OUT OF THIS WORLD MODELING: STEP-BY-STEP HOW-TO BOOK

OUT OF THIS WORLD MODELING features 16 builds of science fiction and fantasy subjects. I was invited to do two of these, and chose the 1966 Barris Batmobile from Polar Lights, and the Moebius Space Chariot from Lost in Space. 

CUSTOM CADILLAC ELDORADO REVEALS FOOSE FINESSE

REVELL HAS BEEN USING the Foose custom name and designs for some years, but this Cadillac Eldorado is unique. Whereas previous Foose models have been reboxed existing kits with new box-art and decals, the Eldorado is a brand-new kit.

RAF MUSEUM COSFORD: HOME TO A SUPERB 1:5 SCALE P-51D MUSTANG

A TREAT AWAITS MODEL FIGHTER FANS in the entrance lobby of RAF Museum, Cosford, UK.

NEWS FROM SINGAPORE: AIRFIX 1:24 SCALE MOSQUITO

LARGE SCALE MODEL MAKERS should be interested in this build of an Airfix 1:24 scale de Havilland Mosquito.

SCALE MODELS AT NEBRASKA'S PIONEER VILLAGE

A WIDE RANGING MUSEUM OF AMERICANA in Nebraska has plenty of scale models on display.

2018 INCOMING: REVELL TECHNIK JUNKERS Ju 88

DUE FOR RELEASE IN JANUARY 2018 is a 1:32 scale Junkers Ju 88 A-4 from Revell, and it will be an '88' with a difference.

2018 NEW KIT INCOMING: 1:48 SCALE BRISTOL BLENHEIM

THE  NEW-TOOL BRISTOL BLENHEIM FROM AIRFIX looks like it will be a must-build kit for 1:48 scale air fans. The Blenheim is under development for release in 2018, and should be another winner for this long-established kit company.

GMC DESERTER OFF-ROAD PICKUP TO 1:25 SCALE FROM MPC

Mat Irvine: The 1:25 scale Deserter is a reissue of an earlier MPC kit from the mid-1980s. To give the pickup its full title, it’s a GMC Rounded-Line K-2500 Wideside, equipped with the Sierra Grande package.

FUTURISTIC CUSTOM PICKUP TRUCK: 1:25 SCALE AMT DODGE DEORA

THE DODGE DEORA is an original concept from the 1960s, available now as a 1:25 scale AMT kit reissue.

LEGO STAR WARS MILLENNIUM FALCON TIME-LAPSE BUILD

THIS IS LEGO-AND-A-HALF or maybe a galaxy-and-a-half for Star Wars fans.

MOONLANDER: SPACE EXPLORATION THE WAY IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

WITH THE LATEST PLANS OF ELON MUSK HITTING THE HEADLINES it seems a good moment to revisit what I have dubbed 'factual futuristic' spacecraft, designs that seemed a good idea at the time, but which were never built.