DEADLY APACHE MAKES FIRST FLIGHT

Today’s the day in 1975 that an army’s best friend - or deadliest enemy - the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, made its first...

MARS PROBE KIT FROM LINDBERG

BY MAT IRVINE Recent news that the Russians have delayed the launch of their latest Mars probe made me think about a Mars...

CONTAINER SHIP MODEL FROM REVELL

Here’s good news for 1:700 scale ship model fans, a kit of the huge Colombo Express from Revell. The real thing is enormous,...

A MODEL FERRARI - FROM A PILE OF CLOTHES?!

Here’s a bit of fun for your Sunday delectation - a ‘model’ Ferrari whipped together by a team from the Puma sportsgear...

DODGE DEORA - DIGGING UP SPANISH GOLD

BY MAT IRVINEToday, the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is hosting a sale by RM Auctions that includes one of...

BLAST OFF! CHINESE ROCKETS FROM DRAGON, REALSPACE, TRUMPETER,

A MAT IRVINE REVIEWA year ago today, China’s space ambitions took a big step forward with a spacewalk, taken by one of the...

US ACE PILOT MAJOR RICHARD BONG’S P-38 ON DISPLAY

Richard Ira ‘Dick’ Bong was born this day in 1920. He became the top US ace of World War II, shooting down at least 40 enemy...

AIRFIX SALE NOW ON

There’s a nice little sale going on at the Airfix online store. One of the best bargains is the 189-part 1:72 scale kit...

F-14 TOMCAT BOWS OUT OF SERVICE

Three years ago today, the twin-engine F-14 Tomcat finally left service in the US Navy, after being the prime air-superiority...

SENSATIONAL SPITFIRE MODEL

It’s not often that the SMN crew is stopped in its tracks by something quite so drop-dead gorgeous, but Jean-Pierre Cousinet’s...

ROBOCOP MARCHES ONTO A JAPANESE BOOK JACKET

We were all smiles in SMN Towers yesterday when sample copies of a colourful book series, completed for Japanese publisher...

THE ART OF LIONEL TRAINS

As promised back in August, here’s a closer look at the handsome book we found recently, The Art of Lionel Trains by Roger...

'DESERT QUEEN’ MATILDA TANK FROM TAMIYA

AFV model builders will be pleased with the effort that Tamiya has put in to this 1:35 scale British Matilda tank. In its...

LIMITED-EDITION RAYGUN MODELS FROM NEW ZEALAND

There’s a special kind of science-fiction called ‘steampunk’. It’s a fantasy mixture of Victoriana meeting high-tech, with...

INCOMING STUFF FROM THE 2009 TOKYO MODEL SHOW

October 8-13 sees Japan’s mega-size Tokyo Hobby Show - officially known as the 49th All Japan Plamodel Hobby Show - at Chiba,...

BATTLE OF BRITAIN DAY

Today is Battle of Britain Day. From July to September in 1940, the German Luftwaffe attacked shipping and ports in southern...