31 March, 2008

• On Testor' ScaleWorkshop, Andrew Doppel presents his 1/48 scale Italeri Pave Hawk converted to an S-70A Blackhawk.

• David Hannant has sent images and information about three forthcoming 1/48 scale decal releases from Xtradecals for Sea Furys and Phantoms.

• There is plenty more to see on our current Theme Pics topic, "The Augsburg Eagle", Check out the latest Messerschmitt Bf 109s, and don't forget to add your own.

28 March, 2008

• James Matthews presents a new Constructon Feature on his 1/48 scale Monogram B-24D Liberator. 21 images, including plenty of construction photos, accompany James' text.

• Helder "Luft46" Millani brings us six images of his 1/48 scale LTD Models IAR 80 Rumanian WWII fighter in the Gallery.

• Nicholas Gohin's artwork tonight is a side profile of a Potez 630.

• Glen Porter reviews Italeri's 1/72 scale Fiat CR.42 LW night harassment biplane, including images of the kit parts, the box top and marking options.

• Tonight I examine three new decals sheets from Model Alliance for the Airfix 1/72 scale Nirmod - a great improvement over the kit decals. Images of the cover sheets are included.

• I also review the new book from Mushroom Model Publications, "Junkers Ju 87 Stuka". An image of the cover is included.

• We are seeing even more completed models and work in progress on the current HyperScale Group Build - "Century Series" . I'd better get started on my Pig soon!

27 March, 2008

Classic Airframes' 1/48 scale "Derek Pennington Edition" de Havilland Venom is shipping to distributors, so it should be on the hobby shop shelves soon. HyperScale's own Derek Pennington helped out with the research on this one.

• Kai Roether brings us a Feature Article on his 1/48 scale Gavia Lavochkin La-7, including 13 images.

• Francisco Carlos Soldan presents five images of his 1/48 scale Tamiya Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F-8.

• Nicholas Gohin's latest artwork is a profile of the P-38J-15 Lightning and nose art flown by Capt Jay T. Robbins

• Tonight I review Eduard's 1/48 scale Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5 Weekend Edition, including images of the plstic part,s decals and box top.

• Rob Baumgartner examines Windsock Worldwide magazine Vol.24, No.1, including an image of the front cover.

• On HyperScale's Plastic Pics Forum, check out Mike Grant's gorgeous Revell Lancaster, nine Fokker D.VIIs from Maire Jean Pascal, a Hasegawa P-40N from Buzzz and much more!

26 March, 2008

• Ken Lilly presents a big new Feature Article on his 1/72 scale Monogram B-52D Stratofortress. Seven images are included.

• Vitor Sousa brings us nine images of his 1/72 scale Heller Alouette III helicopter, detailed with parts from ExtraTech.

• Nicholas Gohin's artwork tonight is a profile of a Messerschmitt Me 262 A-2a.

• Glen Porter reviews four new decals sheets from Yellow Wings' 1/72 scale - three national markings sets and one for "Wake Island Wildcats". Images of the decals and covers are included.

• Rob Baumgartner examines the latest Windsock Datafile on the Lohner Type M. An image of the cover is included.

• Our new topic on Theme Pics, "The Augsburg Eagle", is proving to be one of the most popular ever. Check out the huge number of Bf 109s already posted, and don't forget to add your own.

25 March, 2008

• "Bondo" Phil Brandt does battle with Collect-Aire's 1/48 scale North American AJ-2P Savage in a new Constructon Feature with more than 60 images.

• Keith Sherwood brings us a short article on building Montex's 1/32 scale CAC CA-19 Boomerang, including 15 images.

• Nicholas Gohin's artwork tonight is a profile of a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R2 Sturmbock.

• Glen Porter reviews RS Models' 1/72 scale Ki-79a Trainer, incuding images of the kit plastic parts, photo-etch, decals, marking options and box top.

• IPMS Philippines Bert Anido has posted photos of the test shot of Trumpeter's forthcoming 1/32 scale Harrier. We are not quite sure what variant the first release will be though...

• Steve Naylor examines the latest book from Dalrymple and Verdun, "Fleet Air Arm Camouflage and Markings - Atlantic & Mediterranean Theatres 1937-1941" by Stuart Lloyd. Images of the cover and two sample pofiles are included.

• Mike Reeves has announced the launch of his new model accessory company, "Two Mikes Resin". More news of releases will follow in the coming weeks.

• I have added images of the decals and samples from the instructions of the forthcoming Vintage Fighter Series 1/24 scale P-47D Thunderbolt Preview page.

• On the Plastic Pics Forum, check out Pete Touhey's photos from this weekend's "Warbirds Over Wanaka" (wish I'd been there), plus the latest model submissions from HyperScale's visitors!

20 & 21 March, 2008

We have a new topic on Theme Pics, "The Augsburg Eagle - Messerschmitt Bf 109". Willy Messerschmitt's fighter must rate as one of the most popular modelling subjects of all time, so let's see some of yours. They can be prototypes, Spanish Civil War veterans, WWII combatants or even post-war derivatives. 30,000 Bf 109s were manufactured - let's see how close we come to that number with your model submissions!

• Frank Mitchell presents a brand new Feature on his 1/32 scale Tamiya + Wild Hare Ass'n Phantom FGR.2 conversion. Frank has included images of the model both being built and completed.

• Ben Fulcher brings us a short Feature on his 1/72 scale Aki Blackburn Firebrand TF. Mk.5, including seven images.

• Nicholas Gohin has a new Profile of an NAL Saras in the Gallery.

• Tonight I review Accurate Miniatures' 1/48 scale F2G Corsair "Miss Port Columbus", including images of all the kit plastic parts, resin, photo-etch, vacform and decals.

• Ray Thomas has sent eight images of a built-up test shot of the 1/24 scale Vintage Fighter Series P-47D Thunderbolt. The first batch of kits is ready for shipping. We will have more news in the coming weeks.

• Mick Evans review the new book from Maurizio Di Terlizzi covering Italian Revenue Security Corps avaition from 1913 to 1978, including an image of the cover.

• Andy Donovan from Model Alliance advises that their new decal sheet "MA-161: War on Terror - ISAF over Afghanistan" has now been released. More information is available on the Aviation Workshop website.

For those to whom it is relevant, I wish you a safe and peaceful Easter break.

19 March, 2008

• Fanch Lubin brings us a short article and six images of his 1/32 scale Special Hobby X-15A-2.

• Jeff King presents 13 images and a description of his 1/48 scale Tamiya N1K1 Rex floatplane fighter.

• Nicholas Gohin's profile artwork tonight is a Curtiss P-40N Warhawk.

• Darren Mottram examines the new book from Jake Melampy, The Viper Story, Part 1: F-16s of the Air National Guard. Motty has supplied an image of the cover and three sample pages.

• Eagle Editions has announced that they have acquired Monogram Aviation Publications. The first new Monogram production will be the long-anticipatd Ta 152 book by Thomas Hitchcock. More details will be posted when they become available.

• We are seeing even more completed models and work in progress on the current HyperScale Group Build - "Century Series" . Time for another look!

18 March, 2008

• Air Power Editions. APE has kindly supplied an extract from the second in their "Ace Profiles - The Men and Their Aircraft" series, "Max-Hellmuth Ostermann" by noted aviation historian Christer Bergstrom. This book may be purchased online exclusively through The Aviation Bookshop for GBP £18.99

• Symon Rankine brings us a new Feature Article on his Tamiya 1/48 scale Fairey Swordfish Mk.I. Six images are included.

• Yasushi Saito presents four images of his 1/48 scale Japanese Fighter Pilot and Bicycle, from Fine Molds and Eduard respectively. The figure and his bike are photographed in a diorama setting.

• Nicholas Gohin's artwork for tonight is a Raytheon Hawker 4000 (Horizon) business jet.

• We have images and information about the next Kits at War decal releases in 1/72 and 1/48 scales, SEAC RAF.

• Mike from Bobe's Hobby House has fixed his recent email problems. Customers who wish to order E-Z LIne may now contact Mike at either bobeshobby@aol.com or admin@bobeshobbyhouse.com

17 March, 2008

• Oliver Peissl brings us a short new Feature on his 1/48 scale Dragon Focke-Wulf Ta 154 A-0. Ten images are included.

• Nicholas Gohin presents his second side profile of a Macchi C.202 in the Gallery.

• Glen Porter reviews RS Models' new 1/72 scale Nakajima Ki-27 Manchoukuo, including images of the kit parts, decals and box art.

• Dave Roof has sent information and an image of the next Flying Leatherneck Decals release, "CH-53EHeavy Haulers", plus two reference photos of the artwork on the original machines.

• On Missing-Lynx, Huang He has sent five images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya Kubelwagen Type 82 for the Gallery.

• Krasimir Stefanov presents five images of his 1/72 scale Revell ATF Dingo armoured car.

• Bob Leonard brings us two images of his 1/35 scale Leopard AS1 converted from Italeri's 1A4 kit.

• Today I review Masters Productions' 1/48 scale M4A2 Conversion for Tamiya's Sherman kits. Images of the resin parts are included.

• Andrew Judson examines Voyager's three big detail sets for AFV Club's 1/35 scale M1126 Stryker. Images of the photo-etched and mutli-media parts are included.

• Cookie Sewell reviews cyber-hobby.com's 1/35 scale T-34 Factory No. 112 Early Production 3-in-1 kit, including an image of the box art.

...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too

14 March, 2008

• On Testor's ScaleWorkshop, Triet Cam presents his heavily modified 1/48 scale Fujimi F-5A Freedom Fighter. 24 images are included.

• Gustavo Arribas Robles presents 12 images of his 1/144 scale Revell SA-330 Puma helicopter.

• Nicholas Gohin presents artwork of a Hawker 700 in the Gallery.

• Glen Porter examines Trumpeter's 1/350 scale ship model, USS San Francisco CA-38 1942, including images of the kit parts, decals and box top.

• We are into the final days of the current topic on Theme Pics - 1988 - 2008. Check out the latest additions or post your own photos while you have the chance!

12 March, 2008

• Steven "Modeldad' Eisenman reviews the new Classic Airframes 1/48 scale Martin 187 Baltimore, including images of the plastic parts, decals, marking schemes and box art. Please note that the manufacturer has already sold out, so there will be no more Baltimores once the distributors and retailers run out of their current stock.

• Mick Evans builds Fonderie Miniatures' 1/48 scale Handley Page Hampden in a new Construction Feature, including eight images of the completed model.

• Claudio Vilella presents 16 images of his 1/32 scale Trumpeter A-7D Corsair II, detailed with Eduard's BIG ED set.

• Nicholas Gohin new artwork tonight is a Piper Cherokee.

• Saul Garcia examines Ultracast's new 1/48 scale Spitfire Mk.I two-bladed Weybridge Propeller, including six images.

• Chris Mrosko has let us know that New World Miniatures' website is now fully operational and taking orders.

• On the Plastic Pics Forum, check out Mark Smith's 1/72 scale DH-2, Steven Budd's Spitfie Mk.IIa, Justin Stolte's 1/48 scale Classic Airframes Bf 109 D and much more!

11 March, 2008

• We are pleased to welcome the new British publisher of aviation history and related titles, Air Power Editions. APE has kindly supplied an extract from the first in their "Ace Profiles - The Men and Their Aircraft" series, "Hans Ekkehard Bob" by noted aviation historian Christer Bergstrom. This book may be purchased online exclusively through The Aviation Bookshop for GBP £18.99:

• Roland Sachsenhofer bring us 13 images of his Hasegawa 1/32 scale Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien.

• Dave Koukol presents four images of his 1/32 scale Academy F/A-18C Hornet in the Gallery.

• Nicholas Gohin's artwork tonight is a side profile of a Macchi C.202, including scrap views of emblems.

• Tonight I review Accurate Miniatures' 1/48 scale P-400 Airacobra - Cactus Air Force Guadalcanal, including images of the kit's plastic parts, decals, marking schemes and box top.

• John Wilkes reviews and builds MasterCasters' 1/32 scale modern RAF Pilot. John has included two images of his built and painted figure with the review.

• Rodger Kelly examines Afterburner Decals' 1/48 scale new release, "Jammin’ Jihad VAQ-133 & VAQ-142 Prowlers in Afghanistan" Images of the cover, the decals an instructions are included, plus two reference photos.

• We are seeing even more completed models and work in progress on the current HyperScale Group Build - "Century Series" . Time for another look!

10 March, 2008

The latest issue of Model Airplane International magazine is out now, and one lucky visitor will win an annual subscription by answering a simple question. Click here to visit this month's MAI Competition page. The winner of last month's competition is Sarah Stern.

7 March, 2008

• Jules from Classic Airframes has advised me that the 1/48 scale Classic Airframes Baltimore is now being delivered to distributors. We will have an in-box Preview of the kit by Steven "Modeldad" Eisenman, followed by a full build article by myself.

• Nicholas Gohin has artwork of a Falcon 2000 LX in the Gallery.

• Rob Baumgartner reviews RS Models' 1/72 scale Arado Ar 76, including images of the box art, plastic parts, colour photo etch, decal and markings schemes.

• Rodger Kelly examines Afterburner Decals' 1/48 scale release, "Test Vipers" for Tamiya's F-16C. Images o the decals, cover and instructions are included.

• Loic from Great Models Webstore has sent a report on his recent visit to the 2008 Toy Fair at Nuremberg. You may read Loic's Nuremberg report by following this link. Plenty of photos are included.

• Tom Ferris from The History Press announces the launch of two new imprints that will be of interest to modellers and aircraft fans. Follow this link to read more information in a Press Release from The History Press.

• For our American visitors, Jerry Crandall will be one of the 'talking heads' on The History Channel's DOGFIGHTS programme airing this Friday. The title of the episode is "Death of the Luftwaffe". Keep an eye out for this one!

• Plastic Pics continues to be busy. Check out Ted Taylor's three completed Revell 1/72 scale Lancasters, Matthew Q's Monogram P-39, Bruce's Classic Airframes 1/48 scale Gannet, Mark D. Smith's Irving night fighter and many more.

6 March, 2008

• On Testor's ScaleWorkshop, Scott Murphy presents three images and a description of his 1/48 scale Hasegawa A-7E Corsair II, exclusively finished using Testor's enamels.

• Symon Rankine has sent five images of his Tamiya 1/48 scale Fieseler Fi 103 (V-1 Flying Bomb) for the Gallery.

• Nicholas Gohin has artwork of a Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, "Elsie", in the Gallery.

• Ken Bowes reviews Osprey Publishing's newest title in the Combat Aircraft series, "F-14 Tomcat Units of Operation Enduring Freedom". Ken has supplied images of the cover and three sample pages.

• Rodger Kelly examines Afterburner Decals' new 1/48 scale release, "F-15 Mod Eagle Stencils and Data". Images of the decals, instructions and cover are included.

• Eli Raphael has sent Preview images of Zotz's 1/32 scale P-47 Thunderbolt Decals Parts 3 and 4 for the D, M and N variants. We will have more information and reviews following release.

• We are seeing some impressive entries from HyperScale's visitors in the current topic on Theme Pics - 1988 - 2008. Check 'em out or add your own photos!

5 March, 2008

• Roger Fabrocini presents a new Construction Feature of his 1/72 scale Trumpeter F-105D Thunderchief, including 30 images of the model under construction and completed.

• Jerry Boucher follows up last night's artwork with a pair of Indian Air Force Su-7BMKs, flown by No.32 Squadron during the Indo-Pak War of 1971.

• Jose Carlos Simon presents eight images of his 1/144 scale AV-8B Harrier in Armada Española colours.

• Glen Porter reviews RS Models' 1/72 scale Avia B.35.2. Images of the plastic parts, colour photo etch, decals, colour schemes and box top are included.

• Rodger Kelly examines Afterburner Decals new 1/48 scale release, "PAX River F/A-18A, B, C, D, E, F Bug Testers". Ten images of the cover, instructions and decals are included.

• On the Plastic Pics Forum, make sure you check out Jean Barby's gorgeous 1/32 scale Finnish MS.406, progress on Bill Cronk's J7W1, and much more!

4 March, 2008

• Jerry Boucher is back with a new piece of artwork in the Gallery - the Fokker D.III flown by Oswald Boelcke in September of 1916.

• Gustavo Arribas Robles brings us ten images of his 1/48 scale Hobby Boss A-10A Thunderbolt II in the Gallery.

• Rian Jones presents a new article featuring his 1/48 scale Tamiya Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R2 brought to life with spinning propeller and engine sound. Nine images plus a video are included.

• "Bondo" Phil Brandt examines six new Eduard photo-etched detail sets for Trumpeter's 1/32 scale F-100D Super Sabre. Images of all the frets are included in Bondo's review.

• Rodger Kelly reviews Eagle Editions' latest book, The 86th Fighter Group in WWII, including an image of the cover and six sample pages.

• Colin has sent a Preview image of the next decal release in 1/72 and 1/48 scales from Freightdog Models, "Brits at Sea Part 1".

• We are seeing great completed models and work in progress on the current HyperScale Group Build - "Century Series" Definitely worth a look!

3 March, 2008

• Asao Shirai returns with a new variation on the Avenger theme - a 1/72 scale TBM-3W based on Hasegawa's TBF kit. 16 images are included.

• Asao had also sent nine additional photos, including construction shots, of his TBM-3S2 posted to the Gallery on Friday. I have added these in-progress images to the Gallery page.

• Nicholas Gohin has sent artwork of a Mirage F1 in the service of Gabon.

• Mick Evans examines six new releases from CAM Pro Series Decals for Trumpeter's 1/32 scale F-100D Super Sabre. Images of the six covers are included.

• On Missing-Lynx, Steve Zaloga's presents a new article on building AFV Club's brand new 1/35th Scale M5A1 Light Tank. Six images are included.

• Gabor Fodor & Attila Baranyai brings us five images of their 1/35 scale M915A1 Line Haul Tractor & M872 Trailer from Minimanfactory.

• Johson Liang has sent four images of Dragon's 1/35 scale T-34 Model 1940 in an interesting three-colour scheme.

• Accurate Armour has sent information about several new releases:

  • Hillman 'Tilly' complete kit (K172)
  • Churchill 'Toad' Heavy Flail Tank Conversion (For Tamiya Churchill 7) (C066)
  • Conway 120mm Tank Destroyer Conversion (For AFV Club Centurion) (C042)

  Accurate Armour has also updated their new projects page with the following forthcoming releases:

  • Chieftan ARRV Mk-7 Conversion (For Tamiya Chieftain) (C068)
  • FV432 Mk-3 Bulldog APC complete kit (K172)

...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum.

29 February, 2008

• Tonight I review Trumpeter's 1/32 scale Messerschmit Me 262 B-1a/U1 two-seater Night Fighter, including 28 images of the kit parts, box top, colour schemes and decals.

• On Testor's ScaleWorkshop, Mete Ozkar presents 21 images of his 1/32 scale Hasegawa / Revell Messerschmitt Bf 109 K-4 finished in Testor's Model Master paints.

• Asao Shirai's latest small scale masterpiece is his 1/72 scale TBM-3S2, converted from Hasegawa's TBF-1C. Six images are included.

• Nicholas Gohin has a new colour side profile of an Ecuadorian Mirage F1 in the Gallery.

• Mick Evans examines CAM Decals' 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32 scale markings for Blue Angels' F/A-18A & B Hornets. Images of te decals are included.

• The new topic on Theme Pics, "1988 - 2008", is proving popular. Check out the many postings from the last few days.

28 February, 2008

• Marcin Sokolowski presents a short new article on Mirage's 1/48 scale PZL P.37 Los (Elk) with eleven images.

• Edward Grabot has sent a profile and some background information on Lt. Stanley Winfield "Swede" Vejtasa's F4F-4 Wildcat.

27 February, 2008

• Christian Bruer brings us a new article on Accurate Miniatures' 1/48 scale Vought SB2U-1 Vindicator. 25 images are included.

• Francisco Carlos Soldan presents his newest work, Eduard's 1/48 scale Profi-Pack P-40N Warhawk, in the Gallery.

• Nicholas Gohin has new profile artwork of a Boeing Business Jet in the Gallery.

• Matt Swan reviews 1/48 scale Assorted Aircraft Detailing Decals from Skunk-Lab Works. Images of the decals are included.

• The Aviation Workshop has advised that their new website is now online. It will be completed in stages with resin, kits, galleries, Q&A and some other added extras coming soon. Books and decals are available online now.

• On Plastic Pics, check out Daniel Cooper's large scale Beaufighter, Joe V's Dauntless. John Bius' 1/48 scale Accurate Miniatures P-39 Airacobra and all the other great models from HyperScale's visitors!

...and finally, I posted the wrong link on the new Great Models Webstore banner here on the What's New page. I have fixed it so now it will actually take you to Great Models website! Thanks to GMW for their support.

26 February, 2008

We have a new topic on Theme Pics - 1988-2008. 20 years ago seems but a blink of the eye, yet we have seen some great aviation moments. Show us your models of aircraft that have served in these last two decades - any country, any type, military or civil. Have fun!

• Michael Rieth presents a Feature Article on Hasegawa's 1/72 scale Martin SP-5B Marlin. 14 images are included.

• Raul Corral brings us 13 images of his 1/48 scale Tamiya Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a Clear Edition.

• Nicholas Gohoin follows up yesterday's Warhawk with a side profile of a French P-40F today in the Gallery.

• Tonight I review Eduard's 1/48 scale Albatro D.II including 12 images of the kit's plastic parts, marking schemes, decals and box top.

• Rodger Kelly examines new decals from Fineline Model Products of Black and White Photo Calibration Targets suitable for various scales. Images of the instructions and the decals are included.

• Darren Mottram has updated Motty's Aircraft Picture Pages website with a set of images from the beginning of his trip to Japan and Korea last October. Always worth a look at this useful reference site

25 February, 2008

• Bruce Salmon concludes his latest batch of articles with Hasegawa's 1/48 scale Spitfire Mk.IX built as an RAAF Mk.VIII. Six images are included.

• Nicholas Gohoin has a new side profile of a Curtiss P-40F Warhawk in the Gallery.

• Chris Hughes has sent 61 timely detail photos of several BAe Nimrods for the Reference Library. These will be very useful for anyone building the Airfix kit. BTW, I just received the March 2008 issue of Military In Scale, in which Spencer Pollard builds this new kit.

• On Missing-Lynx, Dr Hilton de Mello e Oliveira returns with a 1/35 scale diorama of Tamiya's Horch 1A fitted with a 20mm AA gun in a desert setting.

• Andrew Judson reviews, builds and paints Trumpeter's new 1/16 scale Russian Tanker figure. FIve images are included.

• Steven Kubik examines an alternative product to Super Glue called Gator Glue.

• Cookie Sewell reviews two new kits:

  • Peolini Designs 1/48 scale Dodge WC-54 Ambulance Type 2. This will also be of great interest to aircraft modellers as a diorama accssory with US WWII or Korean War aircraft.

  • Miniart 1/35 scale SU-76M Soviet SP Gun with Crew

...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too

21 - 22 February, 2008

• Tonight I review the big new Airfix 1/72 scale BAe Nimrod MR.1 / MR.2 / R.1P kit, including 29 images of the kit parts, marking options, decals and box top.

• On Testor's ScaleWorkshop, I have posted a few images and a short description of my 1/48 scale Tamiya P-51B Mustang in "Blue Nose" markings of the 352nd FG.

  • While we are on the subject, the ScaleWorkshop domain was off the air for a few days due to an administrative lapse on my part. It is back again now. If you did not see it earlier, you might also like to check out Chaz Bunch's 1/48 scale Classic Airframes Fairey Battle that was posted last week.

• Bruce Salmon's newest article describes his crash-landed Tamiya 1/48 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4. Five images are included.

• Nicholas Gohin has new profile artwork of a Boeing 787 in the Gallery.

• Jerry Boucher's attractive box art for Classic Airframes' forthcoming 1/48 scale Grumman J4F Widgeon has been posted to the website. Congratultions to Classic Airframes, too, for receiving the "Kit of the year 2007" award from ModellFan magazine in Germany.

• Steven "Modedad" Eisenman examines Ilaid Design's recent 1/48 scale decals for Messerchmitt Bf 109 Fs. Steven has included a couple of reference photos plus images of the decals and instructions.

• Rodger Kelly reviews RB Productions' Flip R5 Photo-Etch Bending Tool, including images of the instructions and of the tool in action.

• We are seeing more completed models and work in progress on the current HyperScale Group Build - "Century Series". Worth a look!

20 February, 2008

• Charles Landrum, Chairman of the IPMS-USA 2008 National Convention, offers the latest information on the venue, vendors, exhibition area and current accommodation status. Follow this link for Charles' report.

• Bruce Salmon brings us a new article on building and painting his 1/48 scale Dragon Messerschmitt Me 163 B-1 Komet. Four images are included.

• Nicholas Gohin's new artwork in the Gallery tonight is an E-2 Hawkeye.

• Joe Lyons presents a historical and modelling article, 94th BG, VIII Air Force “At the Very End”.

• Toniht I examine Skunkmodels Workshop's debut offering, a 1/32 scle set of Conformal Fuel Tanks for Tamiya's 1/32 scale F-16 kits. Images of the injection moulded tanks plus the accompanying photo etched fret are included.

• Rodger Kelly reviews Mushroom Model Publications new book, "1/48 Scale Model Plans Set No.1", incuding an image of the cover.

• We are into the last few days of the current topic on the Theme Pics Forum - "War Prizes and Aircraft in Enemy Service", This has produced surprisingly few entries. We'll select a topic that is sure to be popular next time!

19 February, 2008

• Mike Robertson presents an article featuring his 1/32 scale Hasegawa esserschmitt Bf 109 G-10, and discussing the decisions behind paint choices based on a number of different references. Robbo's article includes eight images of his model.

• Bruce Salmon brings us a new article on building and painting his 1/48 scale  Hasegawa Nakajima A6M2-N Rufe. Five images are included.

• Nicholas Gohin returns with profile artwork of a Mirage F1 in the Gallery.

• Tonight I review Eduard's new 1/48 scale Fairey Fulmar Mk.II, including 17 images of the kit's plastic parts, colour photo-etch, decals and box top.

• Steven "Modeldad" Eisenman examines a new set of 1/48 scale decals from Iliad Design, "Oddball Spitfires". Images of the decals and cover are included, along with a reference photo of one of the subjects.

• Steven also reviews an unusual accessory from Mike Grant Decals that might adorn a corner of your modelling desk. Use with caution though - it might ruin the hobby...

• On Plastic Pics, check out Ruben Rodrguez's photos from the Model Fiesta 2008 show, Klaus H's images from Vienna's "Go Modelling" show, and of course the great models from HyperScale's visitors!

18 February, 2008

• Jon Bryon has a new Construction Feature on his 1/48 scale Airfix HS Buccaneer. Eleven images are included.

• Willy Peeters presents another previously unseen cartoon, an Italian F-104S Starfighter.

• Tonight I examine three new products from Ultracast:

  • a 54mm (1/32 scale) WWII USAAF Fighter Pilot, European Theatre, and

  • two styles of Flame Dampening Exhausts for Accurate Miniatures' TBF/TBM Avenger kits.

• Rodger Kelly reviews Part Three of EagleCals' 1/32 scale decals, "P-51D Mustang - At War with the Yoxford Boys", including images of the decal sheet, instructions and cover.

• The box art for the forthcoming new 1/48 scale boxing of Classic Airframes' de Havilland Venom kit has been posted to the Classic Airframes website.

• Raúl Corral has just launched his new Spanish language modelling website, webmodelismo.com. Worth a look!

• On Missing-Lynx, Dr Hilton de Mello e Oliveira returns with a 1/35 scale diorama of Tamiya's Sd.Kfz.223 in a desert setting.

• Miki Shimizu presents eight images of his 1/35 scale Italeri Demag D7 Pak 38 in the Gallery.

• Brian Alfano brings us five images of his 1/35 scale M30 Cargo Carrier conversion from Academy's M12k kit.

• Luke Pitt reviews Voyager Models' 1/35 scale cast and photo-etched brass .50 cal Machine Gun Update, including two images of the parts.

• Saul Garcia reviews and assembles Alpine Miniatures' 1/35 scale German Officer #1, a resin figure which includes two optional heads. Six images accompany Saul's text.

• Cookie Sewell examines two recent books in the "Weapons of War" series, including images of the front covers:

• The Staghound in Canadian Service

• The Bobcat APC in Canadian Service

...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum.

15 February, 2008

• We have a new cartoon from Willy Peeters of a P-51D Mustang belonging to 99th Fighter Sqn, the Tuskegee Redtails. This is one of a small batch of artwork that Willy started before his stroke, but have not been released as prints until now.
  

• Diego Barreiro brings us five images of Tamiya's 1/48 scale Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9.

• Rodger Kelly reviews Part Two of EagleCals' 1/32 scale decals, "P-51D Mustang - At War with the Yoxford Boys", including images of the decal sheet, instructions and cover.

• Rob Baumgartner examines "Unknown" Magazine Issue 5, plus back issues of this publication. Images of the cover and artwork from Issue 5 and the back issues are included.

• We are seein lots more progress and completed models in the current HyperScale Group Build - "Century Series".  Chek 'em out!

• Meteor Productions announces it will be permanently closing from 18 February. Follow this link for a short statement from Meteor Productions.

13 February, 2008

• Ingo Degenhardt presents a short article and eight images of his Italeri 1/48 scale A-10A Thunderbolt II.

• Patrick Debaisieux brings us five images of his 1/48 scale ProModeler Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver.

• Nicholas Gohin has sent artwork of a Heinkel He 162 A-2 for the Gallery.

• Rodger Kelly reviews the latest decal release from Mike Grant Decals, "P-47 Thunderbolt Set 1", including images of both decal sheets, the cover and instructions.

• Glen Porter examines the recent book, U-Boot Im Focus Edition 2, incuding an image of the cover.

• On the Plastic Pics Forum, check out Charlie's pre-war Spitfire I, Fausto's Fujimi Tomcat, Simon's 1/48 scale P-47 and much more!

12 February, 2008

• Hernan "Goku" Meza presents 14 images of his superdetailed 1/72 scale Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-7, backdated from the Revell Fw 190 A-8 kit.

• Charles Landrum brings us an article on his 1/48 scale Monogram A-26C Invader, which featured in last year's Monogram Group Build. 30 images of this colourful subject are included.

• Nicholas Gohin has his artwork of an Airbus A380 in the Gallery.

• Rob Baumgartner reviews Eduard's 1/48 scale Limited Edition Bristol F.2B Fighter The Crocodile", including images of the kit parts, decals and box top.

• Rodger Kelly examines EagleCals' 1/32 scale decals, "P-51 Mustang - At War with the Yoxford Boys", including images of the decal sheet, instructions and cover.

• Petr Buchar from Czech Master Resin has sent box art from several new and forthcoming releases, plus news of the largest ever CMR kit - a Short Empire Flying Boat.

• We have seen some very original entries in the latest topic on the Theme Pics Forum - "War Prizes and Aircraft in Enemy Service", Check out the latest entries, and don't miss out on posting your own!

11 February, 2008

• Tonight I review Eduard's brand new 1/48 scale Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat, including images of all the kit plastic parts, colour and nickel plated photo-etch, masks, decals and box top. I have also provided comparison photos of the Eduard cowl front compared to Hasegawa, Cutting Edge and Quickboost.

• On Missing-Lynx, Chris Wauchop presents a new article on his 1/35 scale Tasca Sherman Vc Firefly. Ten images are included.

• Ricks Sung has seven images of his 1/35 scale RPM Renault FT-17 in the Gallery.

• Dr Hilton de Mello e Oliveira brings us a short article on his 1/48 scale Tamiya Steyr 1500A/01 in a desert diorama setting.

• Glen Porter reviews three new wargaming sets from Italeri in 1/72 scale - a Jeep, a Pak 40 with crew and a Zis-3 76mm gun with crew. Images of the kit parts and boxes are included in the review.

• Luke Pitt examines two recent burnt-out and steel wheel sets from Voyager for 1/35 scale T-34 models.

• Cookie Sewell reviews Dragon's all-new 1/35 ScalePz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. F1(F) - Smart Kit, including an image of the box art.

...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too

8 February, 2008

• Tonight I am pleased to present my Feature Article on Xtrakit's new 1/72 scale Canberra PR.9, including more than 30 images of the model under construction, being painted and completed.

• On Testor's Scaleworkshop, Rommel Romero brings us two images of his 1/48 scale AMtech P-40L Warhawk.

• Edward Grabot has sent a profile of Butch O'Hare's Grumman F3F-3 Wildcat for the Gallery.

• Classic Airframes has announced some of their forthcoming 2008 new releases and re-releases, including the long anticipated Sea Venom, a new tool Heinkel He 51 and resissues of both Buffalo kits. The full list has been posted to the Preview page.

• Rodger Kelly reviews Mike Grant Decals' 1/48 scale markings for Canadian Sea Furies. Rodger's review includes images of the decal sheets and instructions.

• We are already seeing quite a few completed models in the current HyperScale Group Build - "Century Series".  Check out Steven St James' and BobR's Voodoos, Dave Lochead's and Matt's F-111s, Tuck's F-104 and more!

7 February, 2008

We have a new topic on the Theme Pics Forum - "War Prizes and Aircraft in Enemy Service". Whatever the nationality whatever the scale, show us your aircraft in enemy colours - British Fieselers, American Messerschmitts, Luftwaffe Spitfires and more!

• Dave Connolly presents three images of his 1/72 scale Airfix Halifax, converted into a Canadian Mk.VII.

• Ron Scholtz brings us five images of his 1/32 scale Trumpeter MiG-3 in the Gallery.

• Luca Bucchi rejoins us tonight with his colour profile of a Belgian Siai SF 260 in a commemorative scheme.

• Rodger Kelly reviews Wolfpak Decals release, 72-002. Images of the decals and the instructons are included.

6 February, 2008

• Tim Keily brings us an article on his Hasegawa 1/32 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-14, painted the Floyd Werner way! 12 images are included.

• Oxiel Carrizo (Necsac) presents 15 images of his 1/48 scale Monogram Dassault Mirage 2000 C in Desert Storm colours.

• Nicholas Gohin's artwork in the Gallery today is an F-16C Fighting Falcon.

• Rodger Kelly reviews Wolfpak Decals debut release, 72-001. Images of the decals and the instructons are included.

• Ken Bowes examines MasterCasters' 1/32 scale Su-27 Flanker Pilot figure, including images of the resin parts.

• We have Preview images of the new SR-71 Blackbird decals from Cutting Edge, available now in 1/72 and 1/48 scales.

• The new HyperScale Group Build - "Century Series" is coming along nicely. Check out the latest progress, and don't forget to post photos of your own entries.

5 February, 2008

• Jose Carlos Simon has sent 17 images of his 1/48 scale Hasegawa F/A-18E Super Hornet for the Gallery.

• Nicholas Gohin brings us a profile of a Mikoyan Gureyvich MiG-3 in the Gallery.

• Rodger Kelly reviews Flying Leatherneck Decals' 1/48 scale release, " VMFA(AW)-121 Green Knights Operation Iraqi Freedom Tour 2007". This decal set includes a comprehensive CD with instructions and reference. Rodger has included more than 20 images in his review.

• Tonight I review three new releases from Quickboost in 1/32 scale - P-47 blast tubes, Ki-61 exhausts and F-16 pitot tubes. Images of all three sets are included.

• Paul Fisher has sent images and information about the new 1/32 scale Fisher Model Sea Fury wing fold sets and 60lb. rockets, available in the next week.

• On the Plastic Pics Forum, Dave Aungst is making serious progress on his one-man Scooter Group Build, we have some close-upprogress detail on Chukw's Helldiver, and much more!

4 February, 2008

• Scott Lyle presents a short Feature on his 1/48 scale Dragon Fokker Dr.I Triplane, including six images.

• Nicholas Gohin's new artwork in the Gallery is a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R2 Sturmbock.

• Also in the Gallery, Derek Derks brings us two images of his Hobbycraft 1/72 scale Labrador CH-113A.

• Eli Raphael has sent some Preview images and information about the forthcoming Zotz decal sheets for 1/32 scale PTO and ETO P-47D Razorbacks. More infomation will be posted closer to release.

• Martin Waligorski has made a few new additions at The Spitfire Site including two camouflage articles, The Norwegian colours of Rolf Arne Berg and Late-War Spitfires of No. 127 Squadron RAF; plus a reference article telling the history of VCS-7, the only US Navy unit operating Spitfires: Spitfires of the US Navy.

• On Missing-Lynx, Stefan Szymanski presents 17 images of his 1/72 scale Hasegawa Morser Karl in the Gallery, including construction photos.

• Sang Kyu Cho brings us five images of his 1/35 scale diorama entitled "Baghdad Story".

• Glen Porter reviews Cromwell Models' 1/72 scale Australian Centurion Mk. V/1 with Vietnam Modifications, including seven images of the kit's resin parts.

• Andrew Judson examines Trumpeter's 1/35 scale German sFH 18 15cm Field Howitzer.

• Mike Starmer reviews the recent book from Capricorn Publications, "A30 Challenger Tank", including an image of the cover.

• Taesung Harmms from Alpine Miniarures has announced three new figures:

  • 5060 - 12 SS "HJ" Grenadier NCO: MSRP $16.50 USD
  • 35061 - 12 SS "HJ" Grenadier: MSRP $16.50 USD
    
  • 35062 - 12 SS "HJ" Grenadier Set (2 figs): MSRP $32.00 USD

  For more info and pics, please visit Alpine Miniatures's website.

...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum.

1 February, 2008

I am very pleased to announce the launch of our new HyperScale Resource Guide to Building the Avro Lancaster in 1/72 scale. This is a 24 page booklet with 67 images, including six profiles by Jerry Boucher. The Guide is entirely free to HyperScale's visitors.

The focus of this guide is Revell’s 1/72 scale Lancaster B.I / B.III, but there are also Chapters covering construction of the Airfix and Hasegawa kits for comparison. The downloadable PDF format will permit modelers to print the booklet and use it as a workbench reference while building your Lancaster.

Follow this link to the download page. I hope that you will enjoy the new HyperScale Resource Guide.

31 January, 2008

• Yufei Mao presents his 1/72 scale Hasegawa SR-71 Blackbird, plus the Egg Plane version. 40 images are included.

• On Testor's ScaleWorkshop, I have posted a photo of my 1/48 scale Tamiya Jeep.

• Nicholas Gohin's new artwork is a Consolidated B-24J Liberator, "Cocktail Hour"

• Tonight I review AZ Model's 1/48 scale Kayaba Ka-Go Model 1 Autogyro, including images of the kit's plastic, resin and photo etched parts, plus the decals and the box top.

• Rodger Kelly reviews a new book from Midland Publishing on the F-4 Phantom II, "Smoke Trails", including images of the cover and sample pages.

• We hve images and information of five new B-52 decal sheets in 1/72 scale from Cutting Edge.

• The Plastic Pics Forum has been busy lately. Check out Matthew Q's U-Boat, Gary Allen's F-16, Colin Gomez's Mossie and much more.

30 January, 2008

• Sylvain Couture presents five images of his 1/48 scale Tamiya Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3 in the Gallery.

• Nicholas Gohin's artwork tonight is an Israeli F-16C Barak.

• Fernando del Pino brings us six images of his Flying Machines 1/72 scale Fiat G.55 Centauro.

• Rob Baumgartner reviews Eduard's recent 1/72 scale Nieuport Ni-23 Dual Combo kit, including images of the plastic parts, photo-etch, decals and box top.

• Ian Robertson guides us through an Airacobra Accessory festival tonight, first with a review of MasterCasters' new 1/32 scale P-39 wheels and fish tail exhausts. Images of the resin parts are included.

• Ian also examines four new Eduard 1/32 scale photoe-etch sets for Special Hobby's P-39D Airacobra, including images of the colour and nickel plated parts.

• Thomas E. Myers has launched a website for his new decal company, Possum Werks. His first relese is a 1/48 scale sheet for Messerschmitt Bf 109s flown by Johannes "Macky" Steinhoff. We'll have a review of this sheet on HyperScale shortly.

• We are in the last few days of the current topic on Theme Pics, "First Model for 2008". Check out what HyperScale's visitors have been building, or add photos of progress on your own models of the new year.

29 January, 2008

The latest issue of Model Airplane International magazine is out now, and one lucky visitor will win an annual subscription by answering a simple question. Click here to visit this month's MAI Competition page. The winner of last month's competition is Irek Jakobik.

• Jose Angel Garcia Martin has sent 19 images of his Fine Molds 1/48 scale Kawasaki Ki-95 "Perry".

• Nicholas Gohin brings us a profile of a B-24 Liberator, "Tahelenbak", in the Gallery.

• Mark Davies presents an article outlining the history and his impressions of the model manufacturer, Czech Master Resin.

• AZModel has updated their list of new and forthcoming releases in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32 scales, and supplied more box art. The text and images have been added to a Preview page.

• Accurate Miniatures has launched a blog (weblog) on their website, which may be found by following this link http://www.accurate-miniatures.com/blog/

25 January, 2008

• Garfield Ingram brings us 18 images of his Eduard 1/48 scale Sopwith Pup, including construction photos.

• Helinton Luis Costa has seven images of his 1/72 scale Hasegawa F-4J Phantom II in the Gallery.

• Pierre Baudru presents three images of his ICM 1/72 scale Polikarpov I-16 Rata.

• Nicholas Gohin brings us his artwork of a Cessna Sovereign in the Gallery.

• We are seeing some more good progress on models in the new HyperScale Group Build - "Century Series". Take a look for yourself!

24 January, 2008

• Pierre Baudru presents four images of his ICM 1/72 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4/Trop.

• Nicholas Gohin brings us his artwork of a Fairey Barracuda in the Gallery.

• Mick Evans reviews Eduard's 1/48 scale Mirage 2000 C, a multi-media update of the rare Heller kit. Images of the plastic parts, resin, photo-etch, decals and box top are included.

• The Aviation Workshop has posted a temporary holding website with more information on the forthcoming Profile Plus Hornet book. We will let you know when their fully functional website is up and running too.

• Check out Plastic Pics for some of the latest impressive models built, and being built by HyperScale's visitors including Matthew Q's VLR Mustang, Jon Ruehle's U-Boat and many more!

23 January, 2008

• Rudi Meir presents 18 images of his 1/48 scale Tamiya P-47D Thunderbolt Bubbletop. Thanks to Jan Goormans for forwarding the text and images.

• Russell Lee presents a short Feature on his one-man Group Build of four Fokker F.I and Dr.I Triplanes in 1/72 scale. 13 images are included.

• Nicholas Gohin brings us his artwork of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator in the Gallery.

• Rodger Kelly reviews the reference CD, "US Navy Phantoms Pt.1" from Aero Detail Co., including an image of the cover and four sample screen shots.

• The newest topic on Theme Pics, "First Model for 2008", is proving popular. Check out the latest entries by HyperScale visitors, or show us what you have managed to build so far this year - either completed or in progress.

22 January, 2008

• Christian Bruer presents a new article on building Signifer's 1/48 scale Grumman JRF-5 Goose, including 17 images.

• Nicholas Gohin brings us his artwork of a B-17G Flying Fortess in the Gallery.

• Rodger Kelly examines a new product - MIracle Paint Masks for a range of national markings in 1/48 scale, including images of the instructions.

• Floyd Werner reviews a new book, "Recon for Rommel", including an image of the front cover.

• Check out Plastic Pics for some of the latest impressive models built, and being built, by HyperScale's visitors including Dave Aungst's eighth model in his one-man Scooter Group Build, Brandan 's Wood's Vector R-1830, Ettore's 1/72 scale Heinkel He 111 and many more.

21 January, 2008

• Ken Stanton presents a new Construction Feature on building Eduard's 1/48 scale Fock-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 in "buttoned up" configuration.  25 images, including plenty of construction photos, are included.

• Nicholas Gohin brings us his artwork of an Airbus A319 in the Gallery.

• Rodger Kelly examines Eduard's new "Big Ed" photo-etched detail set for Hasegawa;s 1/48 scale P-39Q/N Airacobra, including 14 images of the photo-etched parts, masks and instructions.

• Glen Porter reviews "French Navy Ships Foreign Vessels Of WW II", a CD from AA Military Research.

• Model Alliance has sent five sample pages and Preview information about their forthcoming title in the Profile Plus 9 serie, "F/A-18A/B/C/D Hornet in Worldwide Service".

• On Missing-Lynx, check out Uwe Henning's scratch built 1/15 scale Panther Ausf. G in the Gallery.

• Huang He presents five images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya T-55A in the Gallery.

• Luke Pitt reviews Voyager Models' 1/35 scale Hummel and Nashorn detail sets and brass ammunition.

• Rob Baumgartner examines Panzer Tracts No 3-2 Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. E, F, G und H created by Thomas Jentz and Hilary Louis Doyle, including an image of the front cover.

• Rob also reviews RMG Products' 1/35 scale tow cables and barbed wire, including images of all the products.

...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too

17 & 18 January, 2008

• Spencer Pollard builds a test shot of the forthcoming Airfix 1/72 scale HS/BAe Nimrod. Three images are included in the Gallery.

• Ian Robertson makes a welcome return with his 1/32 scale Czech Model Brewster F2A3 Buffalo. 17 images, including construction photos, accompany Ian's detailed text.

• Rodger Kelly reviews Greyhound Books' first title in their Detail-series, "F-4 Phantom II". Seven sample pages plus an image of the cover are included in Rodger's review.

• Ken Bowes examines two new Afterburner Decals F-16 releases in 1/48 scale - "The Big 22" and "52nd Fighter Wing Viper History". Ken has posted two reference photos from his first trip to the sandpit, plus images of the instructions, covers and decal sheets.

• Goffy Models has sent an image of their new 1/72 scale F-105 Thunderchief cockpit for Trumpeter's kit, plus a listing of their new Shipline range.

We are seeing some remarkable progress on models in the new HyperScale Group Build - "Century Series". Check out Roger Fabrocini's small scale Thud, Don Fogal's Voodoo, and many more.

16 January, 2008

Our new topic on the Theme Pics Forum is "Your First Model for 2008". Show us what you are working on right now, regardless of where you are up to. Who knows, by the end of this Theme you might be ready to post photos of your finished model!

• Bill Kopos presents a new Feature Article on the pros and cons of Trumpeter's 1/72 scale Curtiss P-40B. Bill has included 13 images of his two completed kits.

• Asao Shirai's latest contribution to the Gallery is his 1/72 scale Tamiya F-84 Thunderjet. 20 images are included.

• Rob Baumgartner reviews a new book, "Stalingrad The Air Battle: 1942 through January 1943" by Christer Bergstrom. An image of the cover is included in Rob's review.

• Rodger Kelly examines Impact Hobby Decals' second release, "VMCJ/VMAQ-2 Playboys" in 1/48 scale. Rodger includes images of the cover, the instructions and the decals in his review.

• We have a list of February and March releases from MPM and Special Hobby in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32 scales, including a 1/48 scale Boomerang and Finnish Fokker D.XXI. Several box art images are included.

15 January, 2008

• On Testor's ScaleWorkshop, I have posted a couple of photos of my first build for 2008 - Revell's brand new 1/72 scale Lancaster, finished as a post-war MR.3. This model will be described in detail in the next dowlnloadable HyperScale Resource Guide.

• Christian Bruer presents the Grand Phoenix 1/48 scale McDonnell F3H-2N Demon in a new article with 13 images. Christian's model will provide some nice inspiration for the recent AZ Model re-release.

• Rob Baumgartner reviews Gavia's new 1/48 scale Albatros D.I, including images of the kit's plastic parts, photo-etched fret, decal and box top.

• Rodger Kelly examines the new book, "Building Tamiya's Bristol Beaufighter" by Steve A. Evans. An image of the cover plus five sample pages are included.

• I review eleven recent 1/48 scale releases from Quickboost, including an Su-27 ejection seat, a one-piece cowl for Eduard's Fw 190 A-5, Tigercat engines and more. Images of all the resin parts are included.

• Today is your last chance to post photos of your 2007 model completions on the Theme Pics Forum. We'll have a new Theme tomorrow!

14 January, 2008

• Hubert Ortinger returns with a new article about his 1/48 scale Hasegawa F/A-18F Super Hornet, including 38 images.

• In the Gallery, Andrew Johnson presents five images of his 1/72 scale Hasegawa Heinkel He 111 P.

• Rodger Kelly reviews Afterburner Decals' 1/48 scale release, Golden Warriors F/A-18A+ and F/A-18C Operation Iraqi Freedom 2006-2007. Eight images of the decals, cover and instructions are included.

• Ken Bowes examines four DVDs in a new series from AEROPHOTO Productions, "The Real Thing". These DVDs follow the daily operations of various current military aircraft. Eight sample images are included.

• We are seeing more entrants to the new HyperScale Group Build, "Century Series", and some are already making good progress on their models. Check 'em out on the Group Build Forum!

• Meanwhile, on Missing- Lynx, Carlos Blanco is back in the Gallery with 12 images of Tamiya's 1/35 M20 Armored Utility Vehicle.

• Gheorghe Florea presents six images of his 1/35 scale Zvezda ZIS-151 Soviet Truck in the Gallery.

• T. Koorneef brings us six images of his Tamiya 1/35 scale Char B bis.

• Al Bowie reviews seven recent photo-etched releases - Voyager Model Update Sets for Sherman III / M4A2, M4 Mortar Carrier and Sunflowers (PE 35139, 35135, 35166; PEA 101, 102; TE 025, 026). Images of the parts on models are included.

• Cookie Sewell examines the latest releases from Dragon and cyber-hobby:

  • cyber-hobby.com 1/35 scale StuG III Ausf. G auf Fgst. Pz. III Ausf. M w/deep-wading muffler

  • Dragon 1/35 Scale 7.5 cm PaK 40 with Heer Gun Crew

  • Dragon 1/35 Scale British 8th Army Infantry, El Alamein 1942

...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. 

11 January, 2008

• Hubert Ortinger presents a big new article on Roden's 1/48 scale Grumman JOV-1A Mohawk. 22 images are included.

• Juanjo Dominguez brings us four images of his 1/72 scale Trumpeter Shenyang F-8II Finback B in the Gallery.

• Steven "Modeldad" Eisenman reviews "Aufklarer Volume Two" by David Wadman from Classic Publications, including images of the cover and a sample page.

• Rodger Kelly examines PYN Up Decals' recent release "Stunning 'Stangs Part 2" in 1/32 scale. Images of the cover, instructions and decal sheet are included.

• MasterCasters has sent five Preview images of their forthcoming modern standing RAF pilot in 1/32 scale, plus news of two ore figures in progress.

10 January, 2008

• Markus Wuellner is back with a 1/48 scale Neomega Saab Tunnan, converted to a J-29B, 14 images accompany Markus' text.

• Giacomo Mascoli presents a short article and 15 images of his 1/48 scale Tamiya Focke-Wulf Ta 183.

• Rodger Kelly examines Model Alliance's latest book in the "On Target" Special series, "HMS Ark Royal Fifty Years of Flight 1955-2005", including two sample pages, a number of sample profiles and an image of the front cover.

• Mick Evans reviews Authentic Decals' two new 1/72 scale decals for MiG-29 and Su-25s. Images of the decal sheets are included.

• Check out Plastic Pics for some of the latest impressive models built, and being built, by HyperScale's visitors including Darrell Thompson's P-39L, Didier's He 162, progress on Dave Aungst's one-man group build, Piero De Santis' F-16CJ and many more!

9 January, 2008

• Marcus Wuellner makes a welcome return with a new article on Professional Models' 1/48 scale Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter. 16 images are included.

• Daniel Iscold brings us six images of his 1/72 scale Tamiya P-51D Mustang, with a pilot figure from HyperScale regular, Asao Shirai.

• In the Gallery, Bret Donaldson presents his artwork of a P-40 in "The Dutchess Scramble, Tunisia 1943".

• Tonight I review a selection of Eduard's latest accessory releases in 1/48 scale, including updates for the Zvezda La-5 FN, Trumpeter MiG-3, Eduard Bf 110 E and Hobby Boss A-10A, with images of all the photo-etched parts.

• Rob Baumgartner examines Midland Publishing's new book, Heinkel He 100 Record Breaker, including an image of the front cover.

• Rodger Kelly checks out Afterburner Decals' 1/48 scale release, "Eagle Wing Kings Part 2" for F-15C Eagle kits, including images of the cover, instructions and decals.

• You still have a few days to post your models finished during 2007 to the current topic on Theme Pics, or just check out the latest photos of kits finished prior to 1 January.

8 January, 2008

• Nick Turner brings us two images of his very colourful 1/32 scale Reno Racer, "Voodoo", based on Hasegawa's P-51D.

• Matt Swan reviews the new 1/48 scale Special Hobby H-21 Shawnee "Flying Banana", including images of the kit's plastic parts, resin, photo-etch, decals and box top.

• Rodger Kelly checks out Afterburner Decals' 1/48 scale release, "F/A-18D Green Hornets VMFA-121 & VMFAT-101 Boss Birds", including images of the cover, instructions and decals.

• Judy from Eagle Editions has sent images and information about four forthcoming decal sheets for Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Ds in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32 scales, all of which are featured in Jerry Crandall's new Dora book.

We are getting an idea of the models we will see in the new HyperScale Group Build - "Century Series".Have you decided what you will be building yet?

7 January, 2008

I have made the move from PC to Macintosh after several months of preparation. I have also swapped my old faithful Frontpage web publishing programme for Dreamweaver. I am sure that Dreamweaver is a fine programme, but it does seem to be more labour intensive than Frontpage, and it certainly represents a fairly steep learning curve. Even so, if you are reading this now it means that I have at least mastered the basics! In the long term, this new setup should be more stable and will allow me to offer more features and facilities for HyperScale's visitors. I will be posting several aircraft Galleries and Reviews in tomorrow's update.

• Meanwhile, on Missing-Lynx, Steve Zaloga presents Tamiya's brand new IS-2 Soviet Heavy Tank in a new article with six images.

• Mark A. Natola brings us two images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya Sd.Kfz. 7 in the Gallery.

• Ivan Loera has sent five images of his 1/35 scale M110 in South Korean service, converted from the Italeri kit.

• Luke Pitt reviews Trumpeter's new 1/35 scale PT-76 Amphibious Tank Model 1951, including images of the kit's plastic and photo-etched parts, box art and decals.

• Glen Porter examines Italeri's new 1/72 scale Autoblinda AS 41 armoured car, including images of the kit parts, marking guide, decals and box top.

• Tonight I review Ultracast's new 1/35 scale Canadian / British Tank Crewmen Northern Europe / Italy 1942-45, plus a new British Jerry Can set. Images of all the sets are included.

...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too.

4 January, 2008

• "Bondo" Phil Brandt presents a detailed Construction Feature on Special Hobby's new 1/32 scale record breaking X-15A-2, finished in ablative white, to which he has added scratch built tanks and dummy scram jet. 32 images are included. Incidentally, Phil described his 1/48 scale Collect-Aire X-15A-2 on HyperScale seven years ago. How time flies...

• Raúl Corral returns with a second 1/32 scale Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 conversion in the Gallery.

• Tonight I review Aeroclub's 1/48 scale injection moulded Spitfire Mk.VIII / IX corrected fuselage for Hasegawa's kit. Three images of the plastic parts are included.

• I also examine seven of the latest Quickboost releases in 1/72 scale, including gun barrels for Hurricanes and Wellingtons, a seat for F-117s and more. Images of all the resin parts are included.

• Steven "Modeldad" Eisenman reviews Phileditions' recent book, No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron 1940-1945, including an image of the cover and a sample photo.

• Rodger Kelly checks out Afterburner Decals' 1/48 scale release, "Eagle Wing Kings #1" for F-15C Eagle kits, including images of the cover, instructions and decals.

• Classic Airframes advises that they have received limited new stocks of their 1/48 scale Defiant Night Fighter and Fiat CR.42. These should be hitting hobby store shelves soon.

• We are seeing some impressive collections of Models Finished in 2007 on the Theme Pics Forum. Some of the recent submissions have been Tony Bell, Martin Davis and David Lake. You've still got a few days left to photograph your 2007 treasures and post them to Theme Pics too.

3 January, 2008

• Greg Goheen presents a new article on his resin Antares 1/48 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109 TL jet fighter. 12 images are included.

• Willy Peeters brings us a new cartoon of a Heinkel He 162 A-2 in the Gallery.

• Tonight I review a selection of Eduard's latest accessory releases in 1/72 scale, including updates for the P-3 Orion, He 177 and Sea Fury, with images of all the photo-etched parts.

• Mick Evans examines Model Alliance's new decals covering the Jaguar GR.3 and T.4 Retirement Schemes, available in both 1/72 and 1/48 scales. Mick has included an image of the cover.

• Floyd Werner reviews the new book from Japo, "Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9 Camouflage and Marking Part 2". An image of the cover is included.

• Check out Plastic Pics for some of the latest impressive models built, and being built, by HyperScale's visitors including Carmine's Academy Helldiver, Paul van Acker's 1/48 scale Heinkel He 177, progress on Dave Aungst's A-4 one man group build, and Frank's Eduard Bf 108.

2 January, 2008

Now that we have rung in the New Year, I am pleased to announce the new topic for HyperScale's Group Build Forum - "Century Series". You can choose any of the classic Century Series aircraft from the F-100, F-101, F-102, F-104, F-105, F-106, or F-111 plus any prototypes (e.g, XF-103, XF-107) and maybe even the F-110 for Rhino fans! Any model brand and any scale is welcome. This new Theme will run until 30 June 2008, so we will look forward to seeing plenty of classic Century Series models!

• Diedrich Wiegmann brings us ten images of his 1/32 scale Revell Piper PA-18 Super Cub. This kit is due for European release around February.

• 30 years after the original movie, Jay Laverty builds Fine Molds 1/72 scale TIE Fighter from Star Wars. Seven photos, including a striking composite image, accompany Jay's article text.

• Francisco Soldan presents four images of his 1/72 scale Thunderbolt Mk.II built using Academy's P-47D Bubbletop kit.

• Tonight I review the new 1/48 scale F3H-2M Demon from AZ Models. The review includes images of all the plastic, resin and photo-etched parts, decals and box top.

• Rodger Kelly examines Xtradecal's new 1/48 scale markings for the Fairey Gannet. Images of the instructions and the decal sheet are included.

• Glen Porter reviews Pavla's 1/72 scale exhausts, intakes and control surfaces for the Italeri/ESCI Sea Harrier FRS-1. Images of the resin parts are included.

New Year's Day, 2008

Happy New Year to all. I would like to take this opportunity to thank HyperScale's visitors, contributors and sponsors. After ten years, HyperScale remains a lively, friendly and useful resource for modellers worldwide thanks to your ongoing participation both here on the webzine and on the Forums. I look forward to introducing some new initiatives, as well as carrying on with the old ones, during 2008.

• On Testor's ScaleWorkshop, I have posted three images and a description of my very last model completed in 2007, the Airfix 1/72 scale Avro Lancaster B.Mk.III. You'll be seeing more of this model in a special HyperScale feature before the end of January,

• Over on Missing-Lynx, Ivan Loera presents five images of his 1/35 scale M47E1 in Spanish service, kitbashed from Italeri and Academy kits.

• Steven Loxham brings us four images of his 1/35 scale Revell Scorpion CVRT.

• Luke Pitt reviews Trumpeter's 1/35 scale E-10 "paper project" German tank destroyer, including images of the kit parts and links to several models being built on Constructive Comments.

• Al Bowie examines the new book from Dennis Oliver and Mike Starmer, The New Breed – North Africa Colour and Markings series. Images of the cover and several sample pages, including profiles, are included.

• Cookie Sewell reviews severla of Dragon's latest releases:

  • Dragon 1/35 scale Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. N Smart Kit

  • Dragon 1/35 scale Flakpanzer 38(t) Sd.Kfz. 140 auf (Sf) Ausf. L "Gepard"

• ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum.

New Year's Eve, 2007

• Dave Aungst presents the last HyperScale Feature for 2007 with his impressive 1/700 scale Runway Diorama. 36 images are included.

• Tonight I review Mike Grant Decals' 1/48 scale markings for the Fieseler Fi 156 Storch, including an image of the instructions, These decals are perfectly timed for the Tamiya Storch kit as reviewed here last week.

• Today is the last day for the current Group Build, "A Gathering of Mustangs", and Classic Monogram kits. Check out the latest submissions from HyperScale's visitors, and we hope you can squeeze your final entries in too!

• The new topic on the Theme Pics forum, "Models Built During 2007", is proving very popular too. Check Theme Pics for some of the last models finished this year!

We are having trouble with one of our servers at the moment, and all the sites on that server are off the air. These include Missing-Lynx and ScaleWorkshop. The hosting company is addressing this issue and we hope to have the sites back on the air as soon as possible. I apologise for the inconvenience.

28 December, 2007

The latest issue of Model Airplane International magazine is out today, and one lucky visitor will win an annual subscription by answering a simple question. Click here to visit this month's MAI Competition page. The winner of last month's competition is Steve Brady.

• Tonight I review Tamiya's milestone 100th aircraft release in 1/48 scale, the Fieseler Fi 156 C Storch. 25 images of all the kit's parts, including metal, photo-etch, six figures and diorama accessories, are included.

• Diedrich Wiegmann has sent 16 images of his Revell 1/72 scale Lockheed F-22A Raptor. This kit is due for release in the New Year.

• On Testor's Scale workshop, I have posted a couple of photos of my 1/48 scale GMC Type F3 Airfield Fuel Truck, based on Tamiya's kit with Gaso.Line's conversion. This makes a nice standalone kit or an airfield accessory.

• Magnus Fridsell presents four photos of his 1/72 scale Xtrakit Spitfire Mk.XII in the Gallery.

• Glen Porter reviews the first book in Phileditions' Allied Wings series, "Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XII", including an image of the front cover.

• Mick Evans reviews four new 1/72 scale resin accessories from Pavla - Jaguar A wheel and cannon bay, Mirage IV recon pod, USSR guns, and a Martin Baker Mk.1W6A seat. Images of the parts are included.

We are in the final days of the current topic on the Group Build - "Gathering of Mustangs". It is still not too late for a final burst of activity - let's see some more finished Mustangs and classic Monogram kits before the New Year.

27 December, 2007

• Mark Shanks brings us a big Feature Article on his 1/32 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109 K-6 based on Hasegawa's K-4 kit, including detailed analysis of possible colours and markings.

• Diedrich Wiegmann presents 13 images of Revell's brand new 1/72 scale Avro Lancaster B.Mk.III in the Gallery.

• Glen Porter reviews Trumpeter's new 1/72 scale P-40B/C Tomahawk, including images of the kit parts, decals and box top.

• Mick Evans examines Eduard's new Czech Air Force personnel, their first 1/72 scale figure set. Images of the box art plus the plastic parts are included.

• Rodger Kelly reviews Afterburner Decals, 1/48 scale F/A-18E/F Data and Stencils. Images of the cover, the instructions and decals are included, plus a handy reference photo from Rodger's own collection.

I have been doing a little more restructuring of the website over the last few days. All the content is still here, and all the Indexes have been brought up to date, but you if you have bookmarked any Features, Galleries or Reviews from 2007, you will have to revise them. You will be able to do this by adding /2007 after hyperscale.com in any 2007 content URL (for example, http://www.hyperscale.com/features/bf109g10erlaki_2.htm becomes http://www.hyperscale.com/2007/features/bf109g10erlaki_2.htm )

Boxing Day, 2007

• We have a new topic on Theme Pics - Models Finished During 2007. Let's see what kits you have completed over the last twelve months, and don't forget to update us if you finish any more ktis before 1 January, 2008!

• Plastic Pics has continued to be busy over the Christmas period. I have also added Part Three of my Xtrakit 1/72 scale Canberra PR.9 build documentation to Plastic Pics, including four more progress photos.

We'll be back to regular updates tomorrow.

Christmas Day, 2007

Whether you are at home with the family, or working, or posted to some remote corner of the globe. I wish all of HyperScale's visitors a joyous and peaceful Christmas after this busy 2007.

24 December, 2007

• Kiyokazu Isomi concludes his photo feature on his Revell 1/48 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10 Erla Build conversion. This installment contains 16 photos of the model being painted and finished.

• Mike Snider delivers the results of some original and timely research in his article, "Santa’s F-15NP Eagle TDS" built based on Revell's 1/48 scale F-15E, including eight images of Santa's supersonic mount.

• I have been documenting the build of my Xtrakit 1/72 scale Canberra PR.9 on the Plastic Pics Forum. There are two installments so far, covering basic construction. Don't forget to check out Dave Aungst's one man group build of seven A-4 Skyhawks too!

• Troy White is currently working on a new artwork of a Bf 109G-6 from III./JG 54. He has posted an image on his studio page and is asking HyperScale's visitors whether they like it this way or flipped 180 degrees. Both views are displayed along with the in-progress shots leading up to this point.

• On Missing-Lynx, Roger Fabrocini kicks us off tonight with a Feature Article on his 1/72 scale Dragon T-34/85 Model 1944, including 16 images.

• Gary Smith has sent five images of his 1/35 scale Sturmgeschutz III Ausf. F diorama for the Gallery.

• Also in the Gallery, Bernard Cayol presents two images of his 1/32 scale Afrika Corps figure from Elysena.

• Rob Baumgartner reviews Osprey Publishing's new book, Modelling the Panzer IV by Tom Cockle and Gary Edmundson. Images of the front cover and a sample photo are included.

• Cookie Sewell examines three new releases from Dragon:

  • Dragon 1/35 scale Jagdpanther Ausf. G Early Production - Smart Kit

  • Dragon 1/72 scale 10.5 cm Sturmhaubitze 42 Ausf. G

  • Dragon 1/72 scale M2A3 Bradley

...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too

21 December, 2007

• Kiyokazu Isomi brings us Part One of a photo feature on his Revell 1/48 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10 Erla Build conversion. This installment contains 13 construction photos.

• Rick Cotton presents a new article on building his 1/32 scale Special Hobby P-39 Airacobra. Seven images are included.

• Tonight I review the brand new (and very big) Italeri 1/72 scale Savoia-Marchetti S.82 Marsupiale. 22 images of the kit parts, decals and box top of this Lancaster-sized model are included.

• Rodger Kelly examines the first of a new batch of releases from Afterburner Decals, 1/48 scale F-16C/CG/CJ Data and Stencils. Images of the cover, the instructions and decals are included.

• Mick Evans reviews two new resin accessory sets from Aviation Workshop in 1/72 scale - F-16 Conformal Tanks and a Hawk centreline Fuel / Baggage Pod. Images of the parts are included.

• Please note that one of the Pavla cockpit sets reviewed last night by Mick was mislabeled. The packaging states that it is a MiG-21P cockpit, but it is in fact a MiG-25P cockpit for the Condor kit.

• There is only a little over one week left for the current topic on the Group Build - "Gathering of Mustangs". We have seen a few completions recently - let's see some more before the end of the year. You still have time to finish your Monogram bombers too. I will be announcing the new Group Build topic on 1 January.

20 December, 2007

• Tetsuro Matsuo completes his current trio of models with a 1/72 scale Vought F-8J Crusader. Eight images are included.

• In the Gallery, Diego Barreiro presents five images of his 1/48 scale Hasegawa Macchi C.202 Folgore.

• Tonight I review the all-new 1/72 scale Revell Avro Lancaster B.Mk.III, including images of the kit parts, the decals and box top.

• Mick Evans examines Pavla's 1/72 scale resin cockpits for Mirage IV, Fiat G.91 and MiG-21P. Images of the resin parts are included.

• Rob Baumgartner reviews Windsock Worldwide Volume 23 Number 6, including an image of the front cover.

• From the sublime to the ridiculous - on Plastic Pics, it is well worth checking out Paul van Ackers' paint job progress on his 1/48 scale MPM He 177 Greif and Marc Rocca's 1/144 scale Fw 190 D-9 diorama!

19 December, 2007

• John Chung brings us his 1/72 scale IDF F-16B converted and detailed from Revell's kit. 18 images are included in John's new Feature.

• Tetsuro Matsuo returns with a short Feature on his 1/72 scale Tamiya P-47D Thunderbolt Bubbletop with 13 images.

• Tonight I review Xtrakit's new 1/72 scale Canberra PR.9, including images of the plastic and resin parts, decals and box top.

• Mick Evans examines Xtradecal's 1/72 scale release, RAF Tornado Update 2007, with three striking markings. An image of the instructions is included.

• Rob Baumgartner reviews the newest Windsock Datafile, "Albatros C.XII", by Peter Grosz. Rob has included an image of the book's front cover.

• IPMS Philippines has posted photos of test shots from Trumpeter's forthcoming 1/32 scale 1/32 scale F-8 Crusader.

• Martin Waligorski has updated his new website with eight modelling articles on the Spitfire and other RAF aircraft.

• Check out some of the latest postings by HyperScale's visitors on Plastic Pics, including Dave Aungst's Scooter production line, Gary Allen's Cutlass, progress on Mike Moore's Firebrand and many more!

18 December, 2007

• Tetsuro Matsuo presents ten images and a description of his 1/72 scale Pavla Vultee BT-13A Valiant.

• Scott Lyle brings us a new Feature Article on his 1/48 scale Dragon SPAD XIII, including six images.

• Tonight I review AZ Model's 1/48 scale Fairey Firefly FR.1 / NF.1 with ASH Radar, including images of the kit plastic, the resin parts, photo-etched fret, canopy masks, decals and marking options.

• 'Tis the season for Virgil O'Neil's annual Luftwaffe Aces Engagement Calendar. Rob Baumgartner examines the 2008 Calendar, including images of the cover and a sample page. This is a nice gift idea for Luftwaffe aficionados.

• I review the new book from AirDOC, Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor Part 1 - Airline Service, Transport & Training, with an image of the front cover.

• Meteor Productions has sent a teaser image of tail art for the forthcoming Cutting Edge SR-71 / YF-12A decal sheets, being printed right now. These will be available in either 1/72 or 1/48 scales. Cutting Edge's 1/32 scale decals for the Bf 109 A/B/D are shipping right now too. By the way, the limited edition Cutting Edge 1/32 scale British Phantom conversion has sold out already, and the 1/32 scale F-16XL conversion is getting very close too.

• The newest topic on Theme Pics, "Desert Island Plastic", is proving popular. Check out the favourite plastic models of HyperScale's visitors, or add some photos of your own!

17 December, 2007

• Anthony Papadis brings us eight images and a description of his 1/72 scale Italeri  Wessex HAS.3 helicopter.

• Phil Marchese presents his 1/72 scale Execuform vacform XF-54 in the Gallery.

• Rob Baumgartner reviews MDC's new 7 strand metal cables in four thicknesses. Three images are included.

• On Missing-Lynx, Steve Zaloga treats us to five images, a description and an assessment of the brand new 1/35 scale Academy M7 Priest 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage.

• Mark Cooper and Mark Bannerman build the new Sovereign 2000 1/35 scale Humber Mk.I Armoured Car. Four images are included.

• Jay Laverty presents his 1/48 scale Tiger I Early Version, recently released by AFV Club. Four images are included.

• Tonight I review Italeri's brand new 1/35 scale Staghound Mk.I Late Version  armoured car, including images of the kit plastic, photo-etch, turned metal barrel, decals and box top.

• I also examine Gaso.Line's 1/48 scale crew figures for Tamiya's GMC truck. Images of the resin parts and cover photo, plus the assembled figures in place, are included.

• Luke Pitt reviews the new book in the Panzer Tracts series -  Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. G, H, L and M by Thomas Jentz and Hilary Doyle. An image of the front cover is included.

...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum.

14 December, 2007

• Steven "Modeldad" Eisenman reviews the new 1/48 scale Classic Airframes Dornier Do 17 Z in Luftwaffe markings. Images of the decals, marking options and box art are included.

• John Valo gets into the act too, building Classic Airframes' 1/48 scale Dornier Do 17 Z kit in Luftwaffe markings. John's new article includes some handy construction tips.

• Bruce Salmon's latest article describes his 1/48 scale Hasegawa Aichi B7A2 Ryusei Kai (Grace). Five images are included.

• There are just two weeks left for the current topic on the Group Build - "Gathering of Mustangs". We have seen a few completions recently - let's see some more before the end of the year. And don't forget, it you still have time to finish your Monogram bombers too!

13 December, 2007

• Marty Sanford presents a new Feature Article on Tamiya's 1/72 scale P-47D Thunderbolt finished in Lt.Col. Francis "Gabby" Gabreski's markings. Seven images are included.

• Yoav Efrati brings us four Israeli Air Force Fighters of the Yom Kippur War in 1/72 scale plus an Egyptian Mig-21. Eight images are included.

• Tonight I examine the new book from Mushroom Model Publications, Blackburn Skua & Roc. An image of the front cover is included. Good timing for the recent 1/48 scale Special Hobby kits!

• Rob Baumgartner reviews MDC's 1/32 scale early war Japanese Naval Pilot. Five images of the figure, both painted and unpainted, are included.

• Martin Waligorski, webmaster of the excellent IPMS Stockholm site, has launched a new website dedicated to the Supermarine Spitfire - spitfiresite.com, with Spitfire news, articles, videos and more. Anyone interested in Spitfires should check this one out. I have also added this site to HyperScale's Links page.

• On Plastic Pics, check out Jean Barby's new 1/48 scale Eduard Avia B.534, John Wilkes' Tiger Merlin, progress on Patrick Spitaels' F/A-18 Hornet and much more!

• By the way, I do not usually announce forthcoming topics, but the next subject on Theme Pics - due in two weeks - will be "Models Built During 2007". You still have time to finish off that unpainted plastic in the next fortnight!

As mentioned yesterday, I am making some changes to the directory layout of HyperScale over the next few days. This may briefly affect access to some 2007 galleries and reviews.

12 December, 2007

We have a new topic on Theme Pics - "Desert Island Plastic". Show us your single favourite model, the one you would take if you could only have one model on a desert island, whether you have finished it or not. We already have an interesting selection.

• On Testor's ScaleWorkshop, Bruce Salmon presents his 1/48 scale Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa (Oscar) in a new article with four images.

• Duan Lekic brings us a short article on his 1/72 scale Trumpeter Tupolev Tu 16K-26 Badger G in Egyptian colours, with 12 images.

• Glen Porter reviews a new 1/72 scale Nimrod - no, not that Nimrod. This is the 1/72 scale Mushroom Models Nimrod Mk.I, a re-boxing of the recent Czech Master Resin kit. Six images of the resin parts, photo-etch, decals and box top are included.

• Mick Evans examines L'Arsenal's 1/48 scale resin Waste Fuel Dolly, including images of the parts and the cover.

11 December, 2007

• Classic Airframes has artwork for their forthcoming 1/48 scale Dornier Do 17 E and Do 17 P kits posted to their website. More details about release date and pricing will be available in the coming weeks.

• Jerry Creager presents his 1/32 scale Roden Albatros D.III in a new Feature with six images.

• Tetsuro Matsuo returns to the Gallery, this time with his heavily reworked Italeri 1/72 scale SEPECAT Jaguar GR.Mk.1 in Operation Desert Storm markings. Seven images are included.

• Tonight I review Eduard's 1/48 scale RAF WWII Personnel - six maintenance figures for British WWII aircraft. Images of the box top and the kit sprues are included.

• Mick Evans examines three new resin releases from L'Arsenal Aero - 1/72 scale Douglas Refuel pod for the Super Etendard, an F-16 MRP Pod and 1/48 scale Italian Aircraft Guns. Images of all the parts are included.

• Rob Baumgartner reviews the new Osprey book, Jagdstaffel 2 "Boelcke" - Von Richthofen's Mentor. Images of the cover and a sample profile are included.

• Check out Plastic Pics for some inspiring recent submissions, including progress on Daniel Zamarbide's Saab Tunnan, Kevin Martin's MPM He 177, Pipek's Eduard Bf 108 and many more!

10 December, 2007

• André Kröcher presents a short Feature on his evocative 1/72 scale Revell Type VIIIC U-Boat wreck diorama, which is actually set inside an aquarium! Five images are included.

• Geoff Abreu brings us an article on building his 1/48 scale Tamiya Battle of Britain Spitfire Mk.I. 14 images are included.

• Glen Porter examines Xtradecals 1/72 and 1/48 scale markings for Spitfire Mk.I and Mk.II and prototype, including five images of the instructions and the decal sheet.

• I review and assemble Gaso.Line's 1/48 scale GMC Type 3 Airfield Fuel Truck conversion on Missing-Lynx. This should be of interest to aircraft and diorama builders as well as military modellers. Images of the resin parts plus construction photos are included in the review.

• Steven "Modeldad" Eisenman reviews Mushroom Model Publications' new book, 13.(slow)/JG 52, including images of the front cover and a sample page of artwork.

• Illawarra Plastic Modellers Association's new website has been posted, and added to the list of HobbyVista sites.

• ...and back to Missing-Lynx, Mark Cooper and Mark Bannerman rework Italeri's 1/35 scale Crusader Mk.II. Four images are included.

• Seisaku Shigenobu presents four images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya King Tiger.

• Also in the Gallery are five images of Maza Takahashi's 1/35 scale Tristar Pz.Kpfw. 38(t) diorama.

• Adam O'Brien examines the new book from Mushroom Model Publications, ISAAF Vehicles Afghanistan 2007 - Kabul & Kandahar Area by Dick Taylor. Images of the cover and two sample pages are included.

• Cookie Sewell has been busy reviewing the latest Dragon cyber-hobby releases:

  • 1/72 scale Porsche King Tiger with Zimmerit

  • 1/35 scale Porsche King Tiger with Zimmerit

  • 1/72 scale M3A2 Bradley ODS w/ERA

  • 1/35 scale Raketenwerfer auf Pz.Kpfw. IV

  • 1/35 scale T-34/76 STZ Model 1942 2-in-1

...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too

7 December, 2007

• Don Hinton brings us a big new Feature on his Aoshima 1/700 scale Soryu Japanese aircraft carrier as she appeared on December 7, 1941. 25 images are included.

• Bruce Salmon presents a new Feature on his 1/48 scale Hasegawa B5N2 Type 97 Kate torpedo bomber with five images.

• Mick Evans reviews Pavla's new 1/72 scale Robinson R22 helicopter, including images of the plastic, resin vac formed and photo-etched parts.

• Tonight I examine Freightdog Models' newest decals, "Brits Abroad Pt.2 - RAF Minor Post-War Conflicts" in 1/48 scale (also available in 1/72). An image of the cover is included.

• Steve Naylor reviews a new book from Dalrymple and Verdun, "British Military Aviation 1960s in Colour No.1 - Meteor/Valiant/Beverley", including images of the cover and a sample page.

• On the Group Build Forum, check out Joel Cordsmeyer amazing 1/48 scale Tu-4 AWACS based on Monogram's B-29 and Cutting Edge's conversion, John Frevele's completed B-17B conversion, more progress on Andy Phypers' Tabby and a whole slew of Mustangs!

6 December, 2007

• Libor Jekl presents six images of his gorgeous 1/72 scale Czech Master Resin Hawker Typhoon NF.Mk.IB night fighter in the Gallery.

• Asao Shirai's latest small-scale stunner is Hasegawa's 1/72 scale F-106 Delta Dart, corrected and superdetailed. 16 images, including in-flight shots, are included.

• Mick Evans reviews the debut injection moulded kit from Golden Age Hobby Kits, a 1/72 scale Bell X-2. Images of the plastic parts, decals and box top are included.

• Tonight I examine EagleCals' latest 1/32 scale decals for two colourful P-47 Thunderbolts, also available in 1/48 and 1/72 scales. An image of the cover is included.

• Rodger Kelly reviews Osprey Publishing's new title, "American Spitfire Aces of World War 2", including images of the cover and five sample pages.

• Hannants has just received stock of the all-new 1/72 scale Xtrakit Canberra PR.9, as previewed last month at Telford. A full review will follow in the next week or so.

• I suspect that my Submissions email has been playing up for the last week or so. If you have sent an article to submissions@hyperscale.com recently, would you please trying to re-send the item now? I apologise for any inconvenience.

• While we are still on the subject of technical problems, one of HyperScale's dedicated servers was off the air for around 9 hours yesterday after the hard drive ran out of space. This server houses both Missing-Lynx and Testor's ScaleWorkshop, plus HyperScale's Reference articles and some older reviews. If you had trouble accessing any of this content yesterday (including Bob Leonard's 1/144 scale Boeing 727), you will be able to do so now.

5 December, 2007

• On Testor's ScaleWorkshop, Robert Leonard bring us a Workshop Feature on his 1/144 scale Minicraft Boeing 727-222 finished in Floquil and Model Master paints

• Bruce Salmon presents his 1/48 scale Tamiya Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu floatplane fighter in a new Feature with four images.

• Mick Evans examines a batch of photo-etched ground support equipment for modern French aircraft from L'Arsenal Aero in 1/72 and 1/48 scales. Images of photo-etched parts and header sheets for all 10 ladders, earth points and wheel chocks are included.

• Ken Bowes reviews the recent book from Midland Publishing, "British Secret Projects - Hypersonics, Ramjets & Missiles", including an image of the cover.

• Tonight I review new 1/32 scale decals from Dutch Profile, "P-51D/K RNEIAF / AURI". Images of the decal sheet and the instructions are included.

• Jay Laverty has sent six Preview images and information about MasterCaster's next release - a seated Russian Pilot for Trumpeter's 1/32 scale Su-27 kit.

4 December, 2007

• Tonight I review the amazing new 1/32 scale MDC Radu Brinzan Arado Ar 234 B kit, including images of the resin parts, photo-etch, decal sheets and box top.

• Thierry Reverdin presents a short Feature on not one, but two Aero 48 1/48 scale ADS-95 Ranger drone kits. Ten images are included.

• Gustavo Arribas Robles presents 11 images of his 1/48 scale Hasegawa Macchi C.205 Veltro in the Gallery.

• Steve Naylor examines a new book from Dalrymple and Verdun, "The Nimrod - Mighty Hunter" by Andy Evans. Images of the cover and a sample page are included. This will be good timing for the forthcoming Airfix 1/72 scale kit.

• Meteor Productions has more news of Christmas releases on their website.

• We are seeing some very nice P-51s, plus a growing number of Monogram completions, on the Group Build Forum lately. Check out the newest additions, and we will look forward to seeing yours too!

3 December, 2007

• Eric Deluy presents a short Feature on building his 1/48 scale French Navy Catapult from AJP Model. Four images are included.

• Francisco Carlos Soldán brings us four photos of his latest work, Academy's 1/72 scale P-47D Thunderbolt Bubbletop in SEAC markings.

• Tonight I review Italeri's 1/48 scale A-10A JAWS kit, including images of the kit parts, decals and box top.

• Glen Porter examines Pavla's new cockpit for Dragon's 1/72 scale He 162. An image of the parts is included in the review. The seat is also available separately.

• Mick Evans reviews Phileditions' new book, "No 485 (NZ) Squadron 1941-1945 Spitfire", including a composite image of the cover and several pages.

• We are entering the last week for the Modelling Disasters topic on Theme Pics. Check out how HyperScale's visitors coped with their great plastic challenges, or post photos of your own while you still have the chance!

• Andrew Judson presents eight images and a description of his 1/35 scale Dragon / cyberhobby Stu.Kan.auf Pz.Kpfw.38(t)

• Peter Arpad returns, this time with four photos of his 1/35 scale Italeri DUKW with 105mm Howitzer in the Gallery.

• Siim Suurkaev brings us seven images of his 1/35 scale Pak 40 75mm anti-tank gun, attractively cobbled together from Italeri, Tamiya and other parts.

• Luke Pitt reviews Rest Models' 1/48 scale Pre WWII Soviet Officer and Civilian Woman figure set, including images of the resin parts and box top.

• Luke also examines the recent book from Ian Allan Publishing, Red Ball Express - Supply Line from the D-Day Beaches, by Pat Ware including an image of the cover.

• Glen Porter reviews Roden's 1/72 scale Pak 40 75mm gun, including images of the plastic parts, marking options and box.

...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum.

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