'WAR OF THE WORLDS' MODEL MOVIE - AT LEAST THE INVADERS ARE NOT FROM THE EXOPLANET GLIESE 581G

SMN reportWith the news of an Earth-type alien world being found - the exoplanet Gliese 581g - it’s worth remembering the...

1:48 SCALE SWORDFISH FLOATPLANE AND JAGDTIGER TANK DESTROYER FROM TAMIYA

David Jefferis reportsThe modelmasters at Tamiya are excelling themselves these days, and for 1:48 scale model fans, here...

SPACE IN MINIATURE MODEL REFERENCE GUIDES

Mat Irvine reportsMike Mackowski is a long-time space modeller and one of the main members of the online Yahoo ‘Space Modelers’...

UNDERSEA ATTACKER - THE GERMAN BIBER MIDGET SUB FROM ITALERI

SMN reportItaleri’s latest 1:35 scale nautical kit is the neatly produced Biber (‘Beaver’) one-man midget submarine from...

AARGH! DEATH TO DINKY TOYS! ZINC PEST STRIKES OLDER BEAUTIES

SMN reportIt’s one thing to enjoy a beautiful collector’s item dating back 70 years or more, but you have a tale of doom...

BLASTS FROM THE PAST - BOOST YOUR SAVINGS WITH COLLECTIBLE DIECASTS

SMN reportThere’s little doubt that in these difficult financial times, it pays to have some form of savings scheme beyond...

MAGNIFICENT MODELS IN BLENHEIM PALACE

David Jefferis reportsI was at a literary get-together at Blenheim Palace, near Oxford, UK, on Friday - and one of the few...

KOREAN WAR REMEMBERED IN MODEL FORM

SMN reportToday is the anniversary of the 1950 Battle of Incheon, a two-day United Nations amphibious assault that was a...

THIS WEEK ONLY - 40 PERCENT OFF A 1:32 SCALEXTRIC CHEVROLET CORVETTE RACER

 SMN reportThe Chevrolet Corvette Stingray - we’re not supposed to use ‘Chevy’ according to some recent (and misguided)...

SCIENCE-FICTION CLASSIC MOVIE ‘2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY’ REVISITED 40 YEARS ON

SMN reportHere’s a mouthwatering taste of things to come for science-fiction enthusiasts - Douglas Trumbull, the special-effects...

STAR CARS OF ‘THE MUNSTERS’ TV SHOW REISSUED

Mat Irvine reportsThe Munster Koach is one of the most famous ‘Star Cars’ ever built, and was the main mode of transport...

REVELL 1:24 SCALE AUDI RACE CARS

SMN reportIt’s busy times at Revell at the moment, and two recent releases are 2009-season V8-engined Audi A4 track cars,...

AOSHIMA HAYABUSA SPACEPROBE BACK ON SALE

Mat Irvine reportsRecently I looked at the Aoshima 1:32 scale Hayabusa spaceprobe kit, but had to add the rider that as...