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.

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.

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 £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.

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.

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 ...