALE CANBERRA JET

WIN AN AIRFIX ENGLISH ELECTRIC CANBERRA by answering a simple multiple choice question.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 2: TRAILER FOR MORE SCI-FI SCALE MODELS?

THIS IS THE NEW TRAILER for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, and others. It's set for release from May 5, 2017.