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 ...

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 ...

By the glow of a desk lamp, the pungent smell of glue wafts upwards as fingers join together tiny pieces of plastic. The builder keeps applying glue gingerly to the various components until ...

Many car enthusiasts grew up playing with smaller versions of the cars they couldn't yet drive or afford, and so surely most know of Tamiya. The Japanese model toy company sells some of the coolest ...

A man once bought and completely dismantled a Porsche 911 just to ensure his plastic model kit captured every detail perfectly. This dedication to accuracy exemplified Shunsaku Tamiya's approach to ...

A year after he retired from TV Asahi Corp., after 37 years working as an announcer and news reporter, Yasumasa Matsui finally achieved his childhood dream. Matsui, now 61, left the news business in ...

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 ...