Wednesday, July 31
Tuesday, July 30
Monday, July 29
Sunday, July 28
Read n' Reviewed: PeKo Publishing's 40M Nimrod Tank Destroyer & Armoured Anti-Aircraft Gun
PEKO Publishing has brought us many titles of WWII vehicles and fighting units, often German orientated, but occasionally there is something from their native Hungary that is featured in amongst the StuG's, Panzers and Tigers. The Hungarian 40M Nimrod Tank Destroyer & Armoured Anti-Aircraft Gun is the subject of this new book from PeKo - see what we thought about it in our review...
Thursday, July 25
Wednesday, July 24
Tuesday, July 23
Preview: Eduard's new 48th scale P-51D - what we know so far...
So this has been coming for quite a while now - and you have all time to get your benches clear - the new 48th scale P-51D Mustang (along with t rest of the family) will be coming to our local hobby shops from August. What do we know about the kit so far? We show you a look under the curtain in our preview...
Monday, July 22
Friday, July 19
Straight from the Battle of Berlin - Das Werk's new Borgward IV Panzerjäger Wanze in 35th scale
From the Endkampf of WWII - Das Werk roars out of the flames of the battle of Berlin with a special limited release of a tiny tracked tank packing a great big punch! In collaboration with Amusing Hobby, Das Werk has produced a version of the Borgward IV Panzerjäger Wanze in 35th scale for a September release - see more about it in our preview...
Wednesday, July 17
Get the message? A Brand new Hornisse/ Nashorn crew & Dispatch rider on the way from Stalingrad!
We know that Dragon put the "cart before the horse" when it omitted the dispatch rider from it's "Poland 1944 boxing of the Nashorn, but now Stalingrad brings the news that they have made a full set to really capture this well-known scene in their latest release. We take a look at the horse, rider and TD crew in our new item preview...
Tuesday, July 16
Read n' Reviewed: Model Aircraft Extra No. 1: Building the Focke Wulf Fw190 from MA Publications
The team from Model Air Publications, lead by Andy Evans has collected the works of thirteen (I know a lucky number) model builds of the famous Focke Wulf Fw 190 into one publication in the first of a new series of special editions. The aim of this new series is to compile some of the best model builds of the same type into the one volume, and what better place to start than the popular "Wurger" huh? We have the new publication and have read it, so why not let us tell you what is inside in our review? Go on - let's do it...
Saturday, July 13
Dual construction Review: 72nd scale Russian Army Tractors Set: KZKT 537L & MAZ 537 from Takom
Takom has taken to releasing some kits alternate to 35th scale if recent - starting with 72nd scale in some well-known and much-loved machines that are already done to death in 35th scale and good on them for trying it. Today Paul Lee takes on a twin tractor tussle with the new set of two kits in a box "Russian Army Tractors Set: KZKT 537L & MAZ 537"...
Friday, July 12
Thursday, July 11
Wednesday, July 10
Big n' little new kits in Hobbyboss' latest July releases are about to land...
Hobbyboss takes us from one extreme of aircraft modelling to another this month - from a diminutive JASDF T-4 trainer in 72nd scale to the second release of their massive B-24 Liberator in 32nd scale. We have the boxart, colours, decals, plastic &everything else inside the boxes of their two new releases for this month...
Monday, July 8
Sunday, July 7
Construction review: 1/35th scale Russian Lanchester Armoured Car 'Russian Service' from Copper State Models
Copper State Models is making another version of their Lanchester kit in 35th sale - this varaint is the "Russian Service" version with the 37mm Hotchkiss gun. Andy has already built the British WWI version, but now, see how this Russian Service kit builds up and what has changed in his construction review...
Thursday, July 4
Preview: Four new items with sprues, colours & boxart from Trumpeter in June
We wait every month for Trumpeter to add sprue pictures to their new item previews - it makes the preview just that little bit better to see even the small pictures of the plastic they are offering. This month's new items with boxart, model profiles, colours & the contents of the kit in our preview.
Wednesday, July 3
Construction Review: 1:32nd scale USAAF Pilots (1941-1945) from ICM Models
ICM has been making a few very nice 1/32nd scale aircraft for a while now - but what about the humans to populate them? You could go for a resin pilot or why not just take a look at ICM's accompanying growing range of 32nd scale figures? See what our man Gary thought about them in his construction review...
Tuesday, July 2
A new, updated & expanded take on the "Henschel Hs 129 Panzerjäger" available to pre-order from Chandos Publications
As some of our precious tomes of knowledge get long in the tooth sometimes you do wish for just that little bit more in an all-in-one reference book. Chandos Publications aims to bring that to the public with a revised and updated look of Martin Pegg's book on the "Panzerknacker" with their new title "Henschel Hs 129 Panzerjäger" - Can you guess what's in the book yet? See a little more about this soon to be released book in our preview...
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