INCOMING: NEW-TOOL ROYAL NAVY PHANTOM II FG.1

AS PLANNED, AIRFIX will be showing a development kit of this new-tool 1:72 scale McDonnell Douglas Phantom II at the IPMS show, Scale ModelWorld this weekend.

THE MIGHTY B-70 VALKYRIE, AND MORE AMAZING SUPERSONIC KITS

RARE AND COLLECTIBLE MODEL KITS are a popular subject with model builders. Here, Mat Irvine answers some questions about a North American Mach 3 bomber from the 1960s, the B-70 Valkyrie.

INCOMING 2017: AIRFIX 1:48 SCALE HAWKER SEA FURY

YET ANOTHER 1:48 SCALE AIRFIX KIT DUE IN 2017 will be that classic heavy metal machine that saw service after World War II, the Hawker Sea Fury.

INCOMING: NEW-TOOL 1:72 SCALE AIRFIX BOEING B-17G NOW RELEASED

WE'RE PLEASED TO SAY that the new Airfix Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress is now available, and very good it looks, too.

AAAAH, NOSTALGIA... MAKING DINKY TOYS FIVE DECADES AGO

THERE AREN'T MANY OF US WHO didn't have a few diecast vehicles as children. Dinky Toys were one of the premier brands, so it's fascinating to see how they were made, as the video clip shows.

RED ARROWS FLY OVER SINGAPORE - AND SPARK A MODEL COMPETITION

OUR COLLEAGUES AT HOBBY BOUNTIES in Singapore ran a kit competition recently, to commemorate a recent visit by the Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic team.

SPOOKY MINIATURES FOR HALLOWEEN DISPLAYS

PERHAPS THIS IS NOT a scale modelling article in the plastic kit sense. But as it’s that time of year, here is a look at some Halloween displays.

HAND MADE MINIATURE SEAPORT IN THE COTSWOLD HILLS

HERE'S A NICE FIND, a hand-crafted miniature harbour, presently hidden away in the English Cotswold Hills.

STUNT PILOT FLIES LOWER THAN LOW TO TAKE A WORLD-FIRST RECORD

IS THIS JUST AN EXCUSE TO SHOW A GOOD-LOOKING gal on a scale model website? Maybe... but it's also a salute to three talented individuals and a plea to model kit manufacturers.

INCOMING: NEW-TOOL AIRFIX 1:48 SCALE P-40B WARHAWK

YET ANOTHER 1:48 SCALE warfighter from Airfix, the Curtiss P-40B Warhawk is due for release shortly.

INCOMING 2017: NEW-TOOL 1:48 SCALE AIRFIX P-51D MUSTANG

MORE MOUTHWATERING STUFF FROM AIRFIX with a pre-announcement of a 1:48 scale P-51D Mustang kit, due for release in July 2017.

CITROEN 2CV PICKUP KIT: 1:24 SCALE MODEL FROM EBBRO

A DETAILED KIT OF AN UNUSUAL FRENCH MODEL describes the Citroen 2CV Pickup, a 1:24 scale release from Ebbro of Japan.

JAMES MAY OF TOP GEAR TALKS AIRFIX KITS WITH ROY CROSS

IN THIS SHORT VIDEO, JAMES MAY INTRODUCES AIRFIX and talks to the Airfix box illustrator Roy Cross about his art and how it came about.

OOPS - LOST A WING! STAR WARS TIE FIGHTER CRASHES WHILE WAITING FOR ROGUE ONE MOVIE

A NEAT LITTLE DASH-CAM mini-mov here, depicting a crashed TIE fighter, complete with unharmed crew, waiting for a pickup from the space equivalent of a local garage to tow them home.

LEGO DEATH STAR STOP-FRAME ANIMATED BUILD

HERE'S SOME FASCINATING VIEWING for you: Bart van Dijk's beautifully smooth animation of building a Lego Death Star. In Bart's build, 4016 individual Lego pieces come together as if by magic.

FINE DETAIL ON A ROKAF KAI T-50B BY DAVID DAMEK

THE KAI T-50B GOLDEN EAGLE is a single-engine supersonic jet trainer, produced in South Korea. The T-50 is a handsome design, the looks of which are captured nicely to 1:48 scale by Academy Models.

INCOMING: NEW-TOOL AIRFIX SUPERMARINE WALRUS DUE TO LAND MID-2017

HERE’S ANOTHER TASTER FROM Airfix for new kits due in 2017. This time it’s a biplane, the ugly-but-useful Supermarine Walrus, designed by RJ Mitchell, the mastermind responsible for the famed Spitfire.

PROFESSIONAL MODEL MAKERS OF 1968

HERE'S A NICE  LITTLE FLASHBACK movie. We particularly like the large-scale Spitfire, made for the air battle sequences in a World War II movie.

AIRFIX MODEL COMPETITION IN SINGAPORE 2016

HERE’S A RUNDOWN ON ENTRIES at the annual Airfix Aeronautical Model Competition 2016. The event is run every year by Singapore dealer Hobby Bounties, and attracts some first class talent.

MAT 'N' PAUL UNPLUGGED MODEL AND TOOL SALE

IF YOU’VE BEEN A HAMEX MODEL SHOW ADDICT then you’ll be interested in a special one-off show that’s coming on Sunday, October 2.