EASY EIGHT 1:35 SCALE SHERMAN TANK FROM 'BAND OF BROTHERS' TV SERIES

WE’VE BEEN CATCHING UP ON the multi-award winning TV series Band of Brothers recently, so the newly-released Tamiya 1:35 scale M4A3E8 Sherman tank is particularly interesting.

HAMEX KIT SWAP TODAY

YES, THE SEVENTH HAMEX KIT SWAP lands in Hanslope, UK, today. As ever, the K-9 Cafe serves up grub fit for kings (and model fans). Just turn up from 10.00-1600 hrs today. More details on the show here.

TASTY TAMIYA MAZDA TWO-SEATER ROADSTER

THE MAZDA ROADSTER - also called the MX-5 or Miata - has been a genre-defining car since it first went on sale in 1989. And this 2015 Tamiya kit depicts the latest fourth generation machine.

THE MODELHAUS - MODEL CARS, SPARES, AND A RETRO-STYLE SHASTA AIRFLYTE

THERE ARE PLENTY of companies making aftermarket parts for model cars, but few offer a range as comprehensive as that available from The Modelhaus.

MODEL CAR DECADES - THE SCALE AUTO BOOKS OF BILL COULTER

MODEL CAR HISTORIAN Bill Coulter has written three excellent colour books for anyone who loves retro-style Americana, and the greatest pony car of them all, the Ford Mustang.

WINNING MODELS AT SCALE MODELWORLD 2015

SCALE MODELWORLD is the national show for the UK IPMS (International Plastic Modellers Society). It was held over November 7-8, 2015, at the Telford International Conference Centre.

'MILANO' SPACECRAFT FROM THE SCI-FI MOVIE 'GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY'

THE HOLLYWOOD HIT Guardians of the Galaxy was a rip-roaring space opera that punched its way to popularity, and now stands in third place on the Marvel Studios all-time hit list. And now Fantastic Plastic has released a 1:144 scale kit of the Milano, a ship that plays a similar sort of role in Guardians to the Millennium Falcon in the various Star Wars movies.

2016 INCOMING: AIRFIX BOEING B-17G FLYING FORTRESS

ANOTHER AIRCRAFT KIT TO LOOK FORWARD to in 2016, the upcoming 1:72 scale Airfix Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress looks to be well waiting for. And that’s just as well, because release isn’t slated until Q3 2016, so it’ll probably be October 2016 before we see the kit in stores.

VIDEO LOOK AT IPMS SCALE MODELWORLD, TELFORD 2015

FOR THOSE OF US WHO didn't make it to the huge IPMS ModelWorld at Telford, UK, here's a roundup of what was there.

RIP GEORGE BARRIS, KING OF THE KUSTOMIZERS

 

GEORGE BARRIS, PERHAPS THE BEST KNOWN US car customiser - and inspiration for many custom car kits - died on November 5, 2015. 

2016 INCOMING - VICTOR B2 V-BOMBER FROM AIRFIX

ON DISPLAY THIS WEEKEND AT THE massive IPMS Scale ModelWorld at Telford, UK, is this latest 1:72 scale jet project from Airfix.

INCOMING: FLYING FLAPJACK FIGHTER FROM KITTY HAWK MODEL

LOVERS OF WEIRD and wonderful aircraft of the past will be delighted that Kitty Hawk Model has made an excellent 1:48 scale kit of a 1940s rarity, the Vought XF5U-1, tastily nicknamed the 'Flying Flapjack.'

700-PLUS ENTRIES RUN IN THE NAMELESS MODEL SHOW-OFF

ALSO HELD AT TOLEDO the year was an NNL (Nameless National Luminaries) model event.

INCOMING 1:25 SCALE WHEELS - RETRO AMERICANA AND NEW BATMOBILE FROM MOEBIUS

TOLEDO COLLECTORS TOY FAIR CAR KITS on display included some mouthwatering new releases from Moebius Models.

ROUND 2 MODEL CARS SHOWN AT THE 2015 TOLEDO COLLECTORS TOY FAIR, OHIO

THE TOLEDO COLLECTORS TOY FAIR was held earlier this month in Sylvania, Ohio. Today we look at the new models that were shown on the Round 2 stand.

NOT-SO-LONE RANGER FROM MOEBIUS MODELS

THIS IS THE long-anticipated release of the 1971 Ford Ranger pickup from Moebius Models, which definitely fills a gap in the market.

FLYING WING HORTEN GO 229 FROM REVELL - LUFTWAFFE 46 JET

THE HORTEN Go 229 WAS A WORLD WAR II German jet that could have made a difference in the air, had it been operational in time. And now here is the Revell 1:72 scale kit, back as a reissue once again.

1:72 SCALE STAR WARS MILLENNIUM FALCON FROM REVELL

STELLAR NEWS FOR SCIENCE FICTION FANS comes with the latest Revell Snaptite kit of the famed Millennium Falcon starship. Released to coincide with the latest Star Wars movie, the kit has some significant mods to bring it up to date.

2016 INCOMING - BIG NEW 'TIFFY' FROM AIRFIX

WORLD WAR II BUFFS will be delighted by the Airfix 1:24 scale Typhoon, due for release next year. No, it's not a Groundhog Day release, it's actually the 'car door' version of the Hawker Typhoon that preceded the teardrop canopy design already in the Airfix list.

A VISIT TO THE DuPAGE COUNTY TOY AND PLASTIC KIT SHOW 2015

THE TOY AND PLASTIC KIT SHOW was held at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, Illinois, on September 17, 2015. The show is held every spring and autumn, and although it occupies just two halls in the extensive County Fairgrounds, there is always plenty to see, and maybe even purchase.