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METROPOLIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST and most talked-about science-fiction movies ever made. And now the Japanese X-Plus company has created ...

INTERESTING STUFF FOR AIRFIX BUILDERS this coming year. We'll happily take the promised 1:48 scale Buccaneer S2B and Fairy Gannet – plus...

The French Heller model company has had its ups and downs, but the future looks a little brighter with this news.

SUBARU FANS WATCH THIS! We hope this post-Christmas vid will delight anyone who is into this iconic Japanese auto brand.

HERE'S A FASCINATING PIECE OF SCALE model history from video maker Max. Enjoy a few minutes with him, especially if you are a baby-boome...

HERE'S A HANDSOMELY MADE BUNCH OF MODELS courtesy of our colleague Peter Chiang, of Hobby Bounties, Singapore. 

AIRFIX IS A NAME THAT'S BEEN FAMOUS in the plastic kit world for many years. Now here's a fascinating look at the Airfix factory, th...

PLASTIC IS GREAT AS A MODEL-MAKING MEDIUM. But every now and again, it's good to try something new – or old, in this example of that tra...

  RECREATING OLD KITS is a specialism of Atlantis Models, and here the company adds to its nostalgic list with a 1:40 scale missile from the...

THE TT:120 CLUB IS ONE OF HORNBY'S i deas to support prospective owners of the newly-introduced 1:120 scale model railway system.

The new TT (‘Table Top’) 1:120 model rail system has been launched for modellers who wish to have a smaller space for their hobby.

  THIS NEW MUSEUM is a must-visit centre for film and sci-fi fans.

BOYLEI HOBBY TIME is a popular YouTube channel, and it's not hard to see why. His dioramas are highly original and well worth a close ...

RATHER LIKE YOU CAN NEVER HAVE too many Spitfires for WWII aircraft, you can never have too many V-2s in the missile category. 

  EVERY NOW AND THEN you look at your unbuilt-kit collection and pick one that may not be brand new, but still could do with being changed f...

BRUNEAU AUCTIONEERS ARE PUTTING UP FOR SALE the First Stage of the Andy Yanchus Model Collection.

 

  WITH MOST SCALE MODEL NEWS REVIEWS, we deal first with the model, then maybe go into a few intriguing details that we hope are of interest...

WE SAW SMALLSPACE 9 reaching out to sci-fi model fans recently. Last weekend, it was the turn of the sci-fi enthusiasts of Corby, a town in ...

IF YOU WANT A QUICK TO ASSEMBLE and reasonably easy rainy-day kit build, this could be the one.