Monthly Archive: October, 2025

A passion for precision Academy Plastic Model Co Ltd has been at the forefront of plastic kit production since 1969. Usually at least twelve new models are released every year, consisting of 100% new tooling, models with new parts, and decal variations using existing tooling. Many Academy model kits are officially licenced, with licensors including Bell, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and...

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds 1965–2025 Thunderbird 2 is International Rescue’s heavy transport aircraft. Assemble the model on support legs or flight mode.   1:350 scale. Thunderbird 2 with Thunderbird 4   Thunderbird 3 is a vertically launched, reusable, single stage rocket, used for space rescue missions, and crew relief of Thunderbird 5. 1:350 scale Thunderbird 3...

Winging it Just in from Takom is the all-new tooling WW II Henschel Hs 129B, a twin-engine ground-attack aircraft of the German Luftwaffe, under the recently-introduced Takom Wings sub-brand. The Hs 129 was developed to fulfil the roles of close-air-support and ground-attack for the Luftwaffe in WWII. Lessons from the Condor Legion’s experience in Spain—where German pilots learned the value...

Plastic kit perfection AFV Club—Armoured Fighting Vehicle Series—are award winning plastic injection model kits introduced in 1989 by the Hobby Fan Trading Company. Specialising in 1:35 scale, AFV Club kits are designed and manufactured in Taiwan, and are recognised as some of the finest model kits in the world. Pocketbond and Bachmann have represented AFV Club in the UK since...