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This page is an archive collection of all the major additions that have been added to SMAKR in the most recent couple of years (see link below if you want archives of even earlier updates). It's just a chronological summary for your interest and as each month passes the oldest month on the What's New page (usually around two months old at the time of the update/changeover) will be summarised into a single paragraph and added to this page as an archive.

The primary purpose of this page is to save loading time on the What's New page itself as well as provide a brief run down on the most recent archived additions and changes to SMAKR. Again for loading time saving reasons earlier site changes and updates can now be found on the new second archives page. It is intended that at the end of each calendar year the oldest year below will be added to the earlier archives page.

Note: For Earlier archives on SMAKR updates click on What's New Archives - the early years

October 2009
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (1019+) - [1/72] - Hobby Boss Hughes AH-64A Apache; Airframe Phoenix D.1; Airfix Vickers Wellington B.III; Eastern Express (Toko) Aviatik (Berg) D.1; Airfix Northrop F-5E Aggressor; Special Hobby Lockheed C-60 Lodestar; MPM Republic XP-47H Thunderbolt; Azur Arsenal VG.33/39 and Revell Albatros D.III. [1/48] - Tamiya Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk and Modelcraft North American F-82E Twin Mustang.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (615+) - Special Hobby 1/72 Lockheed Model 9 Orion; Revell 1/48 Eurofighter Typhoon; Tamiya (Italeri) 1/72 Lockheed-Martin X-35 JSF; Heller 1/72 McD.D F-15A/B Eagle; Azur 1/72 Heinkel He-60; Revell 1/72 Fiat CR.42 Falco; Supermodel 1/72 Reggiane Re.2002 Ariete; Hasegawa 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (Finnish A.F.); ICM 1/72 Polikarpov I-1; Pantera (Heller) 1/72 Fieseler Fi-156A-1 Storch and Italeri 1/72 Grumman KA-6D Intruder.

September 2009
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (1012+) - [1/72] - Airfix Supermarine S.6B; Italeri Macchi MC.202 Folgore; Matchbox 1/72 BAC Lightning F.2; Airfix Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX; Hobby Boss Heinkel He 162A-2 Salamander and Airfix Northrop P-61A/B Black Widow. - [1/144] - Sweet Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero.

August 2009
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (1006+) - [1/72] Kangnam Vought F-8E Crusader; Airfix Spitfire Mk.Vc Trop; Matchbox Hawker Siddeley HS.125/600; Revell Junkers F.13W Seaplane; Matchbox/Revell (Frog) Dornier Do-335A-6 Pfeil and Hasegawa Fuji T-1A.

July 2009
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (1001+) - [1/72] -- Hasegawa Dassault Mirage F.1C; Matchbox Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight; Matchbox Rockwell T-2C/E Buckeye and Rareplanes Pfalz D.III. [1/48] -- Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I/II. Plus a bonus different review (paper plane model) - Paperplane 1/72 Piper J-3 Cub.

June 2009
* Yeeha!! SMAKR finally cracks 1,000 built up model aircraft kit reviews - a fantastic milestone that has been achieved. Thank you to everyone who has contributed a built kit review over the many years SMAKR has been running - without these, SMAKR would not be the great resource it is. Here's the start of the next 1,000!
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (996+) - [1/72] -- Hasegawa BAe Sea Harrier FRS.1; .Revell Fokker E.iii Converted to Fokker D.II; Airfix Hawker Sea Hawk; Monogram Republic F-105 Thunderchief; Italeri Dassault Rafale M and Revell Focke Wulf Flitzer.
* INBOX REVIEW ADDED (614) - UM 1/72 Petlyakov Pe-2FT Series 87.

May 2009
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (989+) - [1/72] -- Revell Messerschmitt Bf 110E-1; Airfix Saab J29 Tunnan; Hasegawa Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar; Airfix Heinkel He 111/H-20; Hobby Boss Curtiss P-40M / Kittyhawk III and Hobby Boss Heinkel He 162 Salamander. -- [1/48] -- Airfix BAC TSR.2.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (612+) - Heller 1/72 De Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide and Hobbycraft 1/72 Sukhoi Su-22U Fitter E.

April 2009
* KIT REVIEWS (984+) - [1/72] - Airfix Saab Viggen; Academy Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6; Trumpeter BAC Lightning F.6; Revell Fokker E.III Eindecker and Academy McDonnell F2H-3/4 Banshee.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (609+) - Zvezda 1/72 Ilyushin Il-2 Stormovik obr.1942; Hobbycraft 1/72 McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee and Hobby Boss 1/72 Heinkel He 162 Salamander.

March 2009
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (977+) [1/72] - Airfix BAe Harrier GR.3; Revell Hawker Hurricane IIc - Yugoslav; Airfix Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress; Supermodel CRDA Cant Z.506B; Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M2a Zero and Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M8 Type 54/64 Zero. [1/48] - Revell McD.D. Phantom FGR Mk.2.
* INBOX REVIEW ADDED (608) - Esci/ERTL 1/72 F-8E Crusader.

February 2009
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (970+) - [1/72] -- Frog Vickers Vimy Mk.IV; Frog Airco DH.10 conversion; Bilek MiG-19S Farmer; ICM Heinkel He 51B-2; Academy Messerschmitte Bf 109G-6; Revell Focke Wulf Fw 190A8/R11 and Academy Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk.
* Worst bushfires in our history hit the State of Victoria, hottest days ever recorded in history recorded locally.
* INBOX REVIEW ADDED (607) - Tamiya 1/100 F-4E Phantom II.

January 2009
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (968+) - [1/72] -- Airifix 1/72 D.H. Vampire FB.5/J-28B. - [1/100] -- Tamiya McDonnell Douglas F-4K/M Phantom II.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (604+) - Tamiya 1/100 Sikorsky CH-54 Skycrane; Roco Minitanks 1/87 Hughes AH-64 Apache and Roco Minitanks 1/87 Focke Wulf Fw 190D-9.

December 2008
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (956+) - [1/72] -- Airfix Dasault Mirage IIIC; Matchbox 1/72 A.W. Siskin IIIA; Supermodel CANT Z.1007bis 'Alcione' Bideriva; Academy Me-163B/S Komet; Smer Focke Wulf Fw 56 Stosser; Special Hobby Fairey Firefly T.1/T.2; Amodel 1/72 MiG-9L Fargo; Trumpeter Sukhoi Su-15 Flagon A; Amodel Hawker Fury I/II; Revell Messerschmitt Me-262A-1a; Matchbox Hunting Provost T.1 and Academy MiG-21F Fishbed.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (602+) - Trumpeter 1/72 JL-8/K8 Karakorum and Revell 1/72 MiG-29UB Fulcrum.

November 2008
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (947+) - [1/72] - Maquette Polikarpov R-1; Azur Hispano-Niueport NiD-52; Azur Niueport-Delage NiD-72; Airfix Avro 504; Revell Fiat G.91R "Tiger Meet"; Revell Eurocopter SA.365 Dauphin 2/HH-65 Dolphin; Italeri BAe Harrier GR.7; Academy Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II; Fujimi McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet "Top Gun" and Eastern Express Sopwith Snipe. [1/48] - New Ray Toys Messerschmitt Bf 109E.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (598+) - Heller 1/72 Mirage 2000N; Bilek 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX/IXC; Bilek 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe and Tamiya 1/72 Henschel Hs 129B-2.

October 2008
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (941+) - [1/72] -- Emhar McDonnell F3H-2 Demon; Matchbox Handley Page Heyford; Airfix Folland Gnat "Red Arrows"; Unicraft BiCH-17 and Academy Mikoyan MiG-23S Flogger. - [1/48] -- Academy Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIVe.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (587+) - Aoshima 1/72 Bell P-63A Kingcobra; Airfix 1/72 Westland Lysander; Amodel 1/72 Kamov Ka-226 Cerpera; Airfix 1/72 Britten-Norman Islander/Defender; Arii 1/72 Beechcraft Be 35 Bonanza; Academy 1/72 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3/4 "Heinz Bar" with Kettenkrad; MPM 1/72 Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet; Revell 1/32 Kawasaki Ki-61-I Kai "Tony" and Revell 1/32 Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden "Jack".

September 2008
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (936+) - [1/72] - Octopus (Pavla) Fairey Firefly (various versions); New Ray Toys MiG-29 Fulcrum; Airfix Handley Page O/400; Revell G.D./Lockheed F-16B Fighting Falcon and L&M Resin Soko J-20 Kraguj. -- [1/48] - Revell F/A-18E Super Hornet.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (583+) - Pharoah/Dream Model 1/72 Breda Ba.25; Airfix 1/72 Fouga CM-170 Magister; Airfix (Special Hobby) 1/72 FMA IA-58A Pucara and Revell 1/72 Fairey Gannet AS.Mk 1/4.

August 2008
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (933+) - [1/72] - Airfix Hawker Sea Fury FB.11; Airfix (Heller) Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-23 Flogger andHasegawa Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-27 Flogger D.
* Unfortunately many problems occurred with purchase of new computer requiring to be sent back to shop for repairs, consequently updates were unavailable until end of the month (and then there was a rush!)
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (576+) - Hobby Boss 1/72 Mil Mi-8T Hip C; Hobby Boss 1/72 Fairchild N/AW A-10A Warthog; Hobby Boss 1/72 Mil Mi-24V Hind E; Revell 1/32 Kawanishi N1K1-Ja Shiden; Zvezda 1/72 Petlyakov Pe-8; Airfix 1/72 Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 and Hobby Boss 1/72 Republic F-84G Thunderjet.

July 2008
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (930+) --- [1/72] - Special Hobby Piaggio P.108B; Hasegawa Grumman OV-1B Mohawk and Dragon Lockheed P-38J Lightning.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (571+) - Italeri 1/72 McD.D/BAe AV-8B/GR.5 Harrier II; Esci 1/72 McD.D AV-8A Matador; Matchbox 1/72 Dassault Mystere IVA; Tamiya 1/48 BAe Harrier GR.1 and Tamiya 1/48 BAe Sea Harrier FRS.1.
* Major upgrade of computer - new purchase - meant SMAKR offline for several weeks as the new baby got initiated!

June 2008
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (923+) - [1/72] -- Trumpeter Hongdu JL-8/PAC K-8 Karakorum; Airfix Republic F-105G Thunderchief "Wild Weasel"; Hasegawa Brewster B-239 Buffalo 'Finnish Air Force'; Revell (Matchbox) Heinkel He-70G-1 "Blitz"; Tamiya Aichi M6A1-K Nanzan [Seirankai]; Matchbox Douglas A-4M Skyhawk and Italeri BAe Hawk T.1A/51/66.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (565+) - Hobby Boss 1/72 Sikorsky UH-34A Choctaw; Trumpeter 1/72 Hawker Sea Fury FB.11; Kitech 1/72 Vertol H-21C Workhorse; Revell 1/72 Sopwith Triplane; Revell 1/72 Fokker E.III and Esci 1/72 McD.D/BAe AV-8B Harrier II.

May 2008
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (918+) - [1/72] -- Matchbox Fairey Seafox; Tamiya Kawanishi N1K1-Ja Shiden; Hasegawa Kawanishi N1K2 Shidenkai; Matchbox BAe Sea Harrier FRS.1 and Hobby Boss Morko Morane.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (562+) - Chematic 1/72 Spitfire Mk.I/V & PM 1/72 Spitfire Mk.Vc Trop; Kiwi Resins 1/72 Vickers Vincent; Hasegawa 1/72 Fuji T-1A; Revell 1/72 De Havilland DH.2 and Revell 1/72 Nieuport N.28C-1.

April 2008
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (914+) - [1/72] -- Hasegawa N.A. F-100D Super Sabre; Hasegawa Nakajima Ki-49-I Type 100 Donryu [Helen]; Matchbox Aeritalia (Fiat) G.91Y and Airfix Republic F-84F Thunderstreak. [1/48] -- Trumpeter Vickers Wellington III. [1/144] -- Minicraft/Arii Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (557+) - Italeri 1/72 Messerschmitt Bf 109F2/F4; Dragon/DML 1/72 Heinkel He 162A Volksjager; Revell 1/72 Messerschmitt P.1099B/I; Revell 1/72 Aeritalia (Fiat) G.91R3 and Italeri 1/72 N.A. F-100F Super Sabre.

March 2008
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (903+) - [1/72] -- Hasegawa Curtiss P-40M/N Warhawk; Amodel Tomaschevich Pegasus; High Planes Mirage IIIBS/DS & IAI Nesher (2 seater); AML Fiat G.50; PM Canadair F-86E Sabre; Eastern Express (Frog/Novo) 1/72 Gloster Whittle E.28/39 Pioneer; AModel Sukhoi Su-15TM Flagon and RHVP Benes-Mraz Be-51C. [1/48] -- Hasegawa Grumman F6F-3 Wildcat and Hasegawa McD.D F-4G Phantom II "Wild Weasel".
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (551+) - Kitech (Hobbycraft) 1/72 De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou; Dragon 1/72 Arado Ar 234P; Airfix 1/72 Dassault Mirage IIIC; Tamiya 1/72 N.A. P-51D Mustang "8th AF Aces"; Hobby Space 1/72 Kawasaki Ki-78 Ken III; Hasegawa 1/72 MiG-21 Fishbed and Hasegawa 1/72 General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon.
Reference section of the website received an overhaul - streamlining information and highlighting some of the benefits of having a look at this section of the website.

February 2008
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (900!!+) - [1/72] -- Airfix Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6; Italeri Lockheed F-104G/S Starfighter and Hobby Boss Mig-3 (converted to MiG-1). [1/144] -- Eduard Focke Wulf Fw 190F-8.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (549+) - Hobby Boss 1/72 Yak-3 and Zvezda 1/72 Sukhoi S-37 Berkut.

January 2008
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (893+) - [1/72] -- Academy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat; Azur Bloch MB.155; Azur Loire Nieuport LN 411; Amodel Yakovlev Yak-17; S-Model Boulton Paul Defiant; Hasegawa McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Phantom II and Zlinek Petlyakov Pe-3. [1/48] -- Airfix BAe Hawk.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (541+) - Hobby Boss 1/72 Lavochkin La-7; Miyazawa 1/72 Kawanishi E15K1 Shiun "Norma"; Hobby Boss 1/72 Morane Saulnier MS.406; Amodel 1/72 Kawasaki Ki-32 Mary; Italeri 1/72 Focke Wulf Fw 189A1 Uhu [Eule]; Revell (Matchbox) 1/72 Dassault Mystere IVA; Trumpeter 1/72 Vickers Wellington Mk.IC and Matchbox (Revell/Frog) 1/72 Dornier Do 335A-6 Pfeil.

December 2007
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (887+) - [1/72] -- Sword Messerschmitt Bf-109D; Airfix Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FGA.6; Smer (Heller) Avia CS-92; Airfix M.R.C.A (PA-200) Tornado and Revell (Matchbox) Handley Page Halifax B.II/III, GR.II. [1/48] -- Testors Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (534+) - Kitech 1/32 "Blue Thunder"; Kitech 1/72 Avro CF-105 Arrow; Azur 1/72 Potez 637 A3 'Air Magazine'; Intech 1/72 PZL Mi-2 URN Hoplite ; Italeri 1/72 Henschel HS 126; Jo-Han 1/72 Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero/Zeke/Rufe; Hobby Boss 1/72 Dewoitine D.520; Revell 1/72 Avro Lancaster Mk.I/III and Trumpeter 1/72 Antonov An-2 Colt/Y-5.

November 2007
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (883+) [1/72] - Revell Mirage 2000C; MPC Vought OS2U Kingfisher; Tamiya Kawanishi N1K1-Ja Shiden and Matchbox Panavia Tornado F Mk.3.
* INBOX REVIEW ADDED (533) - Trumpeter 1/72 Harbin H-5

October 2007
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (879+) - [1/72] -- Pioneer D.H. Sea Venom FAW.21; Huma Junkers Ju 287 V1 and Italeri Junkers Ju 86. - [1/48] -- Airfix Panavia Tornado GR.4.
* INBOX REVIEW ADDED (532) - Trumpeter 1/72 Fairey Gannet AS.Mk.1/4

September 2007
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (877+) - [1/72]-- LS Models Yokosuka K5Y1 Akatomba 'Willow' and Heller-Humbrol Mirage 2000.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (525+) - Roden 1/72 Heinkel He-111B 'Pedro'; Amodel 1/72 Rutan Voyager; Amodel 1/72 Yakovlev Yak-28L Brewer; Condor 1/72 MiG-25P Foxbat; Condor 1/72 MiG-31 Foxhound; Dragon 1/72 Dornier Do-335B-6 Arrow; Trumpeter 1/72 North American F-107A Ultra Sabre and Revell 1/72 Eurofighter Typhoon.

August 2007
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (872+) - [1/72] -- Airfix Vought A-7D/E Corsair II; Revell G.D. F-16A Fighting Falcon; Aviation Usk Jung 28B and Academy-Minicraft Curtiss P-40B Tomahawk.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (523+) - Academy 1/72 Rockwell OV-10D Bronco; RS Models 1/72 Avia B.135 and CMR Fokker D.XXI.

July 2007
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (866+) - [1/72] -- Heller Dewoitine D.520; MPM Republic XP-47H; Airfix De Havilland Chipmunk; Supermodel Aermacchi MB.326; Heller Messerschmitt Bf-109E and Revell Douglas A-1E/AD-5 Skyraider.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (519+) - Xtrakit 1/72 Gloster Meteor F.Mk 8; ICM 1/72 Dornier Do 215B-4; Tema 1/72 KhAi-1 and South Front 1/72 Mil Mi-26 Hook.

June 2007
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (859+) - [1/72] -- Hobby Boss Vought F4U-4 Corsair; Revell (Frog) Bristol Blenheim Mk.I/IF and RS Models Arado Ar-65. :: [1/48] -- Promodeler Vought F4U-5/5NL Corsair and Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc/XVIe.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (517+) - Hobbycraft 1/72 Canadier CC-142/CT-142; Hasegawa 1/72 McDonnell Douglas OA-4M Skyhawk; Zvezda 1/72 Mil Mi-28A Havoc and Revell 1/40 Bell X-5.

May 2007
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (856+) - [1/72] Hobby Boss P-47D Thunderbolt; VEB-Plasticart Junkers G23/G24 and Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf-109E7 Trop.
* INBOX REVIEWS (511+) - Matchbox 1/72 Brewster B339D Buffalo Mk.I; ICM 1/72 Heinkel He-51A-1; B-1 & B-2; Sky-High 1/72 Beech T-34C Turbo Mentor; Revell 1/72 Douglas A-26B Invader Esci-ERTL 1/72 McDonnell Douglas AV-8A Matador; Hobbycraft 1/72 De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter 'Landplane' and Hobbycraft 1/72 Bell X-1.

April 2007
* KIT REVIEW ADDED (855) - Revell 1/48 Eurofighter Typhoon.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (508+) RS Models 1/72 CASA 1131; ICM 1/72 Nakajima Ki-27a; Dekno 1/72 Hispano-Suiza E-30 and Toulouse D�cals 1/72 Socata TB30 Epsilon.

March 2007
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (853+) Academy 1/72 Bell P-39Q/N Airacobra and RPM 1/72 PWS-16bis.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (505+) - Spinners 1/72 Atlas CSH-2 Rooivalk; Revell 1/72 Focke Wulf FW-200C-5/C-8 Condor and Nichimo 1/48 Nakajima Ki-43-I Oscar.

February 2007
* KIT REVIEW ADDED (852) - Bilek (Italeri) 1/72 Saab JAS-39C Gripen.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (502+) - MPM 1/72 Ryan PT-20/STM-S2; ICM 1/72 Kawasaki Ki-10-ii and Aviation USK/Xotic 1/72 Kawasaki Ki-10.

January 2007
* KIT REVIEWS ADDED (#846+) - [1/72] -- Matchbox Mikoyan MiG-21 Fishbed; Grip Cessna 172 Skyhawk; Pegasus Lockheed XST "Have Blue"; Hasegawa McD.D. A-4E/F Skyhawk and Revell Hawker Hunter F.6. [1/48] -- Classic Airframes Brewster B.239 Buffalo.
* INBOX REVIEWS ADDED (#495+) - Arii 1/72 Cessna 172 Sea Plane; MPM 1/72 Fokker T.VIII w/G; MPM 1/72 Lockheed Vega 5/UC-101; MPM 1/72 Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet; MPM 1/72 Northrop A-17A; Italeri 1/72 Dassault Mirage 2000D and MPM 1/72 Douglas DB-8A-3N.

FOR Earlier archives on SMAKR updates click on What's New Archives - the early years

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