Latest Articles

Miscellany Opinion

No, not that F-word. I’m talking about FUN and its relevance or otherwise to scale modelling.

Miscellany Opinion

An entirely personal roundup of the kit manufacturers which most impressed or disappointed me over the last twelve months.

Miscellany Personal

It's the end of my first full year of writing here at Panel Lines, so I'm giving you a peak behind the scenes at my hits and misses.

Explainers

Knowledge Weathering

If you’ve seen me mention Oil Paint Rendering or OPR and thought “oil paint what now?”, this explainer is for you.

Display Case AFVs

The AFV Club Churchill AVRE Mk.IV in France, Aug '44, still wearing its chalked-on LST embarkation info.

Display Case AFVs

Meng’s 2019 kit of the IDF’s Magach 6 Bet Gal Batash is an intriguing mash-up. Underneath the sloped armour and skirts is an M60A1.

Knowledge Paint

If you need a satin finish from matte paint, why overcoat with a varnish if you don't need to?

Reviews Books

If you want to finish IDF armour models with water-based weathering products, will this book help you?

Reviews Detailing

A comparative review of T-Rex Studio's 3D printed fire extinguishers for British AFVs of the Second World War era.