Airfix Model World Issue 176
Issue
- Magazine:
- Airfix Model World
- Number:
- Issue 176 | July 2025
- Language:
- English
Table of contents
Editorial | Page 3Welcome To Issue 175
by Stu FoneReview | Page 6News
Latest Updates
Photo Gallery | Page 12Display Case
This month`s selection of readers builds takes us from the sea to the sky, then a post-apocalyptic moon and even a trip to the market.
Build Report, 1:48 | Page 16Rugged Rufe
by David HolmesDavid Holmes builds an Eduard 1/48 Japanese Rufe `out of the box`, representing an Aleutians-based aircraft during 1942
Reference | Page 24In Focus
Brylcreem Boys
Build Report, 1:48 | Page 30Sure as the sunrise it`s an Albion
by John TapsellJohn Tapsell revamps the 1/48 Airfix Albion AM463 Refueller
Build Report, 1:144 | Page 38U-Boot Hunter-Killer
by Andy DaviesAndy Davies gets to grip with Revell`s 1/144 HCMS Snowberry, adding a bevy of aftermarket extras along the way
Reference | Page 46In Focus
by Malcolm V LoweDiminutive but successful, the Flower-class corvette was a valuable maritime asset for the Allies during World War Two. Malcolm V Lowe tells the story of the capable fighting ships
Reference | Page 52In Focus
by Mark AttrillMark Attrill profiles Westland Wessex variants in RAF service
Build Report, 1:72 | Page 58Westland `Fun Bus`
by Chris CliffordEditor At Large Chris Clifford builds Airfix`s new-tool Wessex HC.2 (almost) straight from the box
Photo Gallery | Page 68Out And About
by Stu FoneEast Midlands Model Show
Build Report, 1:48 | Page 70Maritime Maelstrom
by Anders IsakssonARMA Hobbies` superlative 1/48 Hurricane comes under the modelling spotlight, courtesy of Anders Isaksson, who finishes it as an Operation Torch machine
Build Report, 1:35 | Page 78Waltzing Matilda
by Kev SmithKev Smith extols the virtues of 3D-printing via his build of The Tank Museum`s 1/35 resin Matilda Mk.I
Build Report, 1:48 | Page 84Digital Daze
by Dean LargeDean Large gets confused as an Englishman builds a Chinese kit of an Russian aircraft in Ukrainian markings!
Su-27UBM Flanker-C in digital camouflage Ukrainian Air Force
Great Wall Hobby (GWH) 1:48
S4817 2022 New decals Review | Page 92On The Shelf
Books
Review | Page 94On The Shelf
Aircraft kits
Nakajima Ki-43-III Hayabusa 'Fighter and Special Attack Units'
Special Hobby 1:72
SH72488 (100-SH72488) 2023 Changed ??? 
Review, 1:72 | Page 97On The Shelf
Modelsvit’s swing-wing Mirage
Review | Page 98On The Shelf
Military kits
Russian-Ukrainian War Series
Buggy Mongoose The Ukranian Combat Vehicle, Basic Version 
Master Box (MB) 1:35
Review | Page 100On The Shelf
Auto kits
Review | Page 102On The Shelf
Figures
Zombie Hunter: Road to Freedom! Last Chance! Zombieland Series, Kit No. 4 Master Box (MB) 1:35MB35244 2025 New tool
Master Box (MB) 1:35Review, 1:35 | Page 104On The Shelf
Black Cat’s new-tool 1/35 Mogador/Volta Destroyer
Review | Page 106On The Shelf
Decal sheets
Rafale EG #451 "Ramstein Flag 2024" Hellenic Air Force - Andravida AB
Syhart (Syh@rt) 1:48
48-159 2025 New tool 
McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Part 2 - Royal New Zealand Air Force
Air-Graphics Models 1:72
AIR72-031 2025 New tool 
Review | Page 108On The Shelf
Accessories
German WWII 1,4m rod antenna for Fu 7 radio set
Master 1:72
GM-72-019 
Beaufighter Mk.VI / X / 21 Mainwheels / Late Wheel Disk Hexagonal Pattern
CMK (Czech Master Kits) 1:72
7483 2021 New tool 
A-20J/K Seat Set - Early Type Textil Seat Belts and Photoetched Belt Buckles
ASK (Art Scale Kit) 1:32
200-A32010 2024 New tool 
F-5 Tiger II "Freedom Fighter" (standard 'round' nose versions) Northrop F-5A, F-5E, F-5F - Pitot Tube and 20mm gun barrels
Master 1:48
AM-48-149 2018 New tool 
SF-260 Cockpit Centre Console and Seats w/Harness Special Hobby
CMK (Czech Master Kits) 1:48
4481 2024 New tool 
Miscellaneous | Page 114Show Guide
At-a-glance model show calendar