Reviews
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
MiniArt 35035 – Soviet 57mm Anti-Tank Gun Zis-2 With Crew I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I am hardly what you would call... Read more...
Saturday, 28 May 2011
Tasca 35021 – U.S. Assault Tank M4A3E2 Sherman “Jumbo” Tasca is a Japanese manufacturer who specialise in Sherman variants as well as a few... Read more...
Monday, 02 May 2011
MiniArt 35085 – U.S. Military Police During the month long battle for Poland the German army lost over five and a half thousand motor bikes.... Read more...
Monday, 09 May 2011
MiniArt 35061 - Soviet Field Kitchen KP-42 I’ve never been a big builder of Soviet themed kits, the T-34 never really did it for me and... Read more...
Monday, 02 May 2011
The Oliver Publishing Group is a book publisher based in Australia who provide a high quality range of reference books on armour.... Read more...
Book Review:Surrender Invites Death: Fighting the Waffen SS in Normandy
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Surrender Invites Death: Fighting the Waffen SS in Normandy By: Jack A. English Rating: 4 of 5 stars Stackpole Books, 2011 ISBN:... Read more...
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Surrender Invites Death: Fighting the Waffen SS in Normandy By: Jack A. English Rating: 4 of 5 stars Stackpole Books, 2011 ISBN:... Read more...
Tuesday, 03 May 2011
The Oliver Publishing Group is a book publisher based in Australia who provide a high quality range of reference books on armour.... Read more...
Monday, 02 May 2011
I have to admit that to date I have made so few WWII U.S. kits that you could most likely count them on one hand and not need the thumb, and for... Read more...
Friday, 06 May 2011
Miniart 36044 – River Embankment Section Miniart are probably best known for their vacu-formed diorama buildings and their excellent range of ... Read more...
Monday, 09 May 2011
MiniArt 35525 – Metal Stairs Those of you who know the full range of sizes made by Evergreen have probably built something like this... Read more...
Wednesday, 04 May 2011
MiniArt 35529 – Metal Telegraph Poles Over the past year MinArt have begun bringing us a lot of new diorama accessories that previously have... Read more...
Wednesday, 04 May 2011
Hobby Fan 562 - German Pak40 Eastern Front Crew To listen to those with an opinion it would seem that resin figures are either one of those... Read more...
Tuesday, 05 April 2011
35078 – British Tank Crew Miniart has certainly raised the bar when it comes to the quality of 1/35 scale plastic figure kits, and this set of a... Read more...
What's New
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Converts the DML sFH.18 into a post-war Czech vz.18/47N 152mm Howitzer Read more...
Sunday, 24 April 2011
Something for those who model the wars of the Middle East in 1/72, or for those just wanting something a little different. Read more...
Thursday, 21 April 2011
1/72 IJA Type 97 "Chi-Ha" Late Production Saipan 1944 (Item no: 7397) Read more...
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Pipe and a pancake ? No ? Bong and a blintz ? No ? Jeep and a Sherman ? Yes ! Kit number 7412 Read more...
Wednesday, 02 February 2011
This was just announced at the 2011 Nuremberg Toy Fair so no other info available yet, but this is good news for those unhappy with the small flaws... Read more...
Monday, 11 April 2011
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Tuesday, 01 February 2011
As a militia air force formation, the Minnesota Air National Guard is an element of the Minnesota National Guard alongside the Minnesota Army... Read more...
Sunday, 23 January 2011
Due out in March, no other information available yet. Read more...
Sunday, 23 January 2011
Eduard Liberator B. Mk.VI in CBI 1/72 Contents: 124 Plastic parts 5 marking options Color photo-etch details Decal sheet Express mask ... Read more...
Sunday, 23 January 2011
Product ID: 85-5626 Overview Skill Level 2 Scale: 1/48 Length: 13-3/4" Wingspan: 13-3/8" Parts: 192 Description The definitive "Intruder."The A-6... Read more...
Monday, 11 April 2011
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Wednesday, 02 February 2011
This was just announced at the 2011 Nuremberg Toy Fair so no other info available yet, another in the Zerstörer 1936A "Narvik" classGerman... Read more...
Wednesday, 02 February 2011
This was just announced at the 2011 Nuremberg Toy Fair so no other info available yet, but you ship builders should be happy as this is 1/350 scale... Read more...
Sunday, 30 January 2011
I know this is really lame but I also think it's rather cool, measuring 37.5cm long and being made up of just 74 parts this kitset also is equipped... Read more...
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Kit Number 05078 - Deutsches U-Boot Typ XXI mit Interieur At the beginning of 1945 with the type XXI Germany had the most advanced submarine in the... Read more...
Sunday, 24 April 2011
These little accessory sets should make the braille builders happy, pity you don't get that much gear in 35th scale sets. Read more...
Sunday, 24 April 2011
Good news for fans of Vietnam War era modellers, looks like Masterbox is venturing into that area. This set is a new Work In Progress entitles... Read more...
Friday, 28 January 2011
Right about now resin manufacturers like Verlinden must be hating Miniart, because up until now if you wanted these sorts of things resin was the... Read more...
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
This is a list from Bestpricemodel, a European distrbutor for Trumpeter. Keep in mind that often with these long range lists of releases not all of... Read more...
Sunday, 23 January 2011
1/35 resin figures, available individually or as a set of two. Read more...
Kiwi Modeller Guides
Monday, 14 February 2011
"It was many years ago that I first started modeling plastic kits and in those days, photo etch had yet to become a twinkle in Mr Griffon's eye.... Read more...
Thursday, 20 January 2011
As promised,a "How I Do It" for making workable PE hinges. Here's your typical pair of PE hinge plates. The first thing I do is curl up... Read more...
Wednesday, 08 December 2010
Using Acrylic Floor Varnish Uses for Johnson's Future/Klear floor polish/varnish Read more...
Wednesday, 08 December 2010
Now that our tracks are assembled and have been test fitted to the model you're ready to put some color on them. You can paint the tracks the same as... Read more...
Wednesday, 08 December 2010
Since I use Friulmodel tracks on so many of my self propelled gun tanks the management ask me if I would write up a little something as to just how I... Read more...
Monday, 12 September 2011
Okay, so if you’re the sort of modeller who goes a little beyond what the instructions say then you’re most likely aware that painting your... Read more...
RLM Conversion chart
Sunday, 11 September 2011
RLM Num. Name Mr Colour Humbrol lifecolour polyscale... Read more...
Sunday, 11 September 2011
RLM Num. Name Mr Colour Humbrol lifecolour polyscale... Read more...
how i do a worn winter camoflage
Friday, 29 July 2011
When you have decided and built the model of your choice give it a finish coat of enamel paint it must be enamel paint otherwise this method... Read more...
Friday, 29 July 2011
When you have decided and built the model of your choice give it a finish coat of enamel paint it must be enamel paint otherwise this method... Read more...
Monday, 03 January 2011
Salt Weathering Simulating paint chips and wear with salt This close up shows how rust had caused the paint on the side of this AFV to flake away. ... Read more...
Wednesday, 08 December 2010
Painting Techniques for a Realistic Canopy A detailed canopy is one of the most attractive features of a finished scale model... Read more...
Group Build Rules
Sunday, 06 March 2011
These are the "Official Build Rules", please read and take note of them. They may be subject to change at the discretion of the site moderators. 1. A... Read more...
Sunday, 06 March 2011
These are the "Official Build Rules", please read and take note of them. They may be subject to change at the discretion of the site moderators. 1. A... Read more...
MASTERBOX Figure Modelling Competition
Monday, 31 January 2011
Competition Has Been Closed/Postponed due to lack of entries. We'll get back to you with something else when we come up with something workable.... Read more...
Monday, 31 January 2011
Competition Has Been Closed/Postponed due to lack of entries. We'll get back to you with something else when we come up with something workable.... Read more...
Monday, 17 January 2011
In an ongoing effort to find models and equipment at reasonable prices we here in New Zealand have all turned to Trademe to find a bargain. Most of... Read more...
IPMS New Zealand
Wednesday, 29 December 2010
We are in the process of getting IPMS Waikato going again and a small group of us have started contacting the various different bodies involved with... Read more...
Wednesday, 29 December 2010
We are in the process of getting IPMS Waikato going again and a small group of us have started contacting the various different bodies involved with... Read more...
Friday, 21 January 2011
Here is a short turtorial to help you start using the Image Galleries and upload your photos. On the left menu you all registered users will see a... Read more...
Model Reference Articles
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
One thing I’ve notice with model kits as well as with a number of built models is that it is quite apparent that many manufacturers and modellers... Read more...
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
I notice that in reviews that German figure sets are often referred to as wearing “early war” or “late war” uniforms, I do it myself. It... Read more...
Panzer 101 : A Brief Introduction To Understanding German Tanks
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
This isn’t mean to be an in depth history lesson on German tanks, but more an attempt to provide a brief outline that will hopefully be useful... Read more...
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
This isn’t mean to be an in depth history lesson on German tanks, but more an attempt to provide a brief outline that will hopefully be useful... Read more...