Airfix Model World 170

Issue

Magazine:: Airfix Model World
Number:: 170 | January 2025
Language:: English

Editorial | Page 3
Welcome to Issue 170

by Stu Fone

News | Page 6
News

Trade News from Scale ModelWorld 2024

Photo Gallery | Page 10
Display Case

Military and aircraft subjects seem to be along the most popular elements of the hobby. Here, we showcase a pair from each genre

Build Report, 1:32 | Page 14
Galic’s ‘Gustav’

by Dean Large
Dean Large sends Revell’s 1/32 Messerschmidt Bf 109G-2 to the Eastern Front, courtesy of markings from Ze-Ro Decals

Build Report, 1:35 | Page 22
A Bus at War

by Gary Radford
Gary Radford completed Das Werk’s imoosing 1/35 8.8cm Flak and 9t Vomag truck combo

Build Report, 1:72 | Page 32
Farmer’s ‘Son’

by Mike Grant
Mine Grant enjoyed the finest of China with Trumpwter’s 1/72 Nanchang Q-5

Editorial | Page 40
The Stoic Modeller

by Steve Budd
The Cult of Modelling Celebrity

Build Report, 1:48 | Page 42
Spy in the Sky

by Richard Speckley
Richard speckley creates a D-Day Spitfire PR.XI from Eduard’s superb Mk.VIII kit and an AlleyCat resin conversion set

Spitfire Mk.VIII WEEKEND edition

Eduard 1:48

84154 2023 New decals

Build Report, 1:48 | Page 50
Going Commando

by Stu Fone
AMW Editor Stu Fone delves into the box to se what’s new in Airfix’ latest 1/48 Sea King offering, the HC.4 variant

Westland Sea King HC.4

Airfix 1:48

A11008 2024 New parts

Build Report, 1:72 | Page 58
Molch ashore

by Anders Isaksson
Sometimes, a simple project can take on a life of its own, as Anders Isaksson discovered with ICM’s 1/72 Molxh midget submarine

WWII German Midget Submarine

U-Boat Type 'Molch'

ICM 1:72

S.019 2023 New tool

Build Report, 1:48 | Page 66
Luscious ‘Lizzie’

by Chris Clifford
Chris Clifford makes an exciting type debut with his test-shot build of Airfix’s pendling new-tool 1/48 Westland Lysander Mk.I/III

Westland Lysander Mk.I/Mk.III

Airfix 1:48

A07116 2025 New tool

Build Report, 1:48 | Page 78
Red-nosed Royals

by Jay Blakemore
The released of a New Royal Class limited edition from Eduard is always exciting, and not even wild horses were going to prevent Jay Blakemore from getting his hands on its P-51B Mustang