The Official Airfix
Modelling Magazine
Welcome to Airfix Model World (AMW). We hope you will be pleasantly surprised by the contents, not just in terms of actual builds, but also the high-quality photography (all by contributors) and explanatory text. Both have been trademarks of this magazine since its inception, with the former crucial to creating an easily understandable article – after all, model-making is a visual hobby, so we have always strived to show readers just how the end result is achieved.
Airfix Model World Magazine Features
While we feature Airfix products in every issue, we also cover those from other major manufacturers, such as Eduard, Hasegawa, Revell, Special Hobby, IBG Models, Italeri, Tamiya and Kinetic, as well as those from limited-run and ‘cottage industry’ firms. It means we cover every genre of the hobby, from figures and aircraft to armour, maritime and sci-fi/real space, with the aim of providing the broadest selection of content.
Furthermore, AMW has strived to include informative history/background articles with certain build features, often providing a different take on an otherwise familiar topic. These are written by renowned historians or people involved intimately with a subject. If you are seeking something more in-depth, then we occasionally publish special supplements, dedicated sections or bookazines, which focus on either a theme or a newly-tooled kit, along with valuable reference material on the real subject where feasible. No other monthly scale modelling magazine offers this much variety and quality.
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Latest articles from Airfix Model World
View the latest news and features from Airfix Model World Monthly magazine below.
Appraising Airfix's 1/72 Panavia Tornado F.3 Starter Set
Airfix’s 1/72 Tornado F.3 starter set seems to fall into a gap between the firm’s Vintage Classics and regular kit range, especially in the current format as a starter set - so is it suitable for a beginner?
Special Hobby's re-issued 1/48 Re.2005 Review
It’s a quick return for Special Hobby’s delightful 1/48 Re.2005, with all the contents as per the original release - discover more about this re-issued kit here.
Event News: Newark Air Museum's first Night Shoot of 2022
Newark Air Museum has announced it will host its first Day-Night Photo Shoot event in 2022, with the date set for March 26, 2022.
FALKLANDS FRIGATES FROM ATLANTIC
Royal Navy fans, or modellers building on a Falklands conflict theme, will welcome Atlantic Models superb 1/350 HMS Yarmouth kit. It features crisply cast resin, white metal, and photo-etched brass details
CLOSE-SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Jen Wright demonstrates simple building tips and upgrades on Revell's re-boxing of the 1/72 Academy OV-10A Bronco.
BLITZ’S 2-IN-1 STURMGESCHÜTZ
Takom sub-brand Blitz has produced a superb1/35 kit that allows you to build either a late production StuG III Ausf.G, or a StuH 42. It's great value for fans of German armour, and includes extensive photo-etched metal details and optional turned metal barrels.
Book Review: Crowood's Guide to making Military Scenes
If an aspect of modelling could be likened to art, then arguably diorama making is the closest, whether it’s an interpretation of a photo, or a completely imagined scene.
Book Review: A history of the Schneider Trophy Air Races
Many modellers and aviation enthusiasts are big fans of Schneider Trophy aircraft – AMW’s editorial staff are no exception, so this Pen & Sword history of the competition was very hotly anticipated in our office.
Book Review: Images of War Early Jet Fighters photoguide
Following a book covering British and American jet aircraft in the decade after World War Two, this photographic study of several European countries’ efforts (plus a few outside of this continent) is a worthy successor.
Book Review: Pen & Sword's guide to British Trawlers and Drifters
When it comes to the Royal Navy during the two World Wars, all attention goes to warships, yet the most numerous vessels were converted fishing boats, and these varied types are described in this fourth volume dedicated to the drawings and plans of renowned draughtsman John Lambert.
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Stu Fone
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Mike Wild
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