Model kits first appeared in the 1930s and became increasingly popular in the 1950s. Today almost any prototype car, lorry, train. plane or shop can be found as a plastic kit.

Model boat kits we recommend Best of the best: Tamiya’s U.S. Navy PBR31 MkII Model Kit Our take: Outstanding attention to detail for those prepared to invest in quality.

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, then, that you can also still buy and build the Visible V8 model engine kit, first ...

As a kid, I saved all of my money to buy buildable cars. I started with Lego cars and moved on to plastic model kits from Revell, Monogram, and when I wanted to go premium – Tamiya. When I was ...

Unlike other model kits on this list, this one shows off a scene rather than a single object. It depicts U.S. Soldiers runnings up the battlefield during Operation Overlord in 1944 during World ...

The Vallejo brand brings model builders a non-toxic paint set option for model kits and miniatures. Coming in a pack of 16 assorted colors, this set was made for use on both metal and plastic ...

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.

At the same time, Kotobukiya also formally opened pre-orders for the brand-new model kit of X with his Mega Man X3 Max Armor and Triad Thunder weapon. This set costs 13,200 yen (~$84.33), and ...

Images via Bandai Namco. No retailers that ship to the US are showing the Pawmi Pokemon Quick model kit yet.However, the AmiAmi Japanese branch already has a listing for 530円 (~$4), so we could ...

The city of Shizuoka is a modeling mecca. Home to 10 hobby manufacturers—Tamiya, Bandai, Aoshima, and Hasegawa, to name a few—it is where more than 80% of Japan’s plastic model kits are ...

The brand is releasing two plastic model kits of the iconic CFA-44 Nosferatu fighter, which debuted in Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation and has recently been featured as a DLC in Ace Combat 7 ...

The £800 Foldboat is folded from a 8ft by 5ft piece of plastic and can be transformed from a flat sheet to a rowing boat by a single person in two minutes using only three components.