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 ...

If you like crafty projects and tinkering with mechanical parts, building models kits is probably one of your hobbies. It’s satisfying to work with your hands on a model kit, plus you get to learn the ...

As a child growing up near the Bovington Camp military base in Dorset, England, in the 1960s, Sandy McRorie frequented its tank museum. With his keen interest in military vehicles, McRorie remembers ...

The fine-tipped GSI Creos Gundam Markers are probably the most common panel lining option. You draw over the panel lines with them, then wipe off the excess. The most significant issue with these is ...

A model of a Lockheed Constellation built from a non-standard scales nearly 60 years old. Back then, most models were designed to fit a very specific box size. [Courtesy: Terry Moore] Scale modeling, ...

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 ...