DALEK SECRETS REVEALED IN ‘BBC VFX’ BOOK FROM MAT IRVINE AND MIKE TUCKER

David Jefferis turns the pagesFirst things first - BBC VFX is a thundering great tome that tips the scales at not far south...

U-BOAT SUBMARINE CUTAWAY KIT FROM REVELL

1:144 scale model makers can home in on the latest Revell nautical kit, the World War II-era U-2540 (‘U’ stands for ‘unterseeboot’,...

GOTHA HEAVY BOMBER THUNDERS OVER FROM WINGNUT WINGS

Every now and again a model appears that simply blows us away, and here we are, duly blown, with the wonderfully detailed...

BATMOBILE SOLD AT AUCTION FOR SIX FIGURES

David Jefferis reportsHoly Moley, we like Batmobiles, but $370,100 USD (£232,000 GBP) is stretching the SMN wallet way past...

AIRFIX KIT CATALOG 2011 OUT NOW

David Jefferis reportsAaah... The new Airfix 2011 catalogue reminds me of the classic ‘Bisto Kids’ logo, in which two street...

“THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO” - AGAIN!

“Thunderbirds are go!" quickly became a popular phrase for schoolkids when Gerry Anderson’s soon-to-be-famous series first...

ITALERI MAS MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT TO 1:35 SCALE

The World War II era MAS - from the Italian ‘Motoscafo Armato Silurante’ (literally, motorboat armed with torpedoes) - is...

FANTASY FIGHTER FROM FANTASTIC PLASTIC

An SMN reader asked this week: “Can I buy Fantastic Plastic products direct in the UK?” Well, we don’t think so, but if...

REVELL ARADO 196 FLOATPLANE TO 1:32 SCALE

Revell’s Arado 196 armed-reconnaissance floatplane (or seaplane, as you wish) is a fine kit of an unusual subject, for water-based...