I've been into scale models for a little while now, and as far as hobbies go, I find it both fun and relaxing. Now, the hobby isn't for everyone, because it's basically a constant uphill process of ...

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 ...

For enthusiasts of a certain age, building a model-car kit—or multiple kits—was a rite of passage. But regardless of when you were born, it's a fact that many car fanatics from Detroit designers to ...

This 1/8th scale 1967 Ford Mustang “Eleanor” is 22.9-inches long and weighs 17.6 pounds when completed. Based on a weekly subscription model, this kit is broken up into 110 smaller kits that make ...

You don’t need a million bucks to have your dream car garage. We tell you how to get it cheaper but smaller, right in your own living room, with scale model cars! Collecting scaled-down models of ...

Model making is a great hobby, but knowing how and where to start is another story. It can be overwhelming for novices: Injection-molded plastic models have been on the market for close to a century, ...

The late '60s and early '70s was not just a great era for drag racing, it was also a great era for model car kits. Coincidence? Nope. Funny Cars and Pro Stockers were injecting more excitement into an ...

If you like crafty projects and tinkering with mechanical parts, building models kits is probably one of your hobbies. It’s satisfying to work with your hands on a model kit, plus you get to learn the ...

A scale model figure of the HAL Ajeet. To ensure accuracy in his models — including armaments and cockpits — Roy hunts for reference photographs of aircraft online.(Courtesy: Basu Roy) Seven years ago ...