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261 Reviews   •  English   •   Hobbies & Crafts (Scale Modelling)
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THE FASTEST
HUNK OF JUNK
Upgrading Hasbro’s large
Millennium Falcon
PAGE 24

TELFORD SHOW REPORT
Photo report from November’s IPMS Nationals in Telford, UK
PAGE 10

THE EASIEST EIGHT!
Tamiya’s new 1:35 M4A3E8
Sherman, full-build
PAGE 32

4 NEWS DESK
New kit and model product news
6 NEW ARRIVALS
A new section showing some of the new kits
received at TMMI
8 MAZDA M-XELLENT!
Pre-production sprues of Tamiya’s new 1:24 Mazda
MX-5
18 ALONG CAME A SPIDER
The new Hobbyboss SS-23 Spider, previewed
20 A RIVETING EXPERIENCE!
Applying decal rivets, a revolutionary way of creating
surface detail
30 MAXIMUM QUALITY,
MINIMUM PRICE
Sparmax’s new MAX-4 dual-action airbrush, great
quality and an attractive price
42 NEW RELEASES ACCESSORIES
New and recently issued modelling accessories
46 NEW RELEASES KITS
Eight new full kits, reviewed
50 LET’S GO BACK TO THE CLASSICS
Revell’s Imperial and Rebel ships from the original
Star Wars films
52 OPEN-AIR MUSEUM
A line-up of KO’d tanks in a Normandy field
53 SHAR ORIGINS
Brett Green examines Kinetic’s new 1:48 scale Sea
Harrier FRS.1
54 LUXURY LANCIA
TMMI’s Editor inspects Model
Factory Hiro’s new 1:12 ‘Rally 037’
super-kit
56 TEA’S UP LADS!
Airfix’s 1:76 Bedford British Army
truck
60 BOOK REVIEWS
New modelling-related titles
reviewed
64 CONTACTS
Where to buy the products
used and reviewed in TMMI
read more read less
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243 THE FASTEST HUNK OF JUNK Upgrading Hasbro’s large Millennium Falcon PAGE 24 TELFORD SHOW REPORT Photo report from November’s IPMS Nationals in Telford, UK PAGE 10 THE EASIEST EIGHT! Tamiya’s new 1:35 M4A3E8 Sherman, full-build PAGE 32 4 NEWS DESK New kit and model product news 6 NEW ARRIVALS A new section showing some of the new kits received at TMMI 8 MAZDA M-XELLENT! Pre-production sprues of Tamiya’s new 1:24 Mazda MX-5 18 ALONG CAME A SPIDER The new Hobbyboss SS-23 Spider, previewed 20 A RIVETING EXPERIENCE! Applying decal rivets, a revolutionary way of creating surface detail 30 MAXIMUM QUALITY, MINIMUM PRICE Sparmax’s new MAX-4 dual-action airbrush, great quality and an attractive price 42 NEW RELEASES ACCESSORIES New and recently issued modelling accessories 46 NEW RELEASES KITS Eight new full kits, reviewed 50 LET’S GO BACK TO THE CLASSICS Revell’s Imperial and Rebel ships from the original Star Wars films 52 OPEN-AIR MUSEUM A line-up of KO’d tanks in a Normandy field 53 SHAR ORIGINS Brett Green examines Kinetic’s new 1:48 scale Sea Harrier FRS.1 54 LUXURY LANCIA TMMI’s Editor inspects Model Factory Hiro’s new 1:12 ‘Rally 037’ super-kit 56 TEA’S UP LADS! Airfix’s 1:76 Bedford British Army truck 60 BOOK REVIEWS New modelling-related titles reviewed 64 CONTACTS Where to buy the products used and reviewed in TMMI


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THE FASTEST
HUNK OF JUNK
Upgrading Hasbro’s large
Millennium Falcon
PAGE 24

TELFORD SHOW REPORT
Photo report from November’s IPMS Nationals in Telford, UK
PAGE 10

THE EASIEST EIGHT!
Tamiya’s new 1:35 M4A3E8
Sherman, full-build
PAGE 32

4 NEWS DESK
New kit and model product news
6 NEW ARRIVALS
A new section showing some of the new kits
received at TMMI
8 MAZDA M-XELLENT!
Pre-production sprues of Tamiya’s new 1:24 Mazda
MX-5
18 ALONG CAME A SPIDER
The new Hobbyboss SS-23 Spider, previewed
20 A RIVETING EXPERIENCE!
Applying decal rivets, a revolutionary way of creating
surface detail
30 MAXIMUM QUALITY,
MINIMUM PRICE
Sparmax’s new MAX-4 dual-action airbrush, great
quality and an attractive price
42 NEW RELEASES ACCESSORIES
New and recently issued modelling accessories
46 NEW RELEASES KITS
Eight new full kits, reviewed
50 LET’S GO BACK TO THE CLASSICS
Revell’s Imperial and Rebel ships from the original
Star Wars films
52 OPEN-AIR MUSEUM
A line-up of KO’d tanks in a Normandy field
53 SHAR ORIGINS
Brett Green examines Kinetic’s new 1:48 scale Sea
Harrier FRS.1
54 LUXURY LANCIA
TMMI’s Editor inspects Model
Factory Hiro’s new 1:12 ‘Rally 037’
super-kit
56 TEA’S UP LADS!
Airfix’s 1:76 Bedford British Army
truck
60 BOOK REVIEWS
New modelling-related titles
reviewed
64 CONTACTS
Where to buy the products
used and reviewed in TMMI
read more read less
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