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ITALERI’S SPECIAL 1/35 D-DAY DUKW RE-RELEASE Review Premium

ITALERI’S SPECIAL 1/35 D-DAY DUKW RE-RELEASE

Italeri has reissued its 1/35 DUKW in special D-Day 80th anniversary packaging. Read our in-box review.

NEW 1/35 LRDG F30 PATROL TRUCK FROM THUNDER MODEL Review Premium

NEW 1/35 LRDG F30 PATROL TRUCK FROM THUNDER MODEL

Thunder Model has worked closely with the LRDG Preservation Society to ensure accuracy on the former's new 1/35 F30 desert patrol truck kit.

DAS WERK’S 1/35 NEW-TOOL 8.8CM FLAK ON 9t VOMAG Review Premium

DAS WERK’S 1/35 NEW-TOOL 8.8CM FLAK ON 9t VOMAG

A phenomenal amount of detail is evident throughout Das Werk's new-tool 1/35 8.8cm Flak on 9t Vomag truck. See our in-box review.

NEW TAKOM HETZER IN-BOX REVIEW Review Premium

NEW TAKOM HETZER IN-BOX REVIEW

Takom's new series of 1/35 Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzers are well detailed and come with and without interiors - and reflect different production periods.

NEW GERMAN OBSERVATION HALF-TRACK FROM ICM Review Premium

NEW GERMAN OBSERVATION HALF-TRACK FROM ICM

ICM has extended its range of 1/35 Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.A half-tracks with a new '251/18 observation variant, featuring a map table and radios.

MINIART ADAPTS 1/35 PaK 40 Review Premium

MINIART ADAPTS 1/35 PaK 40

Military modellers keen on towed weaponry will welcome MiniArt's decision to offer a Late Production Pak 40 anti-tank gun.

BORDER MODEL ‘KHARKOV’ TIGER I BOXING Review Premium

BORDER MODEL ‘KHARKOV’ TIGER I BOXING

Border Model has again adapted its new-tool 1/35 Tiger I to portray tanks seen at the February 1943 Battle of Kharkov.

RE-WORKED PANZER TRACTS BOOK – Sf. ARTILLERIE

Modellers planning builds of German self-propelled artillery shouldn't miss the revised Panzer Tracts volume covering vehicles such as the Wespe and Hummel.

BORDER MODEL 1/35 LATE HUMMEL IN-BOX REVIEW Review Premium

BORDER MODEL 1/35 LATE HUMMEL IN-BOX REVIEW

Border Model's1/35 Late Production Hummel is a fine option for modellers who favour tracked artillery subjects. Read our in-box review.

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NEW TOOL 1/35 MRZR D4 FROM MAGIC FACTORY

Magic Factory’s all-new 1/35 MRZR D4 is a welcome addition, covering a subject that’s received little attention previously.

MINIART 1/72 MILITARY BREAKTHROUGH WITH StuG III AUSF. G Review Premium

MINIART 1/72 MILITARY BREAKTHROUGH WITH StuG III AUSF. G

Ukraine's MiniArt has released its first-ever 1/72 military kit, in the shape of a StuG III Ausf. G Feb 1943 Alkett Production.

PLANET MODELS MORRIS CS9 REWORK Review Premium

PLANET MODELS MORRIS CS9 REWORK

Special Hobby sub-brand Planet Models has issued a second boxing of its 1/72 resin Morris CS9 light armoured car, this time with new parts and North Africa Campaign decals.

NEW JAPANESE ARTILLERY FROM BORDER MODEL Review Premium

NEW JAPANESE ARTILLERY FROM BORDER MODEL

Fans of artillery pieces won't want to miss Border Model's splendid, detail-packed 1/35 Imperial Japanese Army 28cm Howitzer from 1905.

TAKOM M29 WEASEL IN-BOX REVIEW Review Premium

TAKOM M29 WEASEL IN-BOX REVIEW

Military modellers looking for something out of the ordinary have an interesting option in Takom's 1/35 M29 Weasel. It's the first new styrene option in decades.

NEW-TOOL 1/35 KOZAK-2 MRAP FROM ICM Review Premium

NEW-TOOL 1/35 KOZAK-2 MRAP FROM ICM

ICM has released an excellent all-new 1/35 tooling of Ukraine's Kozak-2 mine-resistant ambush-protected battlefield vehicle.

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IBG’S NEW-TOOL 1/72 UKRAINIAN BTR-4Es

Polish firm IBG Models is the first to release a 1/72 scale kit of Ukraine’s battle-hardened BTR-4E APC

GERMAN SOLDIERS IN CAFÉ BY MINIART Review Premium

MINIART GERMAN SOLDIERS IN CAFÉ

Want to create a diorama showing military men off duty? If so, MiniArt's new 1/35 German Soldiers in Cafe set offers a wealth of potential.

NEW-TOOL AEV-3 KODIAK FROM BORDER MODEL Review Premium

NEW-TOOL AEV-3 KODIAK FROM BORDER MODEL

Border Model has cleverly created the world's first styrene kit of the Swiss-German Kodiak engineering vehicle, by adapting its own 1/35 Leopard 2 tooling.

THUNDER MODEL 1/35 MORRIS BOFORS C9/B LATE Review Premium

THUNDER MODEL 1/35 MORRIS BOFORS C9/B LATE

like anti-aircraft vehicles? If so, Thunder Model's new-tool 1/35 Morris Bofors C9/B should get your creative juices flowing. Read our in-box review.

NEW ALKETT 1945 STUG.III AUSF.G FROM MINIART Review Premium

NEW ALKETT 1945 STUG.III AUSF.G FROM MINIART

MiniArt's 1/35 StuG.III family has grown again with a new Ausf.G Alkett-built 1945 version. Read our full review.

1/48 ZETOR 25 TRACTOR FROM CMK Review Premium

1/48 ZETOR 25 TRACTOR FROM CMK

CMK now offers the perfect accompaniment to your 1/48 MiG-15 or -17 aircraft model... a Czech Zetor 25 tractor with towbar.

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Scenic Starter: 1/76 Sd.Kfz. 124 Wespe from Revell

Revell’s ex-Matchbox Wespe has been re-issued in the firm’s ‘First Diorama’ range, but is it the ideal starting point for producing a scene?

DRAGON’S REWORKED 1/35 Sd.Kfz.251/10 HALF-TRACK Review Premium

DRAGON’S REWORKED 1/35 Sd.Kfz.251/10 HALF-TRACK

Dragon has reworked its 1/35 Sd.Kfz.251/10 Ausf.C half-track, adding EZtrack individual links, a vinyl tarpaulin half-cover and other items.

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Space-age Comet: Tamiya’s newly tooled 1/35 Tank, Cruiser, Comet I (A34)

Japanese firm Tamiya has released just the second styrene depiction of the British Comet cruiser tank in 1/35 scale – read our full review of the new kit here.

DAS WERK’S ALL-NEW 1/35 TRIPPEL SCHWIMMWAGEN Review Premium

DAS WERK’S ALL-NEW 1/35 TRIPPEL SCHWIMMWAGEN

Read our exclusive review of Das Werk's 1/35 new-tool Trippel SG 6/38 Schwimmwagen from Das Werk.

TAMIYA’S 1/48 NEW-TOOL M8 HMC Review Premium

TAMIYA’S 1/48 NEW-TOOL M8 HMC

Fans of 1/48 armour will welcome Tamiya's brand-new tooling of the diminutive M8 Howitzer Motor Carriage. It's packed with detail and features link-and-length tracks.

BORDER’S NEW INTIAL PRODUCTION TIGER I Review Premium

BORDER’S NEW INTIAL PRODUCTION TIGER I

Border Model has followed its debut 1/35 Tiger I Early Production kit from 2020 with an Initial version, offering schemes for s.Pz.Abt.502 at Leningrad, 1942-43.

ALL-NEW EARLY PANZER II FROM IBG MODELS Review Premium

ALL-NEW EARLY PANZER II FROM IBG MODELS

Modellers of German armour have an early war 1/35 treat in IBG Models' new-tool Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf.a/2... the first ever kit of the type in this scale.

SMALL-SCALE VEHICLE GEMS FROM BRENGUN/HAULER Review Premium

SMALL-SCALE VEHICLE GEMS FROM BRENGUN/HAULER

New small-scale vehicle kits from Czech labels Brengun and Hauler truly raise the bar with their detail levels.

GECKO LARC-V UPDATED BY DAS WERK Review Premium

GECKO LARC-V UPDATED BY DAS WERK

Das Werk's reboxing of Gecko Models' 1/35 LARC-V amphibious vehicle allows you to build the early version with five new liveries for German, US and Portuguese machines.