Passion for Precision

Saturday, April 30, 2011

HASEGAWA SPACE SHUTTLE AND HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - SEEING THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE

Mat Irvine sees starsGetting a new lease of life out of an existing kit is hardly unusual, and this is precisely what Hasegawa...

Friday, April 29, 2011

BEST WISHES TO PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE MIDDLETON ON THIS ROYAL WEDDING DAY

SMN reportWe’ll be joining the two billion or so TV viewers later today, but there’s just time for a quick look at some...

Thursday, April 28, 2011

DUST IS THE ENEMY - DEFEAT IT WITH STORAGE SOLUTIONS

David Jefferis on ways to crack a problemOnce upon a time, my model gang used to meet up on Saturday mornings, pack-hunting...

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

APPROACHING TOUCHDOWN - AIRFIX 1:72 SCALE VICKERS VALIANT V-BOMBER

SMN reportThe Airfix 2011 catalogue promised the Valiant earlier this year (SMN story here), and the 1:72 scale kit is now...

Monday, April 25, 2011

YURI GAGARIN AND THE AIRFIX VOSTOK KIT - MAT IRVINE TALKS KIT UPDATES

Mat Irvine on a question of colourFurther to last week’s report on the Airfix 1:144 scale Vostok kit reissue (see it here)...

Friday, April 22, 2011

GIANT-SIZE RUSSIAN T-34 TANK COMING FROM ARMORTEK

David Jefferis reportsThe Devon-based Armortek company has announced its latest 1:6 scale AFV model, the Russian T34, in...

Thursday, April 21, 2011

AIRFIX DARRACQ - AN EARLY ‘STAR CAR’

A blast from the past with Mat IrvineGiven the nature of this website, most pieces here tend to be in the ‘what’s new’ category....