You could soon be building your very own motorcycle kit at home, thanks to Pocher and Ducati. The premium scale model maker, ...

This was my very first 1:25-scale plastic model kit—ever. The year was 1972, I was eight years old and Mom wasn't convinced I was ready for stinky (and toxic) model cement just yet.

The two most popular scales for model aircraft are 1/48 and 1/72. 1/48 scale is sometimes referred to as “quarter-inch” scale because 1/4 of an inch on the model equals 1 foot on the real ...

Selecting a Model Kit Building a model kit is meant to be a pleasurable activity, and choosing a kit that corresponds to your skill level is essential. If you are new to this hobby, it is recommended ...

The cool thing about scale model building is that anyone with any level of skill can get into it. The rating scales for most kits usually start with Level 1, which represents snap-together projects.

As it is much rarer, the rotary kit is more expensive. Renwal’s wasn’t the first transparent rotary model kit, though. In the 1960s, Japan’s Gakken model company introduced a motorized, 1:5 scale ...

Notably, the finished build includes the Game Pak slot and comes with interchangeable, brick-built The Legend of Zelda: ...

All in Dutch, just look at the images. The difference between this kind of model building and this kit is huge, of course! We continue the build by attaching the engine case to the sump. No glue is ...

Model a “burning” building: I loved the idea of having a “burning” building on a large scale layout. Here was a feature that would be active and easy to set up. Plenty of 1:24 scale fire fighting ...