Passion for Precision

Sunday, July 31, 2011

EA-18G GROWLER FROM HASEGAWA

David Jefferis inspects:Hasegawa’s 1:48 scale Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft is one of the best-looking...

Friday, July 29, 2011

SUNDAY TREAT - AUTOMODELLISMO SHOW FOR SCALE MODEL CARS

SMN preview:Automodellismo is the only model show in the UK that specialises in cars. The show has been running for several...

INVASION OF THE CAR-TOONS - ZINGERS ARE BACK!

Mat Irvine takes a less than serious view:Zingers date back to the 1970s, and are caricatures of cars and trucks. The vehicles...

Thursday, July 28, 2011

1:25 SCALE INTERNATIONAL LONESTAR TRUCK KIT FROM MOEBIUS MODELS

Mat Irvine inspects:When the first 1:25 scale truck kit came out, the sheer size of it was a great surprise to anyone used...

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

NEW BOOK FROM A FRENCH AUTHOR - 1973-2000 THE STORY OF MATCHBOX KITS

Mat Irvine reviews:The well-known French modeller, Jean-Christophe Carbonel (otherwise known to all as ‘JC’), has produced...

Thursday, July 21, 2011

LAST LANDING - SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS RETURNS TO EARTH

It’s the end of the space trucking era, says David Jefferis:Forty two years after Armstrong and Aldrin stepped onto the...

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

BACK TO THE FUTURE - APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING 42nd ANNIVERSARY TODAY

David Jefferis reports:Forty two years ago today, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon, while Michael Collins...

Monday, July 18, 2011

ATLANTIS MODELS - 1:6 SCALE AURORA BISON KIT BROUGHT UP TO DATE

Mat Irvine looks at a retro-engineered kit:The original Aurora company excelled at figures, especially TV and movie stars,...