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 ...

It's possible that not all builders of scale model cars appreciate Soviet knockoffs of prewar German cars as we do, but you won't find many that don't like the Datsun 240Z. Better still, how about a ...

Which Revell model car kits are best? Revell has been making plastic scale model car kits for more than 60 years. Their model car kits are a great introduction to automotive design and mechanical ...

Some iconic movie cars have become so popular that they get replicated a lot. The Mustang Eleanor, the Dukes of Hazard Dodge Charger, and the Bumblebee Camaro come to mind. The Ghostbusters Ecto-1, on ...

This museum-quality model kit of the heroic and beloved character of our childhood is inspired by the original TV series from Transformers: Generation 1 from 1984 –1990 CANTERBURY, England--(BUSINESS ...

Most of the kits found on the toy floor of the Akiba Yodobashi aren't even cars; if you seek to build a room-sized diorama of, say, the Battle of Tsushima, this place offers all the ship kits you'd ...

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, ...

[I'll try not to repost too much stuff from other well-read geek sites, but this one, via BoingBoing, was irresistible. --ca] These guys took a full size 1940 Ford hot rod, and turned it into a ...

There’s a natural progression for most young gearheads, anxious to get their hands on totemic representation of the cars and trucks they covet, but are still too young to legally own. It usually ...

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 ...

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 ...