When I was a kid, there was nothing more relaxing than sitting down for an afternoon with a model kit. Snipping the parts off the board, patiently gluing everything together, painting each careful ...

There's an uncontested rule that giant robots make everything better, from film and television to video games and quickly settling disputes with your neighbors. Until the technology to make a massive ...

The selling point for the Quick collection of Pokemon model kit is that they are quick and easy to assemble. No glue is required and, while you could use a nipper, no tools are necessary. As this is a ...

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 model ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. In an era where digital interactions often overshadow tactile ...

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. -- On December 16, Rogue One: A Star Wars story opens and when it does, a company in Elk Grove Village will be blasting off with some new products. Since 1945, Revell in Elk ...

This 1/8th scale 1967 Ford Mustang “Eleanor” is 22.9-inches long and weighs 17.6 pounds when completed. Based on a weekly subscription model, this kit is broken up into 110 smaller kits that make ...

Did you know that Bandai Namco made Umamusume: Pretty Derby model kits that let you make figures of Special Week, Silence Suzuka, and Tokai Teio? Yup! They’re all part of the Figure-Rise Standard ...

In olden days, before we had game consoles and smartphones and the Internet, the modeling kit was a popular Christmas gift, usually aircraft, but also ships or cars, many of which were destined for ...