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 ...

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 ...

Here’s something really wonderful. [Dave Akerman] wrote up the results of his attempt to use a high-altitude balloon to try to re-create a famous image of NASA’s Bruce McCandless floating freely in ...

Gunpla, or Gundam plastic models, have captivated fans worldwide, with more than 800 million kits sold to date. On September 2, a new hands-on museum opened inside Bandai Hobby Center’s newest factory ...

If you missed out on Kotobukiya's Xenoblade Chronicles X model kit back in 2016, then you're in luck. The figurine manufacturer is producing a new batch of the Formula Skell plastic model kit, and ...

A 1/144 revival of a plastic model kit of the original 1980 Gundam is available on display at the Shizuoka Hobby Show. The kit should be available for consumers to purchase and build some time in the ...