1:32 SCALE RUSSIAN RAT (OR SOVIET DONKEY) FROM REVELL

REVELL BRINGS US THE MONOPLANE Polikarpov I-16 fighter to 1:32 scale. 

DOUGLAS A-26B INVADER: 1:48 SCALE LIGHT ATTACKER FROM REVELL

THE DOUGLAS A-26B INVADER FROM REVELL makes a good addition to a 1:48 scale combat aircraft collection.

SUMMER IS COMING WITH THIS 1:32 SCALE VW BEACH BUGGY FROM REVELL

HEAD FOR THE BEACH with this 1:32 scale Volkswagen Beach Buggy from the flower-power age of Aquarius.

BALLAST MAGIC HELPS A CALIFORNIA DIORAMA LOOK PERFECT

SOLVING A MODELLING PROBLEM sometimes comes from a different direction. In this case, with a product called Ballast Magic.

EDUARD 1:48 SCALE ADOLF GALLAND MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109E-4 STEP-BY-STEP

HERE'S ANOTHER VIDEO by the hugely skilled model maker, David Damek.

MEL'S CLASSIC DRIVE-IN DINER FROM THE MOVIE 'AMERICAN GRAFFITI'

THIS 1:87 SCALE MEL’S DRIVE-IN KIT will please model makers and movie buffs alike, as it features the famed restaurant seen in the classic 1973 movie American Graffiti.

HANDSOME 1:35 SCALE S-BOAT FROM ITALERI

 

NAVAL MODEL FANS will be pleased to see the latest Italeri update of the 1:35 scale Schnellboot of the World War II German Navy.

NO DETAIL IS TOO SMALL FOR THIS AIRBUS A380 MADE OF PAPER

LOOK WITH AMAZEMENT AT THE PAPER ENGINEERING skills of Luca Iaconi-Stewart.

1:24 SCALE FIGURES FROM MASTER BOX: PIN-UPS FROM THE WILD WEST

RETRO-ERA SUBJECTS ARE A POPULAR FASHION STATEMENT and these 1950s-style figures from Master Box should be popular with nostalgia fans.

HOBBICO CRASHES INTO CHAPTER 11

IT WAS ANNOUNCED on January 10 that Hobbico, the largest US hobby distributor, based in Champaign, Illinois, has filed for bankruptcy protection, otherwise known as ‘Chapter 11.’

INCOMING KIT 2018: AIRFIX HAWKER HUNTER F6 TO 1:48 SCALE

 

DEFINITELY ‘THE’ CLASSIC BRITISH FIGHTER JET, the Hawker Hunter is now on release countdown from Airfix, later in 2018.

V-2 ROCKET HAULER: HANOMAG SS-100 TO 1:35 SCALE FROM TAKOM

A WHILE AGO WE REVIEWED the Takom 1:35 scale V-2 rocket, with launch pad.

SCALE MODELS ON SHOW AT THE SAC MUSEUM IN NEBRASKA

TO CONCLUDE OUR SERIES on the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum in Ashland, Nebraska, this time we show some of the many models on display.

MORE AIRCRAFT AT THE SAC AND AEROSPACE MUSEUM IN NEBRASKA

 

AS PROMISED, here are more of the aircraft I saw on display at the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum, Ashland, Nebraska.

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.