Recently, Diecast Distributors Australia (DDA) announced their new line of 1/24 scale plastic model kits based on popular Australian muscle cars. The first release coming in early 2023 will consist of 3 kits, the Holden HQ Monaro, the HQ Kingswood and the Monaro "Slammed" version. We reached out to Jesse and John at DDA back in May 2022 when they were announced and opened up talks about future collaborations between us here at SMS and DDA. After a few back and forths, we are extremely happy to announce that SMS has officially partnered with DDA with an exclusive deal to produce a...

So in a previous life, I used to run Group Builds on a Facebook Group where each Group Build featured a 'Challenge' to help encourage people to build more models and try new things.  I've been planning on introducing these Challenge Builds into our Facebook Community, again as a way to encourage modellers to try new things but most importantly, to have fun doing it.  So, kicking things off, our first SMS Challenge Build is 'The Big Bushmaster Build Off'!  Rules are simple, you can only use the new 1/72 Australian Bushmaster kit by Dragon Models and then you can...

A very important part of how our company operates is the support given to us by the stores that stock our products - it always has been and always will be. When I first started the company way back in 2016, the first products were developed in secrecy to ensure that it was indeed a viable concept and when it was time to launch them, I approached Suzy & Andrew at Andrew's Hobbies at their old Deer Park store and presented them with the products to get their thoughts. They loved the concept and supported us from day dot. Without...

I was testing out our new airbrush station at SMS HQ so I thought I'd see how far I can push Super Silver to get a chrome look.

Here's a run down of what I did..

Introducing a new Video Series - Models of the Month - where we highlight all the awesome models painted in #smspaints and uploaded to social media! If you would like your work to be featured in a future video, please use the hashtag #smspaints or tag us @thescalemodellerssupply (or upload directly to our Facebook Group) Watch the video here :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3D-U1sCZIIHope you all like it!  Keep on Modelling!  - Scott

I get asked quite a lot about what pushed me to create The Scale Modellers Supply and the short answer is because of the love of scale modelling and the ability to create beautiful pieces of art from a bunch of plastic and some paint. I began building models when I was young by first starting with a model train set and then moving on to plastic model kits. My first two train sets were Christmas presents from my Grandparents (Dad's parents) when I was very young, 3 or 4 years old from memory. I recall that my Grandfather (Mum's...