The Czech company PlusModel have just announced two new releases in 1/35th scale....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kancali Custom Modeling would like to announce a
major website update, and the release of several new products for the month of
May.
Kancali has upgraded their website capability, added more product in use photos,
and revamped the ordering page. We have added credit card payment options in addition to Paypal. And we now ship UPS which includes delivery tracking and insurance.

Verlinden Productions have announced their latest diorama releases in 1/35th scale...

Verlinden Productions have announced three new diorama sets for release in May 2005...

Monroe Perdu finally has limited quantities of it's latest and largest kit, MPD-031 Northern Italian Church. If you were able to attend the recent SCAHMS show, you saw the painted test shot and the first few kits for sale. The kit is imposing, measuring 13" tall and 13" square on the base.

For those unaware of their existence, Monroe Perdu Studios produce an extraordinary range of Diorama sets in 1:35th/1:32nd scale...

The company has announced a series of new sets, each more original than the last...

135th Construction Battalion continues it's trend of roof items (last month we saw drains, pipes, and a chimney). This month we have more gutter and drains, but also a beautiful European Clock Dormer (CO0099). This large resin piece by Ben Jakobsen, includes a seperate clock face and a single resin part that has the clock hands ready to cut out.

These new items from Custom Dioramics are definately unique. They include a set of park benches, a donkey, an Orthodox Priest, and a public shower. All in 1:35 scale

In aother news story, the details of the new Toro Models figure releases can be seen. In this story, the focus shifts to dioramaproducts in 1/35th scale....

New 1/72 scale line of resin buildings. Large line of 1/35 scale diorama products, and accessories.

One of the real nightmares for many diorama builders is the construction of trees. With this new release from Calibre 35, life just may become a little easier....

Once again, we can bring you advance notice of two new Diorama products from Verlinden Productions...

In addition to the 135th Construction Battalion pieces, VLS has also released 2 additional diorama detail items this month through it's Custom Dioramics division. Both are the work of Ben Jakobsen.

135th CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, a VLS Creations Company, has released some interesting new building upgrades. They include a pillared balcony, a smoke stack (chimney), and 2 drain and plumbing fixtures sets. The creations are the work of Ben Jakobsen of Canada. Ben joined VLS in 2002 and has bee churning out good stuff like this since.

Due to the sheer volume of releases from Verlinden Productions their new releases will now be seperated into their respective categories - Armor, Figures, Aviation and Dioramas. The latter is the subject of this news story...

The Australian company Firestorm Modelscontinues to produce some attractive (and Useful) material for the figure, diorama and armor modeller. These are the new releases for the Diorama modeller.

Toro models is a relatively new Spanish producer of figures and diorama accessories in 1/35th scale. Earlier this year, they released their first figure in 1/35th scale and followed it up with some attractive buildings in the same scale.

MIG Productions released a few new resin sets for dioramas in 1/35 and 1/72 scales.

On their website Eduard published a newsletter with new releases for August.

Academy (Europe) announced three new diorama accessories releases on their website (http://academy-europe.de).

In Verlinden's release schedule for July there are as usual a mixture of periods. Within their diorama list there are three new releases....

Scale Creations Whose previous release was a 1/35th Scale Church Ruin, have announced the release of four sets of Propaganda posters in 1/35th scale...

Yesterday, I received photos and details of the (first) diorama accessory from a new company:
SCALE CREATIONS

TimeCast Historic Buildings in Miniatures has come out with a new bridge. They have created a 6mm version of the bridge at Arnham.

Long in production and now complete, the massive 1/72 scale full dry dock from Diorama Solutions is ready for shipping. This kit is designed to house the new Revell 1/72 U-boat (not included in kit).

A new Spanish company with an extremely different range of new products for both dioramas and vehicle kits.

A new company to me, these are the first four releases from Toro Models.....

MIG continue adding to their catalogue with these new items, which as we have come to expect are always that little bit different...

Monroe Perdu Studios, a company that is know for its creative products, decided to release a new architectural kit.

The Nazi propaganda machine shot a lot of footage during World War II. With that in mind Diorama Solutions, a new manufacturer based in Australia, has produced a German WW2 Movie and Still Camera set (kit DS3506). The kit includes a 16mm camera, a rolloflex 3.5f camera, tripod, and 2 film canisters. The retail price for this kit is 12.95 (Australian).

Diorama Solutions is fully up and running now....
Below is a list of new products we are launching. and dates expected for each item

CB0004 1/35 Middle Eastern Shrine - Iraq

This kit is made from a combo of Hydrostone and Resin

This is the second product launched from our new range, and is taken from an actual shrine seen all over Iraq in most of the major cities.

Kancali is pleased to announce the new release for their urban warfare
series of latex molded street sections -- "Town Corner".

Just before the end of the year, Monroe Perdu offers a versatile set of three cobblestone bases for figures and small vehicles. Included are four full color photos of actual cobblestone streets from different countries, to illustrate the variety of ways to finish the pieces.

Extra detail is proud to announce the addition of some new distributors of their products as well a a new series of maps. The maps are from originals and are so detailed that you can even see the street names (with good eyes).

The latest kit from Monroe Perdu is a unique vignette depicting the booksellers stalls along the Seine river in Paris. The book vendors have been in place along the quays for centuries, so this kit will be the perfect backdrop for figures of practically all eras and armies. It builds into a versatile setting for military and civilian figures as either occupier or tourist.

Here is partial listing of product releases that Extra Detail is launching during June.

ScaleMilitary.com announces three new diorama kits in 1/35 format. ScaleMilitary has been in business since 1998, and is best known for selling diorama component peices and modular "mix-n-match" diorama accessories for the 1:35 crowd. The company has recently announced three new complete kits, and several more are on the way.

A nice feature related to all Scalemilitary.com pieces is that they are cast in DENTAL STONE PLASTER... they paint and file just like normal plaster kits, but because they have three times the density of normal plaster, they offer more fine detail and greater strength, meaning fewer broken pieces arrive in the mail.

Not to leave you Diorama Modelers out of the mix, I've gotten my hands on the latest releases from Verlinden for you as well. Among them are a castle remains and park wall materials.

Verlinden is releasing some great add-ons for tankers in November. Items include; an M5 Recon/Command interior & exterior for the Tamiya kit, stowage pieces for the M5, US tanker figures reading mail, and other 1/35 scale WWII items. Civil War fans will also enjoy the 8 inch Armstrong Rifle Confederate with a figure included.

Announcing Quartermaster's Depot! The newest scale model accessories store on the Internet. We have just opened for business and currently offer a line of American,
British, Canadian and German Second World War posters, D-Day Maps, Modern Maps,
WWII Newspapers, WWII German Magazines, and three styles of Camouflage nets, all
in 1/35 scale.

There are four new items from Plus Model for October, a large farmhouse, an air conditioner unit and more.