KIT REVIEW: Tom Cleaver does a rebuild of his hares with us his build of the Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IXc.

KIT PREVIEW: A nice kit with a neat base is the Airfix 1/72 'The Dambusters'.

DECAL REVIEW:  Though not designed for the Kitty Hawk kit, as sheet that should work well is Berna Decals 48-72 Mirage F.1B .

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  A kit that has recently been reissued is the Aoshima 1/72 Ta-152H-0 .

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible. Halfway through entries and they are light.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM.  Last donation 10 June.

KIT REVIEW: Dan Lee takes us on a journey fraught with peril and dangers with his Hasegawa 1/72 EKA-3B Skywarrior 'VAQ-131' .

MM COLUMN:  Welcome back George Paterson with another great piece of computer art in Slipping the Bonds. 

KIT PREVIEW: Vance Keeling takes a look at the new Trumpeter 1/48 HU-16A Albatross .

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: A nicely done conversion set is Scale Aircraft Conversions 48229: Bf-110 Landing Gear.

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Carmel J. Attard likes daglo and so here is some on his Airmodel 1/72 T-39 Sabreliner.

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible. Halfway through entries and they are light.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Here is the latest from ICM at Squadron.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. 

KIT REVIEW: Carmel J. Attard presents a nice conversion to make the Airfix 1/72 Hunter F.3.

KIT PREVIEW: Another of their special boxings is the Hasegawa 1/72 Ju-88A-8 w Balloon Cable Cutter.

DECAL REVIEW:  A well done special scheme sheet is Leading Edge Decals 48.90: CAF "Fighter Group" Hornet.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: A nicely done conversion set is PJ Production 1/72 MirSip/Elkan conversion.

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Back before the Hobby Boss kit, Tom Cleaver did the R.V. Resins 1/48 Ta-152C-0.

MM FEATURE:  From Malta, Carmel J. Attard provides us with the final page of images from the recent show. 

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible. Halfway through entries and they are light.

INDUSTRY NEWS: A great Spitfire sheet is coming from Aviaeology.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. 

KIT REVIEW: A kit that took me longer to decal than build and paint is the Airfix 1/72 Vampire T.55.

KIT PREVIEW: Part of their Havoc series is the MPM 1/72 P-70 Nighthawk.

DECAL REVIEW:  Another Phabulous Phantom sheet is Caracal Models CD 48036: ANG F-4C/D part 2.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: A set that corrects some inaccuracies is the Scale Aircraft Conversions 48228: OV-10Bronco Landing Gear.

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Andy Garcia built a mess of Monogram 1/48 T-28B Trojans.

MM FEATURE:  From Malta, Carmel J. Attard provides us with the third page of images from the recent show. 

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Dragon USA has their weekly update of upcoming items.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. 

KIT REVIEW: Andy Garcia continues building up the Italian AF with his Hasegawa 1/48 Macchi C.202 'Folgore'.

KIT PREVIEW: A kit of a neat floatplane is the RS Models 1/72 E15K1 'Shiun'.

DECAL REVIEW:  A new sheet I am very pleased to see is Caracal Models CD 48035: ANG F-4C/D part 1.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: A nicely molded upgrade item is the PJ Production 1/72 Mirage IIIRD nose.

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  A nice little kit that needs a ton of nose weight was the Minicraft/Hasegawa 1/72 T-34B Mentor.

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Coming soon from Leading Edge.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. 

KIT REVIEW: Tom Cleaver builds the limited edition Hasegawa 1/48 FW-190A-9.

KIT PREVIEW: A nicely done replacement for their older mold kit is the new Airfix 1/72 Typhoon IB.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: For the Eduard kit, here is Scale Aircraft Conversions 48227: Spitfire IX Landing Gear .

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Joel Hamm enjoyed building second line planes and one was the PM 1/72 AT-11 Kansan.

MM FEATURE:  From Malta, Carmel J. Attard provides us with the second page of images from the recent show. 

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Cooper's Models (DMC) will have the new Aerotech 1/32 high speed Spitfire in stock next week. 

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. 

KIT REVIEW: Peter Burstow does an interesting conversion to make the Heller/Ventura 1/72 Tempest I.

KIT PREVIEW: Another kit for which I had to wait for a sale is the Kitty Hawk 1/48 Jaguar A.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: A nice addition for the jet modeler is the PJ Production 1/48 Rafale Pilot.

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Blair Stewart did a fine job on his Modelcraft 1/48 T-6G.

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Coming later this month from Kagero.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. 

KIT REVIEW: George Oh builds a kit that many of us of a certain age have done, the Airfix 1/72 F4U Corsair.

MM COLUMN:  Welcome back George Paterson with another great piece of computer art in Slipping the Bonds. 

KIT PREVIEW: Adding to their long list of limited releases is the Hasegawa 1/48 FW-190A-9.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: A superbly detailed set is for the new Hobby Boss kit is the Avionix 1/32 P-61B Cockpit Set .

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Zac Yates did a neat conversion to make the Academy 1/72 T-6 'Zero Replica'.

MM FEATURE:  From Malta, Carmel J. Attard provides us with the first page of images from the recent show. 

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Here is the latest from Cooper's Models (DMC).

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM.  Thanks to Tom Goulding for his generous support.

KIT REVIEW: Your editor builds a kit for which he had fond recollections, the Fujimi 1/72 F-4B/N Phantom II  .

KIT PREVIEW: Another great Mirage kit is PJ Production 1/72 Mirage IIIR/RZ/5F.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: This set is for the Kinetic kit; the Scale Aircraft Conversions 48226: Kfir Landing Gear.

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  An interesting build was the Hasegawa 1/72 Mitsubishi T-2 CCV.

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Dragon USA has their weekly update of upcoming items. Noy's Miniatures has a great new base with backdrop.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. 

KIT REVIEW: Blair Stewart built an ambitious project, the Tamiya 1/35 Sd.kfz.9 18T FAMO Halftrack & Trumpeter 21cm Mörser 18.

KIT PREVIEW: Adding to their combo kit sets is the Hasegawa 1/72 Mirage F.1CR Combo.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: This set is for the new Airfix kit; the Scale Aircraft Conversions 72062: Lancaster Landing Gear.

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  A rather old kit that still turned out well was the Hasegawa 1/72 Fuji T-1A.

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. 

KIT REVIEW: Carmel J. Attard builds a very early version of this long-lived aircraft with his Revell 1/72 S2F-1 Tracker.

KIT PREVIEW: This is a most welcome small scale kit, the Mark 1 Models 1/144 Shenyang J-6/F-6.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: This nice set is for the new Roden kit; the Scale Aircraft Conversions 14413: C-47 Landing Gear.

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Tom Cleaver has today's look back with his Tamiya 1/48 Swordfish II .

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. 

KIT REVIEW: Dan Lee did a very nice job on his Hasegawa 1/48 Ar-234B-2N 'Nachtigall'.

KIT PREVIEW: A nice kit of this little known Japanese fighter is the RS Models 1/72 Kawasaki Ki-60.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: A new month and more nice metal bits for you. This time it is Scale Aircraft Conversions 14412: MD-80 Landing Gear .

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Greg Ewald did a nice job on his Revell 1/72 Fairey Swordfish Mk I/III.

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. 

KIT REVIEW: Bill Michaels begins our week with his nicely done Tamiya 1/48 Ilyushin IL-2.

KIT PREVIEW: An interesting double kit is the Special Hobby 1/48 Fokker D.XXI 'Finland'.

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

KIT REVIEW II: A nice kit for the 50's jet fan is the Hobby Boss 1/72 Seahawk 100/101.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Tom Cleaver says this is one of the best they have done; the Fonderie Miniature 1/48 Super Mystere B.2.

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

INDUSTRY NEWS:    A new book is coming from Valiant Wings. As a note to readers, apparently NA Hobbies and Red Frog Hobbies are out of business as they have not replied to any of my inquiries over the last month or so.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. Thanks to Alex Harrington for his generosity.

KIT REVIEW: Your editor completes a shelf of doom kit, the Akatombo Works 1/72 Sud-Est SE.5000 Baroudeur.

KIT PREVIEW: Adding to their growing modern ship line is the Hobby Boss 1/700 USS Boxer LHD-4.

DECAL REVIEW: A most welcome set for the modern USN builder is Caracal Models CD 48033: A-6A/E Intruder part 1.

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Alex Murray built the Matchbox 1/72 Strikemaster 80/88  .

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Dragon USA has their weekly update of upcoming items.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM.

KIT REVIEW: Peter Burstow does an interesting and simple model, the Red Roo Models 1/72 RFD Winged Target.

KIT PREVIEW: Another interesting armor kit is the Hobby Boss 1/35 PzKpfw I ausf F (early).

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  The oldie for today is Joel Hamm's Beechnut 1/72 Stinson L-5 Sentinel.

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM.

KIT REVIEW: Tom Cleaver adds to his 190 builds with the Hasegawa 1/48 FW-190A-4.

KIT PREVIEW: Continuing with their Easy Assembly kits is the Hobby Boss 1/72 F2A-1 'Buffalo'.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: A very complete and detailed p.e. set is the Lion Roar 1/700 IJN 'Ryuho' (1945) detail set .

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Mark Curley went the extra steps to build his Academy 1/48 Spitfire XVIII.

MM FEATURE:  From Antwerp and Stefan Buysee, here is the last page. 

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM.

KIT REVIEW: Dale Rannals does his usual fine work in building the Dragon 1/35 SdKfz 10 Ausf B (1942 production).

MM COLUMN:  Welcome back George Paterson with another great piece of computer art in Slipping the Bonds. 

KIT PREVIEW: A nicely done Chinese Hummer is the new Hobby Boss 1/35 Meng Shi 1.5 ton Convertible Version.

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

KIT REVIEW II: Another of their double aircraft kits is the Hasegawa 1/72 SBD-3/4/5 Dauntless Combo.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Tim Campbell did a nice job with his  Academy 1/72 Spitfire XIV.

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

INDUSTRY NEWS: .Another nice new sheet is on its way from Leading Edge.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM.

KIT REVIEW: Dan Lee goes that extra mile and successfully builds the Grand Phoenix 1/48 FJ-4B Fury.

KIT PREVIEW: A nice addition to their long nose line is the new Hobby Boss 1/48 FW-190D-9.

DECAL REVIEW: Another of their great Top Color sets is Kagero's FW-190s over Europe part 1.

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Tom Cleaver fixed the short fuselage situation with his Hasegawa/Aeroclub 1/48 Spitfire XII .

MM FEATURE:  From Antwerp and Stefan Buysee, here is page 7. 

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. Thanks to John Green for helping out.

KIT REVIEW: Your editor builds a model that took him longer than he originally thought, but it was worth it; the PJ Production 1/72 Mirage IIIE.

KIT PREVIEW: Another unusual subject is the RS Models 1/72 Fokker D. XXIII.

DECAL REVIEW: This is for the recent Airfix kit; Xtradecal X72174 Vampire T.55 Overseas operators part 2.

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Terry Moore built what is probably the worst kit of these on the market, the Starfix Supermarine Spitfire.

MM FEATURE:  From Antwerp and Stefan Buysee, here is page 6. 

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible. The winners in the New Airfix contest have been posted.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Dragon USA has their weekly update of upcoming items.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM.

Note to Readers: If you are using an adblocker, please disable it for MM. I gain a small income from these adverts and using an adblocker deprives me of some of this income. Thank you for your consideration.

KIT REVIEW: Peter Burstow does an imaginative interpretation of the Anigrand 1/72 'MiG-31 Firefox'.

KIT PREVIEW: Another very nice small scale armor kit is the Dragon 1/72 Panzerfahre (second prototype).

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  When these first came out, they were a bit of a disaster. With a bit of help, here is the ICM 1/48 Spitfire IX.

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. Thanks to Stephen Sundberg for his kind assistance.

Note to Readers: If you are using an adblocker, please disable it for MM. I gain a small income from these adverts and using an adblocker deprives me of some of this income. Thank you for your consideration.

KIT REVIEW: Tom Cleaver does another nice big scale kit with his Hasegawa 1/32 P-40M/Kittyhawk III .

KIT PREVIEW: This is a nice pair of kits for the X-plane enthusiast, the Dragon 1/144 X-3 'Stiletto'.

DECAL REVIEW: Another super sheet for the ANG fan is Caracal Models CD 48034: ANG A-10C part 2.

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Tom Cleaver did a nice job with the ICM 1/48 Spitfire VIII.

MM FEATURE:  From Antwerp and Stefan Buysee, here is page 5. 

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Just to clarify; if Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible.

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. Thanks to Serge Kieffer for his kind assistance.

Note to Readers: If you are using an adblocker, please disable it for MM. I gain a small income from these adverts and using an adblocker deprives me of some of this income. Thank you for your consideration.

KIT REVIEW: Stephen Foster kitbashes and scratchbuilds his way to an "Airfix" 1/72 Vickers FB.5 Gunbus.

KIT PREVIEW: A very well done F.1 kit is the Fujimi 1/20 Tyrrell P.34 (Long Beach 1977).

DECAL REVIEW: A very nicely done special schemes sheet is the new Caracal Models CD 72010: PAF MiG-29.

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Blair Stewart showed us how to do an ICM 1/48 Spitfire VII.

MM CONTEST:  Accepting entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com. Be sure to read and understand the rules before submission. If Canada operated the type at any time it is not eligible. 

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. Thanks to Scott Tolman for his generous assistance.

Note to Readers: If you are using an adblocker, please disable it for MM. I gain a small income from these adverts and using an adblocker deprives me of some of this income. Thank you for your consideration.

KIT REVIEW: Carmel J. Attard has a pretty big one for us today with his Airfix 1/72 Sunderland I .

KIT PREVIEW: A This is a very cool and quite detailed kit, the Bronco 1/35 Su-152 SPG (early).

MM FEATURE: Question of the Day.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  An easy conversion was the Tamiya/Pavla 1/48 Spitfire VI.

MM FEATURE:  From Antwerp and Stefan Buysee, here is page 4. 

MM CONTEST:  Voting is closed for the New Airfix Contest. You may start sending in your entries for the Canadian Whiffers Contest to m2cntst@aol.com

FUND DRIVE: The 2013 Fund Drive is underway, so please help out for another great year of MM. Thanks to Carl Wimmi for helping out.