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AIRFIX TOP TEN NEW PRODUCTS FOR 2022
Airfix's 2022 catalogue has been revealed with a huge range of new items to look forward to. Chris Clifford picks out his top ten highlights from the new catalogue. Check them out here.
VIDEO: Airfix reveals its 2022 catalogue
A brand-new 1/24 scale Superkit of the iconic Spitfire is leading Airfix's exciting range of new products for 2022. Join Stu Fone, Chris Clifford and John Fuller for this detailed and exclusive KeyModelWorld video review as they visit Duxford for the launch of the Spitfire Superkit and preview the collection of new aircraft, military, auto and maritime kits set for release in the year ahead.
AIRFIX – NEW AIRCRAFT FOR 2022!
Airfix's is leading its 2022 catalogue with an all-new 1/24 Superkit of the Spitfire plus new-tool aircraft kits in 1/72 and 1/48 scales. Chris Clifford explores what is new for 2022.
AIRFIX NEW-TOOL 1/43 SPORTS CARS FOR 2022
A bold move by Airfix this year is to provide new-tool 1/43 sports cars as Starter Sets, but with stunning detail. Chris Clifford takes a closer look at the new releases for the year ahead.
NEW 1/35 MILITARY KITS FROM AIRFIX
A newly tooled 1/35 military kit is on its way from Airfix for 2022. Chris Clifford tells of this and other same-scale kits from this year's new catalogue.
AIRFIX VINTAGE CLASSICS – BACK FOR 2022
A feast of heritage Airfix kits are returning to the 2022 catalogue under the Vintage Classics label. Revel in the nostalgia!
AIRFIX RE-INTRODUCTIONS FOR 2022
Later kits by Airfix in 1/72 and 1/48 scales re-entering the 2022 catalogue are highlighted by Chris Clifford.
ARTWORK AND DECAL COMBOS FROM KAGERO
Two new books in Kagero's Camouflage and Decals series explore the famous Messerschmitt Bf 109F-G and MiG jets of the Cold War.
ARMA’S STUNNING NEW MUSTANG
1/72 P-51B/C Mustang kits have come and gone, but Arma Hobby's all-new tooling tops the lot in terms of detail and accuracy.
TWIN-BOOM ODDITY… SPECIAL HOBBY’S FW 189C/V-6
A decidedly different subject lies in Special Hobby's new 1/72 Focke-Wulf Fw 189C/V6 ground-attack prototype.
NEW FORD AND HEINKEL KITS FROM RODEN
Two fascinating kits are due from Roden, in the Ukraine, this January-February. They will be available via the UK importer Bachmann Europe.
MUSTANG QUIZ
To mark the release of Arma Hobby's new-tool 1/72 P-51B/C kit, we thought a brain-tickling quiz on this legendary type might be in order!
Achtung Partisan!
ICM’s Panhard armoured car is set among rugged terrain by Kev Smith, to create a partisan attack scene.
Liquid Liberation
Dave Oliver was inspired by Sheppard Paine’s modelling guides and applies lessons from those books to this ambitious project.
The Swallow’s Nest
In the first of our mini-series on dioramas, Toni Canfora places a forlorn Messerschmitt Me 262 in a post-war setting.
REVELL’S BIG BLACKBIRD IS HERE!
Revell's eagerly awaited 1/72 SR-71A Blackbird is finally available. We inspect the parts and give the Key Model World verdict.
COOL NEW KITS FROM TAKOM AND U-STAR
Military and naval modellers will love the new toolings from Takom and U-Star due in February-March 2022.
DETAILED-PACKED GUNSHIP
If you thought ICM's recent 1/32 AH-1G Cobra gunship was good, wait till you see what Special Hobby has added to it in the latter's Hi-Tech package.
DECALS FOR FAR-FLUNG SHERMANS
If you're in the market for attractive 1/35 Sherman tank schemes, look no further than these two decal sheets from Toro Model.
NEW YEAR TREATS FROM ACADEMY
Get ready for the forthcoming kits from Academy, due in February and March 2022!
DELIGHTFUL DOODLEBUG ‘DIVER’
EXTRA IMAGES INSIDE: Airfix's long-awaited 1/72 Hawker Tempest Mk.V is finally on approach. In this exclusive preview, AMW provides a sneak peak at the kit’s contents.
DISPLAY CASE
EXTRA IMAGES INSIDE: A varied selection of bright and beautiful models comprises this month’s quartet of reader’s projects.
RARE ‘GOONEY BIRD’ SCHEMES
The new 1/72 decal sheet from Iliad Design offers very different schemes for four machines in the legendary C-47 family.
AIRCRAFT DISPLAY AIDS
If you're looking for an easy but authentic way to display your aircraft model, look no further than Kits World's self-adhesive airfield bases in three scales.
AIRFIX HERITAGE KITS MAKE A COMEBACK
Airfix's Vintage Classics range has just grown with the re-issue of two kits - the 1/72 Aichi D3A Val dive-bomber, and the 1/32 Jaguar 420 saloon car. Revel in the nostalgia!
‘JOLLY ROGERS’ SUPER HORNETS
Arguably the most famous US Navy flying squadron, Super Hornet user the 'Jolly Rogers' is represented seven-fold on DXM's dazzling new 1/72 decal sheet.
MISSILES IN RESIN BY GASPATCH
Anyone considering Flanker or Foxhound aircraft builds in the three main scales should consider the stunning new resin AA-12 Adder missiles from GasPatch Models.
1/144 CONCORDE RE-RELEASED BY AIRFIX
Airfix's 1977 Concorde kit in 1/144 returns yet again, as a Gift Set, this time replicating the type's last flight livery.