MiniArt's new 35th scale "German Infantry, Ardennes Offensive" features four figures & five sprues of weapons & equipment. See about the soldiers & the set in our preview...Read on... »

Abrams Squad is back in an all-new issue 45. We look at the contents with some images from inside in our preview...Read on... »

BSK Model under their SCENIX Studio brand has two very nice-looking digitally sculpted sets of children & their puppies, set in a bygone time but in a pose that could be seen on any street today. We look at "Child & Puppy" 1 & 2 in our preview...Read on... »

Here another space related project I been working on , its the JOHANES WINKLER HW-1 in 1/48 (SCRATCH) ! (JUN 08th) today ,I continue working on the structure !! If you like to view the complete WIP , just follow this Google link to my personal page: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Rjsjms9BhTrbnhYDA If you like to view the other space related project I have done so far , just follow this link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ov2R8HFSA26iDpms5 Enjoy ! Jmarc

The Dornier Do217 K-2 was developed from the K-1 model designed to carry the Fritz-X gliding bomb. Its wingspan was extended by 25 meters or 82 feet to carry the extra load of the Fritz-X bombs which weighed 1570 kg or 3461 lbs each. They also added an additional 1160 liter/306 gal. in the bomb bay. There were special bomb racks on the inner wings, between the nacelle and fuselage, designed to carry the massive bombs. The most famous use of the Fritz-X was the sinking of the Italian battleship Roma on September 9, 1943 by Major Bernhard Jope of III./KG100

Included in the kit is:

• Ten grey sprues

Three clear sprues

• One set of decals
• One instruction booklet

The instructions are pretty straight forward and the kit seems well detailed with fine panel lines and other fuselage detail.

MiniArt continues to expand on their 1/48th-scale accessories with this, their new set of German droptanks, bombs & rockets from the WWII era. See what's inside in our preview...Read on... »

Greetings my fellow ModelGeeks, and welcome to the MGPC Episode 125!  Nemo hosts this episode, with a full house.  We chat about the latest and greatest in everyone's model world and get caught up with what's happening in the hobby.  

The mail bag was full again with over 10 emails, which is awesome!  We really appreciate the emails and love hearing from you all.  Also, thanks again for the listener gallery submissions.  Please keep the emails and gallery pics coming and we can't wait to see your work, discuss them on the podcast, and present them on our website.

For the main topic, we talk about how our "Modeling Lens" has evolved and changed.  As youngsters building models, we all built as much as we could and didn't pay attention to accuracy, properly thinned paint, PSI, or weathering, etc.. we just built, and loved every minute of it.   Compare that with how we view modeling almost 40 years later, and there are some significant changes in how we view the hobby.  It's a great topic and we hope you all give it a listen.

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HI !! Here another project I have done in the past , of course this is an SCRATCH , sIf yopu like to view more pics of it, just follow this link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/SYdDSYh4YW4gaRqe8 Enjoy Jmarc

The boys have a chat with Peter from ACTSMS looking towards ScaleACT in November.

Dave is going to be starting the Tamiya P-38 so different schemes are discussed.

This 1/25 scale aerial platform is still in the process of being built but it is in the latter stages. Much scratch building involved. Here's a summary of how it has been done so far. There are a few more to come to show the build to date. In the next submittal I'll go over some of the build details and how they were done.

It's that time again when Clayton Ockerby from Workbench Hobbies treats us to his top ten of upcoming releases that caught his eye this past month in his video preview...Read on... »

Daffy, Donald, Howard even - MiniArt gives us a new kit featuring the duck & geese family to father your modelling nest. But no foul play here; see our poultry offerings in our preview...Read on... »

Air Power and the Arab World, 1909–1955 Volume 12: Palestine War, 12 July - 14 October 1948 (Middle East @ War #67) continues the story of the men and machines of the first half-century of military aviation in the Arab world, focusing this time on the critical period between 12 July and 14 October 1948 — from the final days of the ‘Ten Days’ fighting through the Second UN Truce. While part of an ongoing series, this volume also stands alone as a history of the period covered.

You can feel when a Nationals is being built with real intention and Fort Wayne is making that case early. We sit down with John Figueroa, chair of the 2026 IPMS USA National Convention, and treasurer Dave Mason to get the behind-the-scenes look at what’s coming to the Grand Wayne Convention Center in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, August 5 through 8. The big headline: they’re not doing this with one club grinding for four days. They’ve assembled 11 clubs across Region 4 to share the workload, share the payoff, and still have time to enjoy the convention like everyone else.

We dig into the attendee essentials: a vendor room on the scale you expect from IPMS Nationals (about 426 vendor tables with only a few left), plus a seminar schedule that runs from beginner to advanced. Expect practical topics like scale model photography and lighting, CAD, Silhouette and Cricut paint masks, and weathering for dioramas, along with subject-focused sessions and special interest group guidance. If you come to Nationals to learn new techniques, this lineup is designed to keep you moving from room to room.

Then we get into the “why” behind their choices. John explains a deliberate push to welcome more genres, so automotive, ships, sci-fi, and Gundam builders feel just as at home as aircraft and armor modelers. That shows up in theme awards, custom decal sheets, and a raffle they treat as one of the three core pillars of the show, with plans that even let you check results online. We also talk logistics that matter: online pre-registration is open, it’s $55, pre-registration closes June 30, and on-site registration jumps to $65. Finally, Fort Wayne adds a unique capstone: an awards ceremony in the restored Embassy Theatre connected by skywalk.

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Meng has developed the Ukrainian Leopard 2A4 with Kontakt armour, next up in their 35th scale range. Art, CADs & the real things in our preview...Read on... »

The origin of Pen & Sword Books is closely linked with its sister company, the Barnsley Chronicle; one of the UK's oldest provincial newspapers, established in 1858, and one of the few weeklies still in private ownership. The first books published by the company were in response to public demand following of a series of articles published in the newspaper: Dark Peak Aircraft Wrecks told the story of crash sites in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park, and a further weekly feature on the history of two Kitchener battalions, known as the Barnsley Pals, aroused a thirst for more information. Following on from the success of those books, a number of local history paperbacks were produced along with a series of battlefield guidebooks. Battleground Europe proved immediately successful, and the company made the decision to launch a book publishing arm of the group.

AOA Decals has a good reputation for quality decals, and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to review one of their newest releases, the M-ATV (2) M1240/M1277 US Army (MFO), Poland, Croatia, & Ukraine (35-011). The decals come in two sheets, one of stencils and the other of markings for nine options.

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Jensen is once again missing, so four of the five of us are here for a fun, episode about, well... Star Wars. :)

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Number 54 in Helion’s Asia @ War Series is the 4th Volume on the Sri Lankan War, from 1995-2002. Also called the Eelam War III, this Volume covers the Northern Theatre of the war to its conclusion. The author is a Swiss military researcher and has published 20 books on military topics. For this larger than normal Volume, he has done a brilliant and evocative job on bringing this civil war to light.

Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon) is a large island off the southern tip of India, and has a tumultuous history of internecine warfare. This volume is strictly about the military events, and does not cover the political situations, atrocities or human rights violations in detail - these have been manifested in the first three volumes, by Amnesty International and other NGOs.

Thanks to War Dog Modeling (WDM) for the Ship Stand to review, and the IPMS staff for their courageous work! WDM stands are available on their website, also reachable via Facebook.

There are 4 stands available:

1. Model Airplane Stand ($35.00)
2. Model Armor Stand ($38.00)
3. Model Car Stand ($30.00)
4. Model Ship Stand ($35.00)

I have never used jigs or stands for building 1/700 scale ships models, but after one look at War Dog Model Ship Stand, I had a Where-Have-You-Been-All-My-Life moment. I'm not letting this one go anywhere! Here's why...

The stand arrived in a small box with all the parts mixed together. No instructions, which is not a problem. The contents make one stand with a light gray color. Looking at the finished stands on War Dog' online page made assembly easy.