AIRFIX B-17 FLYING FORTRESS IN MOTION

A FAMOUS BOMBER and excellent kit, revealed in another ace stop-motion mini-movie by Tom Grigat.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR READERS

HERE'S HOPING EVERY SMN READER gets a chance to build a kit of their choice this coming year.

And maybe it's going to be the year when 'that old kit' comes down from its hiding place in the loft!

FIFTIES-ERA BOAT KIT RETURNS AS A 1:25 SCALE 3-IN-1 CUSTOM

THE AMT CUSTOMIZING BOAT KIT was first produced in 1959. The boat was presented in much the same way as a car kit of the time, with a three-way assembly and some custom parts. 

DORNIER Do X FLYING MODEL: TWELVE SCALE ENGINES, ONE PROPELLER FOR POWER

THE DORNIER DO X was the brainchild of Dr. Claude Dornier, his aircraft taking off for the first time in July, 1929.

1:25 SCALE CHEVROLET EL CAMINO DERBY CHAMP PICKUP FROM AMT

THIS INTERESTING AMT RACING KIT is based on a model first released issued in 1969.

SPECIAL HOBBY HAWKER TEMPEST: ANOTHER STUNNING VIDEO BUILD FROM TOM GRIGAT

FOR ALL WORLD WAR II FIGHTER FANS here's a great video by Tom Grigat, the master of stop-frame animated video model builds.

WRC WINNER FROM 1979: 1:24 SCALE FORD ESCORT RALLY RACER FROM ITALERI

THIS IS A WELCOME ITALERI REISSUE OF what was previously an ESCI kit, Italeri having since acquired the tooling.

SECRETS OF THE NEW 1:24 SCALE AIRFIX F6F-5 HELLCAT

HERE'S A FASCINATING BEHIND THE SCENES interview with the people behind the upcoming Airfix 1:24 scale F6F Hellcat.

INCOMING: SPECTACULAR 1:24 SCALE GRUMMAN F6F-5 HELLCAT FROM AIRFIX

AIRFIX IS ON A ROLL and this giant-size kit underlines the excellence of new products from this company.

1965 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL 1:25 SCALE WAGON CUSTOMIZING KIT FROM AMT

UNLIKE SOME RECENT AMT reissues that use more recent tooling, this 1:25 scale Lincoln Continental is based on the original annual kit, first released in 1965.

COLLECTIBLE 42-PART FLYING AUTOMOBILE KIT FROM GLADEN ENTERPRISES

IF YOU READ ALMOST ANY popular-science magazine from the 1950s, you will see that by 2018 we ought to be driving flying cars, even taking vacations on the Moon.

INCOMING KITS: NEW ROUND 2 MODELS

THE WONDERFEST SHOW IN KENTUCKY IS A MEGA-DRAW for fans of the linked genres of science-fiction, fantasy, and horror. Here we look at models coming from the Round 2 company.

AMAZING WONDERFEST MEGA MODEL SHOW 2018

WONDERFEST IS THE LARGEST science-fiction/fantasy/horror model show you are likely to visit. WonderFest shows off a galaxy of talent every summer in Kentucky.

REVELL 'BLACK PEARL' GALLEON, AS SEEN IN THE MOVIE 'PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN'

IN 2017, WE REVIEWED the 895-part Revell 1:72 scale kit of the Black Pearl, as seen in the Disney movie saga Pirates of the Caribbean. The kit we show here is a smaller 1:150 scale version of the same ship, though it still comes with 112 parts.

'A WAR IN MINIATURE' - AMAZING MODEL COLLECTION AT THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT, SEATTLE

ONE OF THE BEST AEROSPACE MUSEUMS is the Museum of Flight, Seattle. And the MoF is also home to one of the best model collections you can find.

HAN'S SPEEDER FROM THE MOVIE 'SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY'

THE STAR WARS MERCHANDISE MACHINE continues to be a massive generator of spacecraft models and kits. Han’s Speeder is a Revell 1:28 scale miniature of the vehicle seen in the 2018 Star Wars release Solo: A Star Wars Story.

AVRO ARROW SUPERSONIC DELTA MODELS AT THE BC AVIATION MUSEUM IN CANADA

THE BRITISH COLUMBIA Aviation Museum is well worth a visit if you are on Vancouver Island, Canada.

INCOMING: HURRICANE MOVIE AND AIRFIX SEA HURRICANE

DRAMA IN THE SKIES and on the ground both feature in this upcoming movie. That's good, as the Hawker Hurricane deserves a share of the limelight usually reserved for its elegant sibling fighter, the Supermarine Spitfire.

SAD LOSS OF HANNANTS MODEL STORE PROPRIETOR

WE ARE SAD TO REPORT that David Hannant died recently, aged 88. He may not be that familiar to you, but the Hannants stores have been going for many years, the UK’s largest importer and distributor of model items. 

REVELL KITS GO TO ATLANTIS MODELS

THE REVELL GROUP’S PARENT COMPANY HOBBICO ceased trading in April 2018. Since then there has been a lot of activity, and plenty of speculation. But now the situation is becoming clearer.