NewsAnime/manga
Donguri’s pull-back Ohmu keyrings: a small ecological uprising for your desk (merchandise).
Donguri's pull-back Ohmu keyrings from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind come in calm blue and furious red, move at different speeds,…
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Toys/Models
Toys and models.
September 2026
October 2025
RoundupOffworld Report
October 2025 Tabletop & Miniatures News Round-up.
October 2025 Tabletop & Miniatures News Round-up: Aliens, Arena Duels & Ratling Rumours October’s here, the evenings are long, and the excuses to stay…
September 2025
RoundupFantasy
Dice, Dwarfs & Doom: September 2025’s Plastic Fantastic (tabletop/figures news roundup).
Crikey. September 2025 has barely given us time to finish painting last year’s backlog, and the games industry has already hurled another avalanche…
October 2024
ReviewComics
Dan Dare: Pilot Of The Future: Eagle Comics, Artwork, Toys & Ephemera (book review).
Now here’s an oddity. If you’ve seen the cover of this book, ‘Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future: Eagle Comics, Artwork, Toys &…
May 2024
NewsToys/Models
Press ‘Print’ for War: the impact of 3D printing on Sci-Fi and Fantasy gaming (video).
3D printing: the futuristic marvel that’s currently staging a quiet coup in the world of fantasy/sci-fi wargaming and model-making. Move over painstaking handcrafting,…
NewsToys/Models
Space 1999: Assemble your own Comlock and Stun Gun (model tutorial).
Gather round, SFcrowsnest model enthusiasts and sci-fi prop collectors, for today we delve into the world of “Space 1999,” where technology from the…
March 2024
NewsToys/Models
Bot Bash (sci-fi model making tutorial: video).
Our best-boy Boylei goes on a blooming big bender of a Bot Bash in his latest sci-fi model-making tutorial blow-out. Can we possibly…
January 2024
NewsToys/Models
Mat Irvine interview: the godfather of model making (video).
In the world of model-making and special effects, few names are as revered as that of Mat Irvine. His influence and inspiration have…
NewsJ-life
How Japanese toys changed the world (video).
In the grand tapestry of global pop culture, Japanese toys and models hold a thread that’s as vibrant and intricate as a well-stitched…
December 2023
NewsAnime/manga
Howl’s Moving Castle gets a walking model (kit news).
Here’s a piece of kit to tickle the fancy of all you anime fans out there. This new Moving Howl Castle model offers…
November 2023
NewsToys/Models
Lost in Space: the Jupiter 2 model-makers guide (how-to video).
Here’s your handy Lost in Space: Jupiter 2 model-makers guide. You’re welcome. When it comes to iconic spaceships in the realm of…
October 2023
NewsToys/Models
Giant spider attack (model-making tutorial: video).
Boylei has finished their fourth wicked wild-wild western mining diorama this week. This mine is populated by a huge spider that, like a…