Shizuoka is known for its plastic models and other hobby items. Home to manufacturers like Tamiya and Bandai, it boasts a legacy of skilled craftsmanship dating back to feudal times. We visit ...

Model making is a great hobby, but knowing how and where to start is another story. It can be overwhelming for novices: Injection-molded plastic models have been on the market for close to a century, ...

On the hottest days of summer 2021, I was looking for a good hobby to pass the time in the great indoors, preferably something that didn’t require me to stare at another screen. I’d long been Gunpla ...

Passion for plastic modelling brought together a group of Qatar residents in June 2011. Their shared interest for this hobby led to the creation of the Doha Plastic Modelling Society, which has ...

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 ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. A new plastic model for a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force escort vessel is raising eyebrows in China. The model's box art seems to feature the ...