CONGRATULATIONS CORGI - ‘GRAND SLAM’ LANCASTER WINS THE VOTE FROM MAGAZINE READERS

David Jefferis reportsCorgi was among the first to kick off the wave of accurate diecast aircraft collectibles with its...

MUCH ADO ABOUT TOYS

David Jefferis reportsTo the average tourist, the half-timbered town of Stratford-upon-Avon is famed for just one thing...

BIGTRAK IS BACK

Mat Irvine reportsAnyone who remembers the eighties, (1980s, that is) will likely recall the Bigtrak, one of the first toys...

ARE YOU A COLLECTOR OR A CRAFTSMAN? OR MAYBE BOTH!

David Jefferis reportsIt’s an old argument between model fans - should you buy ready-built models, and collect your kicks...

1:72 SCALE A9 LONG-RANGE ROCKET MISSILE FROM SPECIAL HOBBY

SMN reportsHere’s a look at the A9 piloted missile we brought back from the La Coupole rocket base in northern France. The...

NAZI V-WEAPONS AT LA COUPOLE ROCKET BASE, NORTHERN FRANCE

SMN reportsIf you’re in reach of Northern France sometime this year, then a trip to the site of a World War II Nazi rocket...

SPACE MODELS FROM NEW WARE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

SMN reportsThe Czech company New Ware is one of the smaller model outfits, but the products are second to none and regularly...

GIANT 1:72 SCALE C-17 TACTICAL AIRLIFTER FROM ANIGRAND

SMN reportsFor lovers of b-i-g model aircraft, and cargolifters in particular, then Hong Kong-based Anigrand has the answer,...

RORY McLEISH - SCI-FI GENIUS AND KITBASHER’S INSPIRATION

Scots-born Rory McLeish spent much of his childhood sketching, painting, building plastic model kits and sculpting dinosaurs...