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.
NOCTURNAL FALCON
If you’re inspired by AMW’s build of ICM’s 1/32 CR.42 but fancy a somewhat different representation, this night-fighter may be of interest.
STEALTHY HUNTER
Surprisingly, this is just the third iteration of Revell’s 2007-tooled 1/72 F-22A Raptor, which comprises five styrene runners – including a neat yellow-tinted translucent canopy frame – and these are unchanged from the original release, with munitions including AIM-9X and AIM-9M Sidewinder, AIM-120C AMRAAM, GBU-32 JDAM plus external fuel tanks.
SUPERIOR BIPLANE
Eduard’s splendid little Fokker D.VII (OAW) is re-released in Weekend Edition form, meaning there are just four styrene runners, with no aftermarket extras.
ARMED BANANA
Italeri’s recent 1/48 H-21C Shawnee features new parts allowing for a gunship variant of the ‘Flying Banana’ to be built.
GUSTAV HEAVY HITTER
Having previously released its small-scale Bf 109G-6 with markings for German, Swiss, Italian and Finnish airframes, the latest iteration features two striking Luftwaffe schemes, including a red/white/yellow ‘tulip’ nosecone as seen on notable ‘experten’ Hermann Graf’s machine.
REMOTE-CONTROL CATS
Platz has offered a particularly eye-catching set of schemes with its two-kit 1/144 F6F-5 Hellcat package: those worn by remotely controlled target drone aircraft.
FANTASTIC FALCON
Peter Fearon finds building ICM's 1/32 scale Fiat CR.42 Falco to be a real delight.
MERLIN-ENGINED MAJESTY
Malcolm V Lowe imparts the story of the Rolls-Royce Merlin-engined Vickers Wellington Mk.II, in a fact-packed history article.
SHARED STORM
Following Special Hobby’s Hi-Tech boxing of the shared-production 1/48 Hawker Tempest Mk.II, the first of Eduard’s versions has arrived in the form of this ProfiPACK Edition.
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