We all grew up building scale models of our favorite cars (then blowing them up with firecrackers). Some of us kept building them. The best of those gather each year at the Petersen Automotive Museum ...

Collecting scaled-down models of vehicles is one of the most popular and biggest hobbies in the world, with literally something at every price point and for every demographic. From trucks, trains and ...

If you’re a car fanatic and you enjoy building things, chances are you’re also an avid model car kit hobbyist—or want to try your hand at the DIY craft. The cooler months are the perfect time to dive ...

Building scale model cars is a wonderful way for enthusiasts to pass the time and "own" the cars of their dreams. They're usually built from plastic kits, but one jeweler took his love affair for the ...

Model cars accompanied real cars early on in the history of automobiles. Released as children’s toys, they soon became the focus of collectors of all ages. Car enthusiasts love seeing the real thing ...

For enthusiasts of a certain age, building a model-car kit—or multiple kits—was a rite of passage. But regardless of when you were born, it's a fact that many car fanatics from Detroit designers to ...

Toy cars are one of life’s simple automotive joys. Childhood is full of memories playing with Matchbox or Hot Wheels cars in the sandpit, riding Cozy Coupes down the neighbor's hill, ripping ...

John Cowell can easily remember visiting his cousin Wooley's house in 1962, back when John was just 8 years old. It had an impact because his cousin had acquired a hobby: building scale model cars.

There’s a natural progression for most young gearheads, anxious to get their hands on totemic representation of the cars and trucks they covet, but are still too young to legally own. It usually ...

Expanded operations include larger build teams, advanced material options, and the ability to produce models ranging ...