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 ...

The builder keeps applying glue gingerly to the various components until construction is complete and a fine motor car, ocean-going vessel or aeroplane is created in miniature. Plastic modelling is a ...

If you’re a car fanatic and you enjoy building things, chances are you’re also an avid model car kit hobbyist—or want to try your hand at the DIY craft. The cooler months are the perfect time to dive ...

There's an uncontested rule that giant robots make everything better, from film and television to video games and quickly settling disputes with your neighbors. Until the technology to make a massive ...

For those unfamiliar with model kits, the toy genre kicked off thanks to a franchise called Gundam. The mech series has become a merch juggernaut thanks to its addictive Gunpla kits. Now, that same ...

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 ...

With Pokémon partnering with Lego to bring out collaborative sets in 2026, there's bound to be a ton of new people jumping into the world of figure building. To help get them prepared for a whole new ...

Children don’t really change much from generation to generation, which explains the evergreen appeal of many children’s toys, ...