Combrig has two new kits in development to add to their growing line of the Czar's navy. Both of these ladies were built just before the 20th Century began and met their fate during he Russo-Japanese war.

A new 3D publication for the Kriegsmarine cruiser, Admiral Hipper.

Several New PE and metal sets announced for December from Big Blue Boy Models are now available. All sets are for modern naval ships

Coming soon, a resin kit of the US Navy's first submarine.

Fearless was the first purpose built LPD used by the Royal Navy, launched in 1963 and commissioned in 1965. She served in the Falklands Islands War and even had a roll in a James Bond film.

Two new resin accessories sets for your dock settings.

New for 2015, a Patrol Craft Fast (PCF), also known as a "Swift Boat', in a Limited Edition resin kit from Masterpiece Models.

Trumpeter have announced that they have acquired the molds formerly owned by Tristar models.

Juweela is planning a new line of pavement for 2015 - FLEXYWAY!

An early version of the Kaga when she sported 3 flight decks is one of Fujimi’s latest releases.

Coming later this month, a kit of a cruiser that served as fast troop transport and a carrier of the Kaiten suicide submarines.

A new hardcover and a 3D rendering portfolio from Kagero Publishing on the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier 'Kaga' , one the IJN's most prominent carriers.

New small scale resin vehicles from Niko for populating your IJN transports or dock dioramas.

Two museums in the United States have entered a joint venture in restoration. The Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth Massachusetts is having their centerpiece attraction, the reproduction of the Pilgrims' Mayflower, the Mayflower II, restored at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic Connecticut during the Winter and Spring seasons in preparation for the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims arrival to America.

The USS Kauffman has departed today on what is the last deployment of an Oliver Hazard Perry frigate, This story is from the US Navy site and by the USS Kauffman Public Affairs office. All Images are from the USN website.

Manufactured before US's direct involvement in the Second World War, these vehicles were widely use by the allies and many were captured by German forces ended up being used in service for the Wehrmacht.

A ship named Bismarck was one of the Second World War's best known stories but more that 40 years earlier, another Bismark sailed the seas.

Two new wood deck sets from Artwox Model for Academy's DKM Tirptiz (No.BA903) and Trumpeter's USS New York BB-34 (05339) are almost here.

The buzz for this kit has been around since early 2012 with images of if coming out every few months. Now Wolfpack has a January 2015 release date listed on their website.

Fujimi is releasing this month a full-hull Kongo in her 1941 configuration. Kongo started life as a battlecruiser and ended it as a battleship.

Newest publications from Model Art Magazines covering IJN Battleships. Includes reference photographs, illustrations, diagrams and drawings.

Hasegawa is releasing two Special Edition versions kits that had been offered as waterline kits previously but now as full-hull subjects.

Trumpeter has given April as the approximate release month for their first 2015 new naval products.

It's been some time since we reported on any products from MT Miniatures so we'd thought we start again. They specialize in 1/700 and 1/1250 waterline kits for those who think 1/200 is just showboating (couldn't resist). This past November, their latest was a waterline kit labeled as the HMS Conqueror, a Churchill Class Submarine.

Kiyokawa Maru was a seaplane tender in the Imperial Japanese Navy, built at Kawasaki's Kōbe Shipyard. Launched in December 1936 as a merchant vessel for the Kawasaki Kisen K. K. Line. On 28 September 1941 she was refitted as a seaplane tender after being requisitioned by the IJN for the war effort.

Micro-Mir has released a kit of America's first 'boomer' submarine class to join their current fleet of 1/350 boats.

There was much hope this would had been released last year and now listed as coming this year from Hobby Boss, the Ka-27 Naval Helicopter. Developed for the Soviet Navy, and currently in service in various countries including Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, People's Republic of China, Republic of South Korea and India.

Two sets for creating dry dock dioramas that include PE cranes. One is listed as 'basic' set and the other as 'ultimate'.

White Ensign Models is being purchased by Tom's Model Works, according to a notice on the White Ensign website.

The Type XVII U-boats were small coastal submarines used for research to test Hellmuth Walter's high test peroxide propulsion system, which offered a combination of air-independent propulsion and high submerged speeds.

The latest pictorial (Number 42) from CWP is for the early round bridge Fletcher class destroyers.

The last new set from Larsenal in 2014. No, they don't float but you can use them for your Kriegsmarine dioramas.

New decals in 1/350 and 1/700 for United States Navy yard boats offered from Battlefleet and produced by Back-Aft Models.

HMS Cleopatra (F28) was a Leander-class frigate (Gun variant) of the Royal Navy. The Leander-class, or Type 12I frigates, comprised twenty-six vessels in several variants. They were among the most numerous and longest serving classes of frigate in the Royal Navy's modern history. Cleopatra herself was in service from 1966 to 1992.

We've seen some releases of various shore landing craft kits in the past year, from the classic WWII types in styrene to modern air-cushioned types in resin. The latest real-world contemporary in steel is the JHSV (joint high speed vessel). With 4 delivered and 6 underway, the catamaran style boat is the latest tech in the old practice of delivering soldiers and supplies to the beach head. Here's an article from the US Navy's website describing the boat.

More than a year ago a 'New Products' article here stated that Zvezda was releasing a kit of the Soviet battleship and it was expected in early 2014. It was never released but may be coming for 2015.

A new resin kit for one of the newest ships for the Royal Danish Navy (RDN) and reportedly has been the most successful counter-piracy warship in the Gulf of Aden, capturing 88 out of the 250 pirates detained in those operations.

A German based hobby supplier we had not yet reported on here, SSN Modellbau, is releasing two new amphibious landing craft.

For your tiny amphibious invasion forces, a new set of LCM3 landing craft are to be soon available.

New PE sets are becoming available for Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carriers and Royal Navy warships.

Latest addition to the giant Mulberry Harbor puzzle is the Shore ramp that was needed to make a link between the floating causeways and the beach, so the vehicles could disembark safely.

Airfix's HMS Daring Type 45 Destroyer kit (No.12203) can get a work over with Big Blue Boy's new detail set.

Flyhawk had previously released a kit of the First World War Imperial German battle cruiser Lutzow and now is planning on re-releasing that kit with a torpedo boat kit bonus.

HMS Naiad was a Dido class light cruiser that served with the North Atlantic convoys and in the Mediterranean with Malta bound convoys, fighting off axis air attacks. On March 11th, 1942 she was sunk by the U-565, south of Crete.

I just stumbled across this today at the Merit site and states its availability as 'NOW' and is reported to be of 'new tooling'. The first ship in the 3 ship Yorktown class of fleet carriers, Yorktown was built from lessons learned from the smaller Ranger class and converted from cruiser Lexington class ships.

Issue number 18 covers the USS South Dakota, Battle off the Falklands (1914), US Submarine warfare 1941-1945 and much more.

The portable, temporary harbors developed by the British in World War II to facilitate rapid offloading of cargo onto the beaches during the Allied invasion of Normandy, the 'Mulberrys' made the invasion of continental Europe possible. L'Arsenal now adds a new component to their existing Mulberry sets.

First mentioned in an earlier article, Trumpeter has a now announced a release date and suggested retail price for their upcoming big HMS Nelson.

In September we reported that Trumpeter was releasing a kit of the BB-45 USS Colorado for 2015. Now images are available of that forthcoming kit.

Last month we announced Meng's first ship model kit, the steamer Taiping. Now Meng has released more images of that kit.