WHEN THE MOVIES USED SCALE MODELS INSTEAD OF COMPUTERS

The US movie effects company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) is 35 years old this month. Formed in May 1975 by George...

SUPERB COLLECTIBLES ON SALE THIS SATURDAY AT BREKER AUCTIONS

We’re keen on auctions at SMN, and find that local ones are a good, if unpredictable, source. You can pick up bargains of...

ATLANTIS MODELS - A NEW MODEL NAME FROM MEGAHOBBY

Report by Mat IrvineIt’s a brave person who starts a new model company these days - but that’s what not one, but two guys...

DICK TRACY DETECTIVE CAR AT THE VOLO AUTO MUSEUM

Report by Mat IrvineOne of the original comic book ‘superheroes’, (though strictly speaking he actually wasn’t), was the...

TEKNO MODEL TRUCKS OPEN DAY IN THE NETHERLANDS ON MAY 22

Here’s an interesting freebie for model truck fans who can make a trip to the Netherlands next week. It’s the fifth Tekno...

REVELL Y-WING STARFIGHTER - A TEMPTING KIT FOR SCI-FI FANS

Report by David JefferisStar Wars was only the second sci-fi movie I saw in which the special effects (SFX) were thoroughly...

TINY MEDIEVAL-DESIGN CANNON PACKS PUNCH TO CRATER A COKE CAN

Here’s a bizarre little miniature cannon that actually fires solid rounds the size of a ball-bearing. That doesn’t sound...

CONVAIR XAB-1 ATOMIC BOMBER FROM FANTASTIC PLASTIC

SMN reportsMore gorgeousness from our friends at Fantastic Plastic this month, with yet another weird and wonderful ‘never-flew’...

COINCIDENCE OR COMMENT FROM ABOVE?!

Sometimes things just don't go right. A while ago, I was hard at it on my Apple MacBook Pro, lost in music from my iTunes...