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31 May, 2019

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24 May, 2019

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20 May, 2019

  • I have just been advised that Leonardo Prado Simões from LPS Hobby passed away on Friday at the age of just 45. We offer or sincere condolences to Prado's family and friends.

  • On Missing-Lynx, John Miller builds Dragon's 1/72 scale T-34/85 Model 1944 in a new Feature article. Ten images are included.

  • Andrew Judson reviews Meng's new1/35 scale Leopard 2A7+. 28 images of the kit parts, decals and box top are included.

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17 May, 2019

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14 May, 2019

  • I'll be attendng to some family business for the next day or two.

13 May, 2019

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10 May, 2019

9 May, 2019

  • Graham Carter reviews Luftfahrtverlag - Start's new book, "Mit der Kamera an der Front der 1(J)/LG2 und dem JG77" by Axel Urbanke. An image of the cover and six sample spreads are included.

  • Tonight I examine Xtradecals' 1/48 scale "Hawker Hunter Overseas Users". Images of the cover, the instructions and the decal sheet ate included.

  • The 2019 Shizuoka Hobby Show opened a day early yesterday with a student's day for local school children. Alan Harman was there too, and he took some photos and video footage. No news from Tamiya on forthcoming aircraft releases but he did see the new Tamiya 1/35 scale Hummel with link-and-length tracks, a recoil feature plus crew figures and accessories. Here's a very brief Squadron ScaleWorkshop video showing us the forthcoming 1/35 scale Hummel.

8 May, 2019

...and for our Australian visitors, the Illawarra Plastic Modeller's Association Show will be held on the weekend of 18th and 19th of May, at the Illawarra Sports Stadium. More details may be found on the IPMA website.

7 May, 2019

6 May, 2019

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3 May, 2019

  • In tonight's new Squadron ScaleWorkshop video, we take a detailed look at Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6, W.Nr. 163824, currently on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. These photos were taken in 2002 and 2012 with the airframe in an unrestored state before it was reassembled. View full screen to get the full benefit of the high definition images.

2 May, 2019

1 May, 2019

30 April, 2019

29 April, 2019

  • Blast Models has annouced four new releases available now from Blast Models' website:

    • BL35354K FRENCH MAG 58 FOR VBL - AANF1 REPLACEMENT - 2 PCS
    • BL35361F VAB AND VBCI CREWS - 3 CHEST OPERATION BARKHANE SERVAL
    • BL35365K VAB TOURELLEAU CB52
    • BL35366K VAB SLATE GUNFIRE LOCATOR

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26 April, 2019

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22 April, 2019

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19 April, 2019

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15 April, 2019

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12 April, 2019

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8 April, 2019

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5 April, 2019

  • In the first of a new Squadron ScaleWorkshop video series, we demonstrate painting mid-war grey Luftwaffe camouflage on Eduard's 1/48 scale Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-4. View full screen to get the full benefit of the high definition images.

3 April, 2019

2 April, 2019

1 April, 2019

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29 March, 2019

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26 March, 2019

  • David Couche reviews Eduard's 1/72 scale BIG SIN MiG-21MF set. This includes a full resin replacement cockpit, late-style main wheels, exhaust nozzle and wing pylons. Images of all the parts and packaging are included.

25 March, 2019

  • Next month will mark the 10th anniversary of Wingnut Wings going public. Their 10th anniversary celebration release models, 32045 Gotha G.1 & 32053 Gotha UWD are now available for pre-order from shop.wingnutwings.com with shipping hopefully from late April or early May 2019.

  • On Missing-Lynx, Blast Models has announced four new releases available now from Blast Models' website:

    • BL35355K M1 ABRAMS CROWS PROTECTOR RWS LP - LOW PROFILE
    • BL35356K STRYKER BOOMERANG GUNFIRE LOCATOR
    • BL35357K STRYKER CROWS-J RWS -JAVELIN - AFV CLUB
    • BL35358K STRYKER BLUE FORCE 1 + 2 TRACKERS - AFV CLUB
  • AirConnection has two new sets of KTO Rosomak wheels plus Staghound highway wheels, all available under the Hussar label. These are resin replacements, subtly bulged and flatted. You can order these from AirConnection's website

  • HobbyLink Japan's 2019 Spring Sale at HLJ.com starts at 10:00am, Wednesday, March 20th, and runs to 11:00am Friday afternoon, March 29th (all Japan Standard Time, UTC + 9).

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22 March, 2019

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18 March, 2019

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15 March, 2019

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11 March, 2019

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8 March, 2019

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4 March, 2019

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1 March, 2019

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25 February, 2019

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21 February, 2019

  • In tonight's Squadron ScaleWorkshop video, we walk through assembly of Tamiya's all-new 1/72 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6. View full screen to get the full benefit of the high definition images of the lovely surface textures and details.
  • Tonight I review Euro Decals' 1/32 scale Panavia Tornado GR.4/4A Pt. 2. Images of the cover, the instructions and the decal sheet are included.

20 February, 2019

19 February, 2019

18 February, 2019

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15 February, 2019

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13 February, 2019

  • In tonight's Squadron ScaleWorkshop, we take a first look at the sprues from the full producion kit of Tamiya's all-new 1/72 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6. If you want to skip my chat, you can go straight to the sprues at 3:56. View full screen to get the full benefit of the high definition images of the plastic parts!

12 February, 2019

11 February, 2019

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8 February, 2019

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4 February, 2019

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1 February, 2019

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18 January, 2019

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14 January, 2019

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11 January, 2019

10 January, 2019

9 January, 2019

8 January, 2019

I have been advised that my latest book, "How To Build Tamiya's 1:48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I" will be arriving at the office tomorrow, so pre-orders and new orders will be sent out this week.The book features three varied builds including a PR conversion and Marcus Nicholls' beautiful Operation Dynamo Spitfire, a detailed description of the painting and weathering techniques employed, reviews of other Spitfire Mk.I models in 1/48 scale, reference photos and lists, and more. You can order your copy of this workbench companion by simply following this link.

7 January, 2019

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3 January, 2019

In 2019's first Squadron ScaleWorkshop video, I have created a high definition 3 minute 34 sec slideshow of sprue close-ups from Tamiya's brand new 1/35 scale M51 Sheridan. These sprues are from the production kit, which I received around Christmas time. You can also find a detailed in-box review of the test-shot sprues on Missing-Lynx by following this link.

Paolo Portuesi presents 32 images and a description of his new Tamiya 1/48 scale Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I in the Gallery.

2 January, 2019

1 January, 2019 - New Year's Day

Welcome to 2019 - HyperScale's 22nd year online! Thanks to all of HyperScale's visitors for continuing to drop in and participate in the Forums and on the webzine side of the site, and to all of our wonderful sponsors for their ongoing support. Thanks also to Corbin Haldane for supplying the new 2019 HyperScale banners - a long-standing New Years tradition!

There are some great collections of 2018 builds being posted in HyperScale's Forums too - take a look!

 

 

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