Military reviews
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Border Model's1/35 Late Production Hummel is a fine option for modellers who favour tracked artillery subjects. Read our in-box review.
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
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
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
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
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
ICM has released an excellent all-new 1/35 tooling of Ukraine's Kozak-2 mine-resistant ambush-protected battlefield vehicle.
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
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
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
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
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
CMK now offers the perfect accompaniment to your 1/48 MiG-15 or -17 aircraft model... a Czech Zetor 25 tractor with towbar.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.