When I was a kid, there was nothing more relaxing than sitting down for an afternoon with a model kit. Snipping the parts off the board, patiently gluing everything together, painting each careful ...

People new to building model kits might wonder how much experience they might need going into a project. Do you need any tools? Will glue or paint be involved? Is it something they can actually do?

DIY kit cars don't have a reputation for looking sleek and expensive, but these replica models wouldn't look out of place ...

It used to be that if you wanted to make a nice scale model of an airplane, you’d be building the frame out of thin balsa ribs and covering it all up with tissue paper. Which incidentally was more or ...

Transformers fans return to the days of G1 with four new easy-to-assemble model kits for some fan-favorite characters.

Which model car kit is best? Models that you assemble yourself are a great way to learn about engineering, arts and crafts at the same time. Along with model airplanes, model cars are one of the top ...

Add model cars, boats and planes to the hobbies making a comeback, another old-school activity, like baking and sewing, that has received a lightning bolt of life because of the coronavirus lockdown. ...

The moment has arrived. You've just torn open the packaging on your first Gundam model kit, inhaled that fresh plastic smell, and dumped roughly 8,000 tiny pieces onto your desk. Now you're staring at ...

A model of a Lockheed Constellation built from a non-standard scales nearly 60 years old. Back then, most models were designed to fit a very specific box size. [Courtesy: Terry Moore] Scale model ...