DOUGLAS SKYRAIDER - HEFTY SINGLE-SEAT ATTACK PLANE

SMN reportSeeing that beautifully produced Hobby Master Douglas Skyraider made us think that the diecast industry has one...

SUPERDETAIL DIECAST MODELS FROM HOBBY MASTER

David Jefferis reportsHobby Master is a company that offers one thing in particular that makes someone like me extremely...

REVELL GERMANY ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF SCALE 2010 COMPETITION

SMN reportRevell’s annual scale-fest winners were announced this week. Model maker Joachim Balkenhol won the 2010 contest...

INCOMING DIARY DATE FOR UK MODEL FANS

Here's a reminder for UK model fans that HAMEX 2 - the second Hanslope Model Expo - is being held this coming Sunday November...

VINYL OR RUBBER TYRES? MAT IRVINE PROVIDES THE DEFINITIVE ANSWER

SMN reportWe inspected the two-piece solid wheels sported by Revell’s Lincoln Futura, and mentioned that the tyre elements...

DOUBLE-BUBBLE DREAM CAR FROM 1955 - FUTURA BY LINCOLN, KIT BY REVELL

David Jefferis reportsThe 1950s decade was an amazing era for technical progress. Fuelled by the demands of Cold War politics,...

AIRFIX MODEL WORLD MAGAZINE - THE LAUNCH ISSUE

David Jefferis reportsHere we have 100 colour pages of the new and revived Airfix Magazine - well, it's now retitled Airfix...

SPIT AND POLISH SHINES UP A MUCH-LOVED WARBIRD

SMN reportSeeing that Shigeo Koike P-51 Mustang painting coincided with the pic above arriving at SMN Towers. It came unannounced,...

UPCOMING IPMS SHOW - A MUST-VISIT FOR ALL MODEL FANS

SMN reportFor UK and European model enthusiasts, the IPMS (UK) Scale ModelWorld 2010 Show is ‘The Modelling Event of the...