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MiniArt's Dingo Mk.III scout w/crew in winter gear to make this great set in 35th scale. CADs, art, colours, decals, etch & features in our preview...
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09.03.2026 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trumpeter picked two great subjects for their March. Colours, decals, built-up kits & CADs showing features in our preview...
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08.03.2026 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's that time again when Clayton Ockerby from Workbench Hobbies treats us to his top ten of upcoming releases that caught his eye this past month in his video preview...
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06.03.2026 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Six releases from Italeri (even a mini-stash in a van). Check them out in art, plastic, colours, decals & info in our preview...
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05.03.2026 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Masterbox's new WWII-themed kits feature the delayed Germans in the bulge plus a pin-up with some of her own curves. Both sets are in our preview today...
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03.03.2026 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Preview: Airframe & Miniature No.26: The Bristol Beaufighter from Valiant Wings...
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03.03.2026 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Dynamo Models four new sets of tankers evacuating their rides in dynamic fashion in our preview...
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02.03.2026 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The second French jug kit from MiniArt Models in 48th scale. Sprue layout, colours, profiles, decals & the real kites in our preview...
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27.02.2026 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fallout Models have added to their range of diorama accessories with two new forthcoming Luftwaffe pilots in 72nd, 48th & 32nd scales. We look at them in our preview...
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26.02.2026 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A second Stummel from MiniArt in 35th scale – this time the "Late" version of the Sd.Kfz.234/3. CADs, art, colours, decals, etch & features in our preview...
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25.02.2026 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Art, features & CADs of this new boxing of MiniArt's 1/48th scale Focke-Wulf FW 190D-9. Mimetall Prod. Jagdgeschwader 301 "Advanced Kit". Check it out in our preview...
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23.02.2026 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MiniArt's 7.5cm PaK 40 gun & crew in 1/35th scale is being re-released as a special edition. We look at the gun, its features, the schemes & the sprue layout in our preview today...
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20.02.2026 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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(Twin) rubber meets the road with MiniArt's latest Industrial Tractor Standard N Mod. 1936/8 in 35th scale. We look at the CADs, kit features & the real tractor in our preview...
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18.02.2026 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Still in development – we have news on Panzerwrecks' new book "Panzerdivision MΓΌncheberg: From Formation to Berlin 1945" in our preview...
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17.02.2026 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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D-Day Miniature Studio goes to the hills of then-Yugoslavia with fighters of the SS & Chetniks. Five figures, singles and sets. We look at their latest 35th-scale set in our preview...
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15.02.2026 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Clayton Ockerby (of Workbench Hobbies) gives us his review of Tamiya's recent 35th-scale PaK 38 gun & crew. Building it up & adding a lovely base in his review story & video.
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13.02.2026 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For their latest set of 48th-scale flyers, MiniArt released a set of six Romanians & Germans with ground crew & tools. See them in our preview...
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12.02.2026 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More on Takom's 16th-scale jeep & trailer & the "Big Box" set of T28 / M28 kits PLUS an exclusive book sold only with the big set in our updated preview...
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11.02.2026 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MiniArt's 35th scale Werkstattkraftwagen Auf RSO/01 includes interesting woodwork & a mobile workshop. Art, profiles, decals, etch & CADs in our preview...
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10.02.2026 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Takom release CADS of their 16th scale 1/4 ton truck, trailer & driver. See what we can glean from the CADs in our updated preview...
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09.02.2026 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Six releases from Italeri with equal ground & air participants this month. Check them out in art, plastic, colours, decals & info in our preview...
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08.02.2026 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New information on Takom's T28 & M28 A1/A2 superheavy tank is here. We look at the features of these two kits in our preview...
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06.02.2026 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MiniArt's new 1/48th scale P-47M is with us in box art & CAD form. We look at the renders of their second "M" model release, the box art & the markings in real life in our preview...
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05.02.2026 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gee it looks just like the miniart budapest house

04.02.2026 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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German StuG crew in winter – four singles, two sets of two & a set of six heads in 35th scale are all-new from Ardennes Miniature in Feb. We take a look at each of them in our preview...
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04.02.2026 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The elusive T28/T95 superheavy tank is now the subject of Takom's next release. We look at the announcement & the real "Doom turtle" in our preview...
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02.02.2026 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Both in 48th – a Wurger & an updated Challenger II from Hobbyboss are coming in February. We look at the colours, decals & built-up kit in our preview...
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01.02.2026 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MiniArt Models has combined their D7 bulldozer with a crew to work it in their latest special edition. We look at plastic layout, art, decals, profiles & the real things in our preview...
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30.01.2026 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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We see the full catalogue for 2026 today from Italeri. We add it to our earlier sneak peek at some of their new (& re-released) items featured today in our preview...
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29.01.2026 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MiniArt adds to their Mercedes 170V series with this Kfz.2 German Radio Car Type 170VK in 1/35th scale. We look at the art, CADs, features & real thing in our preview today...
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27.01.2026 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0