Whilst we were away at ScaleACT, one of the worlds largest scale model shows was happening in Telford, UK, the 2023 IPMS Scale Model World.  Whilst we weren't able to attend personally due to our commitments to ScaleACT here in Australia, we were very well represented at the show by both our wholesale distribution partners, Albion Alloys, and our largest UK retailer, Frome Model Centre.  Inside the show guide, there was not one, not two, but THREE mentions of our products. Thanks to Jonathan Kaminski (aka Kamm) for these photos that he sent me whilst standing in line to enter SMW : Albion Alloys took the opportunity to set up airbrushes and let people have a go with our paints on some spare model parts so they could get a feel for the product and how well it lays down on plastic. Speaking with Matthew from Albion, he told me...

(This article was originally published in Phoenix Scale Modelling Issue #1 in 2022)  INTRODUCTION The Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle (PMV) was developed in the 1990s for the Australian Defence Force to provide the ADF with an armoured vehicle to transport infantry. Over the years since its inception, the Bushmaster has been used in multiple conflicts, primarily in the Middle East and in the Australasian region. It is currently used in active service by the Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Netherlands Army, British Army, Japan Ground Self Defence Force, Indonesian Army, Fiji Infantry Regiment, Jamaica Defence Force and the New Zealand Army. In mid 2021, Dragon Models released a 1/72nd scale Bushmaster which is the focus of this build. BUILD Building the kit itself was very easy. Being in 72nd scale, there wasn’t a large amount of overly complicated parts which meant the build time was only around 45...

ScaleACT in Canberra is one of the major shows we love attending each and every year, and this year was no different. Held over the weekend of 11th and 12th of November, we once again made the trip up to what is quickly becoming a must attend event for modellers across the country.  With the ute packed full of stock and some entries for the comp, I left home at just after 4am on Friday. It's an 8 hour drive to get to our nations capital from our HQ in Ballarat, but I made good time and with a couple of stops at towns like Euroa and Gundagai to top up the fuel, I arrived in Canberra just after noon.  First stop was the National Dinosaur Museum!  Whenever I am in Canberra, I always drop in to see the exhibits and check out the gift store. Luckily, I found a...

Whilst we were at the Diecast Expo 2023 which was held at Tabcorp Park, in Melton, just west of Melbourne, we also caught up with our good friends (and father and son team) John and Jesse Marios from Diecast Distributors Australia (DDA).  We chatted about some of the exciting things they have in the pipeline coming up over the next few months, including the new 1/24 scale XW and XY Ford Falcon model kits.  We also took the opportunity to announce the next 6 colours in our Auto Colours range that are releasing in conjunction with the Ford kits, those being Diamond White, Candy Apple Red, Reef Green, Vermillion Fire, Yellow Ochre and Electric Blue.  John and Jesse also revealed their new 1/64 scale diecast series of Australian Classic cars - Oz Wheels!  This series will be fantastic as it will be the first time that these cars will be...