Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Assembling a plastic model kit is a rewarding hobby and it makes a welcome change from digital activities. No other pastime allows ...

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 ...

These sound like scenes from a movie but were actually scale models and dioramas crafted by skilled modellers from around the world. They stole the show at the two-day World Miniature Hobby Show (WMHS ...

It's been nearly 60 years and the 1:25-scale plastic model industry is still going strong. From the many all-new kits being released each year, it looks like the hobby will be around for another 60 ...

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 ...