INCOMING! ITALERI 1:48 SCALE ARMOUR HEADING OUR WAY

At last 1:48 seems to be the scale of choice for new AFV plastic kit offerings. Tamiya already have a mouthwatering range...

GREAT OFFERS FOR HORNBY CLUB MEMBERS IN 2010

Own-brand clubs are a powerful marketing tool that can cement brand loyalty among users like few other things. But let’s...

DESIGNER ADDS A CRUTCHBOT TO THE ROBOT HORDES

Science fiction fans generally have something of a love affair with robots. Whether they are small and helpful (R2D2), tall...

REVELL REVEALS NEWCOMERS FOR UPCOMING NUREMBERG TOY FAIR

David Jefferis reportsAll the big toy and model manufacturers are gearing up for the mega-huge International Nuremberg Toy...

A QUESTION OF SCALE

Here at SMN Towers, we’re always discussing the importance (or not) of scale, a subject that’s hardly surprising bearing...

WHO SHOULD COME FIRST - USERS OR COLLECTORS?

The model world seems to be made primarily of two types of people - users and collectors. For users, a kit or a diecast...

COMING LATER THIS YEAR - AIRFIX SEA VIXEN

Here’s a tasty preview from Airfix of the upcoming 1:48 Hawker Siddeley Sea Vixen carrier-based jet. Due out in September...

REVELL STAR WARS SLAVE 1 UNBOXING

David Jefferis reportsScience fiction model makers have a hotline to spacecraft of all kinds with Revell’s easykit range,...

REVELL AEROBEE-HI - A CLASSIC KIT FROM SPACEFLIGHT’S EARLY YEARS

Mat Irvine reportsRocketry is about more than space launchers or missiles - there's also an important branch that has played...

CORGI CURTAINSIDE TRUCKS REVEAL DETAILED INTERIOR LOADS

Here’s a nice new feature added to this pair of 1:50 scale diecast trucks from Corgi - the curtainside is partly drawn back,...

LUNOKHOD MOON LANDER - THE LITTLE ROVER THAT COULD

Mat Irvine reportsToday is the 37th anniversary of the second - and last - landing on the Moon by a Soviet automated rover,...

IS IT A TOY? IS IT A MODEL? - SCI-FI HUNTER-KILLER FROM ‘TERMINATOR SALVATION’

SMN reportsIf you’re a sci-fi buff, then the ranks of the mainstream kit manufacturers present fairly thin pickings. Apart...

JUNKERS Ju 88 RADAR-EQUIPPED NIGHT FIGHTER KIT FROM HASEGAWA

World War II model makers, in particular aircraft fans, will be pleased to see the latest from Hasegawa. The 1:72 scale...

POLISHING OUT SCRATCHES ON A PORSCHE BOXSTER WINDSCREEN

Christmas gifts at SMN Towers included a 1:36 scale diecast assembly kit made by Welly from China. Welly aims its products...