EASY-CLICK SYSTEM PORSCHE FROM REVELL REVEALS ADVANCED KIT TECHNOLOGY

 

THERE ARE TWO SURPRISES with this 1:24 scale kit. The first is that the Diesel Junior 108 tractor was made by sports-car maker Porsche from 1952-63. And second, that Revell has produced the tractor ready to be assembled using its ‘easy-click system.’

MORE SENSE OF SCALE: BACKGROUND ON PROFESSIONAL MODEL MAKING

THIS IS THE SECOND 'SENSE OF SCALE' VID which gives some background information about the professional scale model world. Watch out for the friesian cow!

STAR WARS MODEL MAKERS: A SENSE OF SCALE

THIS IS A GREAT LITTLE VID that gives you an outline of specialist model making for the movies. Enjoy, and visit SMN tomorrow for more.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM SCALE MODEL NEWS

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS from SMN! To add a touch of modeling cheer, here are some delightful scale models with a festive touch.

Mat Irvine: My friend Andy forwarded these pictures, so Mr J and I thought you'd like to enjoy them. There's a link below to take you to see plenty more.

STEAMPUNK FANS: SHARPEN YOUR CRAFT KNIVES FOR MORTAL ENGINES

THE TRAILER FOR MORTAL ENGINES shows that 2018 might be a vintage year for steampunk enthusiasts and kitbash-diorama model fans.

3D-PRINTED 'WHAT-IF' HAWKER P1214 FROM WOLFE AEROSPACE

RIKKI WOLFE OF WOLFE AEROSPACE WAS AMONG THE TRADERS at the 2017 HaMeX model show. He had a selection of kits for sale, ranging from large-scale display-style models, to his latest project, a naval jet concept (above) from 1980.

1:24 SCALE PORSCHE 934 RSR FROM REVELL

THIS IS A NEW 1:24 SCALE REVELL GERMANY kit depicting a Porsche 934 RSR in the orange markings of Jagermeister, a German drinks distiller. 

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - DISCOVER THE DISCOVERY FROM MOEBIUS MODELS

Mat Irvine: This is a 1:144 scale kit that many modellers reckoned would never be made.

VISIT TO THE SAC MUSEUM, NEBRASKA

DURING MY 2017 TRIP to see the US solar eclipse, I took the opportunity to visit the Strategic Air Command (SAC) and Aerospace Museum, near the city of Ashland, Nebraska.

RETRO STYLE: 1:25 SCALE MERCURY COMET CYCLONE FROM MOEBIUS

THIS KIT COULD BE IDEAL for astronomers, as the name includes a planet, a solar system phenomenon, even a weather system. But actually, it’s a car!

USING THE SMN SLIDE SHOW FEATURE

IF YOU LIKE LOOKING AT click-to-view slideshows, especially the ones here at SMN, then it's a good idea to choose your web browser for desktop or tablet carefully.

MAKING THE CRYSTAL FOX FROM STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

MAKING ITS DEBUT ON THE SILVER SCREEN very soon will be the Crystal Fox, an alien critter that appears in The Last Jedi, latest in the Star Wars saga.

INCOMING: HAMEX 9 MODEL SHOW READY FOR TOUCHDOWN

UK MODEL MAKERS should head toward this popular annual show.

Click here for previous HaMeX shows, as featured in SMN.

Click here for more details of the 2017 HaMeX kit swap show.

INCOMING: TAMIYA 1:32 SCALE F-35 LIGHTNING II STEALTH FIGHTER

EAST MEETS WEST with this collaboration between Tamiya of Japan and Italeri of Italy.