The Official Airfix
Modelling Magazine
Welcome to Airfix Model World (AMW). We hope you will be pleasantly surprised by the contents, not just in terms of actual builds, but also the high-quality photography (all by contributors) and explanatory text. Both have been trademarks of this magazine since its inception, with the former crucial to creating an easily understandable article – after all, model-making is a visual hobby, so we have always strived to show readers just how the end result is achieved.
Airfix Model World Magazine Features
While we feature Airfix products in every issue, we also cover those from other major manufacturers, such as Eduard, Hasegawa, Revell, Special Hobby, IBG Models, Italeri, Tamiya and Kinetic, as well as those from limited-run and ‘cottage industry’ firms. It means we cover every genre of the hobby, from figures and aircraft to armour, maritime and sci-fi/real space, with the aim of providing the broadest selection of content.
Furthermore, AMW has strived to include informative history/background articles with certain build features, often providing a different take on an otherwise familiar topic. These are written by renowned historians or people involved intimately with a subject. If you are seeking something more in-depth, then we occasionally publish special supplements, dedicated sections or bookazines, which focus on either a theme or a newly-tooled kit, along with valuable reference material on the real subject where feasible. No other monthly scale modelling magazine offers this much variety and quality.
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Latest articles from Airfix Model World
View the latest news and features from Airfix Model World Monthly magazine below.
PHARAOH'S REVENGE
Trumpeter’s splendid 1/144 Tu-16 Badger receives an Egyptian makeover from ace modeller Juanjo Dominguez, who adds 3D-printed air-to-surface missiles for a finishing touch.
REVELL’S NEW ALL-TERRAIN TIE FIGHTER
Fans of Disney+ show The Mandalorian will welcome Revell's forthcoming TIE Outlander kit, due in November 2021. Parts photos are provided here.
REMOTE RADIO
Military modellers who favour 1/48 – or those wishing to trial quarter-scale modelling for the first time – will find ICM’s Sd.Kfz. 260 Kleiner Panzerfunkwagen (small armoured radio car) of interest.
WOODEN-WHEELED WEAPON
Having reworked its 1/35 Skoda Wz. 14/19 100mm howitzer to represent Polish Motorised Cavalry artillery (35060, featuring large tyre-shod wheels), the firm has tweaked the contents again to replicate the country’s horse-drawn weaponry.
GAS-BAG TOWING
Having started with conventional Male and Female versions of the Mark IV tank, Brengun has taken a decidedly left-field approach for its latest offering, that of an airship mooring post/tug as used with either 23- or R23X-class British airships.
MINE-PROOFED RUSSIAN
The recent innovations in mine-resistant ambush protection (MRAP) vehicles has lead to a glut of material for kit companies – Zvezda’s new tooling depicts the Russian Kamaz 63968 Typhoon-K 6x6 armoured personnel carrier.
"IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK"
IPMS Avon's inaugural post-pandemic show was a welcome treat for event-starved modellers.
TWO-SEATER MEATBOX
Special Hobby’s 1/72 two -seat Meteor T.7 makes a return in Azur FRROM packaging with new decals for French, Belgian and Israeli machines.
CANNON-TOTING HIND
Zvezda has revised its Mi-24V/VP (Hind-D/E) kit to produce the later Mi-24P Hind-F.
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